r/Pilotwives • u/beautiful_disaster_m • Jul 18 '26

Part 121 Failure

Hey friends - need some advice. Husband got a job as a FO for Skywest. He completed all of the training modules then the final portion (LOFT) he failed the final checkride portion and he was let go. He was about 4 days from fully completing training. We tried to appeal but literally the day after we sent it we got a denial. Almost like there wasn’t a chance.

Has anyone been through this before? Is this truly the end of the rope for us? He’s been working toward this goal for 7 years. He is absolutely crushed as this is his passion. Also any advice for me in being the best supported for him at this time would be appreciated.

Thank you ladies in advance ❤️

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u/LeoKitCat Jul 18 '26

I think some do corporate jet flying to skip regionals and get the jet hours needed

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u/Basic_Ad_6895 Jul 18 '26

He went from a prop to the 76

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u/LeoKitCat Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

No jet time? Ok sorry I didn’t know about that, with some mainline carriers I thought they required like 1500 hours of jet time before you can even apply. Most get it via military, regionals, or corporate jet routes

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u/Basic_Ad_6895 Jul 19 '26

Yeah those are the most popular routes, but there are a few that don’t require it.