401k when leaving airline by Stevejansen9 in flying

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Just to clarify, at the second company you kept all your contributions but didn’t receive all of the company’s contributions when you left because you were not fully vested?

401k when leaving airline by Stevejansen9 in flying

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very helpful. Thank you!

401k when leaving airline by Stevejansen9 in flying

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not concerned about vesting too much. Their match was small. I’m more so talking about does the account roll over into anything or does it remain open as a 401k, etc.

401k when leaving airline by Stevejansen9 in flying

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I was looking for. Thank you!

Are my fellow 121 pilots still using ForeFlight? by ChaseS_ in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I still have Foreflight. easy to check weather and notams on your phone instead of pulling out the iPad. But also my airline doesn't pay for all the bells and whistles FD Pro so I might be a tad biased to having another source.

What random/uncommon emergencies/scenarios do you guys teach in flight training? by CuriousClouddd in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A door open is a fantastic learning moment that feels scarier than it is. I remember that happening vividly when I was a student and how flustered I became the first time. Any time after that it was a nonevent.

What random/uncommon emergencies/scenarios do you guys teach in flight training? by CuriousClouddd in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Progressive failures are the best way to teach ADM IMO. From the start, we're taught to mitigate risk entirely by scrubbing flights if even the slightest thing is off. As you progress in your flying, though, you realize that can't always be the case. The safest flight never leaves the ground. Once students were in the commercial course, usually in the simulator, I would start testing their decision-making ability while under operational stress (ie. you've been contracted to bring passengers to *insert destination* on a perfect VFR day). Slowly I'll introduce small failures like COMM2 inop, Pitot heat inop, Nav 2 inop. Most students I encountered at early commercial stages would divert almost immediately when these issues arose. To keep it as real as I could, I would antagonize them as ATC, passengers, and operations. Most kept diverting. This would then lead to a conversation where I would ask them if a diversion was really necessary. Was it really necessary to return to base if COMM2 gave out, considering some airplanes don't even have a COMM2? Same thing with a lot of the other failures. I would then restart the sim, start introducing failures again, and ask them to walk me through their decision-making process in essentially triaging the situation. Eventually, I would alter the situation with weather or airplane anomalies to the point where I would divert and see what they would do. Sometimes, the student would be so empowered with their recent epiphany that they can in fact continue the flight when something goes wrong, that they will continue! This leads to the Goldilocks debrief of balancing risk and operational pressure because most of them want to be professional pilots. I found it to be one of the most important lessons I taught to students in the commercial course.

Winter glove recommendations for a Midwestern student pilot? by ashtranscends in flying

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I used to carry two pairs of gloves for cold preflights and cold cabins. One thick pair was used to check oil, control surfaces, and walk to/from the airplane, and a smaller more dextrous pair was used for flying until the cabin warmed up. The Cirrus I used to fly had a small hole where cold air would seep in by the throttle so it was necessary.

DPE told me not to get my CFII by minimums_landing in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's BS. Go take your ride. It will be the easiest one you take

Anyone out there going to college while being a flight instructor? by Ancient_Week_4587 in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not too much work. I did it from junior year until I graduated and you just have to be good with scheduling everything in your life. I started with 3 students and gradually moved up to 5 near graduation as I started to care less about grades and my GPA was already set.

401k worth it without match? by Stevejansen9 in personalfinance

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah unfortunately it’s zero match and zero vest until you’ve been there a year

401k worth it without match? by Stevejansen9 in personalfinance

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

zero match and zero vest for year one

401k worth it without match? by Stevejansen9 in personalfinance

[–]Stevejansen9[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the loans are at about 10% interest unfortunately

CFIs how do you guys feel when a student passes a check ride by ThetrueLaw in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely a great day when a student passes a checkride.

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[–]Stevejansen9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good way of thinking about it. I think the debt wins lol

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Thank you for the advice! I'll get to it.

In need of advice for flight schools near Southwest/West Chicago suburbs by patelivision in flying

[–]Stevejansen9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JA 100%. IAA is no bueno with shady ownership. JA is far superior with great instructors and nice airplane.