[QUOTE=DC8DRIVER;1031065]C17. Welcome aboard.

Sorry you think my post was arrogant and condescending because it certainly wasn't meant to be, however, I am not ashamed of myself or my response.

The fact is that one of the questions NeedAJob asked was answered in the post immediately above his post which was a quote of a post of mine. And had he taken the time to read even only the previous 8 or 10 pages he would have found all of his answers.

As for helping, the majority of my 200 posts here have been doing just what you intend to do; Helping other pilots. I guess the difference is that most every question I have fielded, even the "dumb sounding" ones, aren't dumb at all. They can bring up good points of discussion on matters not previously investigated or which may be brand new subjects. Like the question that I answered about the 76's. Those questions however are all well informed queries showing a high degree of interest which reflects a good deal of research into Atlas - including reading this thread.

As you surely know from your interview, Atlas wants pilots who know exactly what they are getting into; even to the point of requiring pilots to download the Atlas Annual Report as a part of their interview preparation. At least they asked for that prior to my interview - maybe yours was different. Anyway, you will find that there is a great deal of "cooperate-to-graduate" here with invaluable wisdom that we pass down from class to class. But no matter how much of a heads up you may have, you will still have to study your butt off to pass the oral and the check ride. Atlas demands a high level of motivation and dedication to successfully interview and complete training and this motivation is usually very apparent in the dialogs on these boards. This was the point of my post.

Many pilots have taken a lot of time and effort posting a wealth of knowledge on these boards. Many with hundreds more posts than I have put here. All correct and all worth their weight in gold as far as getting this job is concerned. And all there free for the taking with the only price being a few minutes of attention.

Good luck in class. You're going to be impressed. It's a great company

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Very eloquently put 8,
I studied my rear off for the interview, going over the financial report with a fine toothed comb and found that it really helped me when talking about the company during the interview. There is a lot of great information in these threads and I encourage guys to print them out, get a hi-lighter and pull out the information that will help them with the phone interview and online test and use it.

I have heard it(the training) is really challenging from a friend of mine who just finished and is about to have his OE.
Today I am driving from the panhandle to Miami and will be in the Residence Inn tonight. Can't wait!

It's an exciting company and I look forward to flying with you.
Cheers and fly safe!
Trap