Originally Posted by
kingairfun
Just 1 and it was from no one in any high position. Just an FO with less than a year under his belt......
I was already living out here, and did have several jet types, prior 121, and maybe 6000 in jets etc... Nothing special, not a newbie but by no means a worldly traveler....
I really think it came down to the day 1... I did have the panel laughing, and by the end of the sim eval. Me and the "FO" were cracking a couple jokes during the down time between approaches....
I'm pretty well rounded outside of work. And have just the right amount of humility, humbleness, and social skills that probably made up for the Phase II portion... IMO
Sounds like a good place to work. They hire a lot of locals. I even heard of a pilot couple from the islands who were having a tough time because the husband was offered the HA job and his wife was not because she absolutely struggled in the simulator (interview portion). Eventually they both said AMF. I have a few friends who work there and they all say you better be sure you want to live there. I visited often, imagined myself living there, and decided my family probably could not hack it (I could). My USairways buddies flying out there every week made it seem like that was a good option. Just visit. It sounds like Hawaiian will be competing for people just like everyone else in a few years. No more 5 interviews to "make sure you really want it".