I've been holding off from posting until things settled down. Next thing I know I've been here about 5 months and just had my first PT. This will likely annoy some of the high-time, already-typed pilots, but if you've read the thread you know there's no set hiring pattern.

I became aware of Atlas in 2011 when I met a classic (I think) crew in the desert. I came to this thread and fell in love with the concept.

ATP in Jan 2012 and applied that night. Nothing. Updated several times and nothing. Retired from the USAF in May 2012 and went to work as a sim instructor for Lockheed Martin.

Summer of 2014 a guy I knew from the USAF hired on with the 76. I'm pretty sure he recommended me, because Sep 30 I got the call for the test. I think another USAF guy I knew might have recommended me, but I can't remember. I took the test Oct 15 and got the phone interview on Nov 21 to interview at HDQ on Dec 3. I got the happy email on Dec 9 and the great phone call on Jan 30 for class Feb 16. I drove away April 21 and finished OE in June.

My stats, and the part where some of you are hopeful and some are annoyed:

TT: about 5000 corrected, mostly C-130
Lots of instruction and examiner time.
Last flight in a real plane to hire date: approximately three years.

If you know anyone at Atlas, even a day one new hire, I highly recommend sending them a resume and asking them to recommend you. In our class it seemed like we had nearly 100% success in getting friends the test email. Not all were hired, but I like those odds for the assessment.

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