Originally Posted by LT Dan

Gentlemen,
I made it through the interview and waiting for a class date. Interview was as advertised; Day 1 -(computer tests) Personality inventory abt an hour, job knowledge was about an hour and easier than I expected, and my nemesis the Cognitive skills test about an hour and the hardest part in my opinion of the whole process. Sign up and practice Luminosity, I wish I did. Day 2- a 2 Ret Capt panel interview with the standard questions and a situation based interview where you are in a paper cockpit and they put you in an impossible situation and want to see you make the best of it and use solid logic to back up your decisions. I flew in early the day before Day 1 and checked out the morning of Day 2 since we were finished by lunchtime both days ; 2 nights total at the Courtyard Nonconnah with the FedEx rate of $71.
The HR ladies guiding us through the process and even the interviewers were extremely nice, accommodating and tried to relax us as much as possible and truly WANT you to pass. They said they're bringing in as many as 35 new hires a month for quite a while with openings in all the aircraft and almost all bases.
My stats: USNA grad with mediocre grads, Line Check airman TT 5500, TPIC 2500, had my application in for a dozen years, got the call in mid-Dec and interviewed last week, expecting an early Feb class
If its true that all airplanes are available, I'd like to educate myself to make a good decision on which airplane to request. I have a young family and live in So California but have no expectations of getting LAX, so......
1) is there a list of which aircraft are based in all the different domiciles?
2) what are the probable schedules for a new hire in the different planes at the different bases?
3) are there any bases I would not be able to commute?
3) Is it true that by taking an overseas assignment, a pilot receives 2nd year pay to start with? or a bump in seniority?
4) I was told the 757 will afford me the shortest time on reserve, can this be confirmed?
5) I'm seriously considering Cologne or Copenhagen, are there any hidden advantages or disadvantages financially or career-wise I should know about? what is it like being based there?
6) any other pertinent info that would help me decide the order of my preferences?
Thanks for the help.