Originally Posted by
NYSPK9
It's not the "To each his own" statement, it's the arrogance of relating the sewer guys job as somehow better than flying for a corporation. I can't imagine, that the left seat of an RJ is somehow better than the left seat of a Gulfstream, 450/550 or Global Express type Part 91 operation. Certainly not in the pay and benefits department. But, I don't fly for either, so I'll not pontificate. I hope SWA drains the pool, and your hired soon, so you don't need to ever act on the septic statement. Yes, I know I'm being a bit sarcastic, so I'm sorry, but you must admit, the spirited discussion has been fun
Just to keep a frame of reference, I typed at HPA in Aug. 08, and hope to someday get and interview and be where you are.
Fair enough, the sceptic comment is a little exaggerated and a fair target. So shoot me.
It is just not something I want to do. Ha ha! And if the SWA thing does not work out, no, I will not be applying at the local Acme AAA Sceptic Services, Inc.
I truly wish you the best with SWA and your interview. Not that you asked, but here are my two cents - it is really a very straight forward couple of hours. No tricks, no underlying agenda. Just be yourself. Only give honest, truthful answers. The only "wrong" answer is the one guys/gals make up. The SWA Flight Ops Recruiting team is really, really good at what they do - specifically, that is finding pilots with personalities that will contribute to and enhance their CULTURE. You've already demonstrated you can fly a B737 - you have your type. They want more, much more. And they can smell a lie or an exaggeration a mile away.
Another interesting note. I don't have even 1 hour of corporate flying in my logbook and they knew that. Of the handful of questions they did ask me and of the millions of possible questions they could have asked - they did specifically ask me in my interview if I was ever interested in flying corporate.
I gave them the one and only "right" answer . . . . . . . . . a truthful one, solely based on who I am as a pilot. Whether this helped me or hurt me in the interview - I have no idea.