Whatever the reasons were, Captainv makes the above important point.

I have heard a few stories but with over 360 people added in the last year and a majority are happy with the training and the instructors - I think this is an isolated incident.

 

You were fired because your attitude sucked or issues with the background check. After 9 weeks the background check was definitely cleared by that point so I'm going with crappy attitude aggravated by a less than helpful sim partner.

The training department in all its faults and imperfections has never caused someone to be fired for no reason at all. You earned it.

Until you own what happened, admit that you handled the situation poorly, you will never get better as a person or a professional pilot.

 

Anyone have any info to share from their interview today?

 

How many years at Atlas to does it take to earn about 140K-150K range as an FO? (not including 401K match or per diem)

EDIT: Maybe a better question is what kind of a credit do you guys average per month?

 

I'm on 747 and average about 75 credit hours per month without overtime.

 

I had the same issue. It bugged me until I got the telephone interview a week later, and eventually, got the call inviting me to class. April 4th classdate.

 

Started by stating we are doing a flight out of CVG. Taxi to runway 27 and then the runway becomes unusable because of disabled aircraft on runway, now you are cleared to, and will depart 08, what things do you need to do, keep in mind for departing different runway. Asked if V1 or Vr would change, no, because they are weight dependent. Asked about wx going below mins outside FAF, can you continue. Shoot the missed, and what altitude will you climb to, what was on the particular chart, 3,000 in this case, i kind of hold entry, what is your holding speed at 3,000. Was asked to read three European METARS, one TAF from Brussels. Pointed to Lat/Lon lines and asked what they were. Asked showed some symbols, which were Cyclones on a chart, the direction of their movement. Asked a little about SLOP, NAT, weather and contiSrngency deviations for NAT. Symbols for Volcanoes somewhere in SE Asia. Different weatherhphu symbols on PROG charts. Pointed to another line, which was an Isobar. What is the MAP on an ILS. That's about all I remember about mine.

Other people were only asked a question or two, and the rest of their was just chatting about life with Atlas. Just have to be prepared for the more extensive one.

HR portion was why Atlas. Can you handle 17 days on the road. TMAAT where you used CRM in an emergency or any other situation. How will you make the transition from whatever you are flying now, to a 747. HR portion is much more tailored to whatever is on your resume, hard to study for. They really wanted to see a passion for intl travel and want to know you can stay on the road for extended periods of time without whining like a little girl.

Those were the notes I took in January. I got the April 4th class.

 

This is not correct. They can change, and change a great deal. Wind, runway slope and close in obstructions can all result in speed and thrust changes.

The later two are also why parallel runways of equal length can have different data/speeds.

 

Need to think really hard about coming to Atlas at this time. The training is marginal at best, some classes have had 30% bust on Orals and Type Rides. Keep that in mind and how that will effect your future. Yes it might look like fun flying widebodies around the world, but when it comes down to it, it's just a job. When your worried about paying for your children's college and having enough to retire you wonder was it really worth it. There are just too many better options out there

 

V2 is weight dependent. V1/VR can change.