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10-11-2012 | 03:59 PM

#4631

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Any other information on the essay. What have you guys written if it is a topic you know nothing about? Did you write about something else completely, or just make stuff up about the question they asked? Anyone else have any examples of essay questions? Anyone completely bomb it and still get hired? I know the point of it is not content, but still very nervous!

Topic: "You can live in your car, but you can't drive your house..."

I keed! But I do know a guy who got an "A" with the topic on a college thesis...

10-11-2012 | 07:16 PM

#4632

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Originally Posted by 744driver

If you approach this kind of life (ACMI, supplementals, etc) with a sense of adventure, sense of humor, and a love for the unknown, this just might be for you.

Absolutely. I'm not an Atlas pilot, but I work for another supplemental airline. You have to love what you do, the adventure of it, or you'll go insane. I'm a little over 2 years in at my current company, and if I get my bid choice next month, I'll add countries 23 and 24 to the list of countries I'll have operated into. A fair amount of those have been "What the HELL am I doing here?" types of operations, and there's something pretty neat about that.

10-11-2012 | 08:47 PM

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Just two weeks ago, I added a new pin on my map of the world after all these years at Atlas...kinda cool, if you ask me!!

That new place? Djibouti...yes, Djibouti, and had a great time, thank you very much. Don't know where it is? Well, that's part of the adventure, isn't it?

Oh, and another one added a month or so before that...Romania (Bucharest, and Constanta). And I only count the ones where I have a hotel stay!!

10-11-2012 | 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Paok

Some topics I've found in this thread are:

Describe NOTAMs and their classes - is the system good? what changes would you make?

Explain the 3 biggest issues facing the aviation industry.

Explain the differences between LNAV, VNAV, and LPV approaches.

What are the operational and technical differences between CAT II and CAT III approaches?

Good Luck!

10-12-2012 | 01:03 AM

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That new place? Djibouti...yes, Djibouti, and had a great time, thank you very much.

And it's almost as much fun to say as Sheboygan!

10-12-2012 | 05:05 AM

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You got to stay in Constanta? We just blew through. Maybe there is some advantage to flying short legged little planes. I heard the beach is nice.

10-12-2012 | 05:49 AM

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And it's almost as much fun to say as Sheboygan!

You know what the capital of Djibouti is? It's Djibouti--Djibouti, Djibouti. I'd say that's way more fun to say than Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Just sayin.

10-12-2012 | 07:07 AM

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From: 744 CA

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You got to stay in Constanta? We just blew through. Maybe there is some advantage to flying short legged little planes. I heard the beach is nice.

Spent about 60 hours there ..alas in January. I suspect very nice beaches in the summer time.

10-12-2012 | 07:34 AM

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That new place? Djibouti...yes, Djibouti, and had a great time, thank you very much. Don't know where it is? Well, that's part of the adventure, isn't it?

Easy to find, right behind Djiballz!
(This joke provided compliments of the USAF)

Outbound crew said the hotel was rockin' - the thumpin' beach party music started to die down at report time.

10-12-2012 | 07:48 AM

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You got to stay in Constanta? We just blew through. Maybe there is some advantage to flying short legged little planes. I heard the beach is nice.

Alas, no overnight in Constanta for the pilot crew...but some FAs stayed at a resort on the Black Sea, and said it was a great place to be stranded!! Did stay in Bucharest...same country, so it counts!!

As for the short-legged little airplanes? I now get to fly with my favorite a$$...me