Best wishes, let us know how it goes.

 

Thanks for the support again guys.

Getting an interview is the first step. The second bigger step is going to be the interview itself. I will probably be the most nervous person in that room.

Cheers

 

Judging from this thread you seem to be an honest and humble guy and probably a pretty decent pilot to boot. I don't know enough about the hiring process but I do know that if they don't hire you it's a d@mm shame. A sincere best of luck to you.

 

Try not to worry too much. You 'ain't' the first person to have something in their past.

I understand the level of responsibility pax carrying pilots have, but companies need to realize,

1. We're pilots not saints.
2. If a company wants perfection, they better be willing to compensate accordingly.

 

From what I remember if the DUI occurred before you were 18 or is been expunged, then it wont be aproblem with the Canadian Clearance. Do you know anything about this?

 

Denver,
I know how discouraging all this can be. I have much worse on my record and I have passed two FBI background checks, and have gotten on with a part 91 job flying king airs with not one problem. Read my post from a few years back. It will probably calm you a bit. :-)

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One thing I found out as far as "Expungement" goes is that the way they do the check through the FBI expunging does nothing. It will be there permanently no matter what you do. I am sure many get fired in ground school because they went through all this trouble to get their records either sealed or expunged thinking they would not get caught in the lie but they did.

I agree as much as the next person that we should not admit to what is not asked. This is not confession. But if asked; honesty is such a liberating force, really you might as well bear all (As far as answering the question completely). There is nothing worse than having even a crumb in the corner of your mind after turning your entire life upside down only to permanently wreak your career. For me it is much better to suffer the humiliation of being turned down.

 

Maybe you misunderstood. By no means am I saying to lie about anything. Honesty is the best policy. That's how I got the job have today, and that's how I got accepted to Great Lakes. Stay honest and stay focused, the worst that can happen is the just say no.
Good luck

 

Caelum,

Thanks for that. That was a good topic over there. All of yours were juvenile however. This Annoying/Threatening phone call happened when I was 28 but I handled the situation like I was 15. I handled it like a child at the age of 28 and the feeling of stupidity has never worn off. It was easy to forget about it until I got to the question on the application and then it all came back. I only feel a little better but I sure appreciate your post.



Thanks to all.

 

I did not think you said to lie at all. I just got carried away on expungement and my research on it that's all. No worries.