be careful with that book...a lot of wrong information

It's tough to study for the cog test. The best and super obvious advice I got from someone was just get a normal amount of sleep. Relax the night before and clear your head. Don't cram study that night before. Give your brain a rest. Wake up at your normal time,or close to it, and follow your normal morning routine. If you drink coffee have a normal amount and don't skip breakfast. Make sure to have food in your system and be hydrated. Do all you can to stick to your normal routine as hard as it may be since you may be staying in a hotel. Relax, breathe, and don't get worked up with the cog test. It's really easy to get flustered.

I agree with AlaskaBound's advice on the cog test. The best thing you can do to prepare is to rest and (try) to be relaxed and mentally clear when you sit down at the computer. Don't anticipate anything, just do what it tells you on the screen.

For the job knowledge, I approached some of the systems and aerodynamics questions more as a SAT question and less as an ATP written. Instead of 'which one of these answers is correct', I deduced a few answers by revising that process to, 'which one of these answers is not like the other ones'. Don't get too hung up on the math on some of them. Estimate in the ballpark and one of the choices will be close.

It's a book that is written more for JAA regs. Which has some different rules and such, but I wouldn't have catorgized it "a lot of wrong information". Some isn't applicable to the FAA regs, but the majority is perfectly adequate.

I studied primarily the aerodynamics and the performance sections out of it.

It worked for me no problem.

I used that book, the AIM, Instrument Flying Handbook, and Turbine Pilots Flight Manual, and Mental Math for Pilots.

They told me to not be discouraged. The interviewer was really honest with me and he seemed frustrated (not at me) but at the cog test. He said that it just happens sometimes that people don't pass it. I got the vibe that they really wanted me there (I don't know if that was honest or just them being recruiters) either way though it was comforting after being told I didn't pass.

Anyway, they encouraged me to apply again within 3-6 months. I'm not sure if I can afford to wait around that long though....which really blows because Compass seems like a wonderful company and it definitely has a bright future ahead.

Any word on when the American base will be announced?

Compass updates
 

Has anyone heard anything about class dates over the next couple months? I'm in the pool for a Sept/Oct class date, but haven't heard much chatter about dates beyond July.

The latest realignment doesn't show any new hire class dates in September yet, but if we do it will be mid to late September

Is that the earliest class date? Are there August ones?

Ya, Thats not correct.
Did we ever reach 575 pilots?