You heard wrong. 20 flow pilots are leaving next week. They aren't all Check Airman. They are just the most senior pilots in our group and flow first. One or two may have been on the hiring board, but they have others. 20 more will leave May 1st and each month thereafter until 150 of the remaining flow eligible pilots are gone.

The real problem is they waited to long to ramp up hiring last year. We are about a month behind where we should have been, at a minimum.

150

 

well thats what the guy told us 25 check airmen so... and he is gone next week as well....
only 2 of us got an offer to come back in 2 weeks and take the test again..

 

What test? Are you talking about The tests during interview? If so, they are giving you guys 2nd chance?

 

Source on the 25 leaving in just a weeks time??? Havent heard that one yet.
Word is (or rather, rumor) there is no reserve pilots in LAX. So maybe the shortage of applicants will help with the shortage of checkairmen. But there is a good chance those waiting IOE will get delayed I think...

Haha, yeah... no they arent going to other regional as check airmen, haha. That wouldn't be a lateral move...

The interview is really not that hard... I mean, it "shouldnt be".
I thought it was a little challenging at the most. Honestly just one of most thorough of the ones Iv been through. Im glad it was thorough. It shows they take the hiring process and training seriously, and professionally. Had compass been a phone call interview and a job offer, or the 4 months republic played phone tag with me, I doubt I would have accepted. Coming from the corporate world(not just flying, but business jobs too), seeing the employers organization and professionalism first hand in the interview process is very much an insight to what you will see as an employee.

on another note....
I know this is a bit blunt... but if someone cant pass any of those computer tests, Im glad I wont be flying with them and glad they wont be responsible for me or any other passengers. So should you.
Got to weed em out somehow...

 

you make me laugh so hard....

 

Agreed. Would much rather have some higher standard such as the testing. By not simply hiring every guy with 121 and holding the testing standard, compass is upholding the idea that quality isn't necessarily just quantity of hours. Cant get hired just because you can check the 121 box.

 

wow here are 2 astronauts flying for a regional ....wow....I'm impressed

 

Holding a standard isn't important anymore? Yup we are all astronauts here. The test requires you to study and put time in. It isn't too much to ask if you really want the job.

 

A Pilot with good airman ship will shine or not in the sim... not at some cognitive test.
I have known genius who mastered difficult mental test....and couldnt fly a paper plane....

 

Why you got a put it like that? You make it sound like getting experience as a relatively new pilot is a bad thing? Sorry I couldnt please you and jump right to delta from the tprop I was in...

Wow, I must be in the wrong area of aviation if its that easy to become an astronaut. Iv always wanted to go to space...

(I can play the sarcasm game too)