Adolphus,

I assume that oneday you too will be trying to get to the NATI. To answer your question, it's called an Advanced Entitlement. You will not be eligible for this one as it closes on Aug 16. However, there will probably be another one sometime around Nov and you will be able to post your wishlist then. What I've heard is not too much hope for Cincinnati, but there is much movement going on so who knows. Good luck and welcome aboard!

By your post I assume you too want CVG. Do you know "Knuckles?"

Thanks for the info

post your wish-list anyway as soon as you're in the system. sometimes they will do another Advanced Entitlement soon after to cover or backfill vacancies created by the last one.

Adolphus,

I do know this person you call "Knuckles." Set up your profile to allow PM's ( Private Messages ) and we can talk offline.

Rhino

BTW...LOVE the avatar!!!

I could not find the Private Message option anywhere in my user control panel. I'll keep trying.:confused:

Who dey

I need 17 more posts before I can PM.

Actually you only need 1 more. 10 is the magic number to PM.

OK here is number 10.

Stll nothing, but I did find this:

Why can't I send a private message?Airline Pilot Central recently changed the forum policy for the Private Message (PM) feature. Registered users are now required to have 25 public posts before the site Private Message feature is available. The system looks at the number of posts (25), and the aggregate word count of all posts. If a user makes 25 very short posts, the system may raise the threshold for that user to a higher number than 25 posts. Best bet is just keep making the quality posts - just more of them! To fill the gap left by the PM threshold, I've added the ability to use Instant Messaging. The first thing you should know is that IM providers are NOT affiliated with this site. Provide you IM "handle" at your own risk. All the popular IM clients are represented as well as Skype! Add your IM details in the User Control Panel>Edit Profile. Enjoy!

Well that certainly was long enough....

Darn - and posts that contribute nothing to the thread still count....

Adolphus,

I'll try to figure this out. Where are you located and who do you work for? This will help add to your post requirement for PM's. :eek: And I did try sending you a PM with no joy.

Can any of you DAL guys or gals tell me when the most junior CVG FO was hired? I know it would take awhile to get there.... I'd just like to know if it would be one year or five! Thanks.......

Interviewing 20 Aug
 

I'm new around these parts, but I'd like to help (and glean) as much as I can. I've got an interview on Mon 20 Aug and I will post everything I can to update what's been said here...

Like the new dog on the block I'll let you sniff my butt...

- 2800TT, 2700PIC
- F-18, F-5 (USMC); F-16 (USAF)
- US Forest Service (Baron, King Airs, DC-3)
- Currently USAFR-Hill AFB
- Put application in: May 07
- Got the call (email) to interview: 7/31/07
- Interviewing: 8/20/07
- Got hired: TBD
- Put in 9 LORs (2 DAL capts, 6 DAL FOs, 1 JetBlue capt (for long term personal reference...though JB may have been a black spot, JK:D). So copious LORs won't buy the interview.
- Had one of my Capt LOR guys call & email "ARNIE" Kraby (MGR Pilot Selection), and presto, the same day I got the email that they were reviewing my application. The next day I got the "we've found some irregularities in your app" email, and the "unexplained gaps" email. Went back online and converted my app from one big glob of mil time to each and every duty station. That seemed to work, and the "call us for an interview" email came later that day.
- Called the number for an interview and they offered me a 13 Aug date. I asked for the next one (extra prep time...the 13 Aug was the day after a drill weekend). I could've taken a date even later into September, but if hired, I'm butting against an annual trip to Cabo over T-Giving that I can't miss.
- Prep: bought $150 worth of books on Amazon (all the WFFF recommendations). I'm sure all were as overwhelmed as I was that I felt like I'd be taking the ATP written all over again. Talked to a guy that interviewed at the end of July and he said WFFF is still spot on for the technical portion. I'm going to Air Inc this Friday (17 Aug) for the interview prep, though most I've talked to said I'd be ready enough. I'd hate to not get the job offer and wonder "If I'd only have ..." So I'm dropping the 325 bones and using the weekend in ATL to get my bearings.
- Gouge: buddy that interviewed late July didn't get the call back. Arnie told him they liked him and wanted to call him back in 6 months. Apparently, he didn't pass the cognitive test. It's not a test you can study for and it can be a little confusing on what you're supposed to be doing at any one time. He was told by one of the pilot interviewers that he (the interviewer) didn't pass the cognitive test the first time and came back later with no problems. Anyone with any thoughts on the cognitive test?

I'm not an airline type of guy, not interested...until I went to Iraq as a FAC on the ground and came back to my civilian 9-5 (Forest Service) job and realized how much the cubicle (non-fire season) life sucks. The only airline I'd ever work for is Delta (uncle worked corporate for 30 years, mom/dad only fly, I've got 400,000 freq flyer miles, in-laws only fly, and most importantly, Delta is based outta SLC). There are a lot of bros in my unit with Delta and I now see the light on what it truly means to be home and not working for anyone (between trips and not on the USAF flight schedule). So here I am...

Anyone else going in on the 20 August interview?

Gretzky -

SLC should come pretty fast, I'm guessing some 07 hires will get it this bid. If the rumors of MD90's come true SLC could be the place to be.

The cog test can be prepared for. Any short term memory exercise is going to help you. Do the mind games that require associations to remember numbers and symbols.

I'm not sure how much they want to let the cat out of the bag, but simulations could be made of most of the tasks on the cog test. Talk to some folks and figure out your own methodology.

Part of the secret is knowing up front that nobody get 100% on the cog test. The test is to see how far you get and how well you do. So if you bone something up, don't worry about it, just focus on the task at hand.

I don't have a hire date, but the number is 5,944 which is about 1,000 from the bottom. That's deep into the pre-2001 gap. This next advance entitlement should give good trend information.

Staffing in CVG has been cut as a result of the hub realignment and RJ flying there. The folks that are hanging on to the base are senior. There is not any rumors of growth there - but - since the MD88 is the junior aircraft and there are rumors of more MD90's, whether or not more junior airplanes show up on the property could effect the outcome. Especially if the rumors of a trade for RJ's is true. CVG is the most likely source of RJ's to trade and that would have to be backfilled somehow.

Buckingbar...
Thanks. I was actually more worried about the technical test. I heard it was pretty close to word for word with WFFF, but the guys on this thread have heard they might change it (I'm sure that goes in with the mind games). The last couple interviews have sighted no change...

I'm a blabber mouth and can talk to anyone (read: BS), so that coupled with the Air Inc interview prep, I think I'll be ready (though a little stressed to do well and not tell about the time I was in an Arab prison...).

Anyone with words on the technical test? Reading Gleim's ATP written prep and the FAR/AIM's and Aero for NA and Checklist for Success and etal, has put me to sleep...and there's copious crap in there to get lost on.

BTW...
Most of our squadron DAL guys are SLC based. They said getting to SLC should take under a year...if anyone is interested (read: Lots of skiing).

Careful reading too much because the "copious crap" is not all correct. The test questions appeared to come straight from the ATP & (FE written for one or two questions) tests circa 2,000 or so. There is other gouge out there that is not correct and it can be confusing seeing good information, then bad information. They will try to sell you the "everything explained" book at AirInc. IMHO the rough rules of thumb found there are good, but might lead you to an incorrect answer on the test. Even some of the gouge answers are wrong. Consider the ATP answers the best available, but use the gouge to figure out what are the subjects covered on the test. Good luck.

In regards to rumors of the test changing - The intention as of now is to hire approx 75 a month from now til Dec and take Dec off for the holidays. Upon reconvening (sp?) after the holidays they are supposed to reassess numbers needed for '08, how the training pipline is going, interview process/testing. I strongly believe that if they choose to make a change it will be then (around Jan-Feb). But even then it will still probably be the same "type" of questions.

my 2 cents...

-SS

[quote=Gretzky;214665]Buckingbar...
I'm a blabber mouth and can talk to anyone (read: BS), so that coupled with the Air Inc interview prep, I think I'll be ready (though a little stressed to do well and not tell about the time I was in an Arab prison...).

Gretsky,
Sounds like you've prepared yourself well. Be careful with the "canned" type of answers you may have learned through the interview prep. They have a way of seeing through the B.S. My advice is just be yourself, pause and think, and don't be afraid to ask to come back to something later if you don't have the answer. The interview is laid back and very professional. They're looking for personality, not B.S. IMHO. Good luck!

FWIW, lots of rumors floating around about the additional 90's. I'm sure some of them will wind up on the West Coast (SLC or LAX). Jim Whitehurst, our COO has said that the ExpressJet EMB-145s are developing the feed for future growth in LA. 80-90% of the International traffic out of LAX is flown by foreign carriers, so I believe the company sees some good possibilities for revenue growth on the West Coast. I believe Delta will continue to develop the international market down to Mexico and Latin America, possibly the 76ER down to South America then possibly on to the PAC RIM. We can't develop the international side of LAX without the feed, so I'm looking for either the 737-700 or the MD90's to make it to SOCAL. The 737-700 will be good for the "long thin routes" and mountain flying. We also use the MD90 for mountain flying and our higher altitude airports in the U.S. LAX is turning into a relatively junior base. For the guys that are already at Delta, If they don't live out here now and have a family, it's almost cost pohibitive to move out. The commute from the East coast is just not practical. West coast expansion will mean some great opportunities for our new hires.

The last I heard about the 90's was we are in the process of 'inking" a deal for 20. Comapny wants to buy any other available 90's because they are realatively inexpensive. I've heard the number $8 mil floated around. This could bridge the gap to the next generation aircraft to replace the 737. I've flown the MD90 and it's a decent aircraft. If our management team follows through with the purchase of the MD90's, I personally view this as a financially conservative move and shows me that our management is thinking out of the box and not just throwing money at our growth straight out of bankrupcy.

Well, that's my 2 cents, and mostly speculation at this point..... Nothing is in concrete, but I expect we'll hear much more when the new CEO is annouced.

V/R,

Tomcat,
LAX 767 FO

I start at DAL on the 20th.

[quote=Rhino Driver;214810]This is good advice. An older wiser retired L1011 driver nailed me trying to give the old rehearsed answer during my interview. Needless to say I could tell they wanted to hire me because he let me shift gears to a less BS answer without trouble.

When did you interview? I'm hoping to get called for the next class on the 3rd.

Anyone from the "magnificient" seven here? Any news?

I'm still waiting for class date. No call yet...

We were told in class that they couldn't fit all of the 90's they want in SLC. Some people are saying they will train everyone on the 90 and integrate them into the fleet (too expensive in my opinion and probably won't happen). Whitehurst said they would like to see some in LAX. Having MD-90 bases in SLC and LAX would be great.

......................

Anyone need an ATL crash pad?
 

Hey All,
I have been wicked busy with LOE stuff. Took my sim check yesterday. I have a 3 day observation trip this weekend. My first Maddog IOE trip is the 27th thru the 30th.

Congrats to everyone who has been hired. Welcome aboard!

Congrats and Good Luck to everyone who has interviews coming up!

There are 2 beds opening up in my crash pad if anyone needs one in ATL. The pad is behind the Crown Plaza off Virginia. If you are a commuter there is no need for a car with the Crown Plaza Shuttle bus. Decent place to study if you are starting training. PM me if you are interested.

G.Dude

Mid July

Guard dude, I may need a place during sim. I don't know when it starts. I will pm you when I get the info.

Congratulations Adolphus. Check your PM's. My buddy will be in class with you.

No worries Dude!

Congrats on the job!

G.Dude

Thanks mate

Thought of starting a new thread but maybe I can get it answered here...
I'm looking for good honest pros and cons for Delta vs. Airtran (esp. upgrade potential at Delta, healthcare, benefits). I talk to guys who can out boast either one. Any DAL guys that came from AirTran???
THANX!

Got the call today - Sept 3rd Class :cool: Who's joining me?

-SS

I'll be there!

944 - When did you interview?

August 1. I was part of the 7/7 interview class. You? Can't wait to be here!

SplitS and 944 Turbo (8/1 interview also). See you on Sept 3rd. I got the call today too!:D

7/26 Interview, 8/3 Cleared to train