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In your opinion, what is the estimated wait for a new hire to get any aircraft to Atlanta? Or, what would be the best aircraft to choose out of training that would get you to Atlanta the quickest?

That's the exact drop - although the SLC is MD88/90 but that's splitting hairs. About 25% was military, the rest civilian. The civilian is mostly regionals people with two heavy cargo guys.

In the same boat. Been studying for days. Hope it's the right stuff. ATP prep book, Mental Math for Pilots, Turbine pilot's flight manual, Aero for Naval Aviators and stuff online. Studying at Joffery's Coffee on the side street across from the Red Roof inn on Virginia Av. as of now(Jan 7), if anyone want's to talk over some stuff. They're open til 10pm

There are over 130 openings on the 88 in ATL, but it depends on where they need people for each class. Either way barring a merger or a drastic change in the fleet plan you will be ATL based in six months or less.

Good luck. I don't think that the test is going to be vastly different... same principles different wording.

Let us know how it is!

That is the gist of it. It is the same things. They are not using the same numbers, but the same problems. If you look at the old gouge and know the formulas and concepts cold, you will have part one of three done on the testing. Really the aviation knowledge test is the easiest part of the whole event. I would prefer to do that over the cog test.
Either way, the best way to study is to look over the old gouge for the interview and testing. Be honest and have some good stories with a beginning middle and end.
Make sure that you are likable, they are looking for good people that they can sit next to. Not of the whose bigger than whose. I have had a really good experience here. All of the people I have flown with have been great.

Does anyone know how senior those 3 SLC slots went (top, middle of the pack, bottom)?

Thanks.

SLC 88/90s went #22, 25, 26 in a class of 31

Last ER went #19, last LA 73 went #20, only NY 73 went #18

So some fellas took the 88 in NYC over the 88 in SLC.

Yes, it was I think almost solely by location -the LAX stuff went to people out west, the SLC to people in the middle of the country and the ER/MD to people on the east coast.