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Hello I have been invited to an interview with Envoy and I was wondering if anybody can share their edperience. Much thanks!

Aviationinterviews.com

Pay the fee, and you will have all you need for the interview

At the risk of sounding like an aviationinterviews shill someone really just needs to sticky this to the top of the forum

This x1000. Study the questions from that gouge over & over. Also study the Jepp legend they send if you’re not familiar.

My group had 2 of 4 get an offer & it was brutally obvious the 2 that didn’t get it didn’t study the least bit.

I have seen elsewhere that people say "if you can fog a mirror you are in." That is not correct. My group had 3/12 get offers, consisting of 1 FO, 1 cadet, 1 RTP (me).

After picking the brains of a couple folks, they weren't asked anything particularly hard but missed them anyway. To practice, set up a scenario from 1 airport to another, check WX and notams, practice briefing the SID, STAR, approach and ask yourself questions all along the way like the usual can I take off, do I have wx for the approach, what if wx goes to X here at the FAF, etc. That prep has gotten me through multiple military checkrides and an airline interview apparently.

People getting turned down for poor performance in the technical has actually been common since mid-late 2017 from what I’ve been able to learn. They were taking almost literally anyone with a pulse and satisfactory logbooks in 2016 though and it was so extreme you still get the reverberations from it today, “anyone who can fog a mirror” etc.

I suggest using aviation interviews not because they’re contributing positively to the world but because if you don’t and the other 20 guys do, guess who’s more than likely going to get walked?

Does anyone know how quickly people are able to start class after an interview?

1-2 weeks for background checks and captain review board, 2-7 days for ATP-CTP after that, and then 1-2 weeks to start indoc.

Aweome thanks

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Has anyone recently gone through the Envoy Interview and RTP process? I have an interview coming up and been studying up on the Tech study guide that they have sent me, and the study guide off of aviation interview.com. All good stuff.

However, I haven’t flown in a few years so I’m trying to see if anyone has recently interviewed with them and what to focus on. Where can you find information on Jeppesen plates,charts, etc...?

Also, has anyone gone to Coast Flight through Ozark, AL? How’s the training and lodging there?

They now send out a study guide?

My how times have changed.

-Keep the dirty side down

My guess is they can't risk losing anyone to interview questions at this point.

They were sending out the Jepp guide several years ago. Not a study guide exactly, but if you knew your Jepps you would probably pass. That being said, the RTP guys didn’t do a tech interview in the past. Has that changed? I thought they would get Jepp training at Coast, but that is not the case. Learning Jepp plates and being able to brief an approach is one of the best things to do before you start if you have not been using them.

No Jepp training at Coast, students can use whatever program they want. I believe RTP does do some sort of tech portion at the interview now.

Exactly right not all guys make it. Plethora of applicants and hiring to AA standards. You don't have the creds and don't study. Thumbs down. You are interviewing for the last job you will ever have. Act like it!

:rolleyes:

Please do your homework before coming here. There are much better options in our industry especially if you have a degree and a clean training/criminal record.

Skywest is the only realistic option unless you're happy to wait a year for a class date.

SkyWest is now offering classes into August if not later.

Well, that's not an option either then.

I have class dates from both Skywest and Envoy. I’m local to the Dallas area, don’t really care about flow. It’s a tough decision between the 2. I’m looking to minimize reserve, get flight time, upgrade, and move on. Pay isnt a deal maker/breaker to me. I don’t want to commute to reserve at LGA.... If anybody has any advice I’m all ears.

To get back on topic, the envoy interview was as expected. Mostly asked trivia questions about Jepp Charts, if you seem like you’re struggling to find the answer, they’ll nudge you in the right direction. A couple of HR type questions - all of which can be found on the gouge websites. They really make it feel like they want you to succeed. Very positive experience that made me like the company. My only gripe with the interview process was the amount of waiting around on interview day. The whole process could have been condensed into 2hrs max, but instead it was drawn out to almost 8. 7 out of 7 of us received offers.

Goto Skywest then if dfw is your thing and you want to fly.

At Envoy it will take a while to get back to dfw and then take a long time to hold a line and build time.

Envoy is a no-brainer if you live in DFW. The base isn't going anywhere, and there's no real long-term risk to be displaced anywhere, apart from maybe very short stints if you're unlucky.
DFW CA spots currently are 1yr 10 months for the 175, and less than a year on the 145. Reserve isn't bad if you live in base.
So you can pretty much hold DFW as a CA when you hit your 1000 hours 121, assuming you have no prior 121 time.

All based on current snapshot, not on the thousand or so ahead of a new hire.

Every thing is a moving target. I would say to look elsewhere, but if you want DFW at Envoy currently your best bet as FO is 175 and when you upgrade take the 145, at least for the initial two years of seat lock. Even then DFW is, and probably always will be, way senior.

Close to half of DCL's will flow in the next 2 years. I think that movement will keep a Dallas CA spot open, even though it might be in the mighty 145.
Also a bunch of growth coming up with the new 175's. I don't think a new hire has to spend much time out of DFW during their tenure here.

Set your preferences right, and you probably won't have the seat lock.

"way" senior being sub-1 years for a CA. Junior CA is 2000+ seniority number.

The guy/gal said they want to fly, AND be DFW based. At Envoy a new hire won’t be able to do both given it’s the most senior base.

Just putting things in perspective.

I’ve definitely been wrong or off before, but dfw will always be the most senior envoy base regardless of attrition.

It depends. For a DFL new hire, looks like it's going to be 2-3 months of reserve. That means you can fly a lot, and be DFW based.

Disclaimer: This assumes you get lucky with your class drop and get DFW 175 as an FO. Lately it's been a 60%ish chance for a new hire.
145 probably is a different story.

Holding the base and flying are two different things. Yes, there have been some random relatively junior pilots get DFW as Captain on both 145 and 175. Holding a line is a LONG way off. Yes, there will be some growth on the 175 and movement on both airframes, but there are still a number of people on the CRJ that will probably flee to Dallas when they get displaced.

Why would ORD based pilots suddenly decide to go to DFW instead of staying in base?

Because they came to Envoy for DFW and were prison sentenced to the CRJ. Mostly DEC's.

Prison sentenced? You know they can bid away from the plane immediately?
2 from our class are now in 145 class.
Every DEC we had wanted ORD.

There are still FOs that went to the CRJ that would rather be elsewhere. They were not able to bid off, but will be when the plane leaves.

Don’t forget to factor the CA’s and FO’s that are lineholders at other bases waiting to bud back to DFW when they can hold a line there. There’s quite a lot of them.

So current snapshot isn’t entirely accurate.

There are so few of them that it doesn't really make any meaningful movement either way.

You don't think ~50 very senior FO's parachuting in above you will mess up your bid?

So, is DFW the most senior CA base? What after that?
Thinking for the 145...but, still unknown at this point.
Interview for possible DEC next week...you know, to see if they like the smell of my cologne. :D
And, yes, I'm well aware that I will be on reserve until infinity...I've got the concept. Which is why I would want to live in base.

Most JR CA Lineholder breakdown:

DFW 175 4/16 hire
ORD 175 8/16 hire
DFW 145 9/16 hire
MIA 145 1/17 hire
LGA 145 4/17 hire
ORD 145 6/17 hire
ORD CRJ 8/18 hire (DEC)

Thanks bigtime.
Kinda looking like Chicago...ouch.