MaydayMark

Two former Chief Pilots (WM & DB) were Navy P-3 bubbas ... I'll bet they would have counted multiengine turboprop time as adequate for an interview.

Current Flight Management seems more reasonable than prior administrations. It seems like that should be a bonus for interviewees?

MM

HIFLYR

What I am saying it is a point system that only decides for getting the nod to be interviewed. Not being able to click the Jet box has limited many from having enough points to be considered in todays hiring matrix. The matrix gives points for many things that we as pilots do not consider such as the supposed quality of the college, community service, awards etc. I am not saying no one gets the nod without jet but the lack of it is sometimes a problem. What I was trying to point is that unless they really want you 1000 hrs turboprop would not be in the ball park for a interview. Not saying it's fair as I would not be hired toady as I was 98% turboprop and in 18 years no problems in training and a PCA just the way it is. The good news is the company has had the Hoffs reprogram some of the preferences in the Hoffs algorithm to consider more factors and give places for people to explain things. One being taking more that 4 yrs to get a college degree at first they thought that showed a lack of discipline. They never considered guys like myself had to work their way through college. etc.

HIFLYR

Do that and get to the interview and be set loose for lying. Turboprop and jet are separate categories for a reason on the application site.

Hacker15e

Sounds like your friend is ****-blocking himself because there is no such turboprop-exclusive "jet box".

This is the verbiage from PilotCredentials regarding qualifications for interviews:

HIFLYR

I am not talking qualifications I am talking inputs to the Hoffs super computer Pilot credentials site , the one that ranks you via points for your experience, work and education history. The real problem is the legal department has for all practicable purposes taken over the pilot hiring process. But hey tell your friends to do what they want it does not matter to me.

StickPig

Any new updates on the competitive hiring quals for guys getting hired right now?

JohnnyDingus

My buddy has an interview.

Part 121
LCA
4000-5000 TT
1000-2000 TPIC
4 Year degree

Hacker15e

There are new hire C-130 and P-3 guys in the last two or three years who are counter-examples to your "jet box" theory.

Either way, PilotCrednetials takes inputs of your individual aircraft types and automatically breaks it down into jet, turboprop, etc. There's no way to "lie about it on the app to get called for an interview" and then say something different about it when you actually get to Memphis.

You guys speak of it as if there were literally a yes/no question on the app which asks, "Do you have 1000 hours of jet PIC?" on which you had to make a white-knuckle decision on which box to click.

HIFLYR

I guess your right but I never said there was a single jet box, I have always said the time is entered on the PC site. Yes, people lie on PC site and it comes out in interviews. I just said he had no jet time so he could not enter time in a jet category, i.e. no jet time. I guess you know better how this works than me and one of the people who have access to the Pilot Credentials site sitting beside me now.
Merry Christmas

FlyingOkra

Latest company memo:

“As a result of our strong business, we plan to hire another 420 pilots next year -- 200 more than the projected retirements for 2018.”

Good luck to all hopeful candidates!

Update your App frequently, attend the next Expo or Job Fair and track down an Endorsement if possible.

Happy Holidays!