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Originally Posted by 250kts
(Post 1351145)
It is a 2 day interview. Computer aeronautical knowledge, math, memory, instrument interpretation, psych. eval, and coordination test ( keep the ball centered while you climb and turn. Interview usually with a pilot and HR person. Lie detector test, physical and a simulator evaluation. This eval does have a V1 cut.
Begin training any time from 2 weeks - 2 or 3 months after the interview. Subject to change of course. |
Lots of issues on the expat pilot's market with false hours and over inflated resumes. But I agree that a lie detector test is over the top, specially since it is unreliable.
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Too.cheap.to.perform background checks
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Originally Posted by prat985
(Post 1351185)
250kts is spot on. I interviewed a year ago. Very friendly in HR the sim ride guys r really nice bunch.
I have a friend there now said it took 8 months for an Panamanian Background ck. Yes 8 months. Confronted a captain in the PTY airport on the return home. He said as a 73 capt. you will put $4,000 in pockit a month. Could be different now, but not likely much. No line bidding, schedule comes out about 28th of the month. You get 6 days off a month. Remember if you spend 1 day in the states a year you will pay income tax in the states plus income tax in Panama. |
American applicants DO NOT have to take the Lie Detector test.
....and what Dominican said there is a lot of resume inflating going on, like the guy in my class who said he had 1000 PIC JET by flying "part time for Higher Power" after he bought his Type Rating. |
Evidently Copa changed this sometime last summer. In the past they did not require the polygraph for US citizens. They were able to do a background and PRIA check. However, now to be fair all candidates are required to take the test. I have been told that there are questions about drug use and alcohol abuse.
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Originally Posted by 250kts
(Post 1357924)
Evidently Copa changed this sometime last summer. In the past they did not require the polygraph for US citizens. They were able to do a background and PRIA check. However, now to be fair all candidates are required to take the test. I have been told that there are questions about drug use and alcohol abuse.
I checked with a source inside COPA. It appears you are correct. Same for all applicants, also they are looking for NARCO TRAFFICO activity. I would not worry about it for 95% are honest people, but they have hired some real losers in the past that they should have weeded out however COPA gets desperate for warm bodies. |
Are you sure they are desperate?
I meet their mins even though I don't have jet experience and have been applying for almost a year getting my resume from different sources and they haven't even call me or email me, AND I'm sure they would be happy with my english and my background. Someone else commented they have over 4000 apps. |
Originally Posted by Sonny Crockett
(Post 1357847)
American applicants DO NOT have to take the Lie Detector test.
....and what Dominican said there is a lot of resume inflating going on, like the guy in my class who said he had 1000 PIC JET by flying "part time for Higher Power" after he bought his Type Rating. |
Type Rating Requires for FO's?
Is a type rating required to get interviewed for an FO position?
Is there a training bond? What is the actual pay an FO can earn? Another website claims it is only $2,000 a month. Thanks guys. |
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