Kalitta Air now accepting FO applications
10-13-2016, 04:13 PM
#2461
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Joined APC: Sep 2015
Posts: 77
Originally Posted by Big C
Today I interviewed at Kalitta, and I am supposedly the last person to come through for Calendar year 2016. I Was supposed to interview two weeks ago and had a family emergency. They worked with me to reschedule, so I bought a plane ticket to DTW for the rescheduled date. They tried to cancel since they had filled their class dates through the end of the year, but when I told them that I had paid for a ticket they honored that and my request to start in 2017 if hired. In fact, I think it showed a lot of initiative and they appreciated the fact that I gave a darn enough to come out of pocket to guarantee my travel to the interview.
Prior military tanker and UPT instructor pilot, with 135 charter experience and 747-400 typed from my current ACMI slumdog Miami freight company.
The hotel they booked was really nice. The staff, the room, and general appearance was far better than anywhere I've yet to stay at my current freight company. It had a descent breakfast, was well within a 3 minute walk to good restaurant choices, and had a nice fitness center. I showed up at 0745, filled out the std PRIA ppw, pee'd in the cup, got a sim brief, and went to the sim. The sim was easy, just don't forget "all" of your checklist, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and landing.. Give a solid takeoff and departure brief including the actual speeds (don't forget to brief your V-speeds and what you'll abort for at 80 knots (everything), after V1 (engine failure, fire, loss of thrust, loss of controllability), then post V1 (nothing). don't screw up your holding entry, mine was a direct entry flying a 038 hdg (i think), and hold on the 140 radial off of DPK. It was right there on the cuff between a parallel entry and direct entry. Took off on 4L. Do a good approach brief, configure gear down flaps 20 at GS alive, then Flaps 25 Ldg Checklist at GS Intercept. Engage RT when Nosewheel touches down, call 4 good reversers when you see them, release RT at 80 knots, be completely out by 60, otherwise you'll compressor stall. Use good CRM, and ask the FO to fly when you're drawing out your holding pattern or when briefing the approach. You're graded on a scale of 5. There were 130+ in the 4 category, with only 35 of 206 total ever scoring a 5. There was only one 1, so if that tells anyone anything. You'll fly an ILS to 22L. Have the FO setup everything for you, including changing your HSI to ARC mode to expand your CDI.
Everyone was very nice and it is an extremely relaxed atmosphere. The current studs were in class wearing jeans and collared shirts. The new TA with pay increase being implemented should hopefully go into effect Dec 1st, so they said. Looking forward to the change.
Got a tentative offer for a February class date, waiting on drug test results to get the firm offer.
Prior military tanker and UPT instructor pilot, with 135 charter experience and 747-400 typed from my current ACMI slumdog Miami freight company.
The hotel they booked was really nice. The staff, the room, and general appearance was far better than anywhere I've yet to stay at my current freight company. It had a descent breakfast, was well within a 3 minute walk to good restaurant choices, and had a nice fitness center. I showed up at 0745, filled out the std PRIA ppw, pee'd in the cup, got a sim brief, and went to the sim. The sim was easy, just don't forget "all" of your checklist, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and landing.. Give a solid takeoff and departure brief including the actual speeds (don't forget to brief your V-speeds and what you'll abort for at 80 knots (everything), after V1 (engine failure, fire, loss of thrust, loss of controllability), then post V1 (nothing). don't screw up your holding entry, mine was a direct entry flying a 038 hdg (i think), and hold on the 140 radial off of DPK. It was right there on the cuff between a parallel entry and direct entry. Took off on 4L. Do a good approach brief, configure gear down flaps 20 at GS alive, then Flaps 25 Ldg Checklist at GS Intercept. Engage RT when Nosewheel touches down, call 4 good reversers when you see them, release RT at 80 knots, be completely out by 60, otherwise you'll compressor stall. Use good CRM, and ask the FO to fly when you're drawing out your holding pattern or when briefing the approach. You're graded on a scale of 5. There were 130+ in the 4 category, with only 35 of 206 total ever scoring a 5. There was only one 1, so if that tells anyone anything. You'll fly an ILS to 22L. Have the FO setup everything for you, including changing your HSI to ARC mode to expand your CDI.
Everyone was very nice and it is an extremely relaxed atmosphere. The current studs were in class wearing jeans and collared shirts. The new TA with pay increase being implemented should hopefully go into effect Dec 1st, so they said. Looking forward to the change.
Got a tentative offer for a February class date, waiting on drug test results to get the firm offer.
Is there a way to submit an actual resume? (in word or PDF format).
The forkforcenow website doesn't even request any details on how many hours of experience you have??
10-14-2016, 10:36 AM
#2462
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2011
Position: B747-400 CA
Posts: 373
FYI: For those of you going to any job fairs in the future, apparently we have a pretty new FO that is there representing Kalitta and apparently is on some kind of power trip and has put several resumes in the "Do not interview" pile based on her "interpretation" of that person. I don't feel we should have any new FOs representing us at the job fairs.
10-14-2016, 11:29 AM
#2463
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 693
Originally Posted by SVTCobra
FYI: For those of you going to any job fairs in the future, apparently we have a pretty new FO that is there representing Kalitta and apparently is on some kind of power trip and has put several resumes in the "Do not interview" pile based on her "interpretation" of that person. I don't feel we should have any new FOs representing us at the job fairs.
10-14-2016, 10:18 PM
#2464
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2008
Posts: 299
Originally Posted by Big C
Today I interviewed at Kalitta, and I am supposedly the last person to come through for Calendar year 2016. I Was supposed to interview two weeks ago and had a family emergency. They worked with me to reschedule, so I bought a plane ticket to DTW for the rescheduled date. They tried to cancel since they had filled their class dates through the end of the year, but when I told them that I had paid for a ticket they honored that and my request to start in 2017 if hired. In fact, I think it showed a lot of initiative and they appreciated the fact that I gave a darn enough to come out of pocket to guarantee my travel to the interview.
Prior military tanker and UPT instructor pilot, with 135 charter experience and 747-400 typed from my current ACMI slumdog Miami freight company.
The hotel they booked was really nice. The staff, the room, and general appearance was far better than anywhere I've yet to stay at my current freight company. It had a descent breakfast, was well within a 3 minute walk to good restaurant choices, and had a nice fitness center. I showed up at 0745, filled out the std PRIA ppw, pee'd in the cup, got a sim brief, and went to the sim. The sim was easy, just don't forget "all" of your checklist, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and landing.. Give a solid takeoff and departure brief including the actual speeds (don't forget to brief your V-speeds and what you'll abort for at 80 knots (everything), after V1 (engine failure, fire, loss of thrust, loss of controllability), then post V1 (nothing). don't screw up your holding entry, mine was a direct entry flying a 038 hdg (i think), and hold on the 140 radial off of DPK. It was right there on the cuff between a parallel entry and direct entry. Took off on 4L. Do a good approach brief, configure gear down flaps 20 at GS alive, then Flaps 25 Ldg Checklist at GS Intercept. Engage RT when Nosewheel touches down, call 4 good reversers when you see them, release RT at 80 knots, be completely out by 60, otherwise you'll compressor stall. Use good CRM, and ask the FO to fly when you're drawing out your holding pattern or when briefing the approach. You're graded on a scale of 5. There were 130+ in the 4 category, with only 35 of 206 total ever scoring a 5. There was only one 1, so if that tells anyone anything. You'll fly an ILS to 22L. Have the FO setup everything for you, including changing your HSI to ARC mode to expand your CDI.
Everyone was very nice and it is an extremely relaxed atmosphere. The current studs were in class wearing jeans and collared shirts. The new TA with pay increase being implemented should hopefully go into effect Dec 1st, so they said. Looking forward to the change.
Got a tentative offer for a February class date, waiting on drug test results to get the firm offer.
Prior military tanker and UPT instructor pilot, with 135 charter experience and 747-400 typed from my current ACMI slumdog Miami freight company.
The hotel they booked was really nice. The staff, the room, and general appearance was far better than anywhere I've yet to stay at my current freight company. It had a descent breakfast, was well within a 3 minute walk to good restaurant choices, and had a nice fitness center. I showed up at 0745, filled out the std PRIA ppw, pee'd in the cup, got a sim brief, and went to the sim. The sim was easy, just don't forget "all" of your checklist, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and landing.. Give a solid takeoff and departure brief including the actual speeds (don't forget to brief your V-speeds and what you'll abort for at 80 knots (everything), after V1 (engine failure, fire, loss of thrust, loss of controllability), then post V1 (nothing). don't screw up your holding entry, mine was a direct entry flying a 038 hdg (i think), and hold on the 140 radial off of DPK. It was right there on the cuff between a parallel entry and direct entry. Took off on 4L. Do a good approach brief, configure gear down flaps 20 at GS alive, then Flaps 25 Ldg Checklist at GS Intercept. Engage RT when Nosewheel touches down, call 4 good reversers when you see them, release RT at 80 knots, be completely out by 60, otherwise you'll compressor stall. Use good CRM, and ask the FO to fly when you're drawing out your holding pattern or when briefing the approach. You're graded on a scale of 5. There were 130+ in the 4 category, with only 35 of 206 total ever scoring a 5. There was only one 1, so if that tells anyone anything. You'll fly an ILS to 22L. Have the FO setup everything for you, including changing your HSI to ARC mode to expand your CDI.
Everyone was very nice and it is an extremely relaxed atmosphere. The current studs were in class wearing jeans and collared shirts. The new TA with pay increase being implemented should hopefully go into effect Dec 1st, so they said. Looking forward to the change.
Got a tentative offer for a February class date, waiting on drug test results to get the firm offer.
10-15-2016, 04:52 AM
#2465
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2013
Position: Doing Just Fine
Posts: 356
Originally Posted by SVTCobra
FYI: For those of you going to any job fairs in the future, apparently we have a pretty new FO that is there representing Kalitta and apparently is on some kind of power trip and has put several resumes in the "Do not interview" pile based on her "interpretation" of that person. I don't feel we should have any new FOs representing us at the job fairs.
10-15-2016, 07:20 AM
#2466
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: 744 ;1A
Posts: 136
She was chosen by the now ex assistant chief pilot.
I think the company realizes that a veteran would not paint a rosie picture, so they got a wide eyed newbie who wouldn't say anything too stupid or negative.
That's my two cents.......
I think the company realizes that a veteran would not paint a rosie picture, so they got a wide eyed newbie who wouldn't say anything too stupid or negative.
That's my two cents.......
10-15-2016, 01:20 PM
#2467
He who lies first, wins!
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: back in the saddle with sores!
Posts: 546
Originally Posted by Active Shooter
How can you be negative when you are go from flying an RJ to a 747???
Way more street cred for her at her Riddle class reunion.
Way more street cred for her at her Riddle class reunion.
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