Yep. We sent the perfect candidate and he got sidelined because he couldn’t give textbook answers (I don’t expect them when I give certification rides).

He was offered a second attempt and he stated ‘I’ve seen behind the current and have decided I don’t want to work here’.

That’s too bad. I helped a great candidate through the process a couple years ago. He got his final offer letter but asked to put off the start date a few weeks because of a previously booked anniversary cruise. The office manager had the offer withdrawn because he asked for that.


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^^^ Silver lining, the Office Mgr did the candidate a favor. Who would want to work for a draconian office “dictator” that does not appear to value employees and their desire to havd family time?

AFW has become the worst excuse of a training program. To even call it training is a joke.

As for the contractors giving employment checkrides, that too has gotten out of control. If the ASI's had a union that did more than just cater to the AW/AV types that should be addressed.

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Yeah, that’s BS. When I came in, I had a cruise scheduled and some contract work scheduled (I didn’t wanna screw my customers). My office manager was worried that since I was coming in right at the end of the fiscal year, he didn’t want to delay and push my into the next fiscal year, so he suggested I come in for a week and then take leave without pay. It was win for us all.

Supposedly HQ ‘investigated’ and said ‘there have been no changes and pass rate is same it was a year ago’. So, yeah, the applicant and the instructors that told me it had changed ALL lied to me. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

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First let me say that reading through this whole thread has been a great resource, thanks to all for contributing.

I've recently applied for an ASI position and have made it through the interview... now awaiting further. I have two questions if anybody has any insight:

I know a couple of my references have been contacted. Does this mean it's my job to lose at this point? Or is it likely I am still in a pool with a couple other applicants? This is for a specific location, not a national posting.

Someone mentioned above that the ability to use a part 135 checkride in lieu of the flight check expired in October. Is that still the case? That seemed like such a great common sense step, obviously due to Covid (which in October certainly wasn't over yet), but also to save money/time/resources as a permanent step as well. From what a lot of people are saying about the FAA check ride it sounds like a part 135/121 check is harder anyway, and will often involve a week of training leading up to it (Flight Safety and the like).

Appreciate the help!

The "using an industry check ride in place of an FAA sim evaluation" was a temporary waiver that has expired. If you're going for a job on the air carrier side you will go to OKC and fly the 737 for 90 minutes. If you're going for the GA side you will go to AFW and fly an actual airplane with an FAA evaluator.

The job is yours to lose at any point before you start your first day of work.

The last AC sim checks have been done at DFW in a B737-800 sim.

The GA checks are done at AFW in a Seminole, with an FAA contractor giving the check.