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Old 12-05-2014, 09:00 AM
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I just completed the one way online video conference interview. Has anyone done that recently and know what the next step is and how long it takes to hear back from them?
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Old 12-05-2014, 09:01 AM
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How long is upgrade right now?
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Old 12-05-2014, 09:31 AM
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Please move this thread to 135. DPJ is NOT a fractional, 91K, carrier.
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Old 12-05-2014, 01:30 PM
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Why have you been posting in the thread then.

Anyone with actual information
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Old 12-05-2014, 06:27 PM
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I have posted here to help deter a fellow professional pilot from making the mistake of pursuing a position at a stepping stone, bottom feeder 135. If you want 'real information' hang around the cheapest FBO on the field and wait for the oldest and dirtiest light jet to pull up. There you will find a DPJ crew. In a nut shell, you have been warned......unless you aren't a professional pilot.
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Old 12-06-2014, 03:08 AM
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Ok thanks. If you worked there personally please pm I oulf like to talk to you. Considering leaving my 121 regional job to be based in atl.
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Old 12-06-2014, 06:33 AM
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I watched it go down the tubes. The are many better choices that pay much better and home based. DPJ is the Trans states or Mesa of the 135 world.
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Old 12-07-2014, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cloud counter View Post
If you want 'real information' hang around the cheapest FBO on the field and wait for the oldest and dirtiest light jet to pull up. There you will find a DPJ crew. In a nut shell, you have been warned......unless you aren't a professional pilot.
I am not doubting you experience, but DPJ is not the same company it was when you worked for them. The pay is low, but higher than I was making at a regional and I am treated much better by management. And I don't know what you mean about hanging out at the cheapest FBO. We fly to whatever FBO the customer wants. We go to Signature, Atlantic, Landmark, etc just like everyone else.

As far as upgrade times,

Upgrade is performance based. When you fly with a check airmen or a standards captain and they think you are doing a good job, they put your name in for an upgrade and when they need more PICs, they look at that list and upgrade people from that list mainly in seniority order. Some new hires have PIC experience on DPJ aircraft, so they get upgraded in a few months. Some FOs have low time and take longer. That being said, if you have the flight experience (around 3,000 hours) and other PICs think you are ready, you could upgrade in 8-12 months. But don't come here with that expectation.
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Old 12-07-2014, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine View Post
I am not doubting you experience, but DPJ is not the same company it was when you worked for them. The pay is low, but higher than I was making at a regional and I am treated much better by management. And I don't know what you mean about hanging out at the cheapest FBO. We fly to whatever FBO the customer wants. We go to Signature, Atlantic, Landmark, etc just like everyone else.

As far as upgrade times,

Upgrade is performance based. When you fly with a check airmen or a standards captain and they think you are doing a good job, they put your name in for an upgrade and when they need more PICs, they look at that list and upgrade people from that list mainly in seniority order. Some new hires have PIC experience on DPJ aircraft, so they get upgraded in a few months. Some FOs have low time and take longer. That being said, if you have the flight experience (around 3,000 hours) and other PICs think you are ready, you could upgrade in 8-12 months. But don't come here with that expectation.

Good post. Tell it like it is. It's not contract work either. You'll have a job, and won't have to worry about commuting. I've heard the negative side, but the schedule is good.
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Old 12-09-2014, 06:15 PM
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Thanks guys. What's the next step after the web cam interview?

I'm trying to decide whether to make a lateral move in 121 to a fast upgrade or come to corporate.
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