trackpilot

I would definitley do it! I was in the second round of furloughs and i don't see us coming back till spring. And who knows when they'll get to the bottom of you guys...
I sent Great Lakes my resume as well but still have yet to hear anything. But if offered i would do it. I'm in the same boat i can't even get a CFI job!!!

FlyByCable

Considering that the typical Lakes newhire has only been through the traditional GA checkrides, any 121 checkride is going to be tougher. Not a valid basis of comparison.

rlh724

Heck, I'll take the right seat at any 121 carrier lol. I got an email about 2 weeks ago from GL that they have recieved my resume and they will notify me if Im good enough for an interview. Anyone know how long It should be when I should hear back from them? Thanks

FlyingPirate

It took about 4 weeks for me to hear anything, however I have no prior 121 experience and only 55 multi.

rlh724

Hey buddy I'm in the same boat.

flynavyj

When everyone was hiring with reduced minimums Lakes was having a hard time attracting pilots. Heck, i remember before i got my current job, they wouldn't even look at me, then the hiring began everywhere, and they were taking anyone. Right now, i don't know how many furloughed guys would be looking to go there. The principal is good, as in quick upgrade, turbine PIC, move the heck on. But, everyone will be feeling the slowdown eventually, as someone else stated, there's nowhere to move onto, however, when hiring starts,i'm sure the upgrades will drop to nothing again.

Also, i don't know how many former 121 guys are looking at lakes, cause it can be difficult to make ends meet at 23/hr...imagine trying to do it 16....plus, when a new CA, you'd be making less than a 2nd year jet FO at many places....which could be a big drawback...the plus, you're logging time that actually counts towards something, unlike the jet FO.

rickB

the 80% failure rate is waaaay exaggerated... i just went through a class with 15 people and 14 of them made it... i didnt touch a 121 far until class, all i did was study the 20 pages or so of material they gave me before i showed up... it really isnt that bad if you just hit the books, its definitely not given to you but it definitely isnt that bad... oh and did i mention i never shot an ndb approach before until i came here? i taught myself on MS flight sim like 2 or 3 days before i came and that was all my ndb experience... with RMI it is easy! fixed card adf would be a different story tho lol

-rick

Vegaspilot

Just curious for those of you that have heard back. How did you submit your resume? Was it through the Lakes website or via fax/mail like posted on APC? I submitted for both CA (when it was listed) and FO via the web site and that's it. Its been about 3 weeks with nothing so far. Just trying to get a feel for what to expect if anything. Someone mentioned they aren't really looking at higher time guys right now so it may not matter. Thanks.

rlh724

I faxed mine on the number provided here on APC. It took about a week for them to respond confirming that they have received my resume. I have not heard anything since. From reading what others have wrote I should hear something within the next 2 weeks. Which would be a 4 week wait period to know if you have an interview or not. Good luck.

trackpilot

I submitted mine on the website a few weeks ago but i haven't received a confirmation email or anything.