colgan upgrade
11-28-2007 | 04:21 PM
#21
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Almost EVERBODY who gets a pilot position at a major airline has "connections"...which are nothing more than another pilot or two willing to put his or her reputation on the line and stand up for a guy. There's nothing wrong with that. Employers have been asking for references since employment began.
I made it to CAL from Colgan in 34 months. Colgan was a great way to get to a major and still is. Your whining about Colgan has gotten worn and tiresome. Give it a rest. We got it.
I made it to CAL from Colgan in 34 months. Colgan was a great way to get to a major and still is. Your whining about Colgan has gotten worn and tiresome. Give it a rest. We got it.
11-28-2007 | 04:23 PM
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Ok, I guess I'll be the one to respond to the original question. In the past, the upgrade interview was just a formality. I had my interview about 2 months ago and was surprised by the number of systems questions and FOP questions I was asked.
Know your systems! I was asked a few memory items, some dispatch questions (3585, definition of marginal, T/O mins, restrictions on high min captains). I was asked a bunch of hydraulic questions. What does the emergency accumulator do? What causes an overtemp in the hydraulic system? When the gear is put down, the hydraulic pump will run until which gear is down and locked?
You should study for this like it's a PC. The studying will not go to waste as you will probably be going to upgrade soon and you'll have to hit the books hard anyway. I did alright in my interview. Not great, but okay.
Best of Luck!
Know your systems! I was asked a few memory items, some dispatch questions (3585, definition of marginal, T/O mins, restrictions on high min captains). I was asked a bunch of hydraulic questions. What does the emergency accumulator do? What causes an overtemp in the hydraulic system? When the gear is put down, the hydraulic pump will run until which gear is down and locked?
You should study for this like it's a PC. The studying will not go to waste as you will probably be going to upgrade soon and you'll have to hit the books hard anyway. I did alright in my interview. Not great, but okay.
Best of Luck!
11-28-2007 | 06:41 PM
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Haven't we covered that one before?
11-28-2007 | 06:57 PM
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11-28-2007 | 07:00 PM
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But, if you had 1K hours of dual given before starting at Colgan, and then flew for 1K hours at Colgan (even if it's all SIC), you're now at CAL's mins.
11-28-2007 | 07:03 PM
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To those of you heading off to upgrade at Colgan, congrats and good luck. I mean it too enough whining, if were going to whine, let it be about management, not each other.............
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