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Originally Posted by Systemized (Post 1156384)

1900D

-Collins EFIS-84 (dual/4-tube)

-Collins FDS-65 Flights Director (dual)

Last I heard, Lakes still does NDB approaches.

Thanks for the info.

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Originally Posted by BenS (Post 1156275)

BaronRouge380, Thank you for willflyforfood.com, definitely a much more thorough gouge than other ones I've seen. As for flight times, I have approx. 980 total and 52 multi. My areas where I figure I am subject to questioning are my multi time and recency of experience (most of my multi time is going on a year old now). My instrument time too, is rather low, around 35. I don't think I'm weak on my instrument flying, but I'm thinking that might open me up to a lot of instrument questions. As I've said, I am trying to study instrument material a lot to try to "know everything they might ask". I feel my total time and flight instructor experience (650 dual given) definitely adds to my life's experiences and resume. But perhaps me being me, I'm dwelling on my not as strong areas and trying to work on them.

johsclem, thank you for you for your "inside info" on an interview. Definitely gave me a few things to make sure I review. Did they as you which plane to talk about, use a particular airplane for a given reason, or were all their questions "theoretical" and not specifically airplane based?

Guys, thanks again for all your help.

I saw u said your multi time was old. Make sure u are multi current in the last 90 days or u probably won't get the chance to interview and will have wasted time and money going out there. They had been sending people home for that but Im not sure lately with lack of qualified applicants

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Originally Posted by slough (Post 1157649)

They had been sening people home for that but Im not sure lately with lack of qualified applicants

You mean lack of pilots willing to accept 13K a year

EFIS Tubes true x4

Flight Director: Partial true... All CA's have FD, only a few 1900's have a FD on the FO's side.

I got an invitation to Great Lakes interview, however, I am trying to see if I can get some good, honest inputs on how the heck FOs survive on the pay? Are there any secret bonuses attached to the pay that I don't know about? > 15k a year based on the APC payscale is hardly anything... :/ Can anyone shed some positive light on this?

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Originally Posted by Flymau5 (Post 1188943)

Well, there isn't much positive light unless you want to include perdiem at 1.35 an hour. Many guys on ramen noodles or pb&j sandwiches etc. You forgot the outstation basing and the training contract. It's 15 months at $7500 not prorated.:mad:

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Originally Posted by Flymau5 (Post 1188943)

I know I've also been crunching the numbers and it looks pretty tight. On the other hand the pilots there seem to be able to make that 1st year work so there must be ways to figure it out. It seems like a very close knit pilot group so I'm guessing everyone kind of helps everyone else out (finding crash pads etc..)

If you don't mind me asking are your times around the 750/50 minimums? I meet the multi and all of the recency requirements they want but I'm about 100 short on Total Time and I'm wondering if they are calling people under the listed "preferred" minimums. Thanks!

I don't meet the minmums either... I guess that's why they can pay us so little.

As 1500 hr rule approaches, minimums each month continue to increase, as far as Lakes knows, there will be no "grandfather" rule. Great Lakes wants to ensure when the rule is in place, FO's will be able to meet the new minimum time requirements for part 121 pilots.

Why would anyone work here, going to Eagle over this place was the best thing I ever did. I made almost 30k my first year a EGL and will make 40+ 2nd year. I have a friend who went to Expressjet at the same time and is doing even better on pay.

With the mins to get hired going up up up, pick some place better, this place is trash.