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03-25-2012 | 08:28 AM
#122
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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.
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.
Last edited by slough; 03-25-2012 at 03:57 PM.
05-15-2012 | 03:15 PM
#125
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Joined: Mar 2012
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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?
05-15-2012 | 05:18 PM
#126
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From: PA-32 CA, CE-525 CA
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?
05-15-2012 | 05:33 PM
#127
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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?
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!
05-16-2012 | 08:50 PM
#129
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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.
05-16-2012 | 09:24 PM
#130
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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.
With the mins to get hired going up up up, pick some place better, this place is trash.
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