AWAC Interviews
 

Anyone have any tips on an Air Wisconsin interview that would be helpful?

Yes. Go here - www.aviationinterviews.com.

They are spot on.

anyone read the tiem soem of the guys had for the AWAC interviews that got hired, almost seemed that they were turning higher time guys away

Seems to be the trend, why hire a guy who is going to leave for the next "big" thing because he already has 3500 hours. They want you green its much easier to train you once then to retrain someone elses habits out of you. Chances are you'll stay your five years and then move on. They don't want to be paying those 7-10 year capt wages either.

My class had 2 121 guys in it. One from gulfstream, the other colgan. The other people were CFI/135 guys.

Both the 121 guys failed out of training...everyone else made it through no problems. As a side note, both the 121 guys were former PFT'ers. That'll teach 'em!

I interviewed at AWAC recently. How long have others had to wait to hear back if you get the call? I have a friend who interviewed there recently, and he never heard back one way or the other. Needless to say, when he finally called them, he didn't get the job.

So does that mean I'm going to fail out of training when I change equpiment within my company... all because I've developed bad habits while fliying the line???

Sorry.... dont think so:rolleyes:

I had over 3500 hours of TT and 1700 of 121 turbine PIC, and they hired me. In fact they told us in training that they historically prefer higher time people with 121 experience. Now that there are plenty of Independence and Comair folks available, look for that trend to return to some extent.

I finally got the call this week, and I'll be in the class on Feb. 20th. Anyone else here going to be in that class?

Does anybody know whether or not most of their pilots commute?

CJ

I think you took me wrong. I don't mean that all, and from what I hear Air Whisky is different from some. My point was that if I was going to hire pilots I would want to hire guys that would stay awhile. A high time guy would have in my opinion the tendancy to flee to bigger things, others goals are different.

Actually re-reading your comment I havn't got a clue what you are talking about, my comment mentioned nothing of what you are saying.

Sorry for the confusion. :eek:

My WAG would be that now 60%+ commute. AWAC does have a commuter clause, which according to mgmt also covers probationary pilots.

All newhires are initially given ORF and it is by far the junior FO base, because its obviously easier to commute to PHL or DCA than a two-leg commute to ORF. Most newhires I've spoken with who are in ORF have moved there and enjoy the area...

Did anyone interview on Jan 9 and heard word? I'm in the Feb 6 Class!

Hey BoilerUP, what is this commuter clause? It sounds a little concerning for someone hoping to commute. Also, mav204, how often are they doing classes?

CJ

BoilerUP, what year did you graduate ?

It means that if you're late for work and they find out you actually live in another city, you're automatically fired no questions asked.


Just kidding, little joke. It means that provided you take certain reasonable steps to plan your commute that you get a free no-show every now and then if you get stuck commuting through no fault of your own. It usually only covers air travel, so if you get a flat tire DRIVING to the airport on probabation you really might get fired. Depending.

If I remember one of my friends that went there said that as long as the commuter makes two viable attempts to make it back to the base then they are excused.

They are running 2 classes a month as of now. There has been talk on other forums that they are going to one newhire class a month in april to transition the 146 guys. But at least through feb they have 2 classes.

The 146 guys will almost all (if not all) transition to the left seat in the RJ from what the training dept. has told us. They were/are suppose to hire 150 from Jan-March, and then another 150 through the end of the year after march, depending on attrition.