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01-21-2017 | 12:43 PM
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First thing: Written tech test (sheppard air type) but no calculators needed - so don't worry about the pallet/straps/floor load limit cr*p
Score 80% or go home - only 25 Qs, so no more than 5 wrong paper and pencil, no time limit, so just check, dbl and triple check
decode a metar - long - not just the basic 5-6 things, but all the stuff at the end that your eyes normally just glaze over when you see it. I always brief meters and TAFs in manly(raw) not sissy(decoded) format, so it was easy.
brief an approach (you can choose Jepp or NOS - so no excuses)
brief an airport diagram
Score 80% or go home - only 25 Qs, so no more than 5 wrong paper and pencil, no time limit, so just check, dbl and triple check
decode a metar - long - not just the basic 5-6 things, but all the stuff at the end that your eyes normally just glaze over when you see it. I always brief meters and TAFs in manly(raw) not sissy(decoded) format, so it was easy.
brief an approach (you can choose Jepp or NOS - so no excuses)
brief an airport diagram
I just interviewed last week and a March NH. I also got asked holding speeds, stages of a thunderstorm, and talking through a microburst.
HR questions was negative attribute and transition to 121. No TMAAT questions.
Supposedly March class is full and April is getting there.
01-21-2017 | 01:57 PM
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The trips are the worst part about being here. But not because they are hard. It's because they are easy and waste your time.
Minimum pay and maximum sit. My 4 day is
3 hours of flying (12 hours duty)
2.5 hours of flying (7 hours duty)
3 hours of flying (8 hours duty)
And 6 hours of flying (11 hours duty)
14.9 hours in the plane for 4 days on the road. It equates to 16 hours of total pay.
I would rather do three 12 hour days and fly 24 hours total and go home exhausted with a day off and a bigger check.
But just say to your self industry leading pay, flow, great people, etc.....
Minimum pay and maximum sit. My 4 day is
3 hours of flying (12 hours duty)
2.5 hours of flying (7 hours duty)
3 hours of flying (8 hours duty)
And 6 hours of flying (11 hours duty)
14.9 hours in the plane for 4 days on the road. It equates to 16 hours of total pay.
I would rather do three 12 hour days and fly 24 hours total and go home exhausted with a day off and a bigger check.
But just say to your self industry leading pay, flow, great people, etc.....
01-21-2017 | 05:18 PM
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01-21-2017 | 05:54 PM
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From: DHC-8 CA
This is a Dash-centric take, but one thing they seem to be good at is purity of lines. A morning trip stays a morning trip and vise versa. Unfortunately, that means only one end of each trip is commutable, but that's where the commuter rooms help out a lot.
01-23-2017 | 08:28 PM
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Taking notes
Interview is coming up quick! I've spoke to some of you and I'm grateful for all the info. One last question (probably not my last), is taking notes during the presentation and QA portion of the interview okay? I'm a heavy note taker, no joke, but I don't want it to come off as rude or disrespectful. Thank you all!
01-23-2017 | 08:49 PM
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Interview is coming up quick! I've spoke to some of you and I'm grateful for all the info. One last question (probably not my last), is taking notes during the presentation and QA portion of the interview okay? I'm a heavy note taker, no joke, but I don't want it to come off as rude or disrespectful. Thank you all!
01-23-2017 | 08:55 PM
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01-24-2017 | 03:21 AM
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Interview is coming up quick! I've spoke to some of you and I'm grateful for all the info. One last question (probably not my last), is taking notes during the presentation and QA portion of the interview okay? I'm a heavy note taker, no joke, but I don't want it to come off as rude or disrespectful. Thank you all!
01-24-2017 | 04:33 AM
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Interview is coming up quick! I've spoke to some of you and I'm grateful for all the info. One last question (probably not my last), is taking notes during the presentation and QA portion of the interview okay? I'm a heavy note taker, no joke, but I don't want it to come off as rude or disrespectful. Thank you all!
01-24-2017 | 05:18 AM
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This would be helpful!
I agree 100%.
I agree 100%.
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