FSUpilot

Nope. I believe its any failed checkride. They let a couple dudes go baxk when i interviewed in may for having 2 or more. I don't know why they offered to bring them to the interview to begin with unless they didn't disclose it. It was a huge deal.when I was there. They asked me at least 5 times. And even said are you sure you haven't failed anything. It's like they didn't believe me.

BZNpilot248

That seems rediculous to me. So if I had some hard lessons learned while taking CFI rides 7 years ago that makes me a bad pilot but 2500 hours of multi 135 time (3 years worth) of frieght flying (on top of 3 years teaching) with checkrides every 6 months and no problems still makes me a bad pilot? or worse? They need to look at the big picture a little bit more - if they want fewer accidents they need to hire professionals that have meaningful expirience, not a 500 hour CFI who's done nothing but teach landings and 8's on pylons that was gods gift to aviation and managed to pass all his checkrides, but that doesn't mean he has the expirience or attitude necessary - it just means he did good on test day. What matters is how they fly and what kind of safety attitude they have when no one is looking, or when an examiner isn't in the other seat.

I guess since they don't want people with too much expirence they want a yes man who is easily intimidated and gets uncomfortable hand flying to less than 1 mile vis and 800 foot ceilings.

If you come from a background with real day to day expirience (such as 135 frieght in a northern climate) I guess either you know what you're doing or you're a cowboy and they don't want anything to do with you.

minimwage4

Eagle will not hire anyone if they have failed a check ride that's on the PRIA meaning the last 5 years. Pure and simple. They can afford to be picky.

minimwage4

Eagle is not necessarily looking for the most experienced people. They just need pilots that are willing to stay at Eagle/AMR for the long term.

Too Tall

If you have more than two failed check rides then you wont even be invited to interview with Colgan. If you lie about it on your application you will be sent home from the interview, if you lie about it in your interview when they find it in your FAA records they will send you home from ground school. It has happened already. As previously said its not really a pilots market right now everyone can afford to be picky.

CaptainTeezy

From what I have understood, they are referring to pre employment checkrides, Private, instrument, commercial, CFI, etc.

However it would make more sense, and be more realistic, if they were talking about 121/135 training.

Too Tall

Any failed 121 training is also a no go at Colgan

dashtrash300

So the PRIA only shows the last 5 years? If you failed a checkride that was 6 years ago, it won't show up?

minimwage4

They are talking about anything that shows up on your PRIA. That's all they will ever see.

pokey9554

This is not true.