so i applied yesterday to colgan got a call today and have a interview scheduled for friday any words of advice at all, this is my first airline interview

 

study your atp written material and be real. THey will be watching you from he time you walk in the door. Good luck

 

go in the commercial and atp gliem books and study the weather questions....have a good idea of why you want to be there and fly turboprops instead of jets. also, get on flight sim and fly the ILS 22 into LGA and practice holding....the full motion 1900 sim is sweet and can be challenging if you are under prepared. know the systems of your current multi backwards and forwards, and be able to read TAF's and METARS like the back of your hand (which I'm sure you already can). go to aviationinterviews.com and read the gouges, they are helpful. if you show them you are sharp and confident right off the bat you won't get as many technical questions, but it’s my experience that every interview at Colgan is somewhat different....some guys got asked more questions that were more difficult, some guys came off well and didn't get as many. Just make sure you are good on the written and the instrument stuff because busting the sim and/or the written will result in an automatic dismissal. I just interviewed there a little while ago and was offered the position on the spot, however I spent a lot of hours preparing. Study hard and you'll do fine, best of luck!

 

Just curious, i turned 21 in sept., coming up on 600tt and ill be looking to apply to the regionals in the spring. Is it worth taking the atp written before i start applying since i cant actually get my atp till im 23 and ill only have about 6 months before it expires?

 

If you are flying for 121 your written doesn't expire.

 

A friend of mine took some gold bond powder with him and got hired, no powder from me no job.

Don't mention the word union, don't act like you may have an active thought in your head. Work on your puppet dance and they like the robot too.

Seriously from what I have seen it is luck of the draw, try to get in the room early. If they are looking for 6 and get 6 in the very early stages of the interview they will humor you with a quick conversation but then you're out, apply again in 6 months. If you have boobs that helps. Sorry girls not being sexist it just does.

 

Really? That would be tits if it were the case.

 

I just interviewed there yesterday. It was a pretty easy interview. Quick sim ride. Just a few climbs, turns, a hold at the LGA vor only had to do one lap then the ILS 22 back into LGA. No wind so just keep up your scan and you'll do fine. As far as the rest of the interview, stay relaxed, be honest and the job is yours. As far as the technical part, I was only asked to describe the engines on the Twin Otter that i have flown. I had to brief the ILS 4 into BOS and then finger fly it. No more technical questions. The famous what would you do if the captain descended below MDA on an approach came up. What ever you decided, just stick with your original decision, they do not want to see you second guess yourself.
The written test was all weather and IFR stuff. Know your jepps, basic weather theory and you'll be fine. If your a CFI-I, itll be a breeze.

Just show confidence, be yourself, and the job is yours to take. They offered me the position, unfortunatly i had to decline, but it seems like a great place to work. Good luck

 

flyguy how much time do you have??

 

hey just out of curiosity, what made you decline? i interviewed yesterday as well so I know we met each other. They told me no one else was offered a position, which I guess was not true, but its good to know someone else made it through.