Originally Posted by iFlyRC (Post 2113453)

Only thing that Mesa can't do is discriminate against you for being ugly.

Originally Posted by GodIsGood (Post 2113829)

iFlyRC, do you have any idea how much it costs to put a new hire through training? How much money does Mesa waste when 40% of their pilots wash out of training? And many more borderline pilots who use twice the sim sessions and two or three times the normal amount of IOE just to finish training. Sounds like Mesa is a class A organization and everyone else should conform to their standards.
What happens when one of these pilots with multiple multiple checkride failures and 80 hours of IOE bends some metal? How is the media and public going to react?
Now I know this does not include every Mesa pilot. They have some very classy and great pilots I am sure, but they sure don't weed out the people who have no business being in the cockpit of an airliner.
Who wants to be at an airline where just anybody can walk into training? Take some pride in where you start your career. You may end up getting stuck there awhile.

Originally Posted by iFlyRC (Post 2113877)

An interview can't determine their ability to pass training. Their PRIA record tells more.

Originally Posted by iFlyRC (Post 2113453)

Anyone who believes this is an idiot. You are given a class date, you don't have the job until you pass IOE and are flying the line.
Tell me, why does spending tons of money to fly people to an interview, to ask you stupid questions, that could be answered over the phone, make any sense? You still have to prove yourself in training, regardless. Only thing that Mesa can't do is discriminate against you for being ugly.

Originally Posted by GodIsGood (Post 2113910)

REALLY?!!! So you are telling me someone who doesn't know how to hold, gets off altitude by 800 feet, and nearly stalls the sim on a non-precision approach has the same chance of passing training as the guy who shows up prepared and can fly a flawless sim evaluation?
I'm sorry, you are right. A PRIA from "Ed's Flight School and Crop-dusting" gives the airline much more insight than a full interview.
Pilots like you are so scared to actually have to prove their abilities during an interview. That's why you complain that other airlines do a decent vetting process. You took the path of least resistance. That's fine. But don't complain when other airlines want to hire more ambitious pilots who prove themselves during an interview.

Originally Posted by Vital Signs (Post 2113922)

Don't even need the phone interview to know I wouldn't hire you.

Originally Posted by 1150GSA (Post 2113334)

What is the logic behind the fact, when invited for an interview the airline provide only domestic travel and not international travel for the interview.

I am an American living abroad
In this context, the pilot shortage will not be so bad at all

Originally Posted by Proximity (Post 2113961)

I'm an American living overseas also...it's part of the cost of being overseas that you'll be paying your own travel.

If you want to work at a regional just quit your overseas job, move back to USA, and find a job. Most regionals are looking to fill classes today, not months in the future.

Originally Posted by FirstClass (Post 2113967)

That's not true. When I interviewed with PSA I told them that I'd like a black S500 to receive me at the airport. I need the interior of that car to be 71 degrees exactly.

Originally Posted by iFlyRC (Post 2113937)

Which regional is still doing sim evals?