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04-07-2014 | 07:27 PM

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mobius27

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Does anyone know if the DCI 200's still planning on being completely wound down by the end of 2015? Is the MSP base pretty much gone when that happens?

04-07-2014 | 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mobius27

Does anyone know if the DCI 200's still planning on being completely wound down by the end of 2015? Is the MSP base pretty much gone when that happens?

Nothing is certain in this business but I dont see 700s and 900s going to Williston Dickenson Bemidji Brainard iron mountain Rhinelander hibbing international falls alpena just to name a few. Anyone telling you otherwise is just Speculating.

04-07-2014 | 09:50 PM

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From: RJ right-seat warmer

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Originally Posted by John 3:16

Interview complete. If you're applying there, HAVE YOUR CRAP TOGETHER FOR THE INTERVIEW. Make sure you go pay for and do several simulator rides before you go. At least 3 guys did not make it through the interview process due to the sim, and there were good dudes. There's plenty of gouge out there about the technical questions, both on the test and in the interview - know that stuff cold or don't even bother showing up. They're not just taking whoever shows up.

Hey there Colonel,

It's your friendly CRM partner here

It was a pleasure meeting you and the rest of the guys. I ended up not having to do the sim…during the debrief they told me to expect an offer this week.

Totally agree with you on your assessment of the interview.

For anyone who's planning on a SkyWest interview, make sure you are sharp on sim procedures using old-style steam gauges and raw data (no GPS, no glass, etc…it's a Frasca.) And also make sure you study the gouge…which, fortunately, is spot-on accurate.

04-07-2014 | 09:52 PM

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kfahmi

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From: RJ right-seat warmer

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Originally Posted by bcpilot

That is very true, I ageee with you 100%.. The SKW interview is NOT forgiving at all..

Even I fell victim to the mighty Frasca. Everything else went great but I made 1 stupid mistake, actually 2 really dumb mistakes in the sim & that was it.

I had big hopes on SKW & I am really very disappointed now.

So to all the aspiring people, do not take this interview lightly if you want to get hired here...

bcpilot -- were you in the April 4 interview? I was there. I was astonished at how many guys got cut loose straight out of the simulator. It was an intense day, to be sure.

04-07-2014 | 09:56 PM

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kfahmi

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From: RJ right-seat warmer

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Originally Posted by John 3:16

I did not, am waiting on the e-mail. To be honest, given my background, I'm feeling confident it will be a "yes," but you never know (that's not arrogance, just an acknowledgement of where I think I fit in the applicant pool).

They'd be completely out of their minds not to hire you.

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I tried to give a couple of guys the interview prep course I took in the 15 minutes we had in the lobby before the interview, but the simulator seemed to be the downfall.

Hey, your interview prep worked on me, that's for sure. Our CRM exercise went pretty darn well, don't you think? And that's due to you…I did not have the benefit of any pre-interview CRM prep. Of course, you being a fighter pilot and all, I'm surprised you didn't come up on Guard and ask for "Viper Two-Six" to blow us out of the sky, just in case there was an Al Qaeda operative on board

04-07-2014 | 10:12 PM

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Hey there Colonel,

It's your friendly CRM partner here

It was a pleasure meeting you and the rest of the guys. I ended up not having to do the sim…during the debrief they told me to expect an offer this week.

Why did you not have to do the sim?

04-07-2014 | 10:23 PM

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kfahmi

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From: RJ right-seat warmer

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Why did you not have to do the sim?

It must have been my dashing good looks...

In reality, I haven't a clue. I did spend 10 hours in a sim prepping for the expected sim ride, but it was not to be. Not that I'm complaining.

04-08-2014 | 05:40 AM

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For those of you who didn't do well on the sim ride, I'm really sorry. Those things are finicky and quite tough to fly. You should have seen me in Brasilia upgrade after flying the an automated glass A/C for 7 years, it sure wasn't pretty. Good luck, don't let it get you down.