trans states interview
 

was wondering if anyone had info on their interviews. I know there's a 50 Question ATP test, Panel interview, and no sim ride...and have read some of the gouges on aviationinterviews.com, but was wondering if anyone else had personal experience, or another location to look at gouges, thanks.

Last I heard they were furloughing people?

yeh, i heard too...but i still wanna know what the interviews are like, ps...the guys were supposed to be being recalled soon also.

I have heard that TSA is mandatory recalling furloughees... If true, I would guess that most of those furloughees have moved on to other places (greener pastures) and won't be returning, hence the potential for interviews.

Here's another gouge site:
www.willflyforfood.cc

(Not the most reliable site... sometimes it's up, other times it's down, but try to check it out... it was one of the first gouge sites out there that I can remember.)

There's a class on Sept 5 that's only about half full.

Interview gouge
 

www.aviationinterviews.com It's got gouge on any airline you could want.

thanks fellas, im interviewing for the sept. 5th class date, and have been studying up. knew about aviationinterviews.com and have read the gouges on there, hadn't read the willfly4food, but will soon. Thanks for the help so far. Anyone gone through the interview process recently?

Don't be surprised if they give you the switcheroo at the last minute and offer you GoJet or nothing.

Have they really been doing that??? Waiting until you quit your previous job and show up for training before pulling the old bait-and-switch?

Yes, they have been doing that.

Unless you live in STL or your current job really, really sucks, I'd advise you to avoid TSA.

On second thought, please go there, get your SIC type rating and consolidate in the airplane, then quit and get a better job.

Hulas deserves that much!

thanks for the info on the switcharoo, read about it on this website and a couple other ones. Hoping for TSA, but we'll see what happens. The guy who extended the interview is apparently incharge of hiring for TSA, and he's gonna be on the interview w/ me, so that sounds halfway hopeful. Also, considering what's happened over at TSA, i wouldn't doubt if the positions being interviewed for are actually w/ TSA and not Gojet given that they were predicting hiring around this time of the year, way earlier in the year.

Also, i am from STL. Which is another reason their on my list, cheap to live @ home.

SIC type? That is worth as much as the paper in the bathroom, if you know what I mean.

Not to another EMB operator, it ain't. Already qualified on the airplane = lower training cost & vastly higher percentage of training success. Just ask the TSA furloughees who got hired at CHQ and XJT.

I see your point.

Just a thought about reading what BoilerUP posts: he's very proud of the fact that TSA flying is "beneath" him.

Your analysis couldn't be further from the truth.

I have friends currently at as well as furloughed from TSA. I've helped some ex-waterskiiers get jobs, and had some help me with leads as well. I don't have any problem whatsoever with TSA, but I have a huge issue with GoJetters and the way Hulas treats his employees.

I had an offer from TSA and I made a choice to not go there, based upon compensation, career expectations and the GoJet situation. I had other (yes, better) options that I chose to exercise at the time, and realize that if I had decided to burn my bridges and go to TSA I would currently be on the bottom of the seniority list, making less money than I am now, feeling the pain of the whipsaw first hand.

Its not pride or smugness or anything of the sort, just the facts as I experienced them. YMMV

My mistake. My earlier comment was based on my read of statements in a different thread.

Several of the better regionals will snap up pilots with a little operational experience in a CRJ/ERJ. You will probably only get the SIC type if your company does international flying (it's required for that), but it's not the type that counts, it's the 121 qualification in the jet.

Wow! I see from your previous post that you're at 600tt/ 35me. TSA list their minimums at 1500tt/500me but their needing to drop down that low to find pilots. Nothing personal, congrats, take the job if offered and good luck. You'll get some excellent experience and if you want to move on in 6-12 months it will be that much easier for you.

Trans States interview gouge is right on at aviationinterviews.com. They are in an extremely desperate position for pilots as most furloughs left and all the bottom guys have left as well or are leaving. Great opportunity to get some good 121 experience, but not a great place to make a career. Since they are desperate, the interview will be easier as well as training and check rides!!! If you are from St. Louis, you will be fine. You have to accept that TSA isn't a top notch place to work and that the company really doesn't care about its employees. However, you shouldn't care because IF you are somewhat low time it will open a bunch of opportunities later on down the road (six months or so). Good luck and don't forget to drink the Kool Aid! It is a fairly easy interview, just check the gouge!

thanks for the extra advise kool-aid...i'm almost more excited than nervous right now....(it is the first interview ... unless ya count the CFI interview) . Thanks again, two more days to study up.

TSA interview was very easy. was offered a postition with them in April... then the furloughs began. have since been offered the Sept. 5 class; however, I'm at Air Wisconsin now. A much better company. We are actually treated like people here. All of my friends at TSA hate life now. And this is all coming from a St. Louis guy - I've had to move to the east coast for this job, and I would never turn back.

Is that you Mr. Finklang?

TSA has not officially announced that they are hiring but they are defenitely short of pilots..! And yes i will agree with the guy who said that they might offer u a slot with GoJets. They did that with me. I went for an TSA interview march 7th and a week later they offerd me a slot in GoJets.
I did take it and now I work for them. That may upset some of the people in here I will agree with every one on their opinion about upper managment and Hulas kannodia !

what's funny about that, is i was going to ask if that was finklang also...

They are hiring, and they have not filled up a class September 5th. If you are interested you may want to send in a resume and give them a call.

...or put your balls in a vice and save your self the trouble of working for trans states.

totally, lol

Howd it go?
 

Howd the interview go navyj?

tell ya tomarrow...wish me luck

Oops, got ahead of myself. Good luck tommorow.

well, just got back from the 9am interview, it's 10 am currently ... we started a lil' early. because the class date is on sept. 5th, they skipped the waiting period and told me today that i was hired if i wanted it. So, sept. 5th, i'll get the joy of being in STL to start the training...really excited. Thanks for the help everone.

Congrats on the job!

I sincerely hope it works out better for you than the guys that got furloughed a few months back!

shoulda asked this before, but does anyone know if they pay during training? i saw on here in another post they said

60 x $22.00

so, if training is 12 weeks long, am i only getting paid for 60 hrs of that, or is that like 60 hrs a week, two weeks, lol, etc. Thanks.

My understanding is you get 60 hours per month at your hourly rate while in training.

60 hrs a week, you wish!!! I belive that is monthly!

;) im an optimist.

Congrats on the job! Hope it works out for you. Hope they don't try and pull the switcheroo on ya (heard that happening to a few guys). Would be nice if that 60 hours they paid you was per week. Might as well stay in training then (never heard of any 240 hour lines at any airline I know of);) Do they provide your hotel/transportation while in training? Next time Im in STL for an overnight, we should have a beer.

they really screw the guys w/ the hotel and transportation as my letter stated both were my responsibility. My old room at my parents house however is still un-occupied, so i'm gonna try to shoe-horn my way back in. lol. Should save some significant $$ this way, and it'll definatley help with surviving on first officer salary.

Congrats on becoming a "Waterskier". Use the company for what it is, a place to build your time and move on. Try to keep a positive outlook, it will be hard, but you will fly with some great guys and learn alot from them.

Best of luck!

Former Waterskier '99-06
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