Latest at Atlas?
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BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Their ATRs (if they even still run them) out of Guam were/are 121.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Atlas was actually quite interested in my 402 PIC time. They told me more than once that they really valued the time. Don't let a lack of TPIC stop anyone from applying. Nobody knows why some get the call and some don't.
My class was heavy on 767-rated guys, but they had a current need at the time for that. The Whale class next door was full of all walks of life.
My class was heavy on 767-rated guys, but they had a current need at the time for that. The Whale class next door was full of all walks of life.
amorris311
Well-Known Member
Guns a blazing tonight!
Seggy
Well-Known Member
You know as well as I do that it is a lot harder being a PIC on a Slaab than a 'transitional jet', so be silent again.
amorris311
Well-Known Member
Different types of flying. You know that too.
Seggy
Well-Known Member
Exactly, and flying a Turboprop is a lot harder.
ClarkGriswold
Non Nutritive Cereal Varnish Engineer
I wouldn't say it's a whole lot harder but it's definitely more fun and a must have done IMO. Now the 1900, that just seemed more annoying than anything with no AP, but I wouldn't know about that or being PIC.
mikecweb
Well-Known Member
Tell your HR folks.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
No joke. I currently don't have any plans to leave here, but there's a good chance I'm "topped out" anyway. Delta/UAL/FDX/UPS would more than likely take RJ CAs before they'd take me.
Seggy
Well-Known Member
Nah it was a whole lot harder flying between BLF-BKW-IAD in a T-PROP (or ACK to BOS in a 402) than it is going between OMA-MSP on the transitional jet.
amorris311
Well-Known Member
Different kind of hard. We worked for a company that limited our resources available to us. The current place gives you pretty much everything and anything to get the job done. That in and of itself makes things less difficult. How many times a day did you have to be on the phone with a manassas prefix during a trip compared to now?
Rocketman99
Frozen Guppy Manipulator
You practically also just made his point Andrew...
Cruise hit it. They wanted me to take the online test within a day or two of the call. I took it the next day and did fine, but bear in mind that I'd been flying oceanic/international regularly leading up to it, so a lot of the info was fresh in my mind. Someone unfamiliar with those types of ops should really be hitting the books before getting the call.
The writing assignment for my group was "Describe the two types of noise abatement procedures." I wrote about the NADP1 (close-in) and NADP2 (distant) procedures, but it might not have been what they were looking for. Even if you're unsure of the topic, write what you know clearly and concisely. They want to know that you can write a report and be understood.
Oh, and before anyone asks: I didn't wear the tie.
Damn, dog, if you wrote about NADP-1 and NADP-2, you've already nailed it.
Seggy
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DE727UPS
Well-Known Member
Not under our most recent hiring criteria. They wanted widebody overwater time for the junior base which was ANC 747 or MD11. You're way better off at Atlas than an RJ. The RJ guy should be looking to get on at Atlas.
Polar742
All the responsibility none of the authority
Which is funny, as we do the same jobs.
Generally speaking RJ pilots are the least drag as new hires. They tend to do very well, and preform well online.