Colgan

[Crockrocket94]

Im not speaking from experience... but I have a buddy who flies for them and ABSOLUTLY HATES it there.

So bad hes doing everything he can to get out.

 

[Louie1975]

I sincerely hope you will move to the Northeast, 'cause just thinking about the commute from SMF to the east coast makes me sick.[/QUOTE]

Yea CRJ, I will. NYC born and raised.....cursed it for 31 years, came out to Central Cali 3 years ago to instruct, and found out right away.....you can take the NYer out of NY, but not NY out of the NYer. So yes, I will go back to the Northeast. Gladly. S'matter of fact the Colgan interview included a home cooked meal and the parents B and B for hotel accomodations.

Funny I met some regional pilots on the 'A' bus at LaGuardia. Seems Im the only person wanting to go to NY.

Just waiting to hear back...

 

[chestercfi]

Don't wait for a call back. Be proactive and CALL if you want an interview.

 

[Louie1975]

Don't wait for a call back. Be proactive and CALL if you want an interview.

Good advice! Called Chuck Colgan 1x/day until he picked up. That's how I got my interview.

 

[GearUp]

Any idea of future class dates at Colgan? I know they had a June 8th. Looks like a saab class on the 29th. Anyone know of any others?

 

[3enginejock]

I just got a call this morning to go to the June 29th Saab class.

 

[chestercfi]

I just got a call this morning to go to the June 29th Saab class.

Congrats! See you in Memphis in a week and a half!

 

[LucasM]

I'll be going to the July 6-7 interviews. Anybody have any good tips/suggestions for the interview or hotel?

 

[Louie1975]

I'll be going to the July 6-7 interviews. Anybody have any good tips/suggestions for the interview or hotel?

Study for there written, you need an 80. Get in a sim for a few hours if you have access to one if you think you might need it. Study the current airplane/last twin you flew. And...enjoy the process!

 

[fly6785]

Can anyone PM me with contact info for either Chuck Colgan himself or Ashley in HR? I've tried e-mailing them both but have yet to get a response back. Like I said in an earlier post I got an e-mail a month ago from Mr. Colgan asking me to fill out an app on AirlineApps which I had already done but haven't heard anything since. A PM would be great! Thanks all! Good luck out there!

 

[Prim]

Is the ATP written completion mandatory for the interview?

 

[3enginejock]

Yes

 

[Louie1975]

I did not have mine done for the interview. Will get it done for the June 29 class

 

[Prim]

Ok ,so it is or it isn't mqndatory? Which one is it for the interview.

 

[GearUp]

The ATP written isn't required for the interview. However, you need to have it completed before you start training

 

[v1valarob]

Been here for 2 years and still dont have it done ;-P

 

[wrxpilot]

Ok ,so it is or it isn't mqndatory? Which one is it for the interview.

I would highly recommend getting it done prior to the interview, as there will be a written test based on the ATP during your interview. A surprisingly large amount of people didn't pass (80% score required).

 

[USMC-SSGT]

It was not a requirement when I was hired....HOWEVER..

Since I did not have time to study for the Colgan test I decided to kill two birds with one expensive stone. Interview was on (lets say Tuesday) so I drove to Trenton on Monday and did the 8 hour long want to kill yourself ATP prep and took the test with a 90 at the end of the day. After the test I drove to LGA and got a hotel. Woke up the next morning and went to the interview and took the Colgan test without issue. Had I known, I would have not studied, failed the test and been booted from the interview. I then would have gotten a job at best buy and would have been better off than where I am today with nothing lost except for two thousand hours of SIC time.

Note: Little did I know that if you already had your ATP written at that time you were exempt from the Colgan test, oh well.

 

[LucasM]

I was told on Wednesday that I was invited to the July 6-7 interviews, and Chuck said I would receive that interview packet email "in a few days". When has everybody gotten their information? I just hope I haven't been forgotten.

 

[v1valarob]

I just hope I haven't been forgotten.

Famous last words of FNGs when they start to deal with scheduling. Youll learn quick here.