Delta Disqualifiers

[Autothrust Blue]

Acquisition = staple?

That tactic is no longer legal.

Mine was a 2.3 because I skipped a lot of class and half-assed a lot of stuff.

Not Delta Material™ now or ever. Wait. What?

I think that's the point. Every one those 12000 applicants are capable of piloting Delta's airplanes. But how many are capable of taking command of 350 passengers, and 14 crew members?

Think of military officer recruitment and pilot selection. They're not just looking for Check Yeager. They're looking for someone who can lead a crew, a flight, or a squadron. They need people who can assess a situation, determine what's needed, make a plan, and delegate responsibilities...sometimes in a matter of seconds. The airlines are looking for those same qualities in their pilot candidates, and so they have come up with their own methods of teasing them out.

Anyone can be trained to manipulate stick and rudder. But how many can be a John Testrake?

They should do all of us a favor and not hire Mr. Yeager, really.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Mine was a 2.3 because I skipped a lot of class and half-assed a lot of stuff.

Ditto. My aviation stuff was pretty good, but the other classes I attended maybe 50% of the time. Definitely something I'd like to do over now that I'm all grown up.

Really the only thing that chaps my ass on my transcript is the F I got in CFI groundschool. I had something like a 97% in the class, but because I didn't have enough money to finish flying in that semester they gave me an F.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

They look at the overall package (giggity).

*drops trow in interview*

"Denny said you wanted to see this?"

 

[pullup]

*drops trow in interview*

"Denny said you wanted to see this?"

*HR lady makes note to drop him down to Tier 2 inch*

 

[Boris Badenov]

I think that's the point...etc etc.

Yes, 12,000 applicants, ONE VICTOR. Can he leap tall buildings in a single bound? Can he make the split-second, life-or-death decisions which constantly confront the steely-eyed Men of Iron whose steady hands guide the thundering Sky-Dragons through the turbulent trade-lanes of the Sky? Is he truly capable of COMMANDING a crew, of shaping a motley assortment of wagon dragons and clueless copilots in to A WELL OILED MACHINE? In short, is he, can he BE...DELTA MATERIAL?

We're not sure, let's check his basket weaving grades.

Honestly, it's getting just a weeeeeeee bit deep in here.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Yes, 12,000 applicants, ONE VICTOR. Can he leap tall buildings in a single bound? Can he make the split-second, life-or-death decisions which constantly confront the steely-eyed Men of Iron whose steady hands guide the thundering Sky-Dragons through the turbulent trade-lanes of the Sky? Is he truly capable of COMMANDING a crew, of shaping a motley assortment of wagon dragons and clueless copilots in to A WELL OILED MACHINE? In short, is he, can he BE...DELTA MATERIAL?

We're not sure, let's check his basket weaving grades.

Honestly, it's getting just a weeeeeeee bit deep in here.

I just read this to my Dad. There was a snorting sound made and other commentary.

 

[Cptnchia]

Mine was a 2.3 because I skipped a lot of class and half-assed a lot of stuff.

Hah HAH!! I win! 2.00 Suck it, brainiacs!

 

[dasleben]

Man, I thought my college GPA sucked at 2.94. Basically didn't study for anything other than flying stuff for my junior and senior years.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Hah HAH!! I win! 2.00 Suck it, brainiacs!

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Damn, maybe I am Delta material. Currently sitting on a 3.57 GPA. I'm tier 1 material baby!

Suck it everyone!

 

[cezzna]

"OSU, the best 5 or 6 years of your life".

Wouldn't change a thing. Flew 185 hours last year pulling six and NOT looking like an admiral/bellhop.

 

[Cptnchia]

Hah HAH!! I win! 2.00 Suck it, brainiacs!

Auto,
Keep in mind that back in the 20th century, HS Diplomas still counted for something and there wasn't grade inflation.

 

[Boris Badenov]

"A Gentleman's C", hmm, what? *examines cuticles*

 

[dasleben]

"A Gentleman's C", hmm, what? *examines cuticles*

I prefer "D stands for Degree."

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

I prefer "D stands for Degree."

Except if you're going under the knife!

 

[Polar742]

I think that's the point. Every one those 12000 applicants are capable of piloting Delta's airplanes. But how many are capable of taking command of 350 passengers, and 14 crew members?

Think of military officer recruitment and pilot selection. They're not just looking for Check Yeager. They're looking for someone who can lead a crew, a flight, or a squadron. They need people who can assess a situation, determine what's needed, make a plan, and delegate responsibilities...sometimes in a matter of seconds.

 

[jtrain609]

I've never had a GPA over 3.0 in my life.

Hasn't slowed me down yet.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Auto,
Keep in mind that back in the 20th century, HS Diplomas still counted for something and there wasn't grade inflation.

My bad. I think. Wait. Did you just crap on my GPA?

 

[Cptnchia]

Except if you're going under the knife!

The guy who graduates last in his class from med school is still called Doctor.
Or
Who is the better Doctor? The guy who graduates last in his class from Duke, or the guy who graduates first in his class from that med school in Grenada?

 

[surreal1221]

Undergrad summa cum laude and a graduate degree with a 3.9 GPA. Currently a 4.0 in my second graduate program...

No call...but I have had guys do the additional steps. Granted, I consider my military service about the pinnacle of my volunteerism. If it takes me a while longer to get a call, that's fine. I'll update airline apps and add all the volunteerism stuff I've done as a condition of my military service (VA hospital visits, adopt-a-highway, American Red Cross blood drives) to the achievements block.

The time will come...