I got this from a buddy who is a retired airline guy:
Just got back from Atlanta where I completed the interview and
simulator
check ride for Executive Jet Aviation, Inc....I traveled to ATL on a
ticket
paid for by Executive jet out of EWR...no problems with all the new
security
because there were no crowds on Wednesday morning at EWR....arrive in
ATL at
630pm and checked into the hotel which was adjacent to the airport and
Flight Safety's building....went to bed early and went to the
interview...the interview was rescheduled on Thursday along with the
sim
check...
I spent a sleepless night because of worry about my performance...I
had
not been in a simulator for more than four years and had not
interviewed for
a job for more than 40 years...I went to the interview at 830am and was
really nervous because of the upcoming sim check which was scheduled
immediately after the interview...the two people who interviewed me
were
very professional and sensitive to my nervousness...they were gentle
with
me....as the interview proceeded, my nervousness lessened and I think I
did
a creditable job...
One of the interviewers was a line pilot and the other person was a
woman
from human resources...they asked me good questions which were straight
forward and no trick questions....
Next up was the sim check...my sim partner was a furloughed Midway
Airlines pilot, 32 years old and turned out to be a very strong
pilot....we
had met the previous evening and practiced the sim profile for a couple
of
hours...the profile was not particularly hard as it included a take off
and
departure, steep turns, holding and a procedure turn to an ILS
approach....no autopilot or flight director was available and all the
flying
was done by hand....
As a result of our practice the night before, we knocked them dead
with
our performance...we were both graded for the time spent at the
controls
flying the KingAir 200 simulator as well as the time spent acting as a
co-pilot...5 was the highest grade possible and both of us scored
nothing
but 5's with a couple of 4's...with extra comments added by the sim
check
pilot which were very positive...This check ride was accomplished using
the
ATP flight test tolerances on altitude, airspeed and heading
control...I
feel pretty good accomplishing it in an airplane I had never flown
before....I think both of us will be offered jobs sometime in the
coming
month...they must wait until all the background checks are complete
before
they offer us the job....
They did not indicate which airplane we would be trained on but I
told
them the Falcon 2000 was my first choice.... Prior to the interview and
sim
check, we had a briefing on the Executive Jet Aviation company and its
plans....they are going to hire 750 pilots in the coming year.....they
presently employ approximately 1400 pilots and have every intention of
growing the company to the point where they have the same number of
planes
as United Airlines....everything associated with the interview was
first
class and very professional...I am looking forward to having a job once
again...
Just got back from Atlanta where I completed the interview and
simulator
check ride for Executive Jet Aviation, Inc....I traveled to ATL on a
ticket
paid for by Executive jet out of EWR...no problems with all the new
security
because there were no crowds on Wednesday morning at EWR....arrive in
ATL at
630pm and checked into the hotel which was adjacent to the airport and
Flight Safety's building....went to bed early and went to the
interview...the interview was rescheduled on Thursday along with the
sim
check...
I spent a sleepless night because of worry about my performance...I
had
not been in a simulator for more than four years and had not
interviewed for
a job for more than 40 years...I went to the interview at 830am and was
really nervous because of the upcoming sim check which was scheduled
immediately after the interview...the two people who interviewed me
were
very professional and sensitive to my nervousness...they were gentle
with
me....as the interview proceeded, my nervousness lessened and I think I
did
a creditable job...
One of the interviewers was a line pilot and the other person was a
woman
from human resources...they asked me good questions which were straight
forward and no trick questions....
Next up was the sim check...my sim partner was a furloughed Midway
Airlines pilot, 32 years old and turned out to be a very strong
pilot....we
had met the previous evening and practiced the sim profile for a couple
of
hours...the profile was not particularly hard as it included a take off
and
departure, steep turns, holding and a procedure turn to an ILS
approach....no autopilot or flight director was available and all the
flying
was done by hand....
As a result of our practice the night before, we knocked them dead
with
our performance...we were both graded for the time spent at the
controls
flying the KingAir 200 simulator as well as the time spent acting as a
co-pilot...5 was the highest grade possible and both of us scored
nothing
but 5's with a couple of 4's...with extra comments added by the sim
check
pilot which were very positive...This check ride was accomplished using
the
ATP flight test tolerances on altitude, airspeed and heading
control...I
feel pretty good accomplishing it in an airplane I had never flown
before....I think both of us will be offered jobs sometime in the
coming
month...they must wait until all the background checks are complete
before
they offer us the job....
They did not indicate which airplane we would be trained on but I
told
them the Falcon 2000 was my first choice.... Prior to the interview and
sim
check, we had a briefing on the Executive Jet Aviation company and its
plans....they are going to hire 750 pilots in the coming year.....they
presently employ approximately 1400 pilots and have every intention of
growing the company to the point where they have the same number of
planes
as United Airlines....everything associated with the interview was
first
class and very professional...I am looking forward to having a job once
again...