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buffalopilot

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I have 515TT and 132 Multi engine and i got a call from Colgan yesterday and was told that they are very interested in me as a pilot, i just need to get multiengine current again and then i can go for an interview! I did not do any PFT etc, i got my ratings, instructed in a Warrior for 1 year and i am off (hopefully). I have 8 years in college with a medicine degree so i dont know if that helped!
 
buffalopilot said:
I have 515TT and 132 Multi engine and i got a call from Colgan yesterday and was told that they are very interested in me as a pilot, i just need to get multiengine current again and then i can go for an interview! I did not do any PFT etc, i got my ratings, instructed in a Warrior for 1 year and i am off (hopefully). I have 8 years in college with a medicine degree so i dont know if that helped!
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Get 'er Done....

Congrats !!
 
Buffalo -

You have an MD? Might want to PM you concerning someone who was accepted at Upstate (your neck of the woods) but is having second thoughts (as I assume you did).

J.
 
Colgan's schedules are all different depending on which of the 20 or so domiciles you're at. The one thing that is consistent is that we are a home every night airline (aside from our flyers down in Houston who do one night overnights a lot). You'll start and end your day at your domicile with anywhere from 4-6 total legs typically.
 
FlyWhiteSox said:
Talk about paying your dues!
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Not to take away from the man's accomplishments, but 1 year in a PA28 isn't even close to being called "paying one's dues."
 
NJA_Capt said:
Not to take away from the man's accomplishments, but 1 year in a PA28 isn't even close to being called "paying one's dues."
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Maybe a sarcasm was missed?
 
congrats and get that taken care of an quick...

on the flip side, what the he11...3 months ago Colgan wouldnt look at me with 1500TT and 200Multi....granted i hadnt held a job in a year but christ.
 
current?

Just a quick question. What do you need to do for multi-engine currency? Beside 3 takeoffs and landings.

adreamer
 
NJA_Capt said:
Not to take away from the man's accomplishments, but 1 year in a PA28 isn't even close to being called "paying one's dues."
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Sorry for my vagueness, I was referring to the fact that he had a medicine degree. That coupled with flight training costs has to be astronomical. Hence the "Talk about paying your dues!" comment.
 
Casper said:
what the he11...3 months ago Colgan wouldnt look at me with 1500TT and 200Multi....granted i hadnt held a job in a year but christ.
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They probably figured you wouldn't be around very long. And while I don't know the specifics of your job now, I have a feeling you're better off :)
 
Casper said:
congrats and get that taken care of an quick...

on the flip side, what the he11...3 months ago Colgan wouldnt look at me with 1500TT and 200Multi....granted i hadnt held a job in a year but christ.
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I had the exact same problem as well, with 1900TT and 300 multi. None of the prop regionals called me - great lakes, commutair, colgan, piedemont, etc. Even Airnet and Ameriflight never called. I'm not really sure what their thinking is, maybe lower time people will bitch less? I don't know. I ended up getting a couple calls from the jet regionals though.

I did end up getting a call from Colgan, but only after I pestered them for a month. In retrospect, I am happy they didn't call (would've jumped at the chance with 500 TT though!).

~wheelsup
 
I really think that being called with 515 TT really shows the importance of education in this business. I have 8 years of college which in a employers eyes means more than 300 more hours in a a Warrior etc.
 
buffalopilot said:
I really think that being called with 515 TT really shows the importance of education in this business. I have 8 years of college which in a employers eyes means more than 300 more hours in a a Warrior etc.
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Your right....and your def. qualified for the position, but hear me out on this. I'd rather have a pilot with a high school diploma, and no college with 2000 hours of flight time than a pilot with 8 years of college with 500 hours of flight time....I'm not saying your not qualified, I just don't think college should matter, I think the primary thing that airlines should look at is TT College is great, but seriously I don't need to practice doing works cited pages so I can do the VOR approach into runway 1. And I know I'll hear, "well it broadens up your horizons." Well, ok if I want to do that I will, its a free country, but I don't feel like "broadening up my Horizons" by doing pointless english assignments, alot of math I study I never use when flying, and computer science stuff that goes WAY beyond broadening up your horizons. But because the airlines want a degree I'll stop complaining now.
 
supercell86 said:
Your right....and your def. qualified for the position, but hear me out on this. I'd rather have a pilot with a high school diploma, and no college with 2000 hours of flight time than a pilot with 8 years of college with 500 hours of flight time....I'm not saying your not qualified, I just don't think college should matter, I think the primary thing that airlines should look at is TT College is great, but seriously I don't need to practice doing works cited pages so I can do the VOR approach into runway 1. Just MY opinion though.
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More than likely, a pilot with a college degree can write a paragraph without a run-on sentence that doesn't end!! ;)
 
Just get some bungy straps to hang on to the tail for the first 6 months. You wont have much to offer as a crewmember your first few months online. But thats a reality, and ever has to start somewhere, so good for you. Dont feel bad for getting a good start on things.
 
Kingairer said:
Just get some bungy straps to hang on to the tail for the first 6 months. You wont have much to offer as a crewmember your first few months online. But thats a reality, and ever has to start somewhere, so good for you. Dont feel bad for getting a good start on things.
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lol....how much does someone in his position fly for the first few months?
 
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