kellwolf
Piece of Trash
So, pretty much all contact is through e-mail, from the first e-mail letting you know you got the interview to your flight confirmation and interview date and time. Positive space NR from DFW-MEM the day before and got to sleep in my own bed that night. 
So, show up for the interview at 8 AM (30 minutes early), filled out a nametag and put the mound of paperwork in a folder with my name on it. The rest of the interviewees quickly filed in, and there were 14 of us total. We then walked from the corporate offices over to the training center, and one of the interview captains gave us a run down on the company (pay, benefits, number of a/c, bases, etc). After that, they asked for volunteers for the sim and two-on-one interviews. The rest of us got to take the written. I'll say this: if you don't study for the written, odds are you're not gonna make it past it. It's not the standard question over ATP regs (although there were a couple). A lot has to do with aerodynamics and things you may or may not have learned in your Comm or CFI training. We lost 4 to the written (one of which was out of the ERAU CAPT program, so I took perverse pleasure in seeing him go). After that, I did the two-on-one technical interview. Why Pinnacle? Jepp charts, 121 t/o alternate mins, couple of situational questions, etc. After that was the sim ride, which is where I felt I was the weakest. I'd never flown a Frasca 142 before, and it showed. ILS approach, some intercepting and tracking, and a hold. I THOUGHT I turned the wrong way on the hold entry, so I kicked myself for about a day over that. Then I was explaining what I did wrong to a student, and he said "That doesn't make sense." I drew it out and realized I DID do it right. Felt silly after that.
Last part was the exit interview with two captains. Once again got asked why Pinnacle, what would I do if I didn't get based in MEM (since I'm from there originally and my family is there), how would I make the jump from the Seminole to the CRJ and the infamous captain goes below MDA question. Told I'd know in a couple of days: phone call good, letter bad.
All in all the process took all day. We started out with 14 and ended with 7 (lost 4 to the written, 2 failed the sim and one said the upgrade time was going to be too long). I felt pretty tired when I left, and non-revved back on NWA to DFW that night. Waited on pins and needles for a couple of days. Took so long I assumed I was getting a letter in the mail, then got a call from HR while I was in the air saying I got the job.
Sorry, Stan. Unless you get to DFW on Fri, I'm gonna miss ya. My class date is March 6th in MEM.
So, show up for the interview at 8 AM (30 minutes early), filled out a nametag and put the mound of paperwork in a folder with my name on it. The rest of the interviewees quickly filed in, and there were 14 of us total. We then walked from the corporate offices over to the training center, and one of the interview captains gave us a run down on the company (pay, benefits, number of a/c, bases, etc). After that, they asked for volunteers for the sim and two-on-one interviews. The rest of us got to take the written. I'll say this: if you don't study for the written, odds are you're not gonna make it past it. It's not the standard question over ATP regs (although there were a couple). A lot has to do with aerodynamics and things you may or may not have learned in your Comm or CFI training. We lost 4 to the written (one of which was out of the ERAU CAPT program, so I took perverse pleasure in seeing him go). After that, I did the two-on-one technical interview. Why Pinnacle? Jepp charts, 121 t/o alternate mins, couple of situational questions, etc. After that was the sim ride, which is where I felt I was the weakest. I'd never flown a Frasca 142 before, and it showed. ILS approach, some intercepting and tracking, and a hold. I THOUGHT I turned the wrong way on the hold entry, so I kicked myself for about a day over that. Then I was explaining what I did wrong to a student, and he said "That doesn't make sense." I drew it out and realized I DID do it right. Felt silly after that.
Last part was the exit interview with two captains. Once again got asked why Pinnacle, what would I do if I didn't get based in MEM (since I'm from there originally and my family is there), how would I make the jump from the Seminole to the CRJ and the infamous captain goes below MDA question. Told I'd know in a couple of days: phone call good, letter bad.
All in all the process took all day. We started out with 14 and ended with 7 (lost 4 to the written, 2 failed the sim and one said the upgrade time was going to be too long). I felt pretty tired when I left, and non-revved back on NWA to DFW that night. Waited on pins and needles for a couple of days. Took so long I assumed I was getting a letter in the mail, then got a call from HR while I was in the air saying I got the job.
Sorry, Stan. Unless you get to DFW on Fri, I'm gonna miss ya. My class date is March 6th in MEM.
