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Mr Wu

Mr Wu

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Date of interview: April 21, 2007
Date interview was submitted: April 21, 2007
Were you hired as a result of this interview? yes
Total flight time: 262
PIC flight time: 122
PIC TURBINE flight time: 0
Instrument flight time: 15
Total multi engine flight time: 40
Did someone walk in your application/ resume? yes
How many letters of recommendation did you bring? 1
Are you a CFI? no
Are you a CFII? no
Are you a MEI? no
Are you an ATP? no
Did you complete the ATP written? yes
Are you an FE? no
Did you complete the FE written? no
How long after you sent your resume were you called? 0 weeks
Do you have a college degree? no
Do you have a military background? no
What is your current job? other
What is your age? 19
What aircraft were you assigned? Saab
If you were hired what is your training date? April 30, 2007

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Interview experience:
All the rest is right on. Looking forward to seeing all you guys in school and being part of the best regional airline in America.
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What's next? A valid pulse?
 
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thats gotta be fake....

19 year old with atp written.....why?


and the best regional in america??
 
It actually makes sense that regionals would want to hire people as young as possible. With FO's running away as fast as they can, companies can rest easy knowing that certain FO's, by law, cannot upgrade for several years.
 
CATS will not let me take the written until I turn 21? How'd you get yours?

If I'd fill out the aviationinterviews.com stuff ya'll'd snap my neck.
 
its amazing how far people will go to start making things up

i sitll think this is fake
 
i assure you that you can get it before 21. If you read into the regulations, you can get an ATP before you are 23 also.
 
wow....anybody else wanna sign up to not fly with that guy? Dude's got 2 years b4 he can even drink. Not even a CFI...sad.

best regional in america? what is he from france or something?

10 to 1 he doesn't even pass initial. He needs to go back and earn that crappy colgan job.
 
10 to 1 he doesn't even pass initial. He needs to go back and earn that crappy colgan job.
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High horse? ...what would you say if someone gave you a job when you had 300 hours? I know I'd be a happy camper.

The problem is with the industry, not with this guy. I wish him best of luck.
 
Filkster said:
Heard Pinnacle has a new hire in class now that does NOT have a multi.... I guess the regionals are reaping what they sew...

RF
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I heard that one. He only had his commercial single and nobody caught it. His Sim instructor finally looked at his logbook and figured it out. He was escorted off the property pretty quickly after that.
 
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I heard that one. He only had his commercial single and nobody caught it. His Sim instructor finally looked at his logbook and figured it out. He was escorted off the property pretty quickly after that.
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That would be interesting trying to explain that at your next interview...
 
I believe it...PDT is hiring w/ less!

I just talked to a kid last week that was hired with 230TT 22 Multi NO CFI! I didn't realize that PDT was in that bad of shape!
 
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XJohXJ said:
It actually makes sense that regionals would want to hire people as young as possible. With FO's running away as fast as they can, companies can rest easy knowing that certain FO's, by law, cannot upgrade for several years.
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So what happens when the captains start to leave in larger numbers and all of a sudden you have a bunch of slots to fill but nobody who's legally able to fill them?
 
I took my ATP written at 20, I work 121 so its one less thing to worry about, did it for a college credit. You can take your ATP checkride at 15 years old, you just need to wait until you're 23 to pick it up and excercize the privelages.
 
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purdue_pilot said:
I didn't realize that PDT was in that bad of shape!
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Oh, believe it. We can't get enough warm body's to fill the classes we run, I looked on the website today and saw we are down to 5(started with 7) in the April 9 new-hire class and a whoping 6 are slated to start on the 25th.
 
Sec. 61.35

Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.

(a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have:
(1) Received an endorsement, if required by this part, from an authorized instructor certifying that the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this part for the certificate or rating sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and
(2) Proper identification at the time of application that contains the applicant's--
(i) Photograph;
(ii) Signature;
(iii) Date of birth, which shows the applicant meets or will meet the age requirements of this part for the certificate sought before the expiration date of the airman knowledge test report; and
(iv) Actual residential address, if different from the applicant's mailing address.
(b) The Administrator shall specify the minimum passing grade for the knowledge test.

[Amdt. 61-102, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-104, 63 FR 20286, Apr. 23, 1998]
 
I can certainly see the advantage in hiring low time pilots into a commercial operation. Better to get them before they develop bad habits and you can train them per your SOP.
 
Good for him! He's in a great position getting hired on at 19. If he sticks it out there, he should have pretty good seniority by the time he can upgrade. If he moves on to another regional in a few years he'd probably be able to upgrade in an RJ when he's 23.
 
Don't hate the playa, hate the game!
 
SOVT said:
Sec. 61.35

Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.

(a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have:
(1) Received an endorsement, if required by this part, from an authorized instructor certifying that the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this part for the certificate or rating sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and
(2) Proper identification at the time of application that contains the applicant's--
(i) Photograph;
(ii) Signature;
(iii) Date of birth, which shows the applicant meets or will meet the age requirements of this part for the certificate sought before the expiration date of the airman knowledge test report; and
(iv) Actual residential address, if different from the applicant's mailing address.
(b) The Administrator shall specify the minimum passing grade for the knowledge test.

[Amdt. 61-102, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-104, 63 FR 20286, Apr. 23, 1998]
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Good job on the highlighting - now find the paragraph that says there is no expiration date is you're employed by a 121 (or I think 135) carrier.
 
They need more blood here man,,, no FOs to fly! People are smartening up and not going to the regionals anymore.
 

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