Airnet Hopefull

[flyinacez]

Hey guys, just got the call today for the face to face interview. It had been exactly 2 weeks since the phone interview, so all those out there still waiting less than 2 weeks there's still hope

 

[MrPink1911]

Interviewed yesterday, just got a call from CW and of course I missed it..... Hopefully its the thumbs up call, but it may be the "I wish I had more hands..... So I could give your interview four thumbs down!!!! I'm C.W. b1tch3s..... enjoy yo'self!!!"

 

[uscpilot]

Interviewed yesterday, just got a call from CW and of course I missed it..... Hopefully its the thumbs up call, but it may be the "I wish I had more hands..... So I could give your interview four thumbs down!!!! I'm C.W. b1tch3s..... enjoy yo'self!!!"

I doubt it is bad news. That is usually in a letter. If you got a call back it should be good news.
Good Luck!!
WDR11

 

[MrPink1911]

Thanks, we will see tomorrow..... I guess!!! Fingers crossed!!!

 

[Princedietrich]

The postman always brings the bad news.

If it's a phone call from Craig, you're in.

 

[MrPink1911]

Thanks for the info, looking forward to tomorrow then!!!

 

[MrPink1911]

Talked to CW this morning and was offered possibly the Jan 31st class, if not then the Feb 14th class..... Fun times ahead!!!

 

[Flysher]

congratulations mrpink, Hopefully ill see you in the february class!!

 

[ParrotheadPilot]

Anyone else get notified by mail? I got the letter today saying I'm in. I think I'm going to call CW tomorrow to see when I can expect a class date. I'll see all of you guys soon in class! Congrats!

 

[flyinacez]

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has taken a kneeboard in the sim to hold your checklist and if a flashlight is needed because I hear it's pretty dark in there? Thanks

 

[MrPink1911]

Kneeboard might be helpful, I didn't have one and the laminated checklist and approach plates kept falling on the floor, a yoke clip might be an even better idea..... flashlight would not be necessary I don't think..... its a pretty stressful sim ride with both instrument and engine failures, so get ready....

 

[LAFrequentflyer]

Congratulations to all that have class dates / interviews...If you don't mind me asking - how did you get the 135 mins? The old fashioned way by flight instructing? If so - would working for a 141 school with students (ALL ATPS for example) be the way to go?

Sincerely,
LA

 

[MrPink1911]

Flight instructing was how i did it.... 141 school, but i dont think that matters as much as how much you fly..... i was flying +100 hours per month and make sure you do some landings at other airports to get the 500 hours point to point cross country time.....

 

[ParrotheadPilot]

The postman always brings the bad news.

If it's a phone call from Craig, you're in.

The postman doesn't always bring bad news. So if you interviewed and didn't get a call the next day, don't be discouraged! I got the letter saying I'm in 5 days after the interview

 

[MrPink1911]

Jan 31st class..... only a week and a half away, I had better get my $h1t together!!!

 

[Flysher]

well i had the interview yesterday, i thought i did extremely well on everything actually. sim ride was great, written was easy, and face to face with craig went very well. They told us all ( 7 of us ) to expect letters within 7 - 10 days. They also said they are pretty much caught up pilot wise and that there is a hiring pool starting. Craig said the new classes are only going to have 2 guys per class which seemed strange. freakin awesome company though im prayin that i get in.

 

[Flysher]

got the call just now!!!! only thing is they want me to get 1050 before they bring me in for training, and they want me to call craig every week to update my progress. Oh well, at least im in! maybe they will get desperate enough again too and call me in sooner!!

thanks for all the help guys, and good luck to those still applying!!

 

[gkrangers]

got the call just now!!!! only thing is they want me to get 1050 before they bring me in for training, and they want me to call craig every week to update my progress. Oh well, at least im in! maybe they will get desperate enough again too and call me in sooner!!

thanks for all the help guys, and good luck to those still applying!!

Pretty cool that they have a job waiting for you. Is your TT accurate? 820? I guess this goes along with the hiring pool idea.

How many hours/mo do you fly now? I hope a lot!

 

[Flysher]

I have about 835 right now. I dont know that i actually have a job "waiting" for me, although im not entirely sure how the hiring pool deal works. Is is possible for me to get booted from the pool? I hope not.

BTW im flying about 50 hours a month right now :-( If that continues that means at least 4 months till i even get assigned a class date!!!! But if its garunteed then thats better than nothing.

could someone explain the hiring pool deal to me a bit better?

 

[flyinacez]

Hey guys, I had an interview last week with Airnet. The test wasnt bad and the one on one with Craig went ok I think. The sim on the other hand might have been the death of me. Forgot to turn direct to VOR when told, never switched to advisory for VOR A app. blew through the localizer prior to G/S intercept but then flew it ok. I was fast the whole time aswell Has anyone else messed up this much and received the job? It's been about 5 days since the interview and I havent heard back, need sleep so I think I will call them. Any insight would be appreciated...thanks!

 

[BushwickBill]

No Worries Mon...

Hey dont worry about it. I was in your interview group and my sim ride went about the same. I think they were just seeing when you would crack. I had like 4 engine failures during the ride and a partial panel hold into a non precision approach. The single engine ILS is when I really ate it. I was so busy flying the thing I picked the wrong DH off the plate. I'm not really used to NOS plates. All you guys had fresher looking haircuts than I did. My application wasn't typed and it was finished the night before at 2am because they forgot to email it to me. I didn't get it until about 14 hours before I got on the plane to Ohio. If I didn't have to pay for tickets all the way to freaking Ohio then I would have just asked to interview the next day and sim prep the day before. I think that shows a lot of intrest. Oh yeah, I'm the guy from Cali.

So anyhow at this point I'm considering it a good learning experience. It was my first real aviation interview. Good luck. I haven't gotten word either way. No thumbs up or down. Dont loose hope.

I do have quite a few things I would do differently if I could interview again. I would really like to work for a company like airnet. The MX hanger was amazing. I wouldn't have a problem with flying their aircraft. I'm considering writing what I should have done during the interview on this thread or a new one. Give other guys a heads up. What do you think?

 

[uscpilot]

Hey guys, I had an interview last week with Airnet. The test wasnt bad and the one on one with Craig went ok I think. The sim on the other hand might have been the death of me. Forgot to turn direct to VOR when told, never switched to advisory for VOR A app. blew through the localizer prior to G/S intercept but then flew it ok. I was fast the whole time aswell Has anyone else messed up this much and received the job? It's been about 5 days since the interview and I havent heard back, need sleep so I think I will call them. Any insight would be appreciated...thanks!

Keep calling Craig. I dont want to give you false hope, but I have heard storys of people performing sub par and getting the call. But I dont know anyone personally whom this has happened to. Nevertheless dont let if get you down. If you did not get it they should give you a chance to reapply. Showing intrest and a desire to improve could earn some brownie points in the event that you have to reapply.
Good luck, dont loose any more sleep, its not worth it,
WDR11

 

[Princedietrich]

During my sim ride, I pooched the slow flight maneuver so bad that Craig was laughing in the back of the sim room. My ILS approach wasn't anything to write about either. I thought for sure that I'd crashed and burned and would be instructing the rest of my days.

Now here I am almost 3 years later "starcheckin" with the best of em.

 

[FastestPA31Ever]

During my sim ride, I pooched the slow flight maneuver so bad that Craig was laughing in the back of the sim room. My ILS approach wasn't anything to write about either. I thought for sure that I'd crashed and burned and would be instructing the rest of my days.

Now here I am almost 3 years later "starcheckin" with the best of em.

The worse you do on your sim ride, the more likely it is that you get hired straight into the training department!

Just kidding Prince D.!

 

[Princedietrich]

well that's fine, because I didn't get hired straight into the training department. I got hired into that 5th plane of Hades known as Detroit.

 

[FastestPA31Ever]

You mean Detroit....WHAT

guillotine007 style.

 

[Guillotine007]

detroit...."what turn?" you mean

for real though...don't bring a kneeboard or your IP will just make fun of you. stargazer had one and 'Nator almost beat him to death with it.

 

[Catnhat]

OK, I'll take the chance of some abuse here and admit that I use a small clipboard to hold IAPs, charts and a pad for copying clearances. And yes, I leave it on my lap when I need it. Its on the floor or other seat enroute. I see a lot of cracks on here about kneeboards, so let me ask: What do you guys use to keep your s*&t together?

 

[gkrangers]

OK, I'll take the chance of some abuse here and admit that I use a small clipboard to hold IAPs, charts and a pad for copying clearances. And yes, I leave it on my lap when I need it. Its on the floor or other seat enroute. I see a lot of cracks on here about kneeboards, so let me ask: What do you guys use to keep your s*&t together?

Mine is a small metal case, has a notepad in it, and i can hold charts, etc in it. serves the purpose of a kneeboard...but i dont fly freight either...

 

[FastestPA31Ever]

OK, I'll take the chance of some abuse here and admit that I use a small clipboard to hold IAPs, charts and a pad for copying clearances. And yes, I leave it on my lap when I need it. Its on the floor or other seat enroute. I see a lot of cracks on here about kneeboards, so let me ask: What do you guys use to keep your s*&t together?

After about two weeks on your run, you won't need to look at any charts or write down any clearances. If the weather is super low, you can just pull a plate out of your bag to double check everything.