Ameriflight interview

[gran_fan]

Hi Guys.
I have an interview coming up with Ameriflight. Does anyone have any recommendations as to how and where I can practice for the sim ride?
I've already checked the gouges at "aviationinterviews.com" and I did not come up with any answers.
I will appreciate any idea/suggestion/etc'



Thanks.

 

[Herman]

Any decent SIM will do fine; just make sure you are well prepared and on top of your instrument skills and procedures. The technical interview is also very much oriented towards your instrument knowledge.

 

[buckdanny]

You want to practice on an ATC 810. First of all, WHERE is your interview? OAK? BUR? PDX? Once I know I can tell you where I practiced for mine, I went to several places.

Buck

 

[gran_fan]

Amf Hq

the interview will take place in BUR.

 

[buckdanny]

That's where I had my interview too. It was a year ago though, things could have changed. The sim is a one of a kind ATC 810; it is mounted in a chieftain cockpit.

I went to a flight school at the Santa Monica flight school to use their ATC 810 to practice the night before. Before that I spent a week practicing in Portland, where I lived. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the school, but it wouldn't be too hard to find out. Make sure you practice obstacle departures, holding and non precision approaches. Also practice radio calls on one radio (com 2 always monitors company). It's sounds like a small thing, but if you are used to use 2 radios like I was it still takes your concentration away from the flying. A little hint: the sim clicks when you bank, so if you look away (chart, etc) and you hear clicking, it means you're banking! saved me from going off course a couple of times

For the oral prep I would suggest you read all of the gouges on aviationinterviews.com it's what I did and it totaly showed at the interview.

Good luck and let us know how it went!

Buck

 

[gran_fan]

thanks

Thanks buck, i'll keep you posted.

 

[Launchpad]

What's the latest on the training agreement if you are hired into a turbine? Any horror stories? Not looking for a fight, just curious as to the policy.

Thanks-

 

[DirtyBeech]

well it used to be a gentlemen's agreement in which you the pilot recognized how much the company was spending on your training and then you committed to 6 months- 1 year of service in said equipment. failure to complete the term would eliminate the possibility of rehire, and you wouldn't recieve a favorable reccomendation should future employers check into your job history. i think that's changed, at least for the e 120 f.o.'s, as the company has been burned on a few.

the pa31 sim isn't too bad. the company does want to see you use a simple checklist, make all the appropriate radio calls, and show instrument proficiency. for mine i departed an uncontrolled field, intercepted a VOR radial which led to an NDB, crossed the NDB and departed on a bearing to intercept a localizer, shot the ILS down to mins, went missed and held at an intersection defined by an NDB bearing and VOR cross radial. sim over. you get plenty of time to study the plates and set up the radios. no big deal really. hope this helps.

 

[Launchpad]

Thanks dirtybeech. I know some companies put a monetary figure on it and then pro-rate it for the year. Thanks again for the response.

 

[barnyard]

What's the latest on the training agreement if you are hired into a turbine? Any horror stories? Not looking for a fight, just curious as to the policy.

Thanks-

The turbine training agreement is not a monetary commitment, but an employment commitment. I believe it is 12 months for the metro and know it's 6 for the 99.

The company holds the PRIA over your head to deter you from leaving prior to your commitment date.