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Looking4Traffic
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It was meant as encouragement
My posts have been meant to encourage those in the pool to wait and be patient, and to show that even though the wait might seem long; it is certainly not as long as it ussed to be nor as long as it has been for me. And to remind them that there's always somebody in a far worse condition.
Yes I interviewed in Jun 20th 2002, and have not yet been assigned a class date, but like skiddriver mentoined it is not due to Comair, but rather a requirement from the DOJ, which required Non US Citizens without prior experience in A/C with a MTOW over 12,500 Lbs to undergo a background check that did not became available untill March 17th of 2003. Today that background check is available and Im in the process of getting a DOJ clearance to begin training.
For those interested the Final Ruling on that Law wich was published Feb 13th, 2003 is available through this link:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-3384.pdf
Also wenever I mentioned seniority, as in "Im the most senior lifeguard in the pool", I meant it as a joke, as in, I have been in th epool for a long @$$ while, and not as in Seniority within the airline. It is well known that seniority starts the day you show up to class, and nothing else.
Again, my intentions has always been to cheer up poolies that feel the wait is long. I apologize if the effect was the contrary and all I've done is scare people off.
The fact is that the pool right now is fairly shallow, unlike the usual 6 month wait of those who interviwed during the first 6-7 months of 2002, yet even though the pool is shallow there are a few of us non US Citizens that have been given job offers, that until now were not able to begin training and have waited a lot longer than most.
Im glad to be a poolie even if for almost year , and as soon as I have class date details I will share them aswell.
Congrats to all of the poolies and we'll see you on the line soon.
Rich!
My posts have been meant to encourage those in the pool to wait and be patient, and to show that even though the wait might seem long; it is certainly not as long as it ussed to be nor as long as it has been for me. And to remind them that there's always somebody in a far worse condition.
Yes I interviewed in Jun 20th 2002, and have not yet been assigned a class date, but like skiddriver mentoined it is not due to Comair, but rather a requirement from the DOJ, which required Non US Citizens without prior experience in A/C with a MTOW over 12,500 Lbs to undergo a background check that did not became available untill March 17th of 2003. Today that background check is available and Im in the process of getting a DOJ clearance to begin training.
For those interested the Final Ruling on that Law wich was published Feb 13th, 2003 is available through this link:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-3384.pdf
Also wenever I mentioned seniority, as in "Im the most senior lifeguard in the pool", I meant it as a joke, as in, I have been in th epool for a long @$$ while, and not as in Seniority within the airline. It is well known that seniority starts the day you show up to class, and nothing else.
Again, my intentions has always been to cheer up poolies that feel the wait is long. I apologize if the effect was the contrary and all I've done is scare people off.
The fact is that the pool right now is fairly shallow, unlike the usual 6 month wait of those who interviwed during the first 6-7 months of 2002, yet even though the pool is shallow there are a few of us non US Citizens that have been given job offers, that until now were not able to begin training and have waited a lot longer than most.
Im glad to be a poolie even if for almost year , and as soon as I have class date details I will share them aswell.
Congrats to all of the poolies and we'll see you on the line soon.
Rich!
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Shameless Plug
Ok so this is a shameless plug.
Comair Newhires: Dont forget! Comair does not provide you with a headset for use in the CRJs.
Bid on this never used Plantronics MS50 airline headset on Ebay today!
Throw out those clunky old Dave Clarks and Peltors!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2410872238&category=26440
Ok so this is a shameless plug.
Comair Newhires: Dont forget! Comair does not provide you with a headset for use in the CRJs.
Bid on this never used Plantronics MS50 airline headset on Ebay today!
Throw out those clunky old Dave Clarks and Peltors!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2410872238&category=26440
hmmm, let me see here, buy a new headset or have steak a couple of times rather than noodles......hmmm....let me see here.......sorry, had to throw that out........the DC's aren't bad if you have them, but if you don't, this sounds like a good chance to get a nice headset for less than what you would have to pay for it at regular price....the cockpit does get a little loud on decent though.......
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Looking4Traffic
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Getting the Call at Comair
panampilot:
There have been several threads and many postings regarding what it takes to get an interview at Comair. From my recollection of those posts, I've concluded that there are at least five important factors to 'getting the call':
1. Hours -- published mins are 1200/200. I was told that my time was a "low average." I had 3600/2200.
2. Part 121 or 135 time -- my recollection is that, among the people interviewing with me, we all had experience with another airline, a charter company or the military. If I'm wrong, it was certainly most of us anyway.
3. ATP with a type-rating -- I'm not encouraging anyone to go buy a type-rating, though I think it's a good idea to have your ATP. What I am saying is that, if you have Captain experience somewhere else (particularly in an aircraft that requires a type-rating), it helps.
4. Attended Air, Inc. or knew someone who walked in their resume -- It seems that a good number of people who I've met, and who've posted at flightinfo or aviationinterviews, have either been fortunate enough to know someone at Comair who took the initiative to walk in their resume to HR, or in the alternative, they attended an Air, Inc. seminar and met with Comair personnel at the seminar. Again, not everyone who got the call fits into this category, but many do.
5. Perseverance -- you always hear the story of the guy who got called for an interview two weeks after sending Comair his first resume, but most of us had to wait a little longer and send in several resumes before we got called.
I hope this was helpful, and not discouraging. Good luck to you.
panampilot:
There have been several threads and many postings regarding what it takes to get an interview at Comair. From my recollection of those posts, I've concluded that there are at least five important factors to 'getting the call':
1. Hours -- published mins are 1200/200. I was told that my time was a "low average." I had 3600/2200.
2. Part 121 or 135 time -- my recollection is that, among the people interviewing with me, we all had experience with another airline, a charter company or the military. If I'm wrong, it was certainly most of us anyway.
3. ATP with a type-rating -- I'm not encouraging anyone to go buy a type-rating, though I think it's a good idea to have your ATP. What I am saying is that, if you have Captain experience somewhere else (particularly in an aircraft that requires a type-rating), it helps.
4. Attended Air, Inc. or knew someone who walked in their resume -- It seems that a good number of people who I've met, and who've posted at flightinfo or aviationinterviews, have either been fortunate enough to know someone at Comair who took the initiative to walk in their resume to HR, or in the alternative, they attended an Air, Inc. seminar and met with Comair personnel at the seminar. Again, not everyone who got the call fits into this category, but many do.
5. Perseverance -- you always hear the story of the guy who got called for an interview two weeks after sending Comair his first resume, but most of us had to wait a little longer and send in several resumes before we got called.
I hope this was helpful, and not discouraging. Good luck to you.
panampilot
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