Delta Interviews

[instructordude]

I have heard they are looking for alot of low time/young aged pilots. I think it is great to give someone a chance, especially those with low time. They are just as trainable to fly the autopilot as anyone else.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

A few things for all. There is by no means a concrete ceiling on time. The 6000 hr cap is for the filter that I as well as a few other people have been told they are using. Now if you have a good in, a few goodies on your resume (Line Check Airman, Chief Pilot, WIA, etc), basically something that stands out, all bets are off. You could get a call with 20K hrs. What I was told is that they one, think of trainability and two, why you are where you are and have not gotten hired somewhere else.
With that said, there are a lot of people that have voiced their grave concerns over this and want to see it changed. They have stated that the guys with 7K plus are the ones that were on the bubble in 01 and got caught after 9/11. I think that you will see a lot of guys and gals with more time get hired now. Namely because more qualified applicants are now applying with DAL going it alone.
One a side note, if you are waiting to hear about a class, call. They will not tell you are hired, but they will tell you one of two things. One, that they are waiting for a class date for you, or two, you are cleared for training. What the second one means is that all of the boxes are yes, and you are good to go. Most of the pilots in that group are waiting for the PRIA info to come back. If you did not lie then expect a class. From what I was just told today that will be late April or early May.
I hopes this helps.

 

[Tomct]

No call for me yet.
7000 total, 4000 PIC turbine, Delta Legacy (my dad's a retired DAL pilot), Delta Conn (SkyWest), 2 internal recommendations.

Well the reason....you fly for skywst! Sorry, had to be said!!!!:laugh:

 

[Z_Pilot]

...does this all mean that they put off interviews for a while? ZP

 

[michael707767]

...does this all mean that they put off interviews for a while? ZP

interviews will be going on in March, but, all the people who will get an interveiw have already been notified.

 

[acarpe3448]

I have heard they are looking for alot of low time/young aged pilots. I think it is great to give someone a chance, especially those with low time. They are just as trainable to fly the autopilot as anyone else.

Low Time? I guess if you consider over 5000 hours low time. In 2000 I think I had around 7000 hours and 6000 turbine. Does not look like it has changed that much.

 

[IFLYASA]

Low Time? I guess if you consider over 5000 hours low time. In 2000 I think I had around 7000 hours and 6000 turbine. Does not look like it has changed that much.

During 9/11, I had around 2300 hours, 1500 turbine, and 0 121 PIC. I would say that I was way underqualified. Now at 7400TT, 6500 turbine and 4900 121 PIC, I have too much. What is wrong with this picture? I guess it wasn't meant to be.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

IFLYASA; you will more than likely get a call in the next few months.

 

[acarpe3448]

During 9/11, I had around 2300 hours, 1500 turbine, and 0 121 PIC. I would say that I was way underqualified. Now at 7400TT, 6500 turbine and 4900 121 PIC, I have too much. What is wrong with this picture? I guess it wasn't meant to be.

Drop me a private message and I will see if I can get your info into the right hands. I appreciate the help ASA gave several years back!

 

[AirMorgan]

Well the reason....you fly for skywst! Sorry, had to be said!!!!:laugh:

Hey! I'm a SkyWest guy and I just got the email. I'll be calling tomorrow to schedule the interview date. Anyone know where to get some good interview gouge?

Fly Safe,

AirMorgan

E-120 Check Airman
5800 hours
2900 TPIC

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Air Morgan check you e-mail I sent you the gouge that I used. It is spot on.

 

[AirMorgan]

ACL,

Thanks for the email. I appreciate your help. Interview is on April 3rd. I'll keep you posted.

 

[hyeflyin]

AirMorgan,

Did you have any internal LOR? Good luck on your interview!

 

[altscap]

A few things for all. There is by no means a concrete ceiling on time. The 6000 hr cap is for the filter that I as well as a few other people have been told they are using. Now if you have a good in, a few goodies on your resume (Line Check Airman, Chief Pilot, WIA, etc), basically something that stands out, all bets are off. You could get a call with 20K hrs. What I was told is that they one, think of trainability and two, why you are where you are and have not gotten hired somewhere else.

Mostly because no-one was hiring in the last 4-6 years. They have to know that, right?

 

[califlyer]

Just got the email on Friday!
7100 total, 4300 tubine PIC, no jet. SkyWest EMB captain, Delta legacy, 2 internal recs (1 active, 1 LOA)

 

[jetjockey#1]

Is cpt swift's office at the DAL's offices in Virginia AV.?

Thanks.

 

[Z_Pilot]

Q:

Does a chief pilot \ assistant chief pilot \ or regional cheif pilot have an office at the ATL airport? My sponsor commutes to ATL. If it were convienant (for him), I was going to ask if he could set up a meet-n-greet when he commutes in\out of the ATL airport. I don't want to suggest it if it is off the airport property.

Thanks

ZP

 

[Ultra Grump]

Does anyone know where I can download a copy of the latest Delta pilots' contract, or does someone have a copy they can PM to me? Thanks.

 

[Tatoosh65]

App. Questions

Online Application Questions:

Simulator time section- says fill in PIC, SIC, Instructor, Dual hours--? isn't it all simulator dual instruction? or do they want to know the breakdown of what seat/position you were sitting in during each sim course?

Ratings and Certifications- Do they really want to know all your previous ratings and the dates you aquired them? Or are you suppossed to just put your ATP cert and number.?

Lastly, I got a speeding ticket 15 years ago, does Delta really want to know about that? There is no history time range listed. Any ideas?

If anyone has the answers to the above, thanks in advance
Tatoosh