Great Lakes Airlines?

[7574EVER]

Just received the interview invite in my e-mail tonight. I'd appreciate an PM from anyone willing with the latest and greatest gouge or things to know for the interview.

Am I understanding correctly from the origional poster that GLA doesn't even provide a flight to the interview?

 

[FlyinFife]

Yeah, they do...

Just received the interview invite in my e-mail tonight. I'd appreciate an PM from anyone willing with the latest and greatest gouge or things to know for the interview.

Am I understanding correctly from the origional poster that GLA doesn't even provide a flight to the interview?

Lakes does provide a flight to the interview, although it's only on their flights. As far as the interview is concerned, it's fairly typical stuff: why Lakes, have you ever broken any FARs, what is your worst quality, if a Captain descends below MDA on an approach, what are you going to do, etc.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

^^^ Too bad we couldn't be in the same circumstances. But there's a plus to doing it all on your own I call it pride and hard work and it feels better in the end when you see the results and you know you got there because of you and no one else.

The road of the paper boy is lonely and desolate. Some days you ride your stingray slinging papers left and right with nary a soul to wave to. Other days you see the airline pilot just leaving your moms house after administering her much needed meat injection that your dad saves for his boyfriend. Alas the news must be delivered no matter what.
PBR

 

[ALIMBO]

I actually deliver in a Ford Ranger, and if you really wanted to know my moms dead so no hot beef injections for her.

 

[QOL_is_great:)]

then what???

...121 PIC in 4-5 months, some folks will sell their souls for less

GLA will get a pilot in the left seat to start logging PIC time quickly and then what???

I guess it would lead to another FO seat with a carrier flying a jet, right? One would hope this would be the course.

We sure punish ourselves by doing crazy things just to fly a bigger aircraft. Oh well, the 1900 is fun to fly and a good way to cut one's teeth in the 121 world as a PIC.

 

[Can8dn]

Just received the interview invite in my e-mail tonight. I'd appreciate an PM from anyone willing with the latest and greatest gouge or things to know for the interview.

Am I understanding correctly from the origional poster that GLA doesn't even provide a flight to the interview?

If you look on aviationinterviews.com the gouge is up to date and very accurate. Other than that Know jepp low enroute and approach plates like the back of your hand along with simple FAR/AIM IFR knowledge and you'll do fine.

 

[7574EVER]

If you look on aviationinterviews.com the gouge is up to date and very accurate. Other than that Know jepp low enroute and approach plates like the back of your hand along with simple FAR/AIM IFR knowledge and you'll do fine.

Thanks! I have been reading over the gouges on aviationinterviews.com. There is gouge from, I believe, back in July that said it was probably the last interview group to NOT do a sim. All subsequent gouges had no mention of a sim so I assume it is still just tech and HR with no sim? I just want to know what I'm in for. I've heard that when there was a sim eval they were doing ADF approaches. Haven't done one of those in almost seven years so I'll probably want to get some practice before hand if a sim eval awaits..

 

[flyf15]

Is there much movement at Lakes right now?

 

[Guitar Guy]

I've heard that when there was a sim eval they were doing ADF approaches. Haven't done one of those in almost seven years so I'll probably want to get some practice before hand if a sim eval awaits..

I left there over 4 years ago but unless things have changed, it would be a very good idea to be prepared to demonstrate an NDB approach in the sim. The 1900's were equipped with ADF's and again, unless things have changed, there's no GPS so one is pretty much down to ILS/LOC, VOR and NDB approaches.

 

[WayBack]

Five weeks of training with no pay, A $7500 training contract, Low FO pay for at least 300 hours before becoming a CA (probably 4 - 5 months) How can anyone afford to do this? Not to mention you have to pay your own way to get to the interview. What's the appeal?

Right here is why they need ALPA.
ALPA will come onto the property, scare management into paying these pilots what they truely deserve.
Starting pay will be upwards of $75k in the right seat. They will also offer signing bonuses of $15k.
ALPA will get these guys the contract they deserve. No JMing, minimum of 23 days off a month. Crew meals. 5 Star Resort Hotels and a company credit cards.
So I tell you at this time, My Friends. VOTE ALPA!!! ALPA and Osama Obama will save the world!

 

[Guitar Guy]

And leave the mighty Teamsters?

 

[CopilotDoug]

Worst case, even if you're not hired as a street CA, go through newhire as an FO and then upgrade almost immediately.

OR...worst case scenario: upgrades stagnate and you're stuck with F/O pay for a while.

Who knows how people afford it .....some may have no choice and ignore bills for a few months, maybe they dont have any bills, maybe they have enough saved up.. however its no secret that there are many a Mommy and Daddy subsidising the regional airline industry by paying rent, car payment and other bills while their child ' pays their dues ' .

or some people made their money elsewhere and this is just a 'hobby' or the significant other makes the money so they can go play...

 

[Can8dn]

Thanks! I have been reading over the gouges on aviationinterviews.com. There is gouge from, I believe, back in July that said it was probably the last interview group to NOT do a sim. All subsequent gouges had no mention of a sim so I assume it is still just tech and HR with no sim? I just want to know what I'm in for. I've heard that when there was a sim eval they were doing ADF approaches. Haven't done one of those in almost seven years so I'll probably want to get some practice before hand if a sim eval awaits..

Still no sim at the interview. If you do get hired though the first week of ground school is spent doing a sim eval on a fancy Microsoft flight simulator. They pick sim groups based on who does well and who needs to spend a week refreshing themselves between ground school and sim. The NDB approach could be the make or break for you in the sim though. It typically comes on the second day of sim and that is the day most people start to washout. We also do have a few airports left in the system that only have NDB approaches for us to shoot because the rest are GPS which we do not have. But definitely brush up on NDB, VOR, and DME ARC's they love the full procedure approaches with good steady crosswinds. Good luck at the interview!

 

[Cardinal]

Am I understanding correctly from the origional poster that GLA doesn't even provide a flight to the interview?

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I can't think of a US carrier that will buy you a ticket to get you to their interview. You only get a pass within their brand. Lakes is exactly the same, but being independent means they don't have a nationwide network to get you to Denver. I've been invited to an embarrasing number of airline interviews, and not once did a company pay for a revenue ticket.

That said, if you can get your own hide to ONT, PHX, DEN, MCI, STL or any farflung outstations Lakes can take you the rest of the way. I paid $300 to get to the Lakes interview, $350 to get to a North American Interview reliably, $250 just to get to a simulator to prep for Continental....Get used to it.

 

[CX880]

Highly recommend the B1900D model to get to the interview, it will provide comfort and will get you there rested and relaxed for the interview.

 

[Can8dn]

Highly recommend the B1900D model to get to the interview, it will provide comfort and will get you there rested and relaxed for the interview.

Agreed ! LOL now thats traveling in style!

 

[Salukipilot4590]

I live 5 min. from MWA...we could commute out of there

Oh jesus butters.... :cartman: