Polar Air Cargo

[N984TW]

The type rating came with the job - a pretty sweet deal but also very demanding.

 

[waka]

What's the schedule and starting pay?

Thanks.

 

[330Driver]

Does anyone out there have an interview scheduled at Polar in the next month or so? I heard that they might be hiring a few F/O's early next year.

 

[falcondrivr]

yeah i got a call last week. i was in the car and kinda excited so i didnt get many details. theyre interviewing for classes in jan and feb. how many, i dont know. i am going in a week and ill post the details on this thread. by the by, ive got no 121 time nor heavy time. but i have had a resume in with them for almost 3 yrs, if that means anything.

 

[Flybynite]

I'm new to this site, but I do have an interview coming up with Polar Air Cargo. Any current interview questions that anyone could pass along would be great. They called me on short notice so I don't have much time to prepare.

 

[Draginass]

"Flying the whale is the easy part. Many people with nothing more than 1900 time have gone on to fly the 74 at Atlas and heavies at other carriers just fine. "

That's not what the Atlas captains that I flew with told me about a lot of the new hires they were flying with.

 

[Flybynite]

To:loNslo
The woman you need to call is Pat Romero at (562) 528-7314.
She should be able to give you all the info that you need.
I have been there to with a bad machine..... Hope this helps....

 

[falcondrivr]

polar latest

went to the polar interview today. it was about the most laid-back deal you could imagine. actually, its kinda unsettling because they give you no feedback.
first the interview, then the info:
check out aviation interviews.com. it hasnt changed at all from that. 5 of us met at 8am with ron carlson, head recruiter, who gave us a 30 min brief on the company. this guy is so laid-back i thought he was going to fall asleep . it was me(strictly corporate) and 4 furloughed usair guys. all great guys, all my age (36). we go individually in with ron and its the same for all of us: two questions; 1-what is your opinion of crm. 2- have you ever had a conflict in the cockpit.
thats it.
next we meet with chris aganini; 747200 fleet mgr. this guy seems to be my age and the type of guy you picture going out drinking with. his questions: 1-read a jfk taf. 2-approach plate from hong kong: msa; hat; what does FIR note mean on msa; vis is in meters, convert it to feet rvr; difference between initial approach altitudes with and without g/s. 3-domestic fuel requirements. 4-when do you need a t/o alternate.
thats about it. mabey 5 min of tech questions.
you drive over to the sim building and the sim profile is just like all the reports. the evaluator does everything for you, even some power settings. they didnt even change the holding clearance between the 5 of us. 160 radial of sli. the only thing you are responsible for is steering the plane.

next the news:
each person had a different story; ron said they might need a class in dec or jan. how many in a class he didnt say. there are 40 guys in the pool right now. they have 1600 resumes on file and they are computer sorted.
chris said he is in dire need of a -200 class to start before the end of the year. (mabey this will be filled by pool guys)
then the sim instructors at fsb (not polar employees) were gossiping that they were told 3 or 4 classes by feb. they are interviewing about 24 people this week and next. i cant confirm any of this stuff. one thing i do know is that polar is doing real well right now and the busy season is just starting. they dont have enough pilots for the work thats coming their way.
they said we should hear before the end of the week.
best of luck all
falcondrivr (hopefully soon to be 74drivr)

 

[falcondrivr]

interview results

nobody has been on this thread since the interviews last week. they interviewed 5 days worth this month for dec and possibly jan classes; anybody get jobs?

 

[reepicheep]

I have been faxing/and or mailing them a resume for about two months now and am hoping for an intervoew but it looks like I missed the boat for now.

Any word on when the next round will be?