Polar Air Cargo

[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?

 

[falcondrivr]

no, they said last month that that was it for the year. but the year is over in a month. you cant tell with them, they decide to put a class together and theyre calling guys for interviews the next day. no warning. hang in there.
heres a tip: i had a resume on file with them for 3 yrs that i updated every 6 months. happened to be in los angeles last month and knew they were getting ready to interview. walked into the offices and asked for ron carlson (dir of hiring) he chats with me for 10 min and they called me for an interview 4 days later. take a look to the left at my qualifications; i dont fly 747s. i know it never would have happened if i hadnt made the effort. the same trick worked for me at american 3 yrs ago and got me on the list. unfortunately, they stopped hiring before i got an interview date.

 

[Wolf King]

Off the subject but...

I'm looking for an old bud named Jared McClain at Polar. Anybody who might help, please PM me, and thanks in advance!

 

[reepicheep]

Reepicheep,
With your quals. What's up with wanting Polar? Are you furloughed or do you want a change from people carriers?

Currently work for US Airways and I see the handwriting on the wall. I'm very low on PIC time - 1000 Turboprop, 0 jet - a function of 12 years of downsizing.

In this market 9000 hours of right seat Boeing time may as well be in a Cessna 150.

 

[CCDiscoB]

How did they determine who went to the -200 and who went to the -400?

 

[MyRadarIsOut]

Wondering............................