Southwest Interview

[mullet]

Sailpilot- I think 328dude was just busting your balls. We both fly the 50 and 70 seater. Fortunately for us our differences consisted of 2 days ground school and 3 sim sessions.

 

[328dude]

Sailpilot- I think 328dude was just busting your balls. We both fly the 50 and 70 seater. Fortunately for us our differences consisted of 2 days ground school and 3 sim sessions.

I was busting your balls dude. Good luck on the interview.

Later

 

[Sailpilot]

I thought so, just at my company we are not alowed to fly both aircraft. We operate seperate list for each aircraft. 3 days sim? I would have missed out on a whole week in Montreal for sims. What carrier operates the 328, crj and the crj70 together?

 

[Sailpilot]

Mullet,

I love the waffle house!

 

[328dude]

None, we used to fly the Dorks at PSA before they were retired in Sept 04. They were replaced with the 200 and 700 and we are trained in both if your Charlotte based because they swap A/C type all the time when the 700 goes down for MX.

Yes, waffle house rules.

Just curious, what is your PIC time when they called you?

 

[Pilottodd2]

I was called for an interview in February '05 and, unfortunately, also did not get it.
Like Waldon, I went to HPA for the type, but I am 100% civilian. No military time. From what I have heard SWA likes to hire 50% of each.
Also, Like Waldon, I too think it was due to the slowdown at SWA. I was offered the interview in Jan, when they had 32 of USAir's B-737's coming. But when I arrived at the interview in Feb, they had lost the contract. Hence only 3 out of 12 got hired. I am continually updating my info on the web in high hopes of a Feb '06 re-try.
For what it is worth, here were my stats at the time of the interview.

-Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - 8 years design work at major airline.
-4900 total, 1700 PIC in CL-65.
-37 year old, white male, married with 1st child on the way.

Good Luck and whatever you do, DEFINATELY do the interview prep course!
Hope to see you (and Waldon) in class early next year.