TenYearsGone

We dont hire commuters..

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TenYearsGone

A commuting pilot who travels to his base by air will not be eligible for treatment under Section 23 Y. 2. unless he has attempted to travel on at least two flights (on and/or off line) that:

a. show adequate actual seat availability within 24 hours of the departure, considering
the pilot’s seniority and the normal load factor of the flight; or, on which the pilot has
a jumpseat reservation,
b. are scheduled to arrive at his base at a reasonable time before his scheduled report,
and
c. are separated by at least two hours.

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filejw

Guess you don't read the company social media policy .

TenYearsGone

Its the PWA that can readily be found on the web.

TEN

Besides look at the L & G thread. A moderator has divulged the rules too.

tsquare

ROTFLMAO.. you are soooo right. We hire them into bases and then TURN them into commuters by closing those bases..

tsquare

I would say that it is not just the capacity to run a cockpit, but more of a leadership quality that DAL will look for. It will come out in the personal interviews whether you have that quality or not. And to be perfectly clear, I have ZERO inside knowledge of how this process goes down, I am basing that comment about hiring captains on the quality of pilots I have seen hired at DAL over the years. BUt to answer your question further, they are also NOT looking for the authoritarian kind of guy that will slap his FO and take over the airplane at any given moment. It is all about crew concept, and when you find yourself in the left seat that the movement there will be a natural one, and not have to be learned. I know that is probably confusing the issue more, so feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. The bottom line is to be yourself when you interview. Don't try to time the market, and tailor your responses to be what you THINK they are looking for. I'll give you a personal example of when I was interviewed.

Ya'll have probably heard about Dr Janus and the rocking chair. Dr Janus was the psych, and he had a rocking chair in his office that supposedly was an immediate disqualifier if you sat in it. Personally, I didn't buy into that fear factor, so when he led me to his office, I looked in and saw many chairs there. I stopped and asked him if he really cared which chair I sat in, and his answer was "I don't care which chair you sit in except that one (pointing) because it's MY chair." I sat on the couch, and we talked for about 5 minutes at which point he said that I was a well adjusted young man, and that I should have no problem. I am not relating that as gouge. I was being myself, and he saw that and was satisfied.

There is gouge out there, and I am sure that all of you know it. The rest is all up to you, and I am looking forward to meeting all of you on the line.

tsquare

I don't know who whizzed on your Wheaties, and frankly I don't care. I was just saying that DAL is not going to lower their standards. You don't like that, too bad for you. Have a nice day.

As to the other thing you don't like, I couldn't care less how you feel about that either.

fatsopilot

It isn't only how I feel. You are representing Delta in a public web forum. You are breaking numerous Delta employee codes of conduct, so explain to us all again how you were hired without Delta lowering their minimums? I would venture a guess if Delta saw your comment and found out who you were they would fire you. Do you call the Delta gate agents you work with who wear turbans "ragheads" too?

itsokimapilot

LNL76

No kidding....FWIW, my money is on Tsquare!