Originally Posted by Humboldt

Let's make this simple: Say a connection carrier pilot (or any other pilot for that matter) goes to his Delta interview, he's a great guy but three times during said interview, he picks his nose and eats it. I doubt that the interviewers will offer that boogger eater a job. Can he go back to his connection carrier and safely fly Delta passengers? Yes. Would you want to be in his right seat on a four day trip touching the throttles ever other leg? Doubt it.

Originally Posted by Humboldt

Let's make this simple: Say a connection carrier pilot (or any other pilot for that matter) goes to his Delta interview, he's a great guy but three times during said interview, he picks his nose and eats it. I doubt that the interviewers will offer that boogger eater a job. Can he go back to his connection carrier and safely fly Delta passengers? Yes. Would you want to be in his right seat on a four day trip touching the throttles ever other leg? Doubt it.

Originally Posted by Humboldt

Let's make this simple: Say a connection carrier pilot (or any other pilot for that matter) goes to his Delta interview, he's a great guy but three times during said interview, he picks his nose and eats it. I doubt that the interviewers will offer that boogger eater a job. Can he go back to his connection carrier and safely fly Delta passengers? Yes. Would you want to be in his right seat on a four day trip touching the throttles ever other leg? Doubt it.

Originally Posted by Nantonaku

You don't see the hypocrisy in not being hired to fly a passenger in a big plane with the words "Delta" painted on the side but continuing to fly these exact same passengers in a small plane that says "Delta" on the side? I can't think of a better scenario to use the word (hypocrisy). The passengers all think Delta planes are flown by Delta pilots. If you don't want said pilot flying a big plane under the Delta banner then why is it okay to fly a little plane? It is the exact definition of hypocrisy.

Originally Posted by lear700pilot

Flycameron,

Thanks for the response. All the individuals that wrote my letters, to my knowledge, have a good reputation with Delta or their current company. I do have two from guys that road on my jump seat and offered to submit one after getting to know me. I know them just in passing and not very well. Not sure on them.

It took me six years on my bachelor degree. In part because I was flight training at the beginning and flying charter at the end of my college. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take a full load of courses at that time to keep up with it all. I hope this doesn't hurt me under the circumstances.

Thanks again. Any other advice or ideas you or anyone can provide I greatly appreciate. It's always good to bring up something that I could have missed. Through all this it helps me make sure all the "t's are crossed and I's are dotted". In the end it's just waiting till I score high enough to receive an invite.

Thanks again,
Lear

Originally Posted by Flycameron

As dumb as it sounds the 6 years to get a degree is a flag for delta. I know a guy who does the interviews and he reviewed my app and said for me, the 6 years was the biggest flag on my app. Nothing you can do about it now.

Originally Posted by Flycameron

As dumb as it sounds the 6 years to get a degree is a flag for delta. I know a guy who does the interviews and he reviewed my app and said for me, the 6 years was the biggest flag on my app. Nothing you can do about it now.

It really is a waiting game right now. It would appear the majority of those getting an interview right now are people with a masters degree or in the military. You have a very strong app and I'm sure it will only be a matter of time until your called.

Originally Posted by Mesabah

That is just so bizarre, I wonder what the reasoning is?