Colgan Air Hiring FOs for Saab 340 and Q400
01-25-2010, 07:26 AM
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There were a lot of CFI's, 2 on furlough from Comair and I think there was another who was on furlough but Im not sure where he was from. The written isn't bad at all just study the ATP written book. The questions they asked in the interview were really good questions. They're not the cheesecake questions that most places have asked in the past. The Sim is a blast, its a 1900D and a lot of fun. Everyone there was very nice. Chuck and his staff did a really good job.
01-25-2010, 07:30 AM
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Yea, I took the test a week before and still had to take it. There were only about 5 questions that did not come from the ATP book and they were easy.
01-25-2010, 07:30 AM
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what have multi times been like... im going to be scraping by with the mins on that. do have an internal rec though.
01-25-2010, 07:33 AM
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Yeah I'm tellin' ya.... it was a good decision. I just couldn't take it anymore.
That's a good point. I'm just so used to us having such high car insurance rates I figured health insurance would be the same way. I'm paying $200 a month for my car insurance, with NO accidents or tickets. Jeez.
That's a good point. I'm just so used to us having such high car insurance rates I figured health insurance would be the same way. I'm paying $200 a month for my car insurance, with NO accidents or tickets. Jeez.
01-25-2010, 07:35 AM
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If you have over 100 and an internal rec you will be fine. The lowest I heard was 105 and there were some with over 500.
01-25-2010, 07:36 AM
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Also, one thing I've learned is to never pick an airline based on upgrade time and bases! Upgrade times can change in a heartbeat and bases can come and go.
01-25-2010, 07:47 AM
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There were a lot of CFI's, 2 on furlough from Comair and I think there was another who was on furlough but Im not sure where he was from. The written isn't bad at all just study the ATP written book. The questions they asked in the interview were really good questions. They're not the cheesecake questions that most places have asked in the past. The Sim is a blast, its a 1900D and a lot of fun. Everyone there was very nice. Chuck and his staff did a really good job.
Look over weather, 121 regs and instrument stuff from the ATP, for the most part but don't leave anything out (performance calculations can still be left out I guess). For all we know the questions could very well change. As I understand it, 80% to pass, no exceptions. Interview was very straight forward, Jepps, read weather printouts, a system or two on the current twin you fly and some HR questions. The sim was fun, not looking for you to be perfect but have a good scan, basic IFR knowledge and trainability. The Captain we had in the sim was a great guy. I was one of the first two done yesterday and neither myself or my sim partner was told a solid "yes" or "no" but he did mention having to do background checks and paperwork on their side so maybe it's good news if they're going to do all that. Good luck to anyone who interviewed, or gets the call to do so soon.
01-25-2010, 08:01 AM
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Look over weather, 121 regs and instrument stuff from the ATP, for the most part but don't leave anything out (performance calculations can still be left out I guess). For all we know the questions could very well change. As I understand it, 80% to pass, no exceptions. Interview was very straight forward, Jepps, read weather printouts, a system or two on the current twin you fly and some HR questions. The sim was fun, not looking for you to be perfect but have a good scan, basic IFR knowledge and trainability. The Captain we had in the sim was a great guy. I was one of the first two done yesterday and neither myself or my sim partner was told a solid "yes" or "no" but he did mention having to do background checks and paperwork on their side so maybe it's good news if they're going to do all that. Good luck to anyone who interviewed, or gets the call to do so soon.
