Job Criteria Question

[Mile High Nutcase]

I Have a question


What do employers want when the say on the job criteria section that an applicant must possess PERFORMANCE CLASS A ????

i've seen this in numerous job applications for first officers.


Cheers in advance

MHN

[Allioth]

You saw the LEA job as well?? :)
Regarding your question... NO IDEA!!
going back to my ATPL knowledge it should be regarding climbing performance of an aircraft... But if you put this in the minimum requirements for an interview... Then I really don't know what to say...:confused:
Good luck!

[excrab]

Perf A doesn't just relate to "big" aeroplanes, as Citation 500, HS125 etc still come in perf A - If I remember correctly because it's a long time since I had to know the definition it is an aircraft which above a certain speed (V1) can continue to fly safely in the event of an engine failure.

Smaller turboprops and piston twins are in Performance group B where if you lose an engine before reaching a certain speed after take off you cannot fly but have to shut the other throttle and land ahead.

SEP come in performance class D or E - which used to get confusing because you could have two identical looking aircraft in different performance groups so you had to do two performance exams to cover one type rating (this was in the bad old days when you were type rated on every aircraft that you flew commercially and most peoples first type rating was on a C152 or PA28).

I believe now that your ATPL performance exam covers the whole lot so you will meet the requirements. If you see it in a job ad it is to cover any old farts (like me) who might have a CPL or even ATPL without a perf A type on it so not have sat all the exams. In the old days of the self improver route it was common to just sit the exams for each group if you got a job flying an aircaft in that group, as the exams had a limited shelf life if you didn't get a type rating within a certain time, but after the first one the performance exam pass was valid for subsequent types in the same group.

Those by the way were UK rules.

[Mile High Nutcase]

thank you all for your replies

question answered, cheers all.

allioth - yep seen it at the lea requirement and a few others as well.


regards
MHN

[Uncle Wiggily]

PERFORMANCE CLASS A

I noticed you are from the US and over there that term is reserved for a category of a controlled narcotic, is it not?

[Mile High Nutcase]

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I noticed you are from the US and over there that term is reserved for a category of a controlled narcotic, is it not?



Nowhere near the US my friend, but i know exactly what you mean :ok:


MHN