JetBird

[Its me]

well...I did not get a call yet either. Anyone else?

Would like to ask one thing again:
Anyone around able and willing to say something about follow-on interview?

- With or without Sim?
- Written or oral ATPL test?
- Which field of questions?
- Psychological exam?
- Is JB paying for ticket to Gatwick?
- How long is the process?

Understand last TR was in Dallas/Tx. Will it also be in Dallas in the future? How long is it?

Cheers folks....

[lpokijuhyt]

The weird thing is that the people doing the phone interview are not pilots. I realize the typical HR interview works for generally every industry besides pilot jobs. It seems to me that if they want to narrow down the CV pile, they need to gear the questions to more pilot"esque" type questions. OK, the top 10 interview questions are good, but it seems to me that the CEO simply handed a few Ops people an interview template and told them to call people. Anyhow...

[patpilot]

I got the call yesterday. Indeed a very relaxed interview! But it is not just a employee, the person I spoke to was a pilot and instructor himself too!

Let see what comes next. Good luck to you all who haven't got the call yet.

[Blackcap]

So you've had the call. Does it matter who called. I was called by a pilot as far as I know. But you're going to be working with pilots, ops staff, ground staff, managers, VIPs, refuellers...deal with them all!

[lpokijuhyt]

I understand that if the Phenom is operated on a US registry then they may be operated single pilot. I assume the JAA got over-involved and insisted that they be operated as a multi-pilot aircraft...(when it need not be). Is the Phenom not certified for single pilot operations? If it is indeed certified for single pilot operations, then why is it not operated in that manner. It seems similar to the concept that if an aircraft is certified for flight into known icing conditions....that it should not be flown into icing conditions because icing conditions can be potentially more hazardous than VFR conditions. My point is that the makers of the Phenom wennt to great lengths to make their little jet single pilot friendly....for apparently no reason. I don't get it.

[A10Warthog]

Well, I think from a safety issue, that 2 pilots I better than one. And I also think that pax agrees with that.

[BizJetJockey]

JAR commercial ops require two pilots. It was designed for single pilot use in order to suit private owners. The fact that companies want to operate the Phenom commercially, has somewhat confused matters with regard to licence certification in Europe. Essentially, it is a single pilot aircraft, although i'm not sure i'd like to operate it single pilot!

[drogue chute]

Well, the CJ is also certified single pilot. It is very easy to fly single pilot too (90% of the time), but when flying in busy airspace and/or something has gone wrong, you don't half appreciate the person sitting next to you! I really can't see how some owner/operators think it's a good idea to operate these without 2 pilots up front. IMHO

[loopyowl]

Pilot VS Bus Driver

I do understand that pilots prefer getting into a VLJ at JetBird than sitting at home being unemployed. But I am convinced as well that there is only a small amount of people that would like to fly a VLJ for their whole career.

JimJones is of course right but what about us older guys with kids at home. I'd much rather fly small bus jets and be home for dinner every evening than be a bus driver on 747 and be away for long stretches at a time. At least on a VLJ you've got anything up to four separate sectors in any given day - aren't there a lot of people out there sick of listening to Radio 1 on the ADF and doing the crossword - In a VLJ I'll get to fly! And Germany looks pretty decent - CGN is GREAT for gliding too!

[loopyowl]

And Drogue Chute is right - for safety you want two pilots. Especially on the Phenom which hasn't even got a speed brake! If anything goes wrong two heads are better than one. FAA might not see that but thankfully EASA do.

[plugster]

The whole thing IS a speedbrake....Just look at the cabin dimension

[BizJetJockey]

Admittedly it isn't the fastest plane in the sky...but what are you on about?

[First.officer]

sorry to shatter your illusions of the biz-jet world loopyowl, this world won't give you the "home every night" option !! more often than not living out of a suitcase/bag in various hotels for the duration of your roster - would love it if we came back home every night !! lol

[patpilot]

No offence Blackcap but my reply was in relation to the post of lpokijuhyt

So I don't understand your post! Ofcourse we are dealing with all kinds of people on different positions.

[Blackcap]

No offence Blackcap but my reply was in relation to the post of lpokijuhyt

So was mine!

[jetopa]

4 airplanes ready to be picked up in Brazil, plans to get an Irish AOC but if that
fails to happen in time, using someone else's AOC in the UK is under consideration.

9 pilots already hired and looking for more right now. Planning for interviews in London in December (2009). That's what I've been told recently.

[Gizmo1]

Very similar to the info that was given to me in my interview a few days ago.

[lpokijuhyt]

I was told interviews would be held in mid to late November? So, this is another delay?

[3MTA3]

After the phone call, do you get an answer if it's negative?

[Gizmo1]

In fairness I was told late November at Gatwick as well if everything goes to plan. No feedback after the interview but should hear result within a couple of weeks I would imagine.