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Got a 3 day interview coming in a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any good info that might help? I've been trying to source some background info on the company and are coming up short at the moment
If anyone can help i'd appreciate it
If anyone can help i'd appreciate it
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Keora, Keora, .......... Keora; Spooky cograts on the big call up dude but I'm afraid if you got more than .5 actual IF and don't hearld from some boaring flying (aerosexual r us inc) school where all the multi you do is AR-HN 18Hld/App Circ for the grass blaa bla bla you mite as well pull the pin now! well in saying that they have taken the odd knob gobbler from some of the GA companys.
Eagle Air is a disgrace, this company was once quite cool but over the last few year's it's taken a sad turn for the worst. what happened??
I think some one needs to let their people know that they only fly little B1900 and to pull in their heads in!!
I mean company's like Air NS and MT Cook give you the 45min is he a good sort interview and your away, none of this 3 day CX style bulls%$#!
Last time I was in NZ I couldn't get on an Origin flight so I had to take an eagle flight but once we landed the co even had to get up and tell us not to hit our heads on the door on the way out I almost pissed myself laughing the 1900D looks like a flying horse float so that you can stand up in them only to KO yourself on the door way out !!!!!!
At the moment eagle are finding it hard to find flight crew so don't be supprised if there are some of our neigbours from Oz and the pacific Islands with you, guess it would be nice if they supported the NZ avaition industy since they did take a pretty big chunk of the Air NZ goverment bailout pie with the fleet replacment .................
If you whant some advice, I hate to say it but Mr Manson's on the right track I would be applying to air ns, orig, chats, arwk ect all these company's are different and have there good and bad points but are alot better than eagle in some way be it pay, base a/c or time to command.
Eagle Air is a disgrace, this company was once quite cool but over the last few year's it's taken a sad turn for the worst. what happened??
I think some one needs to let their people know that they only fly little B1900 and to pull in their heads in!!
I mean company's like Air NS and MT Cook give you the 45min is he a good sort interview and your away, none of this 3 day CX style bulls%$#!
Last time I was in NZ I couldn't get on an Origin flight so I had to take an eagle flight but once we landed the co even had to get up and tell us not to hit our heads on the door on the way out I almost pissed myself laughing the 1900D looks like a flying horse float so that you can stand up in them only to KO yourself on the door way out !!!!!!
At the moment eagle are finding it hard to find flight crew so don't be supprised if there are some of our neigbours from Oz and the pacific Islands with you, guess it would be nice if they supported the NZ avaition industy since they did take a pretty big chunk of the Air NZ goverment bailout pie with the fleet replacment .................
If you whant some advice, I hate to say it but Mr Manson's on the right track I would be applying to air ns, orig, chats, arwk ect all these company's are different and have there good and bad points but are alot better than eagle in some way be it pay, base a/c or time to command.
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Don Won.
Mate you couldn't be much further off the mark.
The amount of guys and girls that have come from GA in this company far out weigh those who have come from aeroclub instructing.
Eagle is the fastest company to be with in this country if you want to get command time and then move on.
If we didn't tell you to mind your head on the door you would f%#ken wack it and then look at us like we should have told you, but in your case it wouldn't hurt cause theres nothing in there.
Valid points:
The three day interview is a little long and maybe not necessery.
Pays not as good as NSN or COOK and we work harder, BUT in the long run it will work out better.
SPOOKY, don't listen to any of the shizza on this bloody forum. PM me if you need anymore info.
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PS, DOn you should do more research prior to mouthing off
Mate you couldn't be much further off the mark.
The amount of guys and girls that have come from GA in this company far out weigh those who have come from aeroclub instructing.
Eagle is the fastest company to be with in this country if you want to get command time and then move on.
If we didn't tell you to mind your head on the door you would f%#ken wack it and then look at us like we should have told you, but in your case it wouldn't hurt cause theres nothing in there.
Valid points:
The three day interview is a little long and maybe not necessery.
Pays not as good as NSN or COOK and we work harder, BUT in the long run it will work out better.
SPOOKY, don't listen to any of the shizza on this bloody forum. PM me if you need anymore info.
splat
PS, DOn you should do more research prior to mouthing off
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I've seen the Eagle pilots "work harder". Watching a full 1900 unload at NZWS one day. The pax waiting inside for their bags a good 15mins. The pilots stayed out of the -DZ whilst the girl tasked with unloading struggled for ages to get all the luggage out.
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So what are the backgrounds of the recently announced interviewees?
The pool must be a bit thinner with ORG and NSN having taken a few out of the equation over the last couple of months?
The pool must be a bit thinner with ORG and NSN having taken a few out of the equation over the last couple of months?
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From experience I'd have to say that the "God-I-think-I'm- Amazing-And-So-Should-Everyone-Else Prize" should go to Air Nelson pilots. :-)
On the topic of interviews, got a mate flying in Europe (NZ Passport)wants to join Air NZ. Got on to 737s at 18 with 230 hrs, and picked up his 737 command at 21. Just gone 22 now with all but about 20 of his 800 hrs multi as command on the 737. 2 and a bit thousand total time. Is this going to work against him in comparison to the usual uphill GA slog in NZ?
On the topic of interviews, got a mate flying in Europe (NZ Passport)wants to join Air NZ. Got on to 737s at 18 with 230 hrs, and picked up his 737 command at 21. Just gone 22 now with all but about 20 of his 800 hrs multi as command on the 737. 2 and a bit thousand total time. Is this going to work against him in comparison to the usual uphill GA slog in NZ?
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Spooky, good on you mate, and good luck. The interview is broken into 3 parts over 3 days. First is the formal interview, no doubt you have plenty of info on that part, mainly know your CV, IFR ops and alternate minima and know how to interpret an approach plate. The sim ride, well, good luck with that! The group excercise is not something you can study for as it is to look at your personality in a less structured enviroment, and to be honest, it does work. A few points, don't always be the leader or follower and don't be a ********! See, easy stuff!
Woodend1, so what? Pilots are not paid to unload bags. If that was the case, hire more ground staff.
Stillalbatross, what exactly is your question? If he's applying to Freedom, Jetconnect or Pacblue, do you really think they'll care if he did'nt fly a duchess or some other underpowered, overloaded piston twin? And what experience, if any, do you speak of to slag off the Air Nelson boys like that?
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Woodend1, so what? Pilots are not paid to unload bags. If that was the case, hire more ground staff.
Stillalbatross, what exactly is your question? If he's applying to Freedom, Jetconnect or Pacblue, do you really think they'll care if he did'nt fly a duchess or some other underpowered, overloaded piston twin? And what experience, if any, do you speak of to slag off the Air Nelson boys like that?
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Good on you Spook - follow Nosey's advice to the letter and you'll be in with a chance. Just play it down the middle - don't be too extreme in any aspect of the interview.
I 'spose Don Won you could look at a 3 day interview with Eagle as a practice run and a heads-up for an interview later down the track with a "REAL" airline like Cathay or ANZ? Clearly you want to work for one of these "REAL" airlines so as to avoid charging around in p!ssy little turbo-props (Saabs & ATR's incl.) like those Eagle operate.
Those with foresight (not you Don
) might see the fact that Eagle (& Freedom for that matter) have aligned their interview process with the parent company as a sign for the entire ANZ group in the near future.
If you think Eagle is bad take a look at the QANTAS psyhcometric approach or how 'bout breaking out the bags of 4 colour Mechano sets during the group session at Emirates.
The glass doesn't have to be half empty Don.
Failing an attitude change, you could always not apply - it's still a democracy in NZ!
Good luck Spooky Dude
I 'spose Don Won you could look at a 3 day interview with Eagle as a practice run and a heads-up for an interview later down the track with a "REAL" airline like Cathay or ANZ? Clearly you want to work for one of these "REAL" airlines so as to avoid charging around in p!ssy little turbo-props (Saabs & ATR's incl.) like those Eagle operate.
Those with foresight (not you Don
) might see the fact that Eagle (& Freedom for that matter) have aligned their interview process with the parent company as a sign for the entire ANZ group in the near future.If you think Eagle is bad take a look at the QANTAS psyhcometric approach or how 'bout breaking out the bags of 4 colour Mechano sets during the group session at Emirates.
The glass doesn't have to be half empty Don.
Failing an attitude change, you could always not apply - it's still a democracy in NZ!
Good luck Spooky Dude
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DVDA, mate, you could not be futher from the truth. I don't work for Eagle, never have, but have lots of mates who do. FYI, I have done my share of the hard yards, that includes baggage loading, and lots of it. You're the one that needs to pull your head in, and before you do, jam a few prozacs down your throat. Don't tar all the boys with the same brush, at the end of the day, they are just pilots like you (?) and the Nelson crew getting on with the job, Eagle just happened to call first. If you like lifting bags so much, do it full time, Eagle would love to have you (ps. sounds like there is an opening in WS........)
Woodend, yeah mate, sweet as........don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Woodend, yeah mate, sweet as........don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
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Who let the cats out????????????????????????
At the end of the day people it dosen't matter who you bloody work for as long as your out of GA without killing yourself you should be bloody happy.
Good Luck SPOOKY
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At the end of the day people it dosen't matter who you bloody work for as long as your out of GA without killing yourself you should be bloody happy.
Good Luck SPOOKY
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'And err couple milkshakes for ladies here Thump & Splat but easy on the ice-cream ahh'
Poit taken about the QANTAS Emmerits but umm not shure if you noticed that those boys fly some pretty serious kit and get paid a whole lotta squid to do it so I recken most of us would be happy to play with meccano to fly a brand new 777 getting paid 200K+ slightly different to eagles 32k liven in some hick town riding shot gun in the flyen forhead
Nosey right on mate, after you do the yards in GA it's quite nice not to be loading bags cleaning planes or what ever, I say bring on the hostie!!
If Air NZ is the parent company eagle would be the disowned child guess thats why their sacked fleet captian had to go buy his 73 type rating at jet connect
Poit taken about the QANTAS Emmerits but umm not shure if you noticed that those boys fly some pretty serious kit and get paid a whole lotta squid to do it so I recken most of us would be happy to play with meccano to fly a brand new 777 getting paid 200K+ slightly different to eagles 32k liven in some hick town riding shot gun in the flyen forhead
Nosey right on mate, after you do the yards in GA it's quite nice not to be loading bags cleaning planes or what ever, I say bring on the hostie!!
If Air NZ is the parent company eagle would be the disowned child guess thats why their sacked fleet captian had to go buy his 73 type rating at jet connect