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Originally Posted by granchalek
So what are the chances of someone with 4000hrs and 1000 PIC in a CRJ with a type. Do you think they would look at someone like me?
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[@MacFly16
hi mate,
no invitation yet,and yes, i do have appr.4000hrs turbo-prop above 20t. still waiting..
quote=MacFly16]Hey wingmaaaan!
I hope You will get an invitation with China Airlines. At the moment I still didnīt even get a phone interview. Do You have turboprop hours on 20+kg aircrafts? It seems to me they prefer a jet pilot with a hundred hours than a turboprop pilot with 2000. I donīt have a clue why this is.
Good Luck to You !!![/quote]
hi mate,
no invitation yet,and yes, i do have appr.4000hrs turbo-prop above 20t. still waiting..
quote=MacFly16]Hey wingmaaaan!
I hope You will get an invitation with China Airlines. At the moment I still didnīt even get a phone interview. Do You have turboprop hours on 20+kg aircrafts? It seems to me they prefer a jet pilot with a hundred hours than a turboprop pilot with 2000. I donīt have a clue why this is.
Good Luck to You !!![/quote]
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CAL just took somewher between 20 and 35 new co jo's from Swiss on some deal where Swiss pays CAL to give these guys ajob as part of their severance package from Swiss. ( Swiss aparently having finally figured out running a major airline form a country the size of my lawn is not goin to work and now reducing pilot numbers ) These guys are all doing something akin to an ab initio at CAL cause - get this - thay have NO JET TIME. As I said before only CAL will give a guy off a prop job a right seat on the jumbo.
Thats the good news for you prop drivers - the bad news is that it might be a few months before they hire again since they have to train the swiss force first...
Thats the good news for you prop drivers - the bad news is that it might be a few months before they hire again since they have to train the swiss force first...
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Hi, Wingmaaan!
I assume itīs quite normal not to get an invitation, immediately. According to my information You might be even waiting a couple of weeks. Donīt get discouraged and be patient! Iīll keep my fingers crossed for You. I am looking forward to having a couple of beers with You in TPE.
Good Luck!!
I assume itīs quite normal not to get an invitation, immediately. According to my information You might be even waiting a couple of weeks. Donīt get discouraged and be patient! Iīll keep my fingers crossed for You. I am looking forward to having a couple of beers with You in TPE.
Good Luck!!
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yup,
that sure sounds good,the thing with the beers...
...tell me if something new happens...when i had the phone-interview, i was asked that typical question,"where did you hear about cal", and i heard about cal from a friend of mine who was there from swiss air.this is what i told the guy from cal on the phone and then he told me that the deal cal made with the swiss turboprop pilots is a very special deal which does not concern the other turbo-prop riders. whatever that is supposed to mean...
on the other hand, they new that iīm a prop-driver who did not work for swiss,and still got a phone interview, so i would say -yes- , we do have a chance to get invited.
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that sure sounds good,the thing with the beers...
...tell me if something new happens...when i had the phone-interview, i was asked that typical question,"where did you hear about cal", and i heard about cal from a friend of mine who was there from swiss air.this is what i told the guy from cal on the phone and then he told me that the deal cal made with the swiss turboprop pilots is a very special deal which does not concern the other turbo-prop riders. whatever that is supposed to mean...on the other hand, they new that iīm a prop-driver who did not work for swiss,and still got a phone interview, so i would say -yes- , we do have a chance to get invited.
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@Wingmaaan
Iīll tell You as soon as I have news concerning the phone interview. I hope to get one. I really do. I heard from their desperate search for pilots from a friend, too. Well, how desperate might it be?
Anyway, they are aware of You having turboprop hours and so I am sure they will invite prop dirvers, too. Otherwise they wouldnīt have called you. According to my information none of the Swiss pilots are gonna make 738, all are destined for 747. This might be a big step, but a real challenge, I guess.
As You surely know they changed their ads from "jet required" to "jet preferrable" a couple of months ago. Well, there is a reason for, isnīt it???
Could You give me a short summary of what he was asking You? Thank You very much!!!
Hope, weīre getting in there ( u know , beers are waiting for us, mate!!!!! )
Iīll tell You as soon as I have news concerning the phone interview. I hope to get one. I really do. I heard from their desperate search for pilots from a friend, too. Well, how desperate might it be?
Anyway, they are aware of You having turboprop hours and so I am sure they will invite prop dirvers, too. Otherwise they wouldnīt have called you. According to my information none of the Swiss pilots are gonna make 738, all are destined for 747. This might be a big step, but a real challenge, I guess.
As You surely know they changed their ads from "jet required" to "jet preferrable" a couple of months ago. Well, there is a reason for, isnīt it???
Could You give me a short summary of what he was asking You? Thank You very much!!!
Hope, weīre getting in there ( u know , beers are waiting for us, mate!!!!! )
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I would not pay too much attention to every word that appears in a adv.Their English is not the best.
This is the second time that they are trying some bulk pilot deal.Last time it was a group of MEA copilots that MEA would train as captains and that would then come to CAL as DECs.The Swiss would be certainly no worse than their own cadets.
All a money game.
This is the second time that they are trying some bulk pilot deal.Last time it was a group of MEA copilots that MEA would train as captains and that would then come to CAL as DECs.The Swiss would be certainly no worse than their own cadets.
All a money game.
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Good Luck wingmaan& MacFly16 !!
I also have only Turbo-prop time ( 5000 +), so far I've heard nothing from them.
If they're supposedly that short of crews then hopefully we will all get a shot at it.
Cheers guys
RC
I also have only Turbo-prop time ( 5000 +), so far I've heard nothing from them.
If they're supposedly that short of crews then hopefully we will all get a shot at it.
Cheers guys
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@ macfly16
check my note #40, i listed a summary of my phone-interview before,hope it helps you .
not sure if i should ring them up again and ask how we will proceed..
check my note #40, i listed a summary of my phone-interview before,hope it helps you .
not sure if i should ring them up again and ask how we will proceed..
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@Wingmaaan
Sorry, man I just overlooked Your information, You were posting here already. Thanks a lot! In case I get the phone interview I will also post my experience. Hope it´s gonna happen soon.
@R. Cruizo
That´s what I´m saying. When they´re really that short of crews, they should give the prop drivers a chance, too. Well, they will.
Sorry, man I just overlooked Your information, You were posting here already. Thanks a lot! In case I get the phone interview I will also post my experience. Hope it´s gonna happen soon.
@R. Cruizo
That´s what I´m saying. When they´re really that short of crews, they should give the prop drivers a chance, too. Well, they will.
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Hi, all!
I had the phone interview with Mr. Lee last week. It was a real nice talk with him. It was running exactly the same way like Wingmaaan already posted in quote 40. If You have any further questions, please post it here.
In my opinion it is improbable to fail that interview. I think they just wanna check, if You are able to talk in English. That´s just my guess, but I think it´s quite the way it goes.
Good luck to all!!!
I had the phone interview with Mr. Lee last week. It was a real nice talk with him. It was running exactly the same way like Wingmaaan already posted in quote 40. If You have any further questions, please post it here.
In my opinion it is improbable to fail that interview. I think they just wanna check, if You are able to talk in English. That´s just my guess, but I think it´s quite the way it goes.
Good luck to all!!!
Sorry but no way prop drivers will be considered. Reason being zero flight time training. The CAA won't permit that without jet experience. CAL is already at the lowest limit they can ever get.
Others require 2500 hrs with some good experience >45t jet.
The price for patterns with a 747-400 are about 90,000 US$ so if you want to pay yourself, go ahead...
McFly16: you promised to post your experience after the phone interview. Due now!
Others require 2500 hrs with some good experience >45t jet.
The price for patterns with a 747-400 are about 90,000 US$ so if you want to pay yourself, go ahead...
McFly16: you promised to post your experience after the phone interview. Due now!
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Interview is more on personal questions, no technical questions. They make you feel very welcome. But once you're in and the training starts, well its a totally different story. If you have a job at the moment its very risky, many people drop out of training, not because they are substandard pilots but because of the training policy. If you've been out of a job for a long long time, then you can consider CAL, and while training continue to look for a job and try to go on interviews, this can be done as you can already file for emergency leave. See how it goes at least you have salary coming in and if you hate the training and another option presents itself then just resign dont finish the training you dont have to pay anything.
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@Wingmaaan
I got the same information like You. He will give it to the next training commission or stuff like that and they will decide accordingly. I openly asked him, if I will get an invitation and he just told me, that this will finally depend on the training commission.
I guess that we don´t get an invitation as long as they have enough applications from jet pilots. That´s what it sounds like to me.
@safelife
I felt it as a very pleasant talk with Mr. Lee. There are almost no trick questions, I guess. He really asked me near the same questions that were posted by Wingmaaan. I post the ones he asked me here again.
-where did you hear about the positions at CAL ?
A friend of mine
-Describe Your childhood!
growing up in a sound surrounding field. Spending a lots of time with my friends. Having a very good relationship to my parents caused by comfortable childhood. (Well, that was a question I was not well-prepared. Maybe You guys can see that according to my answer.
)
-why do you want to work for CAL ?
New enviroment, to to get to know a new culture, new challenge
-tell me about your flying-career to date ( everything about your education)
I think, everybody sould be able to tell something about his flight training
-does your company have jets ?
Nope
-are you familiar with an FMS?
Yes, I am. I told him about the settings of flight plans and performance data that You can enter to.
-where do you mainly fly ? What are Your average distances on Your aircraft type?
Europe, 1-2 hrs and about 300-600 nm
-tell me about your strength as a pilot (characterise yourself)
for example flexible, good CRM skills, working precisely, reliable...things like that!
Somehow or other I got the feeling that it was important being able to answer fluently and to give the impression of speaking a good English
If You have further questions, ask me!!
I got the same information like You. He will give it to the next training commission or stuff like that and they will decide accordingly. I openly asked him, if I will get an invitation and he just told me, that this will finally depend on the training commission.
I guess that we don´t get an invitation as long as they have enough applications from jet pilots. That´s what it sounds like to me.
@safelife
I felt it as a very pleasant talk with Mr. Lee. There are almost no trick questions, I guess. He really asked me near the same questions that were posted by Wingmaaan. I post the ones he asked me here again.
-where did you hear about the positions at CAL ?
A friend of mine
-Describe Your childhood!
growing up in a sound surrounding field. Spending a lots of time with my friends. Having a very good relationship to my parents caused by comfortable childhood. (Well, that was a question I was not well-prepared. Maybe You guys can see that according to my answer.
) -why do you want to work for CAL ?
New enviroment, to to get to know a new culture, new challenge
-tell me about your flying-career to date ( everything about your education)
I think, everybody sould be able to tell something about his flight training
-does your company have jets ?
Nope
-are you familiar with an FMS?
Yes, I am. I told him about the settings of flight plans and performance data that You can enter to.
-where do you mainly fly ? What are Your average distances on Your aircraft type?
Europe, 1-2 hrs and about 300-600 nm
-tell me about your strength as a pilot (characterise yourself)
for example flexible, good CRM skills, working precisely, reliable...things like that!
Somehow or other I got the feeling that it was important being able to answer fluently and to give the impression of speaking a good English
If You have further questions, ask me!!
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Hi all,
Just a few question about China Airlines :
- Do you think I've got a chance to get an interview with 1600h, 1300h medium jet?
- Do they still offer the "End of duty in Europe" so you can get at least 8 days off a month in Europe?
- Is the type rating recognised somewhere else than China? Not about the fact of stealing the rating and then jumping ship. Just in case you want a change after a few years.
Thanks for your help.
Regards
Just a few question about China Airlines :
- Do you think I've got a chance to get an interview with 1600h, 1300h medium jet?
- Do they still offer the "End of duty in Europe" so you can get at least 8 days off a month in Europe?
- Is the type rating recognised somewhere else than China? Not about the fact of stealing the rating and then jumping ship. Just in case you want a change after a few years.
Thanks for your help.
Regards