Colgan Interview - Jan 18th

flyer8 · January 1st, 2008, 21:07

Got the call yesterday, anybody else going Jan 18th?

Current times:
~800/40

USMC-SGT · January 1st, 2008, 21:22

if you get the nod the extended stay in toronto has great free dinner and breakfast!

OldComputerGuy · January 1st, 2008, 22:52

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Originally Posted by USMC-SGT

if you get the nod the extended stay in toronto has great free dinner and breakfast!

Great? You've eaten one too many MRE's in your lifetime!

Seriously, I thought the food at the Extended Stay was pretty good, but I wouldn't call it GREAT. The lasagna was awesome. The soup nights... not so much....

mooneyguy · January 1st, 2008, 22:56

congrats, good luck!

SmitteyB · January 1st, 2008, 22:58

Good luck. Let us know when you know!

Seggy · January 1st, 2008, 22:59

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Originally Posted by OldComputerGuy

Great? You've eaten one too many MRE's in your lifetime!

Seriously, I thought the food at the Extended Stay was pretty good, but I wouldn't call it GREAT. The lasagna was awesome. The soup nights... not so much....

With the pay we have, if someone is offering me free food, it is 'great' food.

flyer8 · January 1st, 2008, 23:37

Hey, thanks for hijacking my thread....

JK.

I will be flying the b1900 sim, any tips Seggy?

From what I hear people say it's pitch sensitive, anything else?

Seggy · January 1st, 2008, 23:49

Yeah the sim can be pitch sensative.

They are looking to see if you have a scan. Best advice is not to get behind the sim. Correct it, but dont overcorrect it or you will lose a thousand feet of altitude.

To practice I would fly the MSFS sim using the learjet with the sim gouge. Also look for cockpit shots of the 1900D on airliners.net to see the cockpit before you climb into it.

Any other questions don't hesitate to ask.

Good luck!

inside0ut · January 2nd, 2008, 01:25

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Originally Posted by Seggy

With the pay we have, if someone is offering me free food, it is 'great' food.

LOL, its not just you guys. I know poeple give me funny looks when I go down and raid the free breakfasts at any hotel. Man, thats lunch, secondsies, and dinner all rolled into one time.

Stapp0770 · January 2nd, 2008, 01:38

Congrats and good luck!

USMC-SGT · January 2nd, 2008, 07:39

Good advice my instructor gave me before going into the sim is "if you do everything perfect, you shouldnt have a problem"

very helpful advice

flyer8 · January 2nd, 2008, 16:37

Thanks for all the help guys.

I'll let you know how it goes...

BE19Pilot · January 2nd, 2008, 17:39

Flynik,
Here are some pointers for the Beech 1900D sim:

1. Rule# 1: You are flying a computer, not an airplane...
2. Do not get into a situation where you are "pushing and pulling" on the yoke and power levers. Much sooner than later you'll have the thing out of phase and just fighting yourself as all the 1s and 0s try to get caught up with your inputs. Again, modern flight simulators are digital computers that use binary code. The name of the game is to keep all the "pots" potentiometers quiet. DON'T overcontrol...use the TRIM.
3. When you configure you will need to add some nose down trim. The greatest pitching moment occurs when you go from flap 0 to flaps 17. Be ready for some balloon tendency. The real airplane does it too, but nearly to extent as the simulator does.
4. DON'T screw around with the Power settings too much. The beauty of the sim is that it will hold steady state airspeeds coincident with power settings ex: 1500-1600 lbs. torque will give you 150-160 knots.
5. DON'T fixate on the instruments!
6. The RMI is your best friend for figuring out holding pattern entries. The needle does two things for you instantly. It points to the station and it also points to the direction that the wind is coming from (wind WILL NOT be a factor during the eval, so no worries...But real-world as much as we hold going into LGA the RMI is the best instrument for holding we have in my opinion anyway, but I am old school kinda pilot).
7. ILS APPROACH: 1000 pounds of Torque is your TARGET power setting GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 35 120-130 knots...SCAN...catch the deviations...SMALL FRIGGIN CORRECTIONS OK??? You start getting crazy with anything than you know your scan went down the tubes.
Last bit of advice here is to just relax. All the guys that do the sim evals are really good guys. We want you guys to do well, but we can't give you a whole lot assistance or feedback. Have fun with it...

Regards,

ex-Navy Rotorhead
1900 instructor pilot/check airman Colgan Air

flyer8 · January 2nd, 2008, 18:39

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Originally Posted by BE19Pilot

Flynik,

WOW, Thanks! That should really help!!!

One more question, how about the usage of rudder pedals in the sim, nothing noteworthy there?

Seggy · January 2nd, 2008, 19:08

Don't worry about the rudders.

cfii2007 · January 2nd, 2008, 19:55

Yeah...who needs them!

Airdale · January 2nd, 2008, 22:44

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Originally Posted by cfii2007

Yeah...who needs them!

Rudders are for boats.

inside0ut · January 3rd, 2008, 01:20

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Originally Posted by Airdale

Rudders are for boats.

Wait...... I thought props are for boats!

Airdale · January 3rd, 2008, 22:18

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Originally Posted by inside0ut

Wait...... I thought props are for boats!

Yeah...and those too.

inside0ut · January 3rd, 2008, 22:56

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Originally Posted by Airdale

Yeah...and those too.

Not to hijack, but didnt I see somewhere on here that you are coming over to RAH? If so when and what cert?

January 1st, 2008, 21:07	#1
flyer8 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104	Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Got the call yesterday, anybody else going Jan 18th? Current times: ~800/40

January 1st, 2008, 21:22	#2
USMC-SGT Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Posts: 1,145	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th if you get the nod the extended stay in toronto has great free dinner and breakfast! __________________ .....i have two speeds, walk and kill

January 1st, 2008, 22:56	#4
mooneyguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 618	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th congrats, good luck! __________________ FLY SAFE <Tim>< CMEL CSEL CFI CFII http://desiretofly.blogspot.com/

January 1st, 2008, 22:58	#5
SmitteyB Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 1,957	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Good luck. Let us know when you know! __________________ Colgan SAAB FO "Colgan Air...Pissing off the world 34 people at a time"

January 1st, 2008, 23:37	#7
flyer8 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Hey, thanks for hijacking my thread.... JK. I will be flying the b1900 sim, any tips Seggy? From what I hear people say it's pitch sensitive, anything else?

January 1st, 2008, 23:49	#8
Seggy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in the Northeast Posts: 5,264	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Yeah the sim can be pitch sensative. They are looking to see if you have a scan. Best advice is not to get behind the sim. Correct it, but dont overcorrect it or you will lose a thousand feet of altitude. To practice I would fly the MSFS sim using the learjet with the sim gouge. Also look for cockpit shots of the 1900D on airliners.net to see the cockpit before you climb into it. Any other questions don't hesitate to ask. Good luck! __________________ www.alpa.org

January 2nd, 2008, 01:38	#10
Stapp0770 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 238	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Congrats and good luck! __________________ Tommy Stapp PPL as of Aug.10.2007

January 2nd, 2008, 07:39	#11
USMC-SGT Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Posts: 1,145	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Good advice my instructor gave me before going into the sim is "if you do everything perfect, you shouldnt have a problem" very helpful advice __________________ .....i have two speeds, walk and kill

January 2nd, 2008, 16:37	#12
flyer8 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Thanks for all the help guys. I'll let you know how it goes...

January 2nd, 2008, 17:39	#13
BE19Pilot Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Roanoke Posts: 89	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Flynik, Here are some pointers for the Beech 1900D sim: 1. Rule# 1: You are flying a computer, not an airplane... 2. Do not get into a situation where you are "pushing and pulling" on the yoke and power levers. Much sooner than later you'll have the thing out of phase and just fighting yourself as all the 1s and 0s try to get caught up with your inputs. Again, modern flight simulators are digital computers that use binary code. The name of the game is to keep all the "pots" potentiometers quiet. DON'T overcontrol...use the TRIM. 3. When you configure you will need to add some nose down trim. The greatest pitching moment occurs when you go from flap 0 to flaps 17. Be ready for some balloon tendency. The real airplane does it too, but nearly to extent as the simulator does. 4. DON'T screw around with the Power settings too much. The beauty of the sim is that it will hold steady state airspeeds coincident with power settings ex: 1500-1600 lbs. torque will give you 150-160 knots. 5. DON'T fixate on the instruments! 6. The RMI is your best friend for figuring out holding pattern entries. The needle does two things for you instantly. It points to the station and it also points to the direction that the wind is coming from (wind WILL NOT be a factor during the eval, so no worries...But real-world as much as we hold going into LGA the RMI is the best instrument for holding we have in my opinion anyway, but I am old school kinda pilot). 7. ILS APPROACH: 1000 pounds of Torque is your TARGET power setting GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 35 120-130 knots...SCAN...catch the deviations...SMALL FRIGGIN CORRECTIONS OK??? You start getting crazy with anything than you know your scan went down the tubes. Last bit of advice here is to just relax. All the guys that do the sim evals are really good guys. We want you guys to do well, but we can't give you a whole lot assistance or feedback. Have fun with it... Regards, ex-Navy Rotorhead 1900 instructor pilot/check airman Colgan Air

January 2nd, 2008, 19:08	#15
Seggy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in the Northeast Posts: 5,264	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Don't worry about the rudders. __________________ www.alpa.org

January 2nd, 2008, 19:55	#16
cfii2007 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,697	Re: Colgan Interview - Jan 18th Yeah...who needs them!

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