I flew for CCAC for 4 years and can
tell you that it is a good 135 operation.
The interview process is
pretty easy. You can just get your way to Pierre
SD and do the
interview and the flight check with the Chief Pilot or you can
go through
training that they have in Minneapolis. The training must be paid
for
by you. The interview flight is pretty easy since it is done in a Navajo
or a Seneca. You can be pretty sure that he will have you do all of
the
approaches into PIR and he may also give you a LOC BC for runway 13 that
he
makes up as he goes along. There is no published approach for the
LOC BC 13
but he makes it up as you are flying and he does a very good job
of it.
Expect a failed engine or 2. Not full shut down = just
zero thrust. Expect
a DME arc, steep turns. Also know how to do
the ILS 31 via the VOR
transition since that is one of his favorites to have
someone do. If you
pass you will probably get checked out in both the
Senecas, Navajos.
Possibly also the 402s and the 414s. The oral
for the interview is pretty
much a cake walk. Nothing to really worry
about. There is not a training
contract but they do make you pay
for your own training in Minneapolis if
necessary. The Chief Pilot is
VERY fair. They have bases in Minneapolis,
Sioux Falls SD, Pierre SD,
Rapid City SD, Fargo ND, Denver CO, and Minot ND.
The average pilot
flies approx. 100 hours per month with weekends off since
most of the flying
is bank stuff.
Once again, for those of you looking to build time this is a
GREAT company to
fly for!! I enjoyed it!!!!!
Date Interviewed: October 1999
Summary of Qualifications:
NA
Were you offered the job?
Don't Know
Pilot Interview Profile:
I interviewed with Capital City Air Carrier in August
and was offered a position almost immediately. They
are lookingfor qualified individuals who are willing to fly a lot!
Theinterview was relatively easy. It consisted of
a 30 minuteflight in a Piper Seneca. We shot two approaches
and hedid fail one engine during the flight, however, we did
notfeather the engine. Procedures was the main thing
he waslooking for was procedures. The basics count.
Anindividual applying with Capital City Air Carrier (CCAC)must be able to pass a 135.297 checkride. The equipment
ismostly Senecas but they have some Navajos. I was
put in theNavajo and have flown about 175 hours since the middle
ofAugust, plus I've logged about 25 hours actual time.
Theyfly mostly in the Dakotas and Minnesota. The weather
iscrap compared to what I'm used to, however, my skills
areincreasing and I'm looking forward to my next interview.
