***This is an update of the current situation at USA Jet, as the interviews posted are out of date.*** The interview process is basically the same as the previous posts. Hiring Info: activeaero.com usajetairlines.com Randy Hotton mailto:rhotton@usajet.aero 800-233-5387

The Basics: USA Jet continually interviews to keep their pool full. All new hire class date slots come from the pool. All new guys start as FOs in the DA-20. Training pay is $300/week, with hotel provided for 2 weeks single occupancy/4 weeks double. You go to a base of $33K after training ($50/hr. With a 55 hr. guarantee). Max pay is under $100K. It takes about 1 yr. to go to -9 FO, 2 yrs. for DA-20 Capt, and about 6 for -9 Capt. DA-20 pilots have 10 hard days off/28 day schedule. They are on a pager 24/7 with 25" to be in Operations after callout. DC-9 pilots have 12 hard days off/28 day schedule. The freighter pilots are scheduled as above. The -9 PAX primary guys have a 6/4 schedule 6 months out. The -9 PAX reserve guys are on a 2 hr. callout. If you want to sell your day off to the company, and they want to buy it, you can sell it for 4 hrs. of pay, or you can bank it for future use. All days off are hard, so the company will fly you back to DTW to get your days off if you're on the road.

USAJet, interviews on monday mornings. You pay for the airline ticket and they pay for the hotel. Nine am interview, two of us. Brief overview of the company and benefits by R. Hotten, followed by a series of written tests. One math, mechanical aptitute, some sort code test and a FAR test. Two on one interview with Director of Training and Asst. Dir of training. Stright forward, where do you want to be in 5 years, Captain goes below mins, that sort of thing. Then brief technical interview, brief the TEB5 departure. That was it. Laid back, friendly and professional.Nice people good company. They are still interviewing for a pool and future classes. Good Luck

Interview last Feb. Met at 8 AM. Began with a company introduction and profile with what the company offered it's employees and what was expected of it's pilots. A sixty question multi-choice exam was given-nothing from anywhere particular, just dto see if you know Pt's 61, 91, 121, and 135, emphasis probably more on 91, ie,when is it legal to drop something from the air? (it is legal at times!) There was an essay on what you consider a good captaiin. During the exam, each was introduced to the chief pilot for about 30 min. No hard questions. One that was asked is "how do you determine when to start down from altitude." After the exam, there was a one-one interview with the trainng director. Typical questions.(Whatdid you do here, why did you leave here, etc.Scenario question was, "You are flying with a captain, approach arpt. is at minimums. He insists on flhing one dot low. What would you do and why? (Hint-will arrive at DH a mile or farther from the runway- unable to see runway and violate any safe clearances) After lunch, went to a Frasca 242 sim, took off, intercepted a radial to Salem VOR, recieved clearance, tracked victor airway to intersection and heold as instructed, release from hold, fly directly to outermarker (RWY 5L<YIP), turn outbound and do proceedure turn for ILS 5L @YIP,do ILS to min and miss approach. END of day.