Voyageur Interview

atpilot · Post by **atpilot** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:00 am

I got a call for an interview. Would appreciate any advise....about the interview.

a-de-st-ex · Post by **a-de-st-ex** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:10 am

Stay natural...

BE20 · Post by **BE20** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:19 am

Bring your chequebook.

The bond is $8000, but you get it back after a year if you are still there.

Know the CAP, procedures in uncontrolled airspace, and you will be tested on decision making skills.

Good Luck

Donald · Post by **Donald** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:21 am

The bond is $8000, but you get it back after a year if you are still there.

(emphasis mine)

So are you "buying" a job then?

BE20 · Post by **BE20** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:04 am

I'm not defending it, I'm just saying how it is.
It is only for a year so maybe you are just "renting" the job!!

Voyageur will take you to the bank for the loan, and you will only have to make interest payments. I know there was one guy that didn't financially qualify, so didn't get the job, even after completing the ground school.

Localizer · Post by **Localizer** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:29 pm

I think your hard pressed to find a company that won't require you to pay a bond, especially with movement starting to spool up. They are going to want to hold on to everyone they can.

Loc

co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:00 pm

True Loc, but isn't the 8K a bit much considering it only costs the company 4k to give you said PPC?

DEFPOTEC · Post by **DEFPOTEC** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:39 pm

I got a call too. Can anyone who works there tell me a bit about the job (beyond the website) ..people, atmosphere, sked, F/O and Capt pay, bases, the usual
thanks

Localizer · Post by **Localizer** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:36 pm

Is it a King Air PPC or a Dash 8 or 7 ...

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:42 pm

co-joe wrote:True Loc, but isn't the 8K a bit much considering it only costs the company 4k to give you said PPC?

It's called low interest financing.

flyinhigh · Post by **flyinhigh** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:48 pm

alo.

well if it is like it use to be, you do a left seat ride on the king air, after the ride you'll do a right seat check, they'll do this so that you can go left seat as soon as they need you to.
Pay for F/O is about 26K annually, and Captains are around 50K.
Upgrade time is anywhere from 1 year to a 11/2 years.
cheers

DiscoDashSeven · Post by **DiscoDashSeven** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:36 am

It's $26k/50k for Med bases only (YXL, YTS, YQM)
It's $24k/36k for charter (YYB)

Upgrade time is more like 6 months. It's a solid company, not without it's problems. Ask any of us why we left...schedule. I guess thats the nature of the charter business. The people you work with there are absolutely fantastic.

ProfessionallyPoor · Post by **ProfessionallyPoor** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:50 am

DiscoDashSeven wrote:Ask any of us why we left...schedule.

Dont forget PAY, especially at YYB. 24K and 36K left seat are exploitive!

oldncold · Post by **oldncold** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:02 pm

lets see 24000 divided by 2820 duty hrs per year =a whopping $8.51 per hour. mcdonald's pay min wage which is going up this febuary to 8.00 per hr.

so for a bonus of .51 an hour you to can work like dog and pay 8g's for the privilege.

are you people on crack!!!

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:16 pm

Doesn't sound great on paper but having worked there it's not so bad. In fact when times are busy and pilots leaving faster than you can retrain them I made some serious overtime checks. Fast upgrades, good machines and a chance to fly some heavy's... it's a pretty good gig.
My advice would be to stay away from North bay though, ya dont want to be too close to the evil empire...lol

As for the interview, it's very tech - know your IFR rules and regs cold. Voyageurs policy is no breaking mins of any kind, so dont say you would fly over weight or bust mins.duty days, it's by the book.

Good luck, and dress for the part too.

Cheers.

zaac · Post by **zaac** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:59 pm

King Air Guy wrote: dont say you would fly over weight or bust mins.duty days, it's by the book.

You gotta like that. It would take a little negative pressure off your shoulders.

KAG; congratulations on the new job. You'll do good. I guess I lost my reference at Borek! Take care.

short bus · Post by **short bus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:32 am

sorry, what???

did i read that straight? i have to go get a loan for $8000, and then pay the interest payments on top of that so I can have the privilege of working for your company?? please tell me this is wrong.

One more company I won't ever be working for.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:47 am

hortbus, your correct. Sucks eh.

bobcaygeon · Post by **bobcaygeon** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:40 pm

In 2000, the Vogayeur King Air 100 captain was the only one getting a raise when he got hired at Jazz

C-GPFG · Post by **C-GPFG** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:37 pm

My understanding, told from someone recently hired there, is that you do not have to pay $8,000 to work there. You only owe a portion of that back depending on how early you leave. You owe it all back if you fail the PPC ride. I believe after roughly a year you're free to leave without penalty as BE20 explained.

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