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Company website

http://www.ups.com

Bases

Louisville KY, Ontario CA, Miami FL, Anchorage AK

Fleet

Boeing 747-100/200, Boeing 747-400, MD11, Boeing 767-300, Airbus A300, DC8, Boeing 757

Interview Profile

After submission of your application online, you will receive a telephone call verifying your qualifications
- If it has been more than 2 years since your FE or ATP written test, they will verify you have been employed by an FAR part 121 carrier that entire period
- After verifying your qualifications, you will be invited to SDF for an interview
- Travel to SDF and lodging will be your responsibility
Interview takes place in one day and is broken into two events:
- Simulator evaluation
  - The simulator evaluation is conducted in either the 767 or MD11 fixed based simulators
  - During the simulator evaluation, the instructor will ask you operationally based technical questions (see question bank below)
- 2 on 1 interview
  - Conducted by a flight qualified manager and HR representative
  - Expect a thorough logbook examination during the interview; the flight qualified manager will go through it while HR asks questions

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Simulator Evaluation

767 or MD11 fixed base simulator
- No motion or visuals
- 767 has a traditional "six-pack" instrument setup, MD11 is a full glass cockpit
- Which sim you get is dependant on availability, so be ready for either
- You will be provided with a briefing packet and given 20-30 minutes to review it before your evaluation
- The packet will give you required callouts and takeoff/approach procedures for the evaluation
Sim will start out on the runway ready for takeoff.
Your evaluator will act as Pilot Monitoring.
Normal takeoff with climb to 5000' as you intercept and track a radial outbound. Clean up and make the callouts per the briefing package.
After briefly tracking the radial, the evaluator will break you off for steep turns. Plan on doing one in each direction. If your first turn is good they may delete the second.
Plan on constant rate, constant airspeed climbs with a turn. Level off at or above 10,000' and accelerate to 300 kts.
After leveling, you will be given an expedited descent. Don't forget to slow to 250kts leaving 10,000'. Pull the speed brakes.
Repositioned to intercept the ILS. Configure per the briefing package and fly the approach to minimums where the evaluator will freeze the sim and make a note of where you end up.
As you transition between different phases of the evaluation, you will be asked technical questions (see question bank below)

Technical

Based on the chart package you will be given for the evaluation
How long is the runway?
How wide is the runway?
How would you know how much runway you have remaining?
What is the minimum visibility we can depart with?
What is the definition of V1?
What is the definition of V2?
Does stopping distance include use of reverse thrust?
What would our maximum holding speed be on the missed approach?
What is the minimum weather we need to shoot this approach?
What about the ceiling?
How will you identify the missed approach point?
What would you do if we lost the glideslope during the approach?
What is a MALSR?

Human Resource

Tell us about yourself.
Why do you want to work for UPS?
What can you tell me about UPS?
What is currently going on at UPS business-wise?
Why would you want to work for UPS instead or FedEx?
Compare UPS and FedEx.
Why do you want to work for UPS instead of a major passenger airline?
Why do you want to fly cargo?
Do you have an active application anywhere else?
How will you deal with night flying?
Why do you want to leave your current job?
What do you not like about your current job?
How long have you been applying to UPS? o Why are you just now applying to UPS?
Give us a brief summary of your career.
How do you feel about being a flight engineer on the DC8?
How do you feel about being based in ANC?
Have you ever been to ANC?
How does your family feel about you being based in ANC?
Will you live in base or commute?
Tell us about an emergency you've had.
Tell us about a conflict you've had in the cockpit.
What makes a good crewmember?
What makes a bad crewmember?
What makes a crewmember difficult to deal with?
How would you handle a difficult crewmember
Do you know what the schedules are like here?
If you were an instructor, tell us about a difficult student.
You're on furlough; will you consider accepting your furlough recall?
What can you bring to UPS?
What do you expect from UPS?
How important in CRM?
What would be a challenge about being hired at UPS?
Who recommended you?
How long have they worked for UPS?
How do you know them?
Tell us about your worst airplane experience.
Have you ever deviated from SOPs?
How did you convert your military flight time (PIC)?
Do you know what bases are available?
What types of aircraft do we fly at UPS?
How would you handle a captain who shows up for a flight unfit for duty (physically, mentally, no charts, etc.)
What would your current employer say about you?
Tell me about a company policy you think is unfair.
How do you feel about diversity in the workplace?

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Comments

Not very heavy on the technical side. I felt like they just wanted to get to know me and see what kind of employee I would be. They kept trying to get me to say something negative about my current company but I kept it positive and I guess it worked out since I'm in the pool.
They will give you a crew rate at the Holiday Inn Hurstbourne and have a shuttle to and from the training center.

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Snacko - 9th June
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For those of you that give 5 firewalled stars, get a clue! Compensation is OK compared to the rest of the industry right now but max capt pay is about equal to max f/o pay in 2003 at UAL. Things have changed but airline mgt must be ecstatic thinking that they have finally beat down the pilots enough for us to think 2003 fo wages is now worth 5 stars! Wake up people and stand up for your profession. I know I'm worth more than max UPS pay!

Tim Reynolds - 7th June
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I live in domicile and bid reserve. I usually work 4-5 days a month out of 15 reserve days. New facilities, sleep rooms, and fantastic mx. Don't listen to anyone who has been here longer than 10 years. They don't realize how good they have it and how bad the rest of the industry is. Night flying is what you make of it. I would not want to commute home after a week of night flying. But if you live in domicile you can have great pay and excellent QOL.

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