On Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:22:26 -0500 E. Geuzebroek wrote:
> From: E. Geuzebroek <geuzebroek_at_globalserve.net>
> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:22:26 -0500
> Subject: Pilot assesment
> To: CRM people <crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu>
>
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> I was wondering how air taxi, commuter and airline companies in North
> America (Canada and USA) recruit and asses pilots. Do these companies have
> a rigorous pilot assesment screening proces ?
> Do smaller operators just select pilots on flight hours and appearance
> without any testing ?
>
> I know in my home country (Holland) are 2 organisations who are specialised
> in pilot assesment. In one day they asses pilots. KLM Flight Academy uses
> the assesment centre to select the best of the best candidates for a
> pilot's career at KLM.
> KLM uses the centre to test co-pilots for captaincy.
> If you do not pass the tests you are not admitted at the KLM Flight School
> or you don't become a captain.
>
> Is there anybody who knows if they also do such rigorous pilot assesments
> in North America and how they do these pilot assesments ?
>
> Thank you for your feedback.
>
> Ernst Geuzebroek,
>
> Dutch & Canadian Flight Instructor.
>
> Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
> Tel. (905) 884-9300
>
> My homepage: http://web.idirect.com/~geuzebro/mijzelf.htm (in Dutch)