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28. How would you rate yourself in relation to communication skills, dependability, and integrity? 110
29. If you attain all your goals as a professional pilot what do you intend to give back to aviation?
30. Why do you want to work for us?
31. What do you know about our company?
32. How did you get into aviation / how did you become a pilot?
33. What do you like / dislike about your present job?
34. Have you ever failed a PPC?
35. Does your boss know you are here?
36. Describe a time when you had to sell an idea to a team.
37. What will the biggest challenge be for you seating in the right seat?
38. How do you feel about seating in the right seat for 10 years?
39. How will you survive on our starting salary in City X?
40. Tell us about your career to date and the positions you held.
41. Tell us an example of a satisfying work experience.
42. Have you ever failed a medical?
43. Have you ever had to take control of an aircraft from a First Officer?
44. Have you ever attempted to train anyone that was untrainable?
45. Describe a time when you went above and beyond your job description.
46. Have you ever been unprepared for a flight?
47. Why do you want to work for XYZ Airline?
48. Why should we hire you?
49. Why would you be good at XYZ Airline?
50. What do you think the toughest part of the transition to Airline XYZ will be?
51. Do you think you have the skills to fly a jet?
52. Why do you want to leave your present job?
53. Describe your daily life at your present job
54. What do you do to prepare for a flight?
55. What is your goal before a flight?
56. What is the most important part of your job at wherever you work?
57. What is the most difficult part of your job at wherever you work?
58. What was the most fun job you ever had?
59. Why did you become a pilot?
60. How did you pay for your flight training and/or school?
61. Do you have any secondary duties at your current job? Why or why not?
62. If your spouse were sitting here, what would they say is your biggest weakness?
63. Have you applied anywhere else? What if you receive another job offer, which job will you take?
64. Have you flown on our airline before?
65. Where have you gotten the majority of the information you know about our airline? Has it all
come from the internet?
66. What are some of the negative things you've heard about our airline?
67. Why do you think you would fit in well at our airline?
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The Capt. continues an approach below minimums, he informs you that he's shot this approach
a 1,000 times and knows the area. What will you do?
You notice your Capt. drinking before a flight, how will you handle this?
You are talking to the Capt., and you smell alcohol. Although you didn't see him drinking, what
would you do?
You smell smoke in the cockpit, what initial action should you take?
The Captain informs you the smoke is normal and it will clear itself. 15 minutes later the
condition is growing worse. The Captain gives you the same response.. now, what would you
do?
The aircraft is loaded way beyond gross weight, the Captain informs you that he does this all the
time, and the aircraft will fly. What do you do?
You find yourself flying with an arrogant Captain, and you have a real personality clash, how do
you deal with this?
Your aviation career although progressing nicely is happening very slowly. How do you feel
about this situation?
Discuss a bad situation which you managed to turn around?
You are the PIC on one of our airplanes, you are taking off on a 13,000' runway with clear skies
and unlimited visibility, upon getting airborne you have an emergency and the co-pilot call's out
that there's a problem. With 11,000 feet of runway still in front of you, and the gear still down,
what would you do?
Tell us a time when you made a mistake and what did you learn from it?
Tell us a time when outside factors influenced you at work?
Have you ever had a conflict with a fellow pilot? How did you resolve that situation?
Describe a time when you would have liked to see more out of the managers in
your company?
Tell us a time when you were EITHER satisfied or dissatisfied with the company
that you work for?
Have you ever had a personality conflict with somebody you worked with?
Name a time when you and an F/O butted head
Have you ever had a personality conflict with somebody you worked with?
Name a time when there was tension in the cockpit
Name a time when you were at fault and took the blame for it.
Name a time when you made a mistake
Have you ever had to take control from somebody?
Has anyone ever had to take control from you?
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51. Tell us about a time you had to correct a problem a customer had. How did you correct it? What
was the end result?
52. Tell us about a time you saw an unsafe procedure and what did you do about it?
53. Tell us about a time you went on a fact-finding mission to get the job done?
54. Name a time you spent a significant amount of time helping another crewmember?
55. Name a time you had to make an unpopular decision? What was it? What was the impact?
56. Name a time you had to convince someone to change his or her mind or course of action? How
did you go about it?
57. Name a time you had to deal with a technical problem in the aircraft?
58. Name a time you came up with a new idea at work?
59. Name a time you had to deal with an unethical crewmember? How did you go about it
60. Name a time you had to deal with a crewmember NOT getting a long? What did you do about it?
61. Name a time you had to stand your ground and voice your opinion, even though you knew it
would not be a popular one?
62. Name a time you demonstrated leadership qualities?
63. Define customer service?
64. Name a time you made a mistake?
65. Name a time you used decisiveness in your role as a pilot?
66. Name a time you saved the company money?
67. Name a time you had to go above and beyond the call of duty?
68. Describe a time in which you felt it was necessary to modify or change your actions to respond
to the needs of another person?
69. Name a time in your last job when you contributed to creating a team environment?
70. Name a time you were able to build motivation in your co-workers or subordinates at work?
71. Name a time you used common sense to complete a task even though the procedure may have
been telling you to do it a different way?
72. Name a time you supported a decision even though you may not have agreed with it?
73. Name a time you had to keep the energy or enthusiasm up in the crew? How did you go about
it?
74. How do you deal with complacency?
75. Name a time the Flight Attendant felt comfortable enough to raise an issue with you?
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Define MOCA?
Define MEA?
Describe the characteristics of a High Pressure Region?
What is the bounced landing recovery procedure?
What is the base of the Arctic Control Area?
How long will ATC protect the Alternate aerodrome for an aircraft with a COMM failure?
Describe the function of vortex generators?
What is a hung start?
What causes a compressor stall?
What is viscous hydroplaining?
You are in the Jetstream and the temperature is constant, the best way to avoid turbulence is
to?
80. If the temperature to the southeast is warmer than to the northwest, the wind would be from
which direction?
81. Describe the purpose of leading edge flaps?
82. Define TAS?
83. When is DME error the greatest?
84. Calculate reception range of a VOR?
85. What is the max holding speed of a propeller driven aircraft in a holding pattern?
86. How does the Centre of Gravity of an airplane affect airplane range?
87. Define Cold Soaking?
88. What is negative torque sensing?
89. Describe the factors which affect the increase in VMC?
90. Can our aircraft be de-iced with type II and IV fluids?
91. Describe a simple hydraulic system?
92. How does weight affect an aircraft`s maneuvering speed?
93. Describe our climate in Western Canada?
94. What is a contact approach?
95. Why is a turboprop most efficient at medium altitudes and turbojet/turbofan at high altitudes?
96. At what temperatures is icing most severe?
97. How does ice affect an airplane inflight?
98. What are the speed limitations below 10 000 feet?
99. Define CAS?
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Define Vref?