Corporate Flight Departments

1. How did you get into flying?
   
2. Tell me about yourself.
   
3. What are your strengths?
   
4. What are your weaknesses?
   
5. Why are you a good fit?
   
6. Why did you choose this Company?
   
   •   I explained to him why I wanted to fly with this company and... Continue reading this answer
7. When would you take over from a captain?
   
8. What would you do if you called go around in an ILS and the captain refused to go around?
   
   •   Advise ATC you're initiating a go-around and will be flying the mi... Continue reading this answer
9. What is spanwise flow?
   
10. What is critical mach?
    

Delta Air Lines

1. How did you get involved in flying?
   
   •   When i was 5 i visited Kennedy space center and was just so excited and amazed that it got i... Continue reading this answer
   •   I'm a third generation airli... Continue reading this answer
   •   I thought you had to be a fighter pilot to make a career of flying and it didn’t happen for me. In college, a ... Continue reading this answer
   •   My father was a pilot and I would go on ... Continue reading this answer
   •   I do not have a specific moment than I can recall such as a first flight or family lineage. I have just al... Continue reading this answer
   •   Throughout my childhood, I would tag along with my dad to work. He worked line service at a large FBO. I would assist in towing, fueling and customer service. Often I was asked by owners to wash their airplanes and even g... Continue reading this answer
2. Tell me about a time I had a conflict with a passenger.
   
   •   We had a handicapped person wanting to sit in the exit row and refused to move when the flight attendant asked so i went back and asked the person and they... Continue reading this answer
3. Tell me about a time a member of your crew had a conflict with ground personnel.
   
   •   Speak about the situation but always make sure you end with a positive... Continue reading this answer
4. What would you do if you had passengers and you were going to be late?
   
   •   Advise them of our new ETA and advise of them of any author... Continue reading this answer
5. What would you do if the Captain was having a conflict with the Flight Attendant?
   
   •   When I was asked this, they said the FA was the captain's ex-wife. So it wasn't going to be resolved. I told the FA I'd be the main POC and depending on ... Continue reading this answer
   •   Diffuse th... Continue reading this answer
6. They decide to move the cargo more aft. What does this do?
   
   •   change... Continue reading this answer
7. You are on the 173 radial with a heading of 180 and you want to intercept the 138 course -- what heading should you fly?
   
   •   080
   •   100
   •   93
8. Have you ever had a DUI?
   
   •   no
9. Do you have any traffic violations?
   
   •   i have nev... Continue reading this answer
   •   The exact question was more like, "tell me about these traffic tickets." I just said a received s... Continue reading this answer
10. Why do you want to work for Delta?
    
    •   I want to work for a world class company an... Continue reading this answer
    •   the desire to be treated we... Continue reading this answer
    •   Great working cond... Continue reading this answer

Delta Air Lines Propel

1. How did you get to where you are in your career?
   
2. Why do you want to work for Delta?
   
   •   In my opinion I believe Delta is the best American airline in the ... Continue reading this answer
3. What challenges are you anticipating if accepted into the program?
   
4. Explain your check-ride failures.
   
5. How did you get into flying?
   
6. How are you funding your flight training?
   
7. Do you have experience in Class C/Class B airspace?
   
8. Why Delta Air Lines?
   
   •   I want to fly for Delta Air Lines due to the focus on servant leadership. I feel this is important because it... Continue reading this answer
9. Why Propel, and how does it differ from other accelerated pathways?
   
   •   The propel program offers a streamline process from 0 (zero hours) to hero ... Continue reading this answer
10. You are flying solo in the practice area and on recovery from a power-off stall, your engine fails. You are able to get it restarted and all the indications are in the green afterward. There is an airport 10NM away that is non-towered and the airport you came from which is towered and 20NM - where do you go?
    
    •   I would go to the 10NM airport as it is closest and ultimately an engine failure is an engine failure. As safety is always the top priority, I w... Continue reading this answer

Dynamic Aviation

1. What is your greatest weakness?
   
2. What is your greatest strength?
   
   •   I'm very goal oriented, I work wit... Continue reading this answer
3. Tell about a time you had a boss you didn't get along with, or other employees you didn't get along with and how you fixed it?
   
   •   I tried not to take the problem personally. ... Continue reading this answer
4. What is the most difficult flight I've ever had?
   
   •   Recently I had to do an precautionary engine shutdown in the DA-20 Falcon I was flying. It was the number 1 engine which meant we had to do a lengthy emergency checklist which required an alternate emergency gear extension w... Continue reading this answer
5. What is your leadership style like?
   
   •   I try to set a good example by following compa... Continue reading this answer
6. How well do you get along with people?
   
   •   I get along well with other people. I try to follow the gol... Continue reading this answer
7. May be lots of downtime, sitting at the hotel, what would you plan to do during this time?
   
   •   This is how my current job is now. ... Continue reading this answer
8. Do you mind getting your hands dirty, (helping work on the planes).?
   
   •   Yes
9. Tell me about the pitot static system?
   
10. What would happen to the airspeed indicator if we encountered icing that blocked the pitot tube?
    

Emirates

1. What is the Long and Lat of Dubai?
   
   •   25.2 N... Continue reading this answer
2. In relation to CG the center of pressure is?
   
   •   The C of P is aft... Continue reading this answer
3. They put us in a point in-between the US and Europe and told us there was smoke in the back and gave us three options on where to land.
   
   •   land ASAP
   •   my suggestion is ... Continue reading this answer
   •   Reijavik, Canaries, are we past the mid-point? ... Continue reading this answer
4. What type of Engine is on our 777-200?
   
   •   RR Tre... Continue reading this answer
   •   rolls... Continue reading this answer
   •   Ge90
   •   GE
5. Where in Africa do we fly?
   
   •   Casablanca, Tunis, Tripoli, Johannesburg, Dar Es Salaam, Nairobi, Entebbe, Lagos,... Continue reading this answer
   •   south ... Continue reading this answer
   •   Tunisia , Algeria , Casablanca ... Continue reading this answer
   •   Harare,... Continue reading this answer
   •   Algiers
   •   Zimbabwe Uganda zambia Egypt cote d'Ivoire Argelia Angola Kenya Eth... Continue reading this answer
6. Have you ever had an emergency in an airplane?
   
   •   no
   •   Say Yes if You have, but tell th... Continue reading this answer
   •   Yes a emergency descent following a window c... Continue reading this answer
   •   Yes
   •   Yes, it was an emergency descent due loss of cabin press... Continue reading this answer
7. Why did you get involved in flying?
   
   •   A kids dream, converted into ... Continue reading this answer
   •   to follow the pa... Continue reading this answer
   •   It was very natural way, In past I loved hear my grandfather stories about his flights, , he was a military pilot,... Continue reading this answer
   •   I always say we born with an inspiration, in my case I saw my father enjoying the aeronautical life he walked, I remember me in ... Continue reading this answer
8. What do you know about Islam?
   
   •   It is based on the... Continue reading this answer
   •   It is the world's 2nd leading Religion, it is ... Continue reading this answer
   •   It's a Monoteist religion we... Continue reading this answer
   •   It is a religion based on the monoteism wh... Continue reading this answer
9. How do you think your life will change by living here?
   
   •   With the multicultural environment and a complete differ... Continue reading this answer
   •   It will IMPROVE a lot, I believe I will have more time to be wit... Continue reading this answer
   •   I have lived in the Gulf for 10 years wit... Continue reading this answer
10. Why you didn’t you bring your wife to the interview?
    
    •   She is back Home, taking care of the Kids, BUT SHE... Continue reading this answer
    •   She had a meeting and couldn't, with short notice, find a way to get 4 days OFF. sorry. we Talk about that a... Continue reading this answer

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