Republic Airways

1. Hold on the 060 bearing to the station. You are on the 090 bearing from the station. What is going to be your initial outbound leg?
   
   •   240
   •   240
2. What is the MAP on a non-precision approach?
   
   •   Non-precision: MAP is usually visually identified by a capitol and bold "M" in the Jepps or at the end of the solid line on NOS.... Continue reading this answer
   •   DME fix, charted ti... Continue reading this answer
   •   Or station passage for VO... Continue reading this answer
3. Super cooled water above when how do you know?
   
   •   Freezi... Continue reading this answer
   •   Ice pellets a... Continue reading this answer
4. VDP, your MDA is 450 agl with a timed missed approach point of 3 minutes when will you start down?
   
   •   DME: divide the HAT by 300 and add/subtract (as required) to the... Continue reading this answer
   •   I assume you mean 450 ft. height above tdze and not AGL, but that's a subtle detail. In this case you would use the TIME method, so multiply 450 HAT by 10% for an answer of 45 seconds. Subtract 45 seconds from 3 minutes fo... Continue reading this answer
5. What does an ILS provide?
   
   •   vertical and hor... Continue reading this answer
   •   Guidance, Range and... Continue reading this answer
   •   Vert/Lat guidance Rang... Continue reading this answer
6. Takeoff distance and groundspeed when hot vs. cold?
   
   •   Hot, humid days can hold more water vapor (making the air less dense) than on a cold day. The less dense the air the greater the performance loss. The... Continue reading this answer
   •   On a hot humid day, the density altitude is considerably higher than normal. That mans that you will still take off and climb out at the same indicated airspeed, but your ground-speed will be considerably higher and your takeoff roll will be longer. Anyone who has... Continue reading this answer
7. What happens to the IAS in the same scenario?
   
   •   It doesn... Continue reading this answer
8. Taking off from Denver or Miami will indicated airspeed be greater, the same, or slower?
   
   •   the same
9. Taking off from Denver or Miami what will the takeoff roll and groundspeed be?
   
   •   Denver= longer takeoff roll and higher groundspeed Miami= shorter take... Continue reading this answer
10. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit.
    
    •   F = C * 9/5 + 32 ... Continue reading this answer
    •   [(Cx2)-10%]+32=F ... Continue reading this answer

Republic Airways RJet Cadet

1. What is your total time?
   
   •   270
   •   162
   •   Total ti... Continue reading this answer
2. What stage of flight training are you in?
   
   •   cfi
3. Describe the electrical system for the airplane you currently fly.
   
   •   28 volt 60amp 24volt battery belt dr... Continue reading this answer
4. If the alternator dies how long will your battery last?
   
   •   About 30 min temp... Continue reading this answer
5. What is an MEL?
   
   •   Minimum Equ... Continue reading this answer
6. Do you have a passport?
   
7. What is a microburst?
   
   •   Strong downward and outward force o... Continue reading this answer
8. Tell about a time you had to make a quick decision.
   
   •   flying practice approaches with a safety pilot. NAV radio became inop with no functioning GPS. I had to ... Continue reading this answer
9. How would I handle a difficult crew member?
   
   •   Address the issue with the crew member. I would remain respectful and professional. I would mitigate the issue with the crew member and keep their vie... Continue reading this answer
10. How I would handle a drunk crew member?
    
    •   do everything in my power to keep the crew member away from the aircraft if we have not yet boarded. Try and talk to the crew member and ask if he or she ha... Continue reading this answer

Scenic Airlines

1. What are the three ways to identify BECCA?
   
2. What does the GS and altitude mean on the profile part of the instrument chart?
   
3. Why Scenic?
   
4. Are you hard to manage?
   
5. What was the most irresponsible thing you've done flying?
   
6. When have you bent the rules?
   
   •   Never
7. Let's say the weather is reporting below minimums, your Captain tells you during your brief that upon arriving to the airport, he will drop below 50' below DH so that you can go home, what do you tell him?
   
   •   In the event the Captain is going to break regulations tell him that you will report him to the company. My answer was completely different. I wanted to give the Captain a chance to change his mind bef... Continue reading this answer
8. What is VDP?
   
   •   It means visual... Continue reading this answer
9. What's the purpose of VDP?
   
   •   It is a technique used to put yourself in a safe positio... Continue reading this answer
10. How do you calculate VDP?
    
    •   To calculate your VDP distance, you take the HAT height above touchdown and divide it by 3. For example 400/3... Continue reading this answer

Seaborne Airlines

1. What is your Total Flight Time?
   
2. What ratings do you have?
   
3. When did you fly last?
   
4. What is your total time in the last 6 months?
   
5. What is your total time in the last 12 months?
   
6. What class medical do you have?
   
7. When did you start flying?
   
8. Why did you start flying?
   
9. Wx goes below mins past the FAF, can you continue and when you would go missed.
   
10. Describe TDZE
    

Silver Airways

1. Why do you want to work here?
   
   •   Crew domicile located in FL, w... Continue reading this answer
2. The Captain wants to fly with IN-OP tail light, what would you do?
   
   •   Tell him let's see if ... Continue reading this answer
   •   check ... Continue reading this answer
3. Tell us about your background.
   
   •   Got started in aviation after college. Went to AZ to get my ratings and can back to my home town where I ... Continue reading this answer
4. How many required 24 hour rest period does the company have to provide to crewmembers per quarter
   
   •   minimum of 13 rest... Continue reading this answer
5. What's the strongest point / quality you bring to silver?
   
   •   The first officer is the second-in-command of the aircraft to the captain, who is the legal aircraft comma... Continue reading this answer
6. Can you make the class that starts next week?
   
   •   No, I need at least 2 weeks notice for my current employer, they've been... Continue reading this answer
   •   Yes
7. What is an First Officers job?
   
   •   FO is a captain in training. They need to know how to fly the pla... Continue reading this answer
8. Have you had any failures?
   
   •   Tell your honest failures as concise as p... Continue reading this answer
9. What would be your top 3 airlines?
   
   •   Frontier, Amer... Continue reading this answer
10. In your career, what would have been the best day of your life?
    
    •   Getting... Continue reading this answer

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