PSA Airlines Cadet Program

1. If you have a jump seater on your flight and he was talking bad about the captain what would you do?
   
   •   Remind them of the professional environment we’re in and tell them if the... Continue reading this answer
2. Read a METAR and TAF and asked what were our concerns on the METAR?
   
   •   Visibility, RVR, and Ceiling in METAR must be checked and compared to the landing minimum o... Continue reading this answer
   •   RVR information is presented on METAR, wi... Continue reading this answer
3. Asked about a taxi diagram and asked what were the concerns from given taxi instructions he gave me.
   
   •   Be ready to explain hotspots, airport referen... Continue reading this answer
   •   Identify hotspots on the taxi route, check runway cros... Continue reading this answer
   •   KCLT, stay cautious with HOT SPOT on taxi route,... Continue reading this answer
4. What would you do if your captain was doing X unsafe?
   
   •   Remind him of the safety procedures and company protocols.... Continue reading this answer
5. What do you know about the company?
   
   •   PSA Airlines delivers upon their values of being safe, ... Continue reading this answer
   •   PSA Airlines operates an all-jet fleet consisting of exclusively Bombardier regional jet aircraft. With an incredible team of close to 4,... Continue reading this answer
6. Fly by vs fly over waypoints
   
   •   Make sure you know the symbols on the Jeppesen chart. Fly-by allows to lead the tur... Continue reading this answer
   •   Fly-by waypoint: a waypoint where the pilot is required to use turn anticipation to avoid an overshoot of the next flight leg segment. Fly-over waypoint... Continue reading this answer
7. What are speed restrictions?
   
   •   Max airspeed below 1... Continue reading this answer
   •   Above 10,000ft: No limit, but no more than Mach 1. Below 10,000ft: 250kias. Class B above 10,000ft: No limit, but no more than Mach 1. Class B below 10,0... Continue reading this answer
   •   In the U.S 10,000' and above - unrestricted Below 10,000' - 250 kias Class B - Unrestricted 10,000' and above, 250 kias below 10,000' Underlying ClassB/VFR Corridor - 200 kias Procedure Turn - 200 kias Class C or D at or below 2,500 agl and within 4 nm of primary airport - 200 kias 1. If a controller issues a speed restriction while vectoring you, it continues to apply with an altitude change. 2. An approach clearance cancels any previously assigned speed adjustment (however, the controller would not anticipate a la... Continue reading this answer
8. What are the holding speeds?
   
   •   MHA - 6,000' 200 KTS 6,001' - 14,000'... Continue reading this answer
   •   Minimum Holding Altitude ~ 6,000ft: 200kts 6,... Continue reading this answer
9. What happens during the engine starting process on my current airplane?
   
   •   Your battery does not "power your magnetos", they are 100% independent of the aircraft's electrical system. Nothing about the battery is even connected to the magnetos. When you turn the key to 'start', both Magnetos are ungrounded, the starter solenoid closes and power is directed from the battery t... Continue reading this answer
10. What is VMC?
    
    •   VMC is Minimal controllable airspeed, if you go bel... Continue reading this answer
    •   Vmc: Minimum controllable airspeed for multi-engine aircraft. (V Minimum Control). Bel... Continue reading this answer

Qatar Airways

1. Why do you want to work for Qatar airways?
   
   •   Best Middle Ea... Continue reading this answer
2. Tell me about yourself.
   
3. How long do you need to give notice to your current company ?
   
   •   30 days
   •   3 months
   •   15 days
4. What is windshear?
   
   •   its a change on directi... Continue reading this answer
5. RWY CONTAMINATE,% TO BE A RWY CONTAMINATE?
   
   •   25%
   •   92%
   •   More t... Continue reading this answer
6. What is GRADIENT CLIMB?
   
   •   %2.5
   •   3%
   •   It is a required rate of climb predicated on ground speed. In other words, the faster the GS the greater the ROC wi... Continue reading this answer
   •   Its about a specific ROC to avoid usually obstacles along the departure route. It relates to climb performance based on how many feet of climb per how many nautical miles traveled forward. Obviously the faster the ... Continue reading this answer
7. TELL ME ABOUT THE SEGMENTS ON A T-OFF?
   
   •   1. Take off run Vlof to 35 ft 2.35 ft to gear up 3.gear up to 400ft AAL 4. 4... Continue reading this answer
8. What is VMCG?
   
   •   minimum speed con... Continue reading this answer
9. What is VMCA?
   
   •   Minimun Speed Co... Continue reading this answer
10. TAKEOFF IN A WINDSHEAR?
    
    •   Do not ... Continue reading this answer

Ravn Alaska

1. Give 5 adjectives that best describe you as a person.
   
   •   Motivated, sociable, Responsib... Continue reading this answer
2. What are your negative traits?
   
3. What have you been doing in the last couple of weeks?
   
4. What have you been doing the last month?
   
5. What have you been doing the past year?
   
6. What are you doing for a college education?
   
7. What were my grades like currently?
   
8. What were my grades like back in High School?
   
9. Have you ever gotten a “C” in school?
   
10. You are on the ILS at MDA or DH, what do you need to see to land?
    
    •   1. Runway lights 2. Runway end identifier lights 3. Runway or runway markings 4. Visual glide slope identifier 5. Touchdown zone or... Continue reading this answer

Red Wing Aviation

1. Can you tell us about your flying history and flying goals?
   
   •   I started all my flight training in Arizona. After my flight training, most of my flights were performed in Arizona with some cross-country flights to California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. My multi-engine time building was done in Colorado. I started flight training because I wanted to see more... Continue reading this answer
2. If you were offered another flying job would you leave Red Wing?
   
   •   I have no intentions to suddenly leave Red Wing just because I was offered another flying job. Even if was necess... Continue reading this answer
3. Would signing a 12 month contract be an issue?
   
   •   Not a prob... Continue reading this answer
4. Tell me a time you disagreed with a company policy?
   
   •   I have not disagreed with a company policy so far. If there would be an issue, I would try to find the company... Continue reading this answer
5. Tell me a time you had conflict in the cockpit?
   
   •   I did not have any serious conflicts in the cockpit yet. However if there would be one, I would let go of the issue for the moment as long as it does no... Continue reading this answer
6. What is the speed limit under a Class B shelf?
   
   •   200 Knots
7. What is the holding speed limit at FL260?
   
   •   265 knots
8. What is RVR, is it vertical or horizontal?
   
   •   Runway Visual R... Continue reading this answer
9. Why do you want to leave your current employer?
   
   •   I would like to have more experience in the ... Continue reading this answer
10. Why do you want to work for Red Wing Aviation?
    
    •   Advance career in aviation and to move to... Continue reading this answer
    •   I want to advance my career in aviation and m... Continue reading this answer

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

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