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FREE Comair Pilot Interview Information and Gouge







Interview experience:

Comair contacted me by email within a few days of me submitting my application. I selected an interview date approximately 2 weeks in the future, which turned out to be FEB 12. A few days after I scheduled the interview, I received the packet in the mail with all the forms to fill out as well as a standby ticket back to CVG for the interview. I arrived in CVG on the 11th to temperatures around 10 F. The weather forecast that night was for 4-6 inches of snow turning to freezing rain overnight. I was a little worried about getting to the Comair offices, not to mention trying to non-rev back home. I stayed at the Comfort Inn which is a bit on the dumpy side but adequate. Because of the weather in the morning, the shuttle was only running about once per hour. Luckily I was in the lobby early enough to squeeze into an overfilled van. I arrived at the Comair general offices before they opened. The facilities are very nice. Larger and newer than I expected. There were only 2 other people interviewing that day and we waited an hour or more for the captain who was running the show to arrive. (weather related delay) Everyone was quite nice and made us feel at home. The day began with company background, future, benefits, etc . . . I had some concerns about the company coming into the interview but felt much better after hearing what they had to say. Then comes the 26 question ATP written test. Everyone takes this test regardless of whether or not you've completed your ATP written. It only takes 10 minutes or so and contains no figures. Mostly it is IFR and weather questions. We didn't learn what score we received but there were only 1 or 2 questions that I had to ponder for more than a few seconds. After the written test comes the Cognitive test. There are some good descriptions of this test in previous gouges. Unfortunately, I think you could know exactly what to expect and still find the test challenging. Things happen fast and it's not like anything you have to do in day to day life or flying. I felt OK about how I did. The other two guys took longer and seemed more flustered. Who knows though, they could have done better than I did. They were a few years older than I am and they thought it might be easier for younger people. After the COG test we all headed to the cafeteria and had a decent lunch. We all received $6 vouchers which bought a full meal. After lunch it was back to the board room to await our interviews. While we were waiting, we were taken out one by one for fingerprinting. The actual interview occurs in a small room with a captain and an HR person. The captain went over my logs while the HR person asked me the typical HR questions. There was nothing real tricky, mainly they wanted to know why I wanted to work at Comair and what my goals were. The technical portion of the interview was conducted by the captain and was based on a hypothetical IFR flight. Mine was from JAX to LGA in the C-310 (my most recent twin) I was asked about departure procedures, holding speeds and altitudes, arrivals, FAF on vectored ILS, missed approach procedures. The only airplane specific question I was asked was on the memory items for an engine failure on takeoff in the C-310. I got the impression that they might ask about systems as well depending on what they feel like that day. Be prepared for just about anything regarding your airplane. After the Tech was finished, I was allowed to ask any questions that I had. Most had been answered earlier in the day but I asked a little bit more about the domiciles/reserve/upgrade etc . . . I also indicated that I would be interested in getting the earliest class possible. The interview portion lasted about 45 minutes including HR, Tech, and my questions. Both interviewers were really nice and made me feel at ease during the whole thing. The whole day was enjoyable in fact. Because of the ice storm, Comair made hotel reservations for us on their dime for that night. Fortunately, I was able to get out that night despite the weather, I believe the others did too. It was nice to know that we were taken care of though. They gave no definitive indication on how we did the day of the interview, however I felt reasonably confidant, considering it was my first interview. About 10 days after the interview I got the call I was hoping for. I was offered a slot in the MAR 10 class. Someone had dropped out of it and I was able to sneak in. I don't know if this was because I pushed for an early class date in the interview, or if it just worked out that way. If I didn't take that date it would have been end of April/early May. All in all a great experience and I'm looking forward to starting training.



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