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  • Read Page 1 ... control in a stall, how does a turbofan engine work, what is bypass air, why do we use so much bypass air, what kind of systems does a jet have, what do we use bleed air for, what about hydraulics, what kind of power does the plane have, why do use AC instead of DC, how to you convert between ac and dc (inverters and rectifiers). We talked about anticipated and unanticipated threats, time and no time threats, and discussed how emergencies are usually handled. Asked me what to do if you get a hot start or if a circuit breaker pops. Next we talked about jepp charts, discussed a hot spot, asked me about what markings you would see where and what they look like, mandatory hold short sign, taxiway signs, runway remaining signs, ILS critical area, and displaced thresholds. We went into a scenario flying along and having a small issue...

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    Mar 16, 2026
    Long technical portion but gouge well prepared me. Scenario at end designating your CRM skills and ability to asses situation in regards to Fuel requirements. Nice interviewer made me feel relaxed felt like an IFR check...

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    Mar 16, 2026
    Interview was identical to everything on here. I had a FO from Boise. Super nice laid back guy. Started with basic stuff such as docs, flight times, HR/dot questions. Then he asked about myself. Most memorable flight. Then went straight to technical. Airpot signage, Jepp charts, wx, then went on to Jet stuff, swept wings, high alt stuff, jet engines, engine start issues, then asked me about the king air I fly for my systems questions. Maybe a couple more Im forgetting, then CRM scenario....

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    Mar 16, 2026
    My interviewer was extremely relaxed but thorough. He asked many questions that were right from the aviationinterviews.com gouge. The technical questions for my flying experience were not that deep, they focused on big picture and my ability to articulate the point clearly. I feel the interview went exceptionally well. He sort of slipped at the end and basically told me to expect the offer in two weeks. I wish you all the best of luck, SkyWest is moving and hiring right...

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    Mar 13, 2026
    Interview was nothing else more than a conversation. few HR questions: Introduce yourself, make sure to have a story to tell on how you got into aviation. biggest success and biggest failure. from there we moved into airport signage, airport diagrams, STARs, SIDs and approach plates. you will talk about airspeed restrictions altitude restrictions, holding speeds. in my case they were not direct questions but more of a scenario. Then after that he presented a scenario. I was the captain of a...

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    Mar 12, 2026
    Interview was very similar to other experiences here. Seems like it will vary greatly with interviewer, but mine did not dig deeply if answers were correct. Started with quick introductions and why SkyWest. Next was technical with some basic high-altitude aerodynamics, electrical system, lead-acid vs NiCad battery, dc vs ac, then we interpreted some basic elements of a TAF from a release. We went over a couple approach plates with a focus on ILS FAF and crossing restrictions. Described...

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    Mar 11, 2026
    Interview was very laid back and straight forward. Started with HR questions. Was very procedural like "We just need to ask these then we move on" From there, went into tell me about a time a flight went bad, followed by what are these airport signs. The signs were just a slide show that he flipped through. After that we touched on SFO airport diagram, briefed an approach and looked at a STAR with a few questions about how you would fly it. Went into scenario and that was it. No real...

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    Mar 11, 2026
    My interview was with a 3 year captain. He was truly a nice guy but I was nervous the entire time and forgot most of what I studied.  We started out with introductions (told me how he got into aviation, about his family etc and I did the same), be prepared to talk about any accidents/ checkride failures. Have your hours ready to go TT, Instrument time, Night hours, Multi time, PIC time, 30,60,90,120,12months. After we discussed all of that, we dove right in. We spoke about swept wings,...

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    Mar 11, 2026
    interview was very straight forward. Lasted about 1 1/2 hours. Started with HR questions, very straight forward. TMAAT questions, then into airport signage, Brief an approach into SFO then cover the airport chart in SFO. Quick questions about swept wing dynamics followed by how does a high bypass turbofan work, then into my scenario. Over all, very pleasant interview. This sight covered 99% of everything in my...

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    Mar 11, 2026
    Interview was right at an hour. I was familiar with all questions via this...

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    Mar 11, 2026
    Interview was very straightforward, nothing out of left field. This site prepped me very well. I didn't get any TMAAT questions or hardly any HR questions in general. Mostly paperwork questions. The vibe of the interview was good from what I thought, and my interviewer spent quite a bit of time telling me about how much he loved the company. It lasted the full 2.5 hours and was mostly technical questions and CRM questions, nothing...

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    Edward R Mar 13, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines
    My interview was much lower stress due to the extremely accurate picture painted through this site.

    Michael C Mar 06, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines