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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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    Apr 15, 2026
    Interview was very straight forward. Basically was a walk through of everything related to conducting a part 121 flight. All technical questions were brief and pretty easy. If you study all the topics, chances are you will be over prepared. Only advice I have is spend a lot of time being familiar with Jepp charts. Interview was about 1:45...

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    Apr 15, 2026
    Had my SkyWest interview today and honestly it was way more chill than I hyped it up to be. Interview was scheduled for 2.5 hours but we wrapped in about 1 hr 10 min. My interviewer was a 3rd year ERJ FO. We started with intros, then went into recency requirements (30/60/90/365), and other questions, (view the study guide of this website).  From there: Weather: read a METAR and TAF and questions.  Talked about Charts: Jepp plate questions.  System questions. I studied pretty...

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    Apr 15, 2026
    It was a comprehensive interview, so it is important to study well and review all relevant topics. Beyond the usual introduction and â??tell me about yourself,â? expect questions on core aviation subjects. You should be well prepared in weather, aircraft systems, and aerodynamics. The AviationInterviews website prepares you very well for the...

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    Apr 14, 2026
    Overall, it was as expected. Was with a ERJ FO out of SLC. Started out with him telling me about himself briefly, then asked me to talk about my story. Then he asked my total time, PIC, Night, Instrument, and ME times, as well as my 30/60/90/365 day totals. Have those totaled and ready to go for interview, no decimals, round down to nearest whole number. Then was asked "Why SkyWest?", then asked me 2-3 TMATW questions. Was asked a few questions about thunderstorms. Then had to decode a METAR...

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    Apr 14, 2026
    Interviewer was a 2 year FO on the ERJ. Started with 30/60/90/TT/Inst/Multi/PIC. Have those totaled beforehand. Went through brief introduction on his background, then asked me to introduce myself and my background. HR was first, questions. HR was relatively brief, technical was longer. Went through weather (anvil top, read metar and taf, do you need an alternate, microburst) Talked through some regs 91.175, 91.117, briefed a SID, STAR, and approach into LAX and PHX. High altitude...

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    Apr 13, 2026
    Interview was pretty straight forward and laid back. Interviewer was former law enforcement and turned to flying and a career change and was a 2 year FO for the company. First bit was him telling about how he started at Skywest and his story. Me being military and him being former law enforcement seemed to create a connection. Started with time totals/ passport/ PRIA records and a quick overview of my military flight time. Then were the HR questions, (view the study guide of this website)....

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    Apr 13, 2026
    Overall, very pleasant experience! From the beginning, the FO who interviewed me was very laidback, which put me at ease. Started with get-to-know-you questions, then technical (study the questions on this website), then CRM scenario, then HR questions. I asked a few questions at the end, the whole interview took approx 1.5...

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    Apr 10, 2026
    My interview was with a 2 year FO who was very personable. He made the interview feel like a conversation between two people who liked airplanes. We started with updated flight times, HR questions, no TMAAT questions, and then technical, and finished with a CRM scenario. Technical section was not like an IFR checkride, rather a gate-to-gate flight where he asked me questions along the way. Questions included, jepp chart knowledge, speed limits, and high altitude aerodynamics and...

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    Apr 09, 2026
    The interview, at least so I thought, went well. We went through the typical questions you'll see on here. VERY technical interview. Barely asked me any HR or CRM questions. Maybe 2 or 3? I struggled a bit on the techincal portion especially with high altitude aerodynamics but I got through it on my own with a few hints here and there. I knocked the HR questions out of the park and my interviewing and I had a great time. Laughing, joking, telling stories. He was great. Not sure what went...

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    Apr 07, 2026
    The Interview was mostly as expected. Started with brief introductions. After a few HR questions, (view the study guide of this website).  From there we discussed weather.  I feel like there was more questions but it was all in the interview prep. I was a little annoyed because when I answered something right he mentioned â??oh you mustâ??ve studied the gaugeâ?.   After that, we talked through a SID, briefed a Jepp plate, airport diagram. Went through a TAF, went through...

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    Joshua C Apr 01, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines
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    Jake J Mar 31, 2026

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines