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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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    Nov 20, 2025
    My interviewer was a current Captain who is part of the training department. The interview was very relaxed and covered basic knowledge with no surprises. Both had introductions, asked about recent flight time, aircraft preference, wx, IFR knowledge, approach plate brief, systems, swept wing and turbine theory, CRM scenario, and final...

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    Nov 19, 2025
    Interviewer was very kind and gave me the rundown of how the interview would go. He let me know about himself, his time with the company and wanted to ensure that this felt more conversational than like an interview. Overall, extremely knowledgeable man who seemed to really care about the success of applicants whether or not they were hired. We Jumped right in to discussing high speed aerodynamics. (view the study guide of this website).  We then discussed the TEAM model and...

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    Nov 18, 2025
    Know high altitude aerodynamics, principles of a jet engine, airspeed restrictions, AC to DC, understand your airplane that you fly the most...

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    Nov 18, 2025
    Study Jepp charts, WWYD scenarios, know systems and jet engine operations, aerodynamics, brief metar/taf. It is a pretty straight forward interview, but definitely use the study guide as much as possible. Interview was 1.5 hours with a FO who was nice and informative. If you are part of the cadet program, definitely attend their monthly sessions. Overall, it was a good experience, but a challenging...

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    Nov 14, 2025
    Started out with some basic instrument questions. Know 91.175, holding speeds and how to brief a Jeppesen approach plate. Then was asked about systems. Had to explain the electrical system on the plane I fly then had to explain how a jet engine works. Then went into high altitude aerodynamics. Ended with some standard HR...

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    Nov 13, 2025
    I interviewed with a two-year FO, and the whole process took about an hour and twenty minutes. We spent around thirty minutes just chatting at the beginning รข?? he was really cool and made me feel comfortable the whole time. The study guide definitely gets you ready; everything he asked came from there. The interview started with introductions, then moved into HR questions, followed by a few scenario-based questions, and ended with technical topics. I was asked some HR questions: (view the...

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    Nov 13, 2025
    Overall the experience was similar to everyone elses on here. The interviewer i was assigned to was an older Gentlemen who no longer flies since he is over 65 but still works in training. The interview was very relaxed, and he made it a point to be relaxed. He wanted us to have fun talking about flying. The get to know you part plus hours etc took about 50 minutes. After that we started into the technical interview portion. He started with CRM and he went into detail about Skywest's...

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    Nov 13, 2025
    Very quick and straight forward interview. Started off by saying its just a conversation to calm me down. Whole interview was maybe an hour and a half. Nothing out the ordinary. All the questions I was asked were on this...

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    Nov 12, 2025
    The overall interview was a pretty relaxed experience. We started with introductions and he gave me some of his background and vice versa. We chatted about a few random things such as his sea plane rating for around 20 or so minutes. After that we hopped right into the technical portion and questions, (view the study guide of this website including the Sim/Scenario section). We then moved onto the aircraft I fly, a Piper Cherokee, and he had me give him a detailed explanation of the...

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    Nov 12, 2025
    Interview started with basic get-to-know you questions. Surprisingly, didn't get a single question about the company or why I wanted to work for the company. After that, we went straight into the technical. Shared their screen asking about METARs, TAFs, Weather, and Alternate Rules. Be sure to know Exemption 17347. Then we went into Jepp Charts. Pulled up an enroute chart and asked about holding speeds and speed limits in various airspaces. Asked questions about a STAR, and then had me brief...

  11. I used the study guide the most and I liked how everything is broken down into categories.

    Bailey S Oct 26, 2025

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines
    Got a CJO!

    Obasola O Jun 29, 2025

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines