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  • The interview was exactly what you'd expect based on other experiences on here. Started off with just some small talk before the interviewer introduced himself and talked about his history and how he ended up doing interviews. The interviewer was a retired captain from Skywest. I introduced myself, then we got rolling with verifying paperwork. I needed to resubmit some things, like my CFI, since it expired between now and the original application date in January. We talked about my logbook, total time, PIC, multi-engine, night, instrument while in the actual airplane, 30/60/90 day, and 12-month flight times. Actual order after this was different, I'm just jotting down things I remember going over. Coffin corner, mach tuck, swept wing advantages and disadvantages, where does a swept wing stall at, how do we maintain roll...

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    Feb 11, 2026
    Captain out of SLC did my interview. Very nice guy, started out with swept wing advantages, disadvantages. Went into High lift devices. M-crit, Mach tuck, span wise flow, talked about electrical systems on my aircraft. TCU, and inverter. The different batteries and advantages. went into METAR, TAFS, read some lines, then briefed some approaches. Medical emergency little kid in the back was having trouble breathing. I was captain he was FO. He had me walked him thru the process of what I...

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    Feb 11, 2026
    Started off with introductions, went over interviewer's background to SkyWest. Talked about my aviation history and experience, overall very very conversational and less question & answer. Swept wing, mach tuck, coffin corner. Briefing a mitigation strategy, CRM principles, types of threats to the flight. A/C performance, turbines, hot start, bleed air, hydraulic system and electrical systems on a basic transport category aircraft level. Closed with basic CRM scenario, METAR and TAF....

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    Feb 10, 2026
    Overall it was a very laid back interview process. The total time was about 1.5 hours with time at the end for questions. Only interviewed with a FO. He shared his background and then I did mine. Asked why SkyWest. I mentioned the bases were more to my liking and the pilots had a good reputation when moving to the majors. Had 2 or 3 HR questions like a difficult student, safe decision and something else. Moved into CRM scenarios, 1 I was captain with a passenger possible emergency and...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    Virtual interview with an older/experienced FO who's about to retire. Automatically eased the whole experience once he informed me this was just going to be a conversation getting to know each other. First 20min talked about our personal lives/hobbies. Dove into technical questions which were very straightforward, what is this/what is that/what does this mean (turbine engines/bleed air/lead vs NiCad battery/AC vs DC/swept wings/my aircraft's electrical system). Weather was reading a TAF and...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    Great overall experience, the interviewer was very nice, and put me at ease right off the bat. It opened with introductions. Tell me about yourself, and your flight training/ Career so far. Then we got into TMAAT questions. (view the study guide of this website). A lot of the prep I did was from this site, and it seemed to work well. I spent time working out some stories to to tell for the TMAAT questions, and that paid off as well. Technical questions were very straightforward, and most of...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    My interview took about 90 minutes. We began by introducing ourselves and our background in aviation. We then moved into some "tell me about a time" questions. We then moved into some scenario questions. He began with a scenario and asked me how I would respond to the situation. After my response we progressed in the same scenario a little further along. We followed that pattern through several questions and hypotheticals. We then went into another scenario, following the same pattern. We...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    Interview was very laid back. Young 2 year FO was leading. Told me all he did was take notes and was not in the decision process at all. Are asked me all the yes no questions from the application. Read through my resume asking about a couple things. Ask me to tell him about myself. Then 2 TMAAT questions about conflict and decision making. Asked why Skywest is different than other airlines. Asked why I aligned with there core values. Asked what I thought made a good FO. Then went into...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    Interview was quick 1 hour from a 4 year FO active military began with small introductions Then logbook medical validations Asked if I wanted to disclose anything  Then TMAAT questions.  Technical Holding speeds Speed restrictions Cloud clearances Jet engine theory very basic High altitude aerodynamics just the pros/cons of swept back wings Different types of drag When are they both the strongest Taxi diagrams: ILS critical area when should you hold short What does a hold short...

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    Feb 09, 2026
    My interview was with a four-year FO on the ERJ out of Boise. He calmed the nerves right at the start. The interview started with a logbook check and some HR questions. Then went into TMAAT questions (all were from the study guide). He asked me to tell a joke, then we moved into the technical section. He told me that the technical section would not be as hard as everyone made it out to be. He asked questions about swept wings, turbine engines, bypass air, bleed air, and hydraulics. He asked...

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    Feb 08, 2026
    Exactly by the gouge. Interviewer made me feel comfortable. Missed a couple questions but when he walked me through it, I was able to answer them. They are not looking for perfection. Scenario was runway closed due to aircraft wheels up landing. If you study this gouge, be personable, and explain your thought process during the CRM phase, you will be extremely prepared. Good luck...

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    Hired at SkyWest Airlines