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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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    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 10, 2026
    The interview was with a First Officer. He was a nice man, walked me through the process, was very straightforward with what the process generally is. Talked about background, Hours (30/60/90 and 365), ensured I met all ATP minimums, checkride failures, and notice period duration if offered CJO with the current company. I was very curious about my answers for preference in base and preference in aircraft. I was answering safe, but he wanted a straightforward answer. Started with HR, then Wx...

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    Mar 10, 2026
    Very similar to other experiences I've read on here. My interview was just done with a 3-year E175 FO out of Boise, and he's been with the recruiting department for about a year and a half. Started by saying his interviews tend to run 2+ hours, that he was trying to shorten them, but that we should be prepared for it to take up the whole block we had scheduled. Started with admin stuff; 30/60/90 times and total time in the last 12 months. He asked a few HR questions, mainly about my flight...

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    Mar 10, 2026
    The interview was fairly straightforward. ERJ F/O said he was the number 3 bidding F/O at LAX. Standard HR but no TMAAT questions. Metar/Taf asked me questions, (view the study guide of this website).  For my system, he asked me about the fuel system for a C172. High altitude aerodynamics was all the normal stuff. Had me brief a STAR and an approach into MSP. For the CRM scenario pax was in a physical conflict in the back, and he wanted to hear about 2in/2out. Transfer flight controls...

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    Mar 10, 2026
    Interviewer was an experienced captain. Overall the interview was more relaxed than I expected. The gouge covered the technical questions pretty well. Turbines, high speed aerodynamics, systems, jep charts, METARs/TAFs, and part 91 alternate requirement. Don't try to show off your knowledge by over answering a question, just answer what they ask or ask for clarification. I got the impression that that I was also being observed for how well I listened, not just what I knew. Scenario was about...

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    Mar 09, 2026
    Interview was with a 20 year CA who was very friendly. He started off telling me about himself for about 30 seconds then asked about myself. I prepared about a 1-2min intro about my training history, qualifications, what I currently am doing in aviation, and why I am sitting here today. He asked why SkyWest and some other small talk about the company including aircraft preference. Talked about how fancy the ERJ is (he agreed) but ultimately I told him I'll take the soonest class date for...

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    Mar 09, 2026
    The interview was with a Captain; it was a very smooth interview, felt more like two professional pilots talking about planes. It started with flight times 30/60/90/365, HR questions, he asked about the recency being low, I explained the situation, and he was ok with that, aircraft selection, and bases preferred. Then, we talked about weather, METAR and TAF, some airport symbology, taxiway lights, enhanced centerlines, high-bypass engines, etc. Then he had me brief an approach plate, and the...

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    Mar 06, 2026
    Started off with an introduction, Started off with paperwork. Passport, FCC license, certs and medical. Went into check ride failures, accidents/incidents. Told him nothing shows up however I did have to put a plane on the freeway a couple years back. Broke down what happened and what I did. Told him the FAA was notified about the situation. This got me out of my tell me about a time later on in the interview. Went into the technical side of the interview. Showed me a METAR asked what it...

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    Hired at SkyWest Airlines
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    Hired at SkyWest Airlines