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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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    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 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 â?? 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...

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    Nov 11, 2025
    Very laid back interview. Interviewer was very kind! Topics covered were all on the website. Fairly surface level questions. Nothing too in the weeds. Started with logbooks times, HR, regs, how a jet engine worked (I said each stage then we just moved on), high alt aerodynamics, systems (emphasis on hydraulics), looked at a STAR, looked at an instrument appch plate, airport page, wx (microburst and hazards of a TS), electrical system on "a plane of my choosing". Ended with CRM scenario where...

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    Nov 11, 2025
    It was an online interview, I received the documents the night prior that included two instrument approaches and a release with weather. We started a little early day of, I interviewed with a CA who was extremely friendly and we talked about the company, I shared how I got into aviation and why I wanted to work for SkyWest. We jumped into technical pretty quickly, covering jet engine basics, swept wing aerodynamics (pros/cons), he asked about the electrical system in the aircraft I fly and I...

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    Nov 11, 2025
    Opened up with tell me about yourself. Talked about why SkyWest. Why should we hire u. Jepp plates. System of an aircraft you have flown. Mine was electrical on a Piper Archer II. Know jet engine along with deeper components. He asked me accessory gearbox. Just slow down and think before answering and youâ??ll be fine. These AviationInterviews are pretty accurate to the actual...

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    Nov 11, 2025
    Interview started on time. was with a Skywest first officer. mostly asked about jeppesen charts, turbine theory, meters. interview was about 1 hour 30...

  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
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    Obasola O Jun 29, 2025

    Hired at SkyWest Airlines