Airline Pilot Interviews


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Airline Pilot Technical Interviews


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A study guide for a successful airline checkride All kinds of technical questions can be asked in an airline interview, yet there is a specific approach pilot applicants should take to successfully prepare for this part of the hiring process. In this expanded fourth edition of the book, author Ron McElroy gives readers an abundance of preparatory exercises in the areas of mental math, approach plates, regulations and procedures, weather, systems and aerodynamics, and cockpit situations to analyze and resolve. You will also be acquainted with 14 CFR Part 111 Pilot Records Database so that you are aware of the information sharing that occurs between employers. Using McElroy's tips and methods, aspiring professional pilots will be prepared to display their flying skills during the simulator ride as well as their aeronautical knowledge during the face-to-face oral questioning. This study and practice will not only ensure better performance during a technical interview or test but will help pilots fly the line a little better.




Ace the Technical Pilot Interview


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* A comprehensive study guide providing pilots the answers they need to excel on their technical interview * Features nearly 1000 potential questions (and answers) that may be asked during the technical interview for pilot positions * Wide scope--ranges from light aircraft through heavy jet operations * Culled from interviewing practices of leading airlines worldwide * Includes interviewing tips and techniques




The Complete Airline Pilot Interview Work Book


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"Inside this work book we have covered every aspect of the airline pilot interview with examples and guidance on answering the toughest behavioral and technical questions"--Back cover.




Checklist for Success


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In response to the growing airline practice of hiring individuals with highly developed management, communication, and team player skills in addition to technical knowledge, this workbook covers the application, resume, and interview strategies that make for a more well-rounded job applicant.




Skyfaring


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A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys—and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight—a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity—to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we—both as pilots and as passengers—are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.




Checklist for Success


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Despite going into it with a wealth of technical experience, many pilots find the airline pilot selection process frustrating. Besides the technical expertise, today's airline pilot must also demonstrate highly developed leadership, decision-making and communication skills. Discussing one's abilities in these introspective areas requires a different kind of interview preparation than most pilots have experienced. This is whereChecklist for Success comes in very handy. In this book, Cheryl Cage -- whose name has become synonymous with exceptional career guidance -- takes you from application through to the interview. She not only offers a thorough interview preparation but illustrates her points by stepping aside to reflect on her own experiences in counseling aspiring pilots, furloughed pilots, and career changers. The method and information Cheryl provides will not only make reaching your highest aviation career goals less frustrating, but shorter! This Sixth Edition has been revised and updated to reflect current hiring practices, and covers electronic interviewing and social media issues in job-searching.




Ask the Pilot


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Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. How does a plane stay in the air? Can turbulence bring it down? What is windshear? How good are the security checks? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's popular column, "Ask the Pilot," unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.







How to Land a Top Paying Airline Job


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How to Land a Top Paying Airline Job provides simple, clear-cut solutions and step-by-step methods to excel at the most challenging and competitive interviews the airline industry has to offer. This book is an absolutely unique, insightful, and entertaining look at critical secrets that make some pilot applicants great while others end up in shocking interview train wrecks. Rick Hogan spent years conducting pilot interviews and training interviewers, after which he started an interview preparation company whose applicant success rate was above 95%. Rick has also personally been successful interviewing at top-tier companies around the world; in one case being 1 of only 2 applicants hired from well over 20 interviewees for a premium international airline. "How is this book any different from the ones that have been on the market for, literally, decades? Because someone who's sat exactly where you are right now wrote it; someone who needed to know what works and what doesn't in an airline interview, and who had a whole career riding on it." -Rick Hogan You'll uncover proven methods revealing: -How to be competitive in an online application environment -The importance of the first impression, and how to make a great one -When your appearance and actions speak louder than your words -How to effectively prepare for challenging technical interviews -What to do when you "just don't know" -An easy and systematic framework for working through situational questions - Ways to cope with different interviewer styles and techniques Also included in the new second edition are over 250 technical and situational questions to review: "This is the stuff you need to know for any interview because it's fundamental. If you walk into an interview and don't have a good working knowledge of these items, you may as well just leave your pants at home." -Rick Hogan This book is an inside look at Rick's experiences on what works and what doesn't, for the pilot applicant that wants to ensure their success.