B767PL, the recruitment is for now permanently ongoing,as they need lots of crew,so there is no deadline from what i gather.
They just ordered 24 EMB170/190 so they need crew real bad
my advise to all,is DONT attempt the interview without reading ACE
18Left, Thanks for your reply. This is good to know. So you are saying that they are mainly recruiting for the new Embraers they have ordered, or the 737's at the moment? According to the website it says they are seeking crew for their 737 aircraft. Any insight? Thanks a lot
Also, what is pay on those aircraft types?
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Just a word of caution for people interviewing. Apparently there are many errors in this book as shown in the review below. This was for the 2002 edition. I don't think a revised book has been published.
"This book is literally full of errors and inaccuracies. While it has helped me refresh my memory a bit, one really has to be careful and critical to avoid learning wrong answers! Sometimes the given answer is even exactly the opposite of the correct answer. Some examples:
1. What is Dutch Roll?
"(...) the outer, upward-moving wing stalls and loses all lift, and therefore the wing drops."
The author doesn't have a clue of how Dutch roll works. The wing certainly does not stall, Dutch roll actually starts out as a very gentle instability. And why would the upward-moving, faster wing stall anyway? When a wing is going up, its AOA decreases! If one wing should stall, it should be the other one. Obviously, neither does.
2. The critical engine on a crosswind take-off is NOT the downwind engine. It is in fact the upwind engine. A crosswind from the left does not apply "a restoring force to the right", it in fact makes the aircraft want to turn left into the wind (weathervane effect). When he's already holding a lot of right rudder in a left crosswind (as any airline pilot should know), the author would prefer to lose the left engine?!
3. Vortex generators are not there for "preventing spanwise flow" but for making the boundary layer turbulent so it doesn't detach as early as a laminar flow. To prevent spanwise flow, winglets or fences are used.
4. "Density is defined as mass per unit of volume of a substance. By definition, a block of gas is less dense than the same size block of liquid, which is less dense than the same size block of solid".
Has the author ever wondered why ice floats, then?! "By definition", it should sink.
I could go on and on quoting other errors. There's one on every few pages."
Am fairly new with this site, I am also looking for information about Virgin Nigeria as I have an interview in early feb, My e-mail is , Would be great to hear from you , How is the interview done & teck questions and how long do they bond ,,, Thanks
Dont know about the current salary scale which is an improved one.YES they BOND,and ask for the Bond if you quit, before the stated period,Freebie training days are over at VK.
Heard a few days ago VirginNigeria has thrown the Ace book out the window concerning their technical written starting this year and have gotten the fleet captain and chief pilot to put together the written questions for the technical.
So just have a good grasp of your technical knowledge as far as your experience is concerned!!!
I have an Interview next wed with VK Gatwick, Anyone who had done the interview or sim check with them,,any hints welcome, What they ask ?? What knid of tech questions are there ?? Is it multiple choice answers , etc ?? How long before they let you know ?? How many positions are they recruiting for ?? Is it only for the 737-300 or 737-500 ?? Which type of Embraer are they recruiting for 170/190/195 ??
I have no idea. I sent my application a week ago. Still don't have any news. How long did it take before they called you for the interview?
Thank you.
Good luck to you.
Alright thank you for the help. How many hours do have? Are you JAA or FAA? Do you have any jet time? I have 300hrs FAA, no jet time, and I saw Virgin Nigeria just increased their minimums from 220hrs to 500 and ERJ type rated people......
How many hours do have? Are you JAA or FAA? Do you have any jet time? I have 300hrs FAA, no jet time, and I saw Virgin Nigeria just increased their minimums from 220hrs to 500 and ERJ type rated people......
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