My Interview Q's
For those interested:
2nd Officer First Interview Sydney Feb 2004
Personal
Tell us about your flying career ?
Why did you want to be a pilot ?
It took a long time to get your private licence, why ?
What did you do before you started flying ?
Have you been to HK before ?
Has your girlfriends been to HK ?
What will your girlfriend do whilst you’re at work ?
Do you have any other applications with other airlines ?
If offered both QF and CX at the same time, what would be your motivations and reasons for choosing CX over QF ?
Did CX make a profit last year ? (2003)
Do you have any questions ?
Technical
What are these 2 aircraft on the table ? (747, A340)
How can you tell it’s an A340-300 as apposed to an A340-600 ?
What do you think you’ll be doing as a SO ?
If you were on long haul aircraft, where in America would you be going ?
Do we go anywhere in Sth America ?
Describe the pressurisation system on the 747 ?
What would be the normal Diff limit ?
What is the normal diff limit on the dash 8 ?
Describe how the air coming into the cabin is cooled ?
What sort of de-ice/anti-ice systems does the 747 have ?
Which components of the anti-ice system use bleed air ?
Would that affect engine performance ?
What de-ice/anti-ice systems does the dash 8 have ?
Describe TCAS ?
Why do we at CX switch the TCAS to TA ONLY if we have an engine shutdown ?
What is EGPWS ?
Does the dash 8 have EGPWS ?
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2nd Officer Final Interview Hong Kong 31th May 2004
Personal
How do you like HK ?
Is there a significant other ?
How does she feel about coming here ?
Tell us about your flying career ?
Why did you want to be a pilot ?
What was your first job ?
Why did you leave that job ?
What were the differences between your different jobs ?
Did you like working at BAE Systems ?
What don’t you like about your current job ?
What are 2 bad points about yourself ?
If I rang your workmates, what would they say about you ?
How do you feel about being a SO for up to 4 years ?
What is the role of a SO on Cathay aircraft ?
Do you have any applications with other airlines ?
Why were you not successful with Qantas ?
Tell us about your most memorable flying incident ?
What was flying with Coastwatch like ?
How is what you’re doing now different from Coastwatch ?
Who will miss you the most if you move to HK ?
Did CX make a profit last year ? (2003), do you remember what the amount was ?
Technical
Tell me about the fleet, types and how many ?
What a/c is this ? (747-400) ?
How can you tell it’s not a 747-200 or 747-300 ?
Why does it have winglets ?
Why doesn’t the B777 have winglets ?
Where is the fuel kept ? How many fuel tanks ?
What’s the reason for fuel in the stabiliser ?
Can you move the fuel from the FWD tanks back into the stabiliser tank ?
What would be the advantage of doing this if you could ?
Why do we want to change the CoG whilst in flight ?
Explain using the model why less tailplane down force needed with rear CoG ?
Why would the CoG be ahead of the CoP ?
What sort of flaps does the Dash 8 have ?
Are they hydraulic/pneumatic/electric ?
How are the flaps powered on the 747-400 ?
Can you see any differences with hydraulic power v’s electrical powered flaps ?
What sort of brakes does the Dash 8 have ?
Why would we use carbon brakes ?
Do carbon brakes wear more when they are cold or hot ?
What would you consider if you were taking off in a windshear environment ?
What about landing in windshear ?
What’s the most important instrument when encountering windshear ?
What code do you set on the transponder for radio failure ?