FlyBE interview questions
I had the interview and it went quite well. They asked me all about myself, nothing on the Q400 or FlyBE history. The 2 questions posed were:
1) Tell about the weather at Cranfield?
2) Why does a hatchback have a rear windscreen wiper and a saloon doesn't?
The second question caught me on the back foot a little as it was totally unexpected. I told him (Eddie Danks) I wasn't completely sure but I'd guess that form drag behind a hatch (which doesn't have a protruding boot) builds up and an adverse pressure gradient circulates the air depositing rain onto the rear screen. He nodded approvingly at my attempt. It was an awkward question to answer on the spot but I had a go at it. Expect the unexpexted.......