CX SO Gouge (Initial & Final Interview)
Hi All
Most of the Interview Gouge Posts are closed, so here goes
Applied for : CX DESO
I wont bore you with the set-up and logistics as they were the same as previous interviews, but here is the questions...(not in original order)
Personal Questions
1. Tell me about your current work situation.
2. Describe your normal workday.
3. How do you find giving instruction?
4. Tell me about three highlights of your career.
5. And two not so nice times?
6. What does your wife do?
7. How does she feel about moving to Hong Kong?
8. What will she do there?
9. Do you have any contractual obligations?
10. How much notice must you give your current employer?
11. How many people live in HK?
12. What languages do they speak?
13. What religion is common in HK?
14. What cities in Europe does CX fly to?
15. What is CX’s longest route? How long?
16. How long is a flight between HK and Sydney?
17. How many aircraft does CX have?
18. Which types?
19. Where are the 747-400BCFs being converted?
20. Why do you want to join CX?
21. Who else did you apply to?
22. Why did you not apply to anyone else?
23. Why do want to leave your current employer?
24. When did you decide to leave the military for an airline job?
25. What will you do if you are unsuccessful in your application?
26. What do you offer CX?
27. What sort of housing do you expect to live in once you move to HK?
28. What sport do you do?
29. What are your hobbies?
30. Will you be able to do these in HK?
31. How many pilots fly for CX?
32. What do you expect to do on your first day as SO?
33. How long do you expect to be an SO?
34. Does this not bother you?
35. Who is the Director Flight Operations?
36. What does CX offer you as pilot?
37. What does “cathay” mean?
Technical Questions
1. What aircraft model is this? (747-400)
2. Why does it have swept wings?
3. What are the negative aspects of a swept wing?
4. How do the designers compensate for this?
5. How does CofG affect - Range
- Stall Speed
- Vmca
- Vmcg
6. Within the TO flap range, will you use more or less flap for TO on a shorter runway?
7. How does more flap affect Vmca?
8. Where are the fuel tanks in a 747?
9 Why are they removing the stabilizer tank in the 747-400BCF?
10. How do designers compensate for mach tuck?
11. What problems are experienced when flying polar routes?
12. 45 knot wind, 30degrees from the left. What is the crosswind component?
13. Track 230, hdg 222. What will be your heading to maintain the reciprocal?
14. What effect does dihedral have on stability?
15. How do you prevent dutch roll?
16. What type of yaw damper would you find on a 747?
17. What is the lat and long for HK?
18. If you bug-up 10kts on final approach, by how many percent will your landing distance be increased?
19. How do winglets work?
20. Why are there no winglets on the 777?
Hope this helps!
Last edited by Pitot Probe; 15th Jan 2012 at 00:29.