Hi All
Just had the good news!!! Starting as SO next year.
For the sake of being consistent, here is some questions I got in the final interview. Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
Some questions are type specific.
My interviewers spend a lot of time getting me to talk about adapting from my current type(s) to a wide-bodied jet.
Also beware: everything I mentioned was jumped upon and turned into the next question. So, if you dont know details about something, dont mention it
FINAL INTERVIEW Questions
Personal Questions
1. Where did you grow up?
2. Why did you want to be a pilot?
3. Describe your career?
4. On what aircraft did you have command?
5. Why do you want to fly for an airline after working in the military?
6. Why did you choose Cathay Pacific?
7. Who else then did you apply to?
8. What two important things happened in Cathay Pacific last year (2006)?
9. Why did CX align with mainland China operators?
10. What bad/unpleasant thing happened with you so far in your career?
11. How did you handle this?
12. Who do you know in CX?
13. How will you adapt to Hong Kong?
Technical Questions
1. What makes a good pilot?
2. Are you one? Why?
3. How will you adapt from your current aircraft to our fleet?
4 Will you be a suitable candidate to work for CX? Why?
5. What aircraft is this? (747-400)
6. What is its MTOW?
7 What engines does it have?
8 What is the main difference between the two?
9. Why three spools?
10. Why does other engines then only have two spools?
Current Type Questions
11. MTOW.
12. Max Altitude.
13. What engine. (PT6 free turbine turboprop)
14. Describe the engine.
15. Why reverse flow?
16. Why must the engine be shorter?
17. Why does it have a free turbine?
18. Why does it have two exhausts?
19. Where are they situated?
20. Why there?
21. Why does the 747 have swept wings?
22. What is the drawbacks then?
23. How do designers compensate for this?
24. Why does it have winglets?
25. Why then does the 777 not have winglets?
26. What is a jetstream?
27. How do they form?
28. Where do you find them?
29. What minimum wind speed is required to call it a jetstream?
30. Where in a jetstream would you fly to get the least turbulence?
31. FL390, descend at 1500 fpm. How long before the time must you start the descend.
32. FL400, OAT -60. What is the ISA deviation?
33. Formula for aquaplaning?
34. What is the square root of 200?
35. What is better when it comes to aquaplaning, higher or lower tyre pressure?
36. (Referring to a 15 000 feet long runway, 3000 amsl, and summer temperatures in excess of 40 deg C)
Why would they build the runway so long?
37. Give two reasons why hot & high is bad for performance.
38. Why does it affect engine performance?
39. Why is a decrease in air density bad?
40. What is the lift formula?
41. So how did they come up with exactly 16 000?
42. Why then not make it 30 000 long?
43. What aircraft limitations would you have on such a long runway?
44. What is TCAS?
45. How does it work?
46. Do you aircraft have EFIS?
47. Where does EFIS get its attitude information?
48. Do your aircraft have mechanical or laser gyros?
49. How does a laser gyro work?
50. Where does the EFIS get its heading information?
51. Why is the MSU all the way out there in the wingtip?
As so much has been written about the process, I will not repeat it here. Please feel free to ask more questions if you need any more information.
And please, I know I'm in, but get in a 747 simulator before you go! I didn't and regretted it.
Good luck to all!