Interviews are normally made to select the right people for the company. In this particular case NJE looks - amongst other things - into the following skills and attributes:
Can he fly? And remember, flying is a lot more then selecting Flight Director Modi and Autopilots. You might remember that it has to do with needles and basic instruments if the automation fails. A B-1900 or even older models evaluate those skills quite effective.
Can you stay with your fellow crewmember for six days? Even in remote locations for a while when the only guy to talk to is your crew-mate?
Thats not really asking for too much. In your particular case the interview process seemed to work just fine.
Good to see!
