If you are flying a jet now and ATC ask you how many miles do you need, are you seriously going to pull out a whiteboard? keep everything as simple as possible
RR, going back to my previous post about using the whiteboard. If ATC gives you a command like that and you're not ready you can request "Standby" that is perfectly acceptable in commercial flying, and quickly get back to them once you've got the answer. If candidates feel comfortable asking to use the whiteboard then let them, it can't hurt. You're here to get an airline job, why do you think you operate as 2 crew? To help assist each other especially during high stress portions of the mission. Like I said before it shows initiative and this works in all forms of employment not just airline interviews. All they can say is no!
I think this issue of the whole whiteboard thing is now blown out of proportion!
