Flybe DHC8 F/O recruitment
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Hi Deano, thanks for your reply.
I've been searching and searching for days, reading these threads over and over. I see a lot of chat about JOC requirements etc, however I'm curious as to the more specific info such as system knowledge etc etc. I hear they like there weather questions as supposed to 'tech'? Can anyone verify this. Seems odd to me, but then again, I haven't been there yet to find out. Thanks again..
I've been searching and searching for days, reading these threads over and over. I see a lot of chat about JOC requirements etc, however I'm curious as to the more specific info such as system knowledge etc etc. I hear they like there weather questions as supposed to 'tech'? Can anyone verify this. Seems odd to me, but then again, I haven't been there yet to find out. Thanks again..
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There won't be any questions that are designed to catch you out, nothing to trip you up and nothing untowards. As I've said before on this thread it is generally a straight forward, good old fashioned HR type interview with a few tech questions thrown in. The tech questions are not difficult and if you've done your ATPLs recently there will be no issues at all. I'll give you one example of how straight forward they are - explain induced drag.
That isn't one of the questions as far as I am aware but you get the idea, and I'm not prepared to give all the details of the interview on here because that defeats the exercise and they'll just change the format because management do read these boards and posts. If you can demonstrate you have done your homework on Flybe, demonstrate you have a good understanding of a few simple tech questions, demonstrate that you will not be a training risk and demonstrate that you are not an ass then you'll get through to sim check, and whether we like it or not, your first type rating will be one of the toughest things you have ever done and some pilots do struggle with it, they also struggle with the Dash 8 as well because it isn't as easy to handle as some might lead you to believe. One thing Flybe can't afford to do is put someone through who's going to struggle because we simply don't have the training capacity to deal with failures at the moment. One thing I will say though, and I've said it on here many times, is make sure you know your stuff about the company. If you go to interview and you don't know about Flybe then you will NOT get through.
Good luck.
That isn't one of the questions as far as I am aware but you get the idea, and I'm not prepared to give all the details of the interview on here because that defeats the exercise and they'll just change the format because management do read these boards and posts. If you can demonstrate you have done your homework on Flybe, demonstrate you have a good understanding of a few simple tech questions, demonstrate that you will not be a training risk and demonstrate that you are not an ass then you'll get through to sim check, and whether we like it or not, your first type rating will be one of the toughest things you have ever done and some pilots do struggle with it, they also struggle with the Dash 8 as well because it isn't as easy to handle as some might lead you to believe. One thing Flybe can't afford to do is put someone through who's going to struggle because we simply don't have the training capacity to deal with failures at the moment. One thing I will say though, and I've said it on here many times, is make sure you know your stuff about the company. If you go to interview and you don't know about Flybe then you will NOT get through.
Good luck.
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I did.
First question
- tell us what you know about us?
Me - Absolutely nothing. I first heard of you two days ago and I've not had a chance to research anything.
- ok, what's adverse yaw?
- I then went on to explain in detail induced drag.
A week later I was in Exeter.
True story.
First question
- tell us what you know about us?
Me - Absolutely nothing. I first heard of you two days ago and I've not had a chance to research anything.
- ok, what's adverse yaw?
- I then went on to explain in detail induced drag.
A week later I was in Exeter.
True story.
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It was. In fact they were still Jersey European.
In no way am I condoning turning up factless. I was lucky because they must've been desperate
In no way am I condoning turning up factless. I was lucky because they must've been desperate
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Just to follow on my question in another thread, what is flybe' attitude towards older candidates? At 36, is need to redo my theory and finish my flight training, but am reluctant to do so on the advice I received that said is oils never get into an airline because in too old!
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Flybe do not discriminate. They take on old, young, straight from flying school, current airline pilots, from CTC, MPL, fATPL, modular, integrated and from a whole plethora of different backgrounds. If you're not a training risk and you fit the profile they'll take you. If you haven't got their minimum requirement before applying then think twice about applying until you do.
Good luck
Good luck
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I applied when it first opened up again, i think it was near the end of last year, I've not heard a thing apart from the standard email that came out recently.
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Just hang in there.
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"plethora of different backgrounds." Makes Flybe sound open minded, reasonable and clued up on initial pilot training.
Less than a year ago I got an email explaining if you had been out of training for over 6 months they weren't interested.
Another email said you should only apply if you want to be a career Q400 pilot
Wakeup Flybe
Less than a year ago I got an email explaining if you had been out of training for over 6 months they weren't interested.
Another email said you should only apply if you want to be a career Q400 pilot
Wakeup Flybe
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Regardless of what email clamchowder received that simply isn't the case. I know of a number of guys with minimum hours that have been out of training for over two years with just a fATPL who have got in recently. I think all they require is 50hrs flying in the previous rolling 12 months. That's stipulated in the online application is it not?