Joining Qatar Airways (QR) - all you need to know about it (threads merged)
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Final and last (friendly) advise. Do not go there. I repeat “DO NOT GO THERE”
Don’t do the same mistake as we did.
I know it all looks very good on the outside and “people are complaining every where. It cant be that bad”
Well don’t close your eyes and don’t tell your wife that this is a big opportunity and a great company.
THIS IS HELL on EARTH
U will suffer and most of all you family will leave you here.
THIS IS HELL
Don’t do the same mistake as we did.
I know it all looks very good on the outside and “people are complaining every where. It cant be that bad”
Well don’t close your eyes and don’t tell your wife that this is a big opportunity and a great company.
THIS IS HELL on EARTH
U will suffer and most of all you family will leave you here.
THIS IS HELL
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Cap. Krunch,
Hi I AM F/o B777 In 47 years Old And Think Middle East Could Be Better Than What I Have. But Cant Find Info On Qatar. Salaries, Income, And Aprox Time To Left Seat.
And Would Really Appreciate Any Light.
Thanks
Darth Sidius
And Would Really Appreciate Any Light.
Thanks
Darth Sidius
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Regarding rostering....
On the 777 for instance after a Houston or a Whashington (ultra long haul) how many days off in a row would you have?
Is it true that they have the habit of rostering a stand-by day in the middle of a block of days off so it is difficult to go anywhere (ie to go back home to Europe)?
On the 777 for instance after a Houston or a Whashington (ultra long haul) how many days off in a row would you have?
Is it true that they have the habit of rostering a stand-by day in the middle of a block of days off so it is difficult to go anywhere (ie to go back home to Europe)?
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Question For pilots who has already taken their Interview......
Any suggestions on what chapters should be focused more in "Ace the pilot..." and FAA ATP book for the written and oral?
Thank you in advance
Any suggestions on what chapters should be focused more in "Ace the pilot..." and FAA ATP book for the written and oral?
Thank you in advance
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Qr Interview
FOR ALL THE GUYS THAT HAVE A UNCOMING INTERVIEW WITH QR :
1- WE STAY AT THE MARRIOT DOHA,INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MORNING 8 AM.
2- 8 AM ,POWER POINT PRESENTATION ABOUT QATAR AIRWAYS,ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. CAPT.RICHARD AND HR WAFFA.SOMETIMES 777 CHIEF PILOT.10 GUYS
3- 8:30 AM TO 9:30 AM, 50 QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE (4 ANSWERS )
ALL JAA,NO FAA QUESTIONS. I STUDY THE ACE THE TECHNICAL PILOT INTERVIEW AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE (THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR PILOTS) BY P.J. SWATON.MY TEST WAS NUMBER 13 ,SOME GUYS GOT THE 12 AND 11,THAT MEANS THEY ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENTS WRITTEN TEST !!!FORGET ABOUT TO COPY FROM THE GUY BESIDES YOU,AND MAYBE HE KNOWS LESS THAN YOU !!!!
ANYWAY,IMPOSSIBLE TO REMEMBER THE QUESTIONS,STUDY THOSE 2 BOOKS PLUS GET A JAA QUESTION BANK AND STUDY !!! IT WASN'T EASY,ESPECIALLY FOR A FAA GUY.I THINK I PASS BECAUSE I AM REALLY GOOD AT GUESSING!!!
IF U DON'T PASS THE WRITTEN TEST YOU ARE OUT ,NO PERSONAL INTERVIEW FOR YOU. 9 GUYS PASS.NEXT DAY 7 OUT OF 9.
4- ABOUT 10 AM THEY TELL YOU IF U PASS OR NOT AND THEY TELL YOU A WHAT TIME YOU HAVE THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW.ABOUT 10:30 THEY BEGIN WITH THE INTERVIEW,EACH ONE IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
5 PERSONAL INTERVIEW
WHY QATAR AIRWAYS??
TELL ME ABOUT YOU ?
HOW LONG YOU NEED TO ADVICE YOUR COMPANY ?
WINDSHEAR?
RWY CONTAMINATE,% TO BE A RWY CONTAMINATE?
GRADIENT CLIMB?
TELL ME ABOUT THE SEGMENTS ON A T-OFF?
VMCG,VMCA??
T'OFF IN A WINDSHEAR?
HAVE U EVER FLEW WITH A DEMAND CAPTAIN?ESPECIFIC EXAMPLE.
HAVE YOU HAD SOMEONE TO MISINTERPRETING YOU? EXAMPLE
ANY TIME A CAPT OR A FO DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOU?WHY?EXAMPLE
CAPT. RICHARD AND WAFFA THEY ARE REALLY RELAX AND MAKE U FEEL COMFORTABLE.
THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT ABOUT 4 PM THEY WILL DELIVER A LETTER TO YOUR ROOM IF YOU PASS OR NOT. IF YOU PASS YOU GO TO THE SIM RIDE.
DON'T ASK HOW ,BUT I PASS.THEY GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT SIM PROFILE THAT U GOT IN YOUR EMAIL!!
6-10:15 PM,RIDE TO THE SIM BUILDING.SO FAR SO GOOD UNTIL THIS POINT.
BUSSINES CLASS,5 STAR HOTEL,NICE FREE LUNCH,NICE INTERVIEW PANEL,BUT WHEN WE ARRIVE AT THE SIM CENTER THE INSTRUCTOR SAY THE SIM WAS STILL IN USE, AND WE WILL FLY 5O MINUTES,EACH ONE GET IN THE SIM ALONE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.THE FIRST ONE STAR AT MIDNIGHT !!!! THEN 50 MINUTES EACH ,7 GUYS , IMAGINE THE LAST GUY!!!REMEMBER WE STAR AT 8 AM THAT DAY,I WAS WITH JETLAG,SLEPT MAYBE 3 HOURS IN THE LAST 30 HOURS!
ANYWAY HERE IN THE SIM PROFILE.
A 330
LONDON HEATHROW 27 R
T/OFF /GENERAL HANDLING / TRACKING VOR RADIAL /ILS APP / LANDING
T/OFF / VISUAL APP AND BACK TO LAND.
NO AUTO PILOT,NO FLIGHT DIRECTOR ,NO AUTO THROTTLE
NAVIGATION DISPLAY ON VOR MODE.
NO SINGLE ENGINE ILS,NO ENGINE FAILURE,NO V1 CUT.MAYBE A APU FIRE.
MYSIM RIDE IT WASN'T BEAUTIFUL SINCE I FLY BOEING.
THEY SAY U WILL KNOW IN 2 WEEKS.THEY NEED A LOT OF F/O, 5 777 COMING UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
DOHA IS NOT AS BAD AS I WAS IMAGINING,COMPOUND IS NICE,THE APT.INSIDE ARE NICE,NICE FURNITURE,COULD BE BETTER YES,BUT OVERALL NICE PLACE.5 STAR GYM ,POOLS,TENNIS COURT.20 MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT.VILLAGIO MALL CLOSE BY,CARREFOUR INSIDE THE MALL.NOT BAD,THE MALL LOOKS LIKE THE VENETIAN HOTEL IN VEGAS.
HERE IS THE DEAL GUYS, I AM DONE WITH PPRUNE,I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT QATAR OR AVIATION UNTIL I GET THE EMAIL,THAT MEANS I AM NOT GOING TO ANSWER ANY PM OR REPLYS,I SAY EVERYTHING I REMEMBER AND HOPE IT HELPS.
FOR THOSE THAT ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGLISH,ENGLISH IS MY THIRD LANGUAGE,SO I DON'T GIVE A F%$#@!!!
CIAO AND GOOD LUCK !!!!
1- WE STAY AT THE MARRIOT DOHA,INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MORNING 8 AM.
2- 8 AM ,POWER POINT PRESENTATION ABOUT QATAR AIRWAYS,ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. CAPT.RICHARD AND HR WAFFA.SOMETIMES 777 CHIEF PILOT.10 GUYS
3- 8:30 AM TO 9:30 AM, 50 QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE (4 ANSWERS )
ALL JAA,NO FAA QUESTIONS. I STUDY THE ACE THE TECHNICAL PILOT INTERVIEW AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE (THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR PILOTS) BY P.J. SWATON.MY TEST WAS NUMBER 13 ,SOME GUYS GOT THE 12 AND 11,THAT MEANS THEY ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENTS WRITTEN TEST !!!FORGET ABOUT TO COPY FROM THE GUY BESIDES YOU,AND MAYBE HE KNOWS LESS THAN YOU !!!!
ANYWAY,IMPOSSIBLE TO REMEMBER THE QUESTIONS,STUDY THOSE 2 BOOKS PLUS GET A JAA QUESTION BANK AND STUDY !!! IT WASN'T EASY,ESPECIALLY FOR A FAA GUY.I THINK I PASS BECAUSE I AM REALLY GOOD AT GUESSING!!!
IF U DON'T PASS THE WRITTEN TEST YOU ARE OUT ,NO PERSONAL INTERVIEW FOR YOU. 9 GUYS PASS.NEXT DAY 7 OUT OF 9.
4- ABOUT 10 AM THEY TELL YOU IF U PASS OR NOT AND THEY TELL YOU A WHAT TIME YOU HAVE THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW.ABOUT 10:30 THEY BEGIN WITH THE INTERVIEW,EACH ONE IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
5 PERSONAL INTERVIEW
WHY QATAR AIRWAYS??
TELL ME ABOUT YOU ?
HOW LONG YOU NEED TO ADVICE YOUR COMPANY ?
WINDSHEAR?
RWY CONTAMINATE,% TO BE A RWY CONTAMINATE?
GRADIENT CLIMB?
TELL ME ABOUT THE SEGMENTS ON A T-OFF?
VMCG,VMCA??
T'OFF IN A WINDSHEAR?
HAVE U EVER FLEW WITH A DEMAND CAPTAIN?ESPECIFIC EXAMPLE.
HAVE YOU HAD SOMEONE TO MISINTERPRETING YOU? EXAMPLE
ANY TIME A CAPT OR A FO DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOU?WHY?EXAMPLE
CAPT. RICHARD AND WAFFA THEY ARE REALLY RELAX AND MAKE U FEEL COMFORTABLE.
THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT ABOUT 4 PM THEY WILL DELIVER A LETTER TO YOUR ROOM IF YOU PASS OR NOT. IF YOU PASS YOU GO TO THE SIM RIDE.
DON'T ASK HOW ,BUT I PASS.THEY GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT SIM PROFILE THAT U GOT IN YOUR EMAIL!!
6-10:15 PM,RIDE TO THE SIM BUILDING.SO FAR SO GOOD UNTIL THIS POINT.
BUSSINES CLASS,5 STAR HOTEL,NICE FREE LUNCH,NICE INTERVIEW PANEL,BUT WHEN WE ARRIVE AT THE SIM CENTER THE INSTRUCTOR SAY THE SIM WAS STILL IN USE, AND WE WILL FLY 5O MINUTES,EACH ONE GET IN THE SIM ALONE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.THE FIRST ONE STAR AT MIDNIGHT !!!! THEN 50 MINUTES EACH ,7 GUYS , IMAGINE THE LAST GUY!!!REMEMBER WE STAR AT 8 AM THAT DAY,I WAS WITH JETLAG,SLEPT MAYBE 3 HOURS IN THE LAST 30 HOURS!
ANYWAY HERE IN THE SIM PROFILE.
A 330
LONDON HEATHROW 27 R
T/OFF /GENERAL HANDLING / TRACKING VOR RADIAL /ILS APP / LANDING
T/OFF / VISUAL APP AND BACK TO LAND.
NO AUTO PILOT,NO FLIGHT DIRECTOR ,NO AUTO THROTTLE
NAVIGATION DISPLAY ON VOR MODE.
NO SINGLE ENGINE ILS,NO ENGINE FAILURE,NO V1 CUT.MAYBE A APU FIRE.
MYSIM RIDE IT WASN'T BEAUTIFUL SINCE I FLY BOEING.
THEY SAY U WILL KNOW IN 2 WEEKS.THEY NEED A LOT OF F/O, 5 777 COMING UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
DOHA IS NOT AS BAD AS I WAS IMAGINING,COMPOUND IS NICE,THE APT.INSIDE ARE NICE,NICE FURNITURE,COULD BE BETTER YES,BUT OVERALL NICE PLACE.5 STAR GYM ,POOLS,TENNIS COURT.20 MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT.VILLAGIO MALL CLOSE BY,CARREFOUR INSIDE THE MALL.NOT BAD,THE MALL LOOKS LIKE THE VENETIAN HOTEL IN VEGAS.
HERE IS THE DEAL GUYS, I AM DONE WITH PPRUNE,I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT QATAR OR AVIATION UNTIL I GET THE EMAIL,THAT MEANS I AM NOT GOING TO ANSWER ANY PM OR REPLYS,I SAY EVERYTHING I REMEMBER AND HOPE IT HELPS.
FOR THOSE THAT ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGLISH,ENGLISH IS MY THIRD LANGUAGE,SO I DON'T GIVE A F%$#@!!!
CIAO AND GOOD LUCK !!!!
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Hey guys,
I'm that guy who is new to this particular forum. I've read through all the pages of this thread and have not found much current information on the interview process for the type rating conversion FO's.
I have been selected for an interview on Oct 28th. I am furloughed RJ FO and have never flown any of the aircraft of their fleet. To me, the sim seems pretty straight forward, but does anyone have any info on the interview process for type rating conversion FO's in particular?
I have ordered ACE, but what do people suggest for studying the JAA stuff for the 50 question test? I've got 2 months and nothing to do but study, so I want to go over there prepared.
Also, anyone else going for an interview around that time?
I'm that guy who is new to this particular forum. I've read through all the pages of this thread and have not found much current information on the interview process for the type rating conversion FO's.
I have been selected for an interview on Oct 28th. I am furloughed RJ FO and have never flown any of the aircraft of their fleet. To me, the sim seems pretty straight forward, but does anyone have any info on the interview process for type rating conversion FO's in particular?
I have ordered ACE, but what do people suggest for studying the JAA stuff for the 50 question test? I've got 2 months and nothing to do but study, so I want to go over there prepared.
Also, anyone else going for an interview around that time?
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Hi!
I think I know what the guy is saying. He is good at test taking, like I am.
You save the questions you don't know, or those that take a long time to calculate, 'til the end, and then guess at any unknown questions before you run out of time.
You read each question and all the answers very carefully, and if you don't know the answer, try to eliminate any answers that don't match with the others, or don't make sense. You can also use the information on other questions and their answers, sometimes, to find the correct answer for a different question.
I took the CAA Conversion Exam (with is very simliar to JAA) in error. I had not studied AT ALL for the Conversion Exam (ALL the subject materials from the JAA exams). I managed to get a 59, which I thought was pretty good, considering that I didn't know the material. I had to try and answer most of the questions based on the information in the test, as described above.
I also lost some points because some of the questions referred you to a diagram or chart, but the diagram or chart was MISSING from the exam! Nice.
cliff
NBO
I THINK I PASS BECAUSE I AM REALLY GOOD AT GUESSING
You save the questions you don't know, or those that take a long time to calculate, 'til the end, and then guess at any unknown questions before you run out of time.
You read each question and all the answers very carefully, and if you don't know the answer, try to eliminate any answers that don't match with the others, or don't make sense. You can also use the information on other questions and their answers, sometimes, to find the correct answer for a different question.
I took the CAA Conversion Exam (with is very simliar to JAA) in error. I had not studied AT ALL for the Conversion Exam (ALL the subject materials from the JAA exams). I managed to get a 59, which I thought was pretty good, considering that I didn't know the material. I had to try and answer most of the questions based on the information in the test, as described above.
I also lost some points because some of the questions referred you to a diagram or chart, but the diagram or chart was MISSING from the exam! Nice.
cliff
NBO
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I broke my own promise !!! I need to reply to this:
ATPCLIFF: i think u are right, maybe i am good at test taking since i never fail a written test before.
FO DMIND : you are joking right????!!!! are u sure u seen through all the pages on this thread !!!!!!!????????
look up 8 posts!!!!
BOILER: get a girlfriend mate!!!you have to much time in your hands!!!
are you a pilot????
And to be honest ,yes i did study hard,but i didn't know all the questions in the test,some like i said i guess !!!!!! so what!!! what is the big deal !!!
Or all you guys are astronauts and know every single thing in aviation !!!!
ciao
ATPCLIFF: i think u are right, maybe i am good at test taking since i never fail a written test before.
FO DMIND : you are joking right????!!!! are u sure u seen through all the pages on this thread !!!!!!!????????
look up 8 posts!!!!
BOILER: get a girlfriend mate!!!you have to much time in your hands!!!
are you a pilot????
And to be honest ,yes i did study hard,but i didn't know all the questions in the test,some like i said i guess !!!!!! so what!!! what is the big deal !!!
Or all you guys are astronauts and know every single thing in aviation !!!!
ciao