pics outside the compound look a bit grim......

Looks like Iraq :}

Hey Metro Man,

Thanks for the link with the pictures. Does any one happen to have picture of the inside of the apartments/villas?

Thanks again

I have being hearing 2-4weeks..just from the others..

I originally applied via email.....4 weeks and no news. I decided to mail it after that and got an invitation email after a week .

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 :yuk:

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

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)?

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

Where do u get JAR info in USA? And what about the subject areas in "Ace the pilot..."?

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 !!!!:ok:

Very well said.. Thank you Arg

Thanks
 

Thank you Sir , good luck

EPR.
If you are not here yet. Then shut up.
After a year here you will know what I am talking about and I will blame you for not listening.
Enjoy :ouch:

Please tell me you are joking mate!

Thinks
 

I think he was being modest. ;)

I share his belief.;)

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?

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 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.:D:cool:


FO DMIND : you are joking right????!!!! are u sure u seen through all the pages on this thread !!!!!!!????????:ugh::{
look up 8 posts!!!!

BOILER: get a girlfriend mate!!!you have to much time in your hands!!!:E
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:ok:

Thanks, didn't know if your interview was as a type rating conversion FO.

I guess it is. Thanks for the info!

Hi. I sent my application vis snail mail. Will the company acknowledge with an email they have received it or is it a case of waiting to see if application is successful?

ATB, Random75

QR employ PILOTS not type ratings, they will allocate you to a fleet depending on THEIR needs at the time you join.

You cannot guess your way through the test. Answer the questions you know the answer to first, then go back to the others. Some of them are similar. Out of the four possible answers, one you can scratch straight away, one after a bit of thought. That leaves two choices, if you have two similar questions you are not sure of have an "each way bet", answer the first and second one differently and one will be correct. With a 70% pass mark this will not get you through the exam if used for every question, but will at least get you a few marks.

There are no points deducted for wrong answers so even a random guess is better than nothing.

Read "Ace the Technical Pilot Interview" and try to expand on what's being asked and look at possible variations ie

"What happens to your indicated airspeed if the pitot tube is blocked at the start of descent ?"

Therefore read up on instruments so you can answer "What happens to your airspeed if the static vent is blocked at the start of climb ?"

There are at least thirteen exam papers, you will get a different one to your neighbour. Comparing afterwards we found the questions asked were very different, but most of us PASSED.

Know VMCA, VMCG, WET/CONTAMINATED runway definitions as these are recurring questions in the personal interview.

As far as I know the new interview format only started at the beginning of August, I know pilots who attended the roadshows in March and they said the tech quiz was a joke. So disregard everything not recent except for OBVIOUS stuff such as "Tell me about yourself" and "Why do you want to work for us ?" These two questions will be asked in interviews twenty years in the future at airlines that don't even exist today.

i think u are right, maybe i am good at test taking since i never fail a written test before.

:ugh:

Interview results
 

Hi again everyone. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any friends or "Mates" that may have gotten an acceptance e-mail within the 2-4 weeks time frame as we were told at the interview. I interviewed on August 13-14. One guy in the interview group got his acceptance e-mail in 7 days. I have not received anything yet. My understanding is that if you don't hear anything in 7-8 days, then you didn't get it :sad:. But i am just trying not to lose all hope. So do you guys know of anyone who interviewed recently and was given a thumbs up at or around the 2-4 weeks window?
Thanks and good luck to all :ok:

Thats not true, it could take alot longer, depending were they need you. If you made it to the sim, and were able to intercept a radial, im sure your in. good luck

Able to intercept a radial.....hahaha...that's really funny stuff fubie....:ok:

sad but true.....:ugh::ugh::ugh:

EPR, your getting on my nerves, my point was the sim was the easy part. If you past step one and two. Let me tell ya Epr in unlikely event you do pass the interview, with that mentality you have you gonna have a hard time here

Thanks for your reply Fubaliera. I do appreciate your effort to give me some hope here.
I did intercept the radials, briefed and shot the approaches, dealt with the malfunction as well as called for all the appropriate checklists and flaps (on schedule) using the same phraseology as they expected. I do however, have to say that i have never flown an Airbus before and the speed tape was messing with my head. I had also not touched an airplane since February (furloughed on March 1st) and i still walked out of there feeling relatively good!

Guys, you know what's interesting? I asked a question because i have been waiting for 3 weeks now and no answer from Qatar Airways yet. What i got in return was one answer from Fub., and a whole bunch of irrelevant comments from others. This forum will be much more useful if we all just stick to the point.

If you go back just a few pages, you can see that i posted some things about my interview to try to help. So at least be courteous enough to return the favor!!!

Thanks again for the reply Fubaliera :D

Good luck to all :ok:

Not sure if this will help...but I did foud a PDF file on JAA ATPL AIR LAW.... so you you are interestred send me an email [email protected] and I will reply with the attachment. (its 98.0 MB)

They've just advertised in the latest Flight International for First Officers.
2000 total
500 jet >20ton
500 EFIS
ICAO ATPL/FROZEN ATPL
I/R
CLASS 1 MED
Level 4 English

Hello EPT...I was trying to go on
http://www.aviationexam.com/index.php?action=test
but its telling me that the question are not available....

Are Qatar taking DEC's at present? if so onto which fleet?

DQ4,

If you are not already in the que, they will not process you until first quarter of next year.

I'd recommend you hold off on the app. until then.

Good Luck!!!

So they aren't accepting apps anymore until the the 1st quarter of next year? For those of us who sent the app in recently (less than 2 weeks), how should we update?

Starskate-

"...On the inside"? No, a reliable source who spoke with someone in the know.

Aerodmb- The response was in answer to the question, "Are Qatar taking DEC's at present?" Qatar is still seeking, and processing F/O applications.

In answer to the next question, I have no idea which fleets. It all depends on needs of the airline, and applicant's qualifications.

Good Luck!

Qatar Interview
 

Hello everybody ,a friend of mine he just came back from the interview process in Qatar ...he can not passed the written .He told me about there are 50 questions most of then are bases in aerodynamics and MET ,4 choices ,no diagrams ,a metar interpretation,about speeds ,a question how to calculate true altitude of an airport ...I got my interview invitation for OCT 28 ,after that I could give everybody more information .good luck

Thank you Captain Oryx

Qatar Airways
 

hi, plenty of post related of the interview, and that great but I would like to know if someone know any thing about the salary and package for a captain A320? any info I really appreciate
tks.