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Old 26th May 2001 | 23:47
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I found a nice link for all who are interested what BA might ask in the FB. There are 46 questions at least so that is a beginning

http://www.hiccups.com/interviewquestions.html

Watch out. blueangel.
 
Old 28th May 2001 | 23:32
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Now what about a web site with ideal interview question answers.......??
 
Old 28th May 2001 | 23:57
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How about people on here add thier answers to the appropriate question! Either from experience or what you think the answer may be.
It might work, it might not, but its worth a try!!


1. Tell us about yourself.

2. What can you bring to this company?

3. Have you ever had an Emergency?

4. How did you deal with it?

5. How did you get started in Aviation?

6. Who have been your role model's, or who has had the most influence on you?

7. What goal's do you have?

8. What are some goal's that you had that were never achieved, and how did you deal with it?

9. Where do you see yourself in 10 year's?

10. What is your greatest accomplishment?

11. How would you fly this SID?

12. We see, your flying various type's of aircraft for different companies, how will you feel about coming to work here and just flying one type of aircraft. Will it become monotonous, boring?

13. We have a 5:30am show every morning, how do you feel about that?

14. The Capt. continues an approach beyond minimum's, he tell's you that he's shot this approach a 1,000 times, know's the area, and everything's fine. What will you do?

15. You find your Capt. drinking before a flight, how will you handle this?

16. You are talking to the Capt., and you smell alcohol. Although you didn't see him drinking, what would you do?

17. You smell smoke in the cockpit, what initial action should you take?

18. Then what do you do?

19. The Capt. tell's you the smoke is normal and it will clear itself, 15 minutes later the condition is growing worse. The Capt. gives you the same response.. now, what would you do?

20. The aircraft is loaded way beyond gross wt., the Capt. tell's you that he does this all the time, and the aircraft will fly. What do you do?

21. You have been cleared for take-off, upon getting airborne with the gear in the well's, what kind of conversation are you going to have with the Capt?

22. Can you brief this approach?

23. What is V one?

24. I see your flying various twin's, do they all have a critical engine?

25. Which one's do not, and why?

26. Can you define Balanced Field Length?

27. You find yourself flying with an arrogant Capt., and you have a real personality clash, how do you deal with this?

28. Your the PIC on one of our Lear's, your taking off on a 13,000' runway with clear skies and unlimited visibility, upon getting airborne you have an emergency and the co-pilot call's out that there's a problem. With 11,000 feet of runway still in front of you, and the gear still down, what would you do?

29. You have the Pres., the V.P., and the board of Director's in the back, and they are ADAMANT about getting to a shareholder meeting on time. You get 30 mile's from your destination, and the arrival airport is covered under a LVL 6 cell. The Cell has very little movement, what would you do?

30. We see your flying a _________. Tell us about this aircraft. ( the question's are endless here with engine's and system's, etc.)

31. We fly Part 91, and you taxi out to the runway at an uncontrolled field. The vis. is so low that you can only see 100ft in front of you, can you take-off?

32. What is the most difficult decision that you have had to make? Aviation or non-aviation related? What did you learn from it?

33. If you were a professional pilot and had an early morning trip; how would you prepare yourself for this trip?

34. Discuss a bad situation which you managed to turn around?

35. If you could no longer fly due to medical reasons; what would you do?

36. Besides good pay why do you want to be a professional pilot?

37. What makes a great pilot?

38. What makes a bad pilot?

39. Most people have a person in their lives that influenced their career. Who was your mentor?

40. Discuss a typical briefing of an instrument approach to minimums?

41. Based on your aircraft discuss a flight in IFR as well as icing-conditions?

42. Your aviation career although progressing nicely is happening very slowly. How do you feel about this situation?

43. What event in your life caused you to feel the way you do about aviation and flying?

44. What are some of the limitations of your aircraft and yourself?

45. How would you rate yourself in relation to communication skills, dependability, and integrity? 1-10

46. If you attain all your goals as a professional pilot what do you intend to give back to aviation?


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Old 29th May 2001 | 12:25
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Having been through FB twice I can say that BA are highly unlikely to ask most of those questions. Not their thing at all.
 
Old 29th May 2001 | 14:09
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Token Bird,

well will you be able to remember some questions of the FB that are likely to be asked by BA at the FB?

Give examples please!
 
Old 29th May 2001 | 15:36
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1. Tell us about yourself.

I is chilled out

2. What can you bring to this company?

24 pack of Fosters, 200 fags an a stereo! lets have a party

3. Have you ever had an Emergency?

only when the girlfriends parents came home 2 hours early,... we wos in the lounge ..

4. How did you deal with it?

ran like hell into the night!

5. How did you get started in Aviation?

my mate Dave had these pills that make you fly!

6. Who have been your role model's, or who has had the most influence on you?

The geezer down the social office, he gives me money for beer an fags

7. What goal's do you have?

Had a crackin goal last week, 30yds out, when right in the top left of the net

8. What are some goal's that you had that were never achieved, and how did you deal with it?

the ref once got his ar@e in the way of the goal, I was batterin him till me mates sorted him out instead

9. Where do you see yourself in 10 year's?

chillin out down the town each night

10. What is your greatest accomplishment?

with this bird down the club, she was well up for it

11. How would you fly this SID?

SID ... you mean std?? steer clear of em mate

12. We see, your flying various type's of aircraft for different companies, how will you feel about coming to work here and just flying one type of aircraft. Will it become monotonous, boring?

I just sleep an let autopilot fly the plane anyway

13. We have a 5:30am show every morning, how do you feel about that?

I'll just have to come here straight from my night out on the town

14. The Capt. continues an approach beyond minimum's, he tell's you that he's shot this approach a 1,000 times, know's the area, and everything's fine. What will you do?

close my eyes, what I can't see can't hurt me

15. You find your Capt. drinking before a flight, how will you handle this?

we'll have a few beers together, then hit the vodka's

16. You are talking to the Capt., and you smell alcohol. Although you didn't see him drinking, what would you do?

What's he doing down the bar without me???

17. You smell smoke in the cockpit, what initial action should you take?

nick one of me captains fags an light up too

18. Then what do you do?

little smoke, offer him one of the specials from my rasta mate down Clapham

19. The Capt. tell's you the smoke is normal and it will clear itself, 15 minutes later the condition is growing worse. The Capt. gives you the same response.. now, what would you do?

get the flight eng to have his smoke outside the cockpit

20. The aircraft is loaded way beyond gross wt., the Capt. tell's you that he does this all the time, and the aircraft will fly. What do you do?

damn that duty free, that beer's heavy. Got no choice, but to close me eyes at the end of the runway an pray

21. You have been cleared for take-off, upon getting airborne with the gear in the well's, what kind of conversation are you going to have with the Capt?

talk about the babe's we were getting jiggy with in the bar last night

22. Can you brief this approach?

we get autoland to do all the tedious stuff

23. What is V one?

Vodka mixa

24. I see your flying various twin's, do they all have a critical engine?

I'll find out if one stops

25. Which one's do not, and why?

none stopped yet, so I don't know

26. Can you define Balanced Field Length?

decent spread of me footie mates down the pitch

27. You find yourself flying with an arrogant Capt., and you have a real personality clash, how do you deal with this?

give him one of me specials, he'll chill out

28. Your the PIC on one of our Lear's, your taking off on a 13,000' runway with clear skies and unlimited visibility, upon getting airborne you have an emergency and the co-pilot call's out that there's a problem. With 11,000 feet of runway still in front of you, and the gear still down, what would you do?

no. nope. no emergency, I loaded the duty free myself. It's not still on the ramp

29. You have the Pres., the V.P., and the board of Director's in the back, and they are ADAMANT about getting to a shareholder meeting on time. You get 30 mile's from your destination, and the arrival airport is covered under a LVL 6 cell. The Cell has very little movement, what would you do?

use autoland

30. We see your flying a _________. Tell us about this aircraft. ( the question's are endless here with engine's and system's, etc.)

it takes me, Dave an shed loads of duty free

31. We fly Part 91, and you taxi out to the runway at an uncontrolled field. The vis. is so low that you can only see 100ft in front of you, can you take-off?

no, thats we we use auto-takeoff

32. What is the most difficult decision that you have had to make? Aviation or non-aviation related? What did you learn from it?

should I get jiggy with Dave's ex, learnt always go for it, cos he don't need her no more

33. If you were a professional pilot and had an early morning trip; how would you prepare yourself for this trip?

hit the bars till, 4am, an go straight to work. then I can't oversleep

34. Discuss a bad situation which you managed to turn around?

was seeing this fat bird ... relocated her to dumpville

35. If you could no longer fly due to medical reasons; what would you do?

photocopy me mates medical certificate

36. Besides good pay why do you want to be a professional pilot?

they get all the fit chicks and hosties don't they?

37. What makes a great pilot?

chills out, comes down the bars, does the hosties

38. What makes a bad pilot?

doesn't do the drinking an the smokin'

39. Most people have a person in their lives that influenced their career. Who was your mentor?

When my mate Steve wos nicked, I knew I shouldn't get into cars

40. Discuss a typical briefing of an instrument approach to minimums?

autoland 'ON'

41. Based on your aircraft discuss a flight in IFR as well as icing-conditions?

Icing, cold.. we put our coats on, and chill the beers on the windscreen

42. Your aviation career although progressing nicely is happening very slowly. How do you feel about this situation?

I'm just chillin out, no need to rush

43. What event in your life caused you to feel the way you do about aviation and flying?

I'm a nervous pax, I like to drive

44. What are some of the limitations of your aircraft and yourself?

I put away 25 beers a night, but I put 400 duty free away in the back of the Piper

45. How would you rate yourself in relation to communication skills, dependability, and integrity? 1-10

is 1 good an 10 bad, or is it the other way round?? 5, just to be safe

46. If you attain all your goals as a professional pilot what do you intend to give back to aviation?

I'll pleasure the hosties

Have I got the job?? ickle
 
Old 29th May 2001 | 21:09
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Hey,

Your hilarious !!

Laugh my balls out ...

Cheers mate !
 
Old 31st May 2001 | 20:09
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Yes, you can fly rubber dogsh!t out of Hong Kong!
 
Old 1st June 2001 | 22:19
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ickle that was wicked!
am just wiping the tears of laughter from me eyes!
I would love to work with you! would make long haul flights more interesting!
respect!
 

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