few questions to freshers......!!!

[blackbirdsr72]

Hi Bros,

This Thread is intended for candidates with less flying hours, testing their skills and Visions. Anybody can post their views.
(Please dont post the need/merit/authenticity of the post. infact if you dont like this ignore this rather than acting as super pilots , Iam sorry to mention this because there are few in this forum who thinks freshers are filthy snobs, lcc's are waste & developing countries like India are third world craps....!!! Remember As per Deccan herald 9th April , India is the second Largest growing Aviation domestic market in the world )

Imagine you are on an interview & Try to answer the following Questions

1. Have you ever had an Emergency?

2. How did you deal with it?

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

4. What goal's do you have?

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

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

7. What is your greatest accomplishment?

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

9. 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?

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

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

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

13. Then what do you do?

14. 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?

15. 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?

16. 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?

17. What is V one?

18. Imagine you are flying various twin's, do they all have a critical engine?

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

20. Can you define Balanced Field Length?

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

22. Imagine You are 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?

23. 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?

24. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

30. What makes a great pilot?

31. What makes a bad pilot?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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All candidates/ aspirants try to answer whatever you know. there are wonderful persons in this forum who can help you with the right answers.. good luck...


Regards
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[Jet Blast 007]

@cactus 225

Just read your post. Was just curious to know how do we bcom a flight dispatcher. Its better than sitting at home

[blackbirdsr72]

hi bro

Dear cactus

I really appreciate your honesty, dedication & passion. Remember fortune favour's the brave. Luck is on your way

Regards
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[Cactus225]

@ Jet Blast 007

Surely something is better than nothing. Every thing has pros and cons though.

I am not a licensed dispatcher. I just work as one.

However, if you want to be a qualified dispatcher, you will have to join an airline first. They train you for a few months. Then the DGCA exams.

Not an easy route.

Theres a CAR for it. Search for it, its easy to find.

Best Luck.

[Cactus225]

Wonder what would be considered as the right answer to question 9 ( Below Minimums)
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A Capt knowingly flying below minimums is dangerous. He may know the approach well and might be confident about being clear of any obstructions.
However, I am going to be veryyy uncomfortable at the time and the Jepp plates and the airline policy is gonna agree with me for it. (But thats just paper)

Co-pilot asks for a go around and risks irritating the Capt. Ask for it twice and aggravate him further.

I know I wouldnt mind arguing with the Capt for it.

Tricky situation though, wonder if all the interviewers will really appreciate a copilot who goes against his seniors judgement.

Same for 14, 15 and 23.


10, 11- I think it would be wise to gain the confidence of some senior Capt around at the base . Then maybe arrange for a ' random BA test".

I'd do that.

But again- a junior reporting against a senior.

I know such honesty is encouraged for the juniors.

But the question is- does it work in the real world scenario?

[bayblade]

1. Have you ever had an Emergency?

yes, it was on my second solo when i was approaching my destination airport. i had a partial avionics failure, there was very little communication that i could do and the airport was quite busy at this time. it could not establish a positive clearance to land and was hesitant to tell them that i could not hear them.

2. How did you deal with it?

I'm not proud of what i did then, but I'll be honest. i knew that i had to squawk 7600 but i was of the opinion that since its an avionics failure the transponder would not work at all. (i know its crazy!) i circled above the circuit pattern, well above all the traffic (all seeing all that traffic below me was quite a scare) and followed light gun signals. after landing my instructor was furious at me for not squawking the code since its a busy aerodrome and that could have saved the controllers a lot of guess work but i was also given a pat on my back for following the light gun signals accurately.

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

well I've witnessed a dear friend dealing with major family and financial crisis, a type that would cripple most of us, but he did not give up, instead he walked a greater mile in search of a solution and he did succeed at it. i draw lots of courage from him.

apart from him, my grandparents live a very disciplined life. be it rain, thunder, hail or heat they have never lived a day different from the other. they live every day with more compassion and energy. i love this trait in them. being from the same family i know i have the same streak somewhere in me. it just needs to be discovered.

What goal's do you have?

when i was a kid i had many goals. as i grew older i realized that you can't have it all.
i wanted to heal the sick, teach the underprivileged, fight for the weak and fly in the air.
today my goals are different, i want to make my parents proud, i want to live with pride, i want to be an asset to my company and the old fashioned goals like car, clothes and house is what i want to achieve. and all this can only materialize when i start earning well, until then its just a dream.

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

I would not share this here i'll pm you perhaps. also at this age there is not much that I've had to lose, whatever that's been lost can be made up

Where do you see yourself in 10 year's?

i see myself training an an anxious first officer 10 years from now and I'll make it happen. I'm here to stay. on the personal front, some wonderful additions to my family.

What is your greatest accomplishment?

I'm actually happy the way I've come so far in this field but i think landing my first job would be my greatest accomplishment.

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

I'd be comfortable with it. i 'm trying to live towards a well disciplined life, so i don't think this would be a problem at all. and I've been taught work is worship, how can i complain!

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?

like mentioned before, I'd ask him to go-around. after that I'd do one of two things:
* if the coast look clear to me I'd let him continue the approach without disturbing him at this crucial stage, given the fact that he has not turned into a 'captain' overnight, once on ground i'll report the matter to the concerned authorities.
* if the situation looks certain that we'd land in danger if an immediate corrective action is not taken then I'll take over the controls.

i am not really sure if this is how this situation should be dealt with. as taking over the controls during a crucial phase of flight is no less a stupidity, it could lead to more chaos and hence a catastrophic result.

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

report it over to the authorities concerned. they can conduct breather analyses, after which its not my concern.

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

same action as the previous question.

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

supply myself and the captain 100% oxygen. ask the flight attendant if there is any sign of smoke else where in the pax area (which would be unlikely but I'd like to still know), detect the source of smoke and its probable reason, follow the operations manual and land if we fail to cease the smoke.

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?

here again i would be uncomfortable to defy the captain and his judgement as i know he has earned his right to be in the left seat, but despite that fact I'd like tell him that blindness due to the smoke is one of my prime concern due to which i want to land the plane declaring a may day call and squawk 7700.

i'll answer the other question soon.

[Xyzaine]

a "must" subscribe thread for an aspirant like me... and I've just done that... kind and helpful of you guys.. gives me an idea about things..