Interview with CAL
 

Hi everybody

At november i have my interview with CAL.

I`ve read all the threads about CAL but i still want to go to this Airline.

I`m interessted in hints & tipps to make a good job there.
That means:

* About Culture, are there special points to consider during the interview? e.g. behaviour, the way to talk, body language etc.

* In which level are the techinical questions?

I`m happy with any professional hint!!

Thank you all

Hape

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TOEIC or TOEFL test.
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Am curious about any tech quiz questions as well.

Hi cal4ever

Thanks for you hints. I bought already the book "ACE The technical pilot interview".
I think it is well structured and has a lot of good questions/answers.

I also take my old Jeppesen back( i fly with LIDO), to review the general part.

Any other Informations?

Thank you and have nice days / flights

Hape

Hi LEMBD

Did you have some special experience wit CAL?

Some Informations from your side?

I`m interessded

Sincerely

Hape

Do you think they will hire someone with only a CPL, 300hrs, and no jet experience?

No,
I have 6,000 with 3,000 jet(airline time) and I can't get in.

HondaFIA,

While the Asian airlines are going through what can be called a period of massive expansion, they're not short of pilots at the beginning of their careers.

Keep at it and keep building your time. Your're not that far from having the mins to apply to some of the US regional carriers.

I got the call from CAL with 4000TT and 2000Jet but after a thorough review of everything I'd learnt here and talking to a few guys who had experience of them, decided not to go for it. I did however feel a moment of regret when I lined up next to a CAL Cargo 744 last week in KORD but it didn't last long.

Good luck with the flying.

Tech quiz - again
 

All you CAL cracks.

I can't believe, that nobody recalls any of the Tech-Quiz questions with CAL. Was it not memorable at all?
All what's known is that there are 4 possible answers to the question and a total of 30 questions.

Come on guys, reactivate the grey cells! It will do you and me good.

Cheers

Kenny,

Thanks for the advice. I will keep at it and build up my hours and hopefully in the short future I can apply for CAL.



Cal4ever,

What are the 4 possible answers to the 30 questions?

HondaFIA,

No worries mate, just please promise me one thing; Do NOT go to Mesa.

No matter how desperate you think you are to fly for an airline, you are not desperate enough to go to Mesa.

Kenny.

CAL were at the BALPA conference in London (UK) this week, and they seemed very keen on getting guys through the door providing the met the minimum requirements:

1500 total flight hours
Full ATPL
Under 45
Current flight hours within past 12 months
Jet experience is a + (as is a type rating)
Fluent in English

Seem like a reasonable package and the guy gave the best presentation for entertainment by far, however, he highlighted that people do keep pulling out on contracts (5 years initially) and they are not happy about it, "Integrity" was the buzz word for his speech, stating you have none if you abandon the CAL family?

Good Luck all
YYZ

yyz

I understand that with min req. you would be offered a F/O B738 post in Taipei.

Did CAL specifiy under which conditions they would recruit pilots for the other types? (what min. reqs for B744, A330/340, who pays the typerating?, bonding?, etc.)

Cheers

Hape, is your interview in TPE or in Europe? Do you have the same interview as the normal direct entry pilots?

Viel Glück, chom mi de go bsueche im Nightstopp Singapur!
Dani

What Interview.?.....It was take a ticket and move on to uniform fitting for me.

Tech quizzz? what tech quiz? They don't know anything, anyway.

If you are breathing and can land the simulator back on the runway, you will get a job.
You might be surprised but, you are proabably better at it than the guy testing you.

It is a dead end job as anything but a captain.
Only join as a captain.....

Read the hundreds and hundreds of old posts.
More are leaving than they can employ. Ask yourself why and then look elsewhere.

From what I have been told it is initially a phone interview followed by a trip to Taipei if successful.

cal4ever
They seemed quite open for opportunities for others, type ratings were not top of the list of priorities, I do not know who would pay for the ratings or anything else along them lines, didn't pay a great deal of attention as I have nowhere near the minimum requirements.

Contacts if needed:
CAL Applications

And email: [email protected]

Fax: 886-2-2514-6336

Hope it's of some use?

YYZ

Hi International trader

You must have bad experience with CAL.

As far as i get dfferent information, it seems to be CAL did a huge improvement generally and the CAL Homepage gives me a very professional impression.

I`looking forward to meet them personally to get the final impression. Until then they have fully 100% of acceptance.

Before i start with flying i was in the "Company reorganisation and optimising" business, and with this rate of improvement i have a good feeling.

If i get a chance to join CAL, i take the opportunity.

Hape

.........and you will cry where nobody sees you and escape.It is really a huge improvement,not to have a fatal loss each year......but its far far away what you have seen in Europe,USA,Canada or Australia.

China Airlines
 

For all of you guys going to CAL interview.....and basing your decision on this forum.

A wise (bustie) man once said;



>>>>> Don’t let someone’s opinion be your reality <<<<<

I agree with Bus Tie, if I understand him correctly.
Everybody has different opinions and I wonder myself how many CAL pilots are in this forum.
Probable only a handful.
I think (even not everything is gold what is shiny) there are pilots outside telling good things about the present CAL.
I’m in the same position as Hape.
I go to this interview and I see what kind of impression the people of CAL making to me and then I decide after feeling and not according to the information’s of this forum.

Are there any chaps out there with Turbo prop time getting interviews? I recently filled out the on line application and CAL actually got back to me asking me to provide more references.I have 4000 TT and currently captain on a light turbo-prop and desperate to move on.
Have any guys got in before with just turbo prop time?
Cheers FM