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Interview Profile

IF INTERVIEWING IN PHOENIX

Interview starts at 0830 at Radisson Airport Inn, Phoenix
Turn over your documents, certificates, logbook
As a group (usually 5-8) given power point presentation
- History
- Fleet
- Aircraft they are hiring for (jet)
- Pay Scales
Written test
- 50 questions taken from ATP written
- see question bank
Wait in lobby to be called back in for 1 on 1 personal interview
Personal Interview
- Technical Questions- General Aviation Knowledge, Instrument Procedures Weather, AIM, FARs
- Human Resource Questions- Flying history, Judgment

IF INTERVIEWING AT JOB FAIR

Check dates/locations and required paperwork at http://www.mesa-air.com/pilots.asp?gclid=CMeTsKO9u44CFRcbWAod6DFRwA
- Resume
- Pilot License
- Current First Class Medical
- Log books
- Valid Passport
- FCC Radio Stations License
- Copy of your Airline Apps Application
Presentation
- History
- Fleet
- Aircraft they are hiring for (jet)
- Pay Scales
- Ask if you have any questions.
Written
- 10 multiple choice ATP written questions
- 5 definitions, fill in the blank questions
Personal Interview
- Technical Questions- General Aviation Knowledge, Instrument Procedures Weather, AIM, FARs
- Human Resource Questions- Flying history, Judgment

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Interview Question Bank

ATP Style Written Test

50 multiple choice questions if in Phoenix
10 multiple choice plus 5 definitions if at job fair
Multiple choice
- Questions from ATP written
- Study an ATP written prep book
- No figures, charts, or math
Definitions
- Vx, Vy, Va, Vso, V1
- Current Aircraft questions
- max taxi weight, max landing weight
- Describe fuel or hydraulic system
- What are the 4 turning tendencies and describe them
- What are the three stages of a thunderstorm
- Define stable and unstable air
- Describe ground effect
- Cockpit indication of blocked pitot tube

Technical Questions

Jepps Charts
- Approach plate
- Symbology
- Brief approach (don't just read it)
- How would you fly approach (cleared 10,000ft, 30 miles out)
- Altitudes
- Course reversal
- NoPT
- Hold entry for missed
- Fly missed from a circle
- Be ready to finger fly the approach form the chart
- What would you do if you lost the glide slope inside the FAF?
- Visibility requirements
- What if RVR is less than visibility? (RVR is controlling if reported)
- Is radar required for this approach? (just read chart)
- What is Final Approach Fix on ILS
- If outside FAF and weather goes below mins, can you continue
- If inside FAF and weather goes below mins, can you continue
- What is the highest point on the chart?
- What is missed approach point of ILS
- Inside FAF and lose glide slope what do you do?
- Where is the DME located
- MSA definition, what's it based off of
- What is "M" on approach plate
- What is "V" on approach plate
- VDP, how to calculate if not published
- Can you go below minimums with just the ALS in sight? How much lower? Can we land?
- At what speed would you fly the hold during the missed
- Enroute Chart
- Distinguish high from a low chart
- MORA-why is it green instead of maroon?
- What does an MEA give you?
- What does a MOCA give you?
- ATC sector change symbology
- What does the "D", "L" mean in the facility box?
- What about the "H"?
- What are the frequency and distance ranges were for high/low?
- Airspeed in class B and airspace underlying B
- Class D, C dimensions and airspeed.
- You are coming into a VOR at 26,000 and need to cross the VOR at 10,000 at 420kts. How far out are you going to start your descent and at what vertical speed?
- Symbology
- Difference between blue and green airports
- What's the difference between green and blue airports?
- Where is the VOR changeover point?
- Know what a shaded Nav-Aid box means
- Know VOR service volumes
Weather
- Read METAR, including remarks
- EXAMPLE: AO2 RAB07 CIG 013V017 SLP125 P0003 T00640036
- Read TAF
- Given ETA, would you need an alternate?
- What are the alternate requirements?
- IF weather in TEMPO is bad do you need an alternate? (yes)
- Know remarks about rain accumulation totals
Current airplane systems
- Larger systems- gear, electric, hydraulic
- Basic systems questions from current airplane
- Tell me about your last aircraft's name & how much total usable fuel.
- What's the procedure for the engine failure of your last aircraft?

Human Resource Questions

Why do you want to work for Mesa?
Why us?
Why should we hire you?
What do you expect from mesa?
What are your best character traits?
Tell me three good qualities about yourself.
Use three words to describe yourself?
Tell me about yourself.
What is something in your life you would have done differently if given the chance.
Explain any traffic tickets/suspensions.
Any DUIs?
Explain any failed check rides.
Explain any accidents/ incidents/ letters of warning.
What makes a good FO?
What makes a good leader?
Tell me three qualities of a good Captain.
TMAAT you were afraid flying.
What was your most memorable experience flying?
What was your worst flying experience?
TMAAT you made a poor choice in the cockpit.
TMAAT you had a disagreement at work and how did you handle it.
TMAAT you went above and beyond.
Have you ever violated a FAR?
What would you do if the captain at altitude got up to go to the bathroom and when he came back brought his daughter up to sit in the cockpit?
Capt shows up acting erratic, disoriented and smelling of alcohol, what would you as the FO do?
What would you do if you realized the captain took off with an open squawk? Would you report it
What do you do if the Captain wants to depart with an inop nav light for LAX - PHX?
Your CA isn't paying attention and taxis into the mud. She asks you to lie about and say you swerved to miss a small animal. What do you do?
What is the closest base to where you live?
Which airplane would you want to fly?
What are your future career goals/plans?
Your taxiing and you are heads down setting up the airplane when you feel a bump, look up and see you not on the taxiway, Captain says well say an animal ran in front of him what would you do.
What would you do if the captain took off with an open maintenance write-up and then asked you to falsify the maintenance log?
TMAAT you exceeded expectations

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Comments

12 month training contract, prorated if you leave early (2/28/08)
Upgrade on the CRJ is running 3.5 years because of holdbacks and cancelled classes due to heavy FO attrition. (11/14/07)
You have to pay for your own hotel (09/02/07)
If you do the full interview in PHX, stay at the Radisson where the interview is held, it's just easier (09/11/07)
Travel to PHX is standby so give yourself several flight options to get there
IAD and ORD are junior bases, you can probably expect one of those
Written is easy if you study- ATP Gleim regulation section, weather, dispatcher, NTSB, Instrument procedures

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