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Aviation.miller · April 30th, 2008, 19:19

I just had my interview today so I will post a bit about what it was like.

As previously mentioned the gouges available online and previously on this site are pretty accurate. (just watch out, some of them have the correct question but put the wrong answer and still posted it for others, so check em)

Day started with a presentation etc.

Then the 50 question test. All of the questions were online and easy to find so you can just look for a current gouge; except the fill in the blank were new. Now it is approach plates with questions such as:
*heavy aircraft departs before you, what is the minimum time required for separation before you can depart?
*You shoot the approach and are forced to take the publish missed and hold as shown (shows 5000ft) what is your holding speed?
Of the top of my head I cant remember any others that stood out. Fairly straight forward but study the ATP bank as they are derived from there. (also a lot of the oral was based on the ATP)

Next was the first interview (tech & HR)
Both were very friendly, HR just asked a couple questions
*tell me about a time of change in your life? how did you deal with it?
*how did you hear about us?

and she asked one more question or two, just short answers, nothing surprising. Then the Capt. put a book of charts in front of me and told me I could use any of the plates to answer the questions. He said he was going to put me through a long scenerio with several questions based on an entire trip from Minnesota (I believe) to Memphis.

*you start the plane and the captain does checks without the checklist? He doesn't care that you are not comfortable not following procedures and continues without using checklist...etc
*read a TAF, will you need an alt? (straight forward, no tricky weather)
*you push back and need to be deiced...tell me about deicing? (different kinds, way to apply it, what hold over time is and why, when does hold over time start, etc.)
*you are given taxi clearance to rwy what is this symbol? (its the circle on the airport diagram that marks areas of high congestion, usually in a place where a lot of taxiways come together.) Then he asked for more information on it, there is a reference page that tells what kind of caution to expect so be able to find it)
*you get to the runway and the RVR is 600 can we take off?
*what other things should we consider when taking off? (he was looking for if we need a departure alternate)
*you take off and climb up to 33,000 ft; now tell me about high altitude aerodynamics? (was a very open question, I went into the swept wing aerodynamics, Critical Mach, Mach tuck, Coffin corner, etc... he pressed on, tell me about dutch roll, what is it, how can you correct it, what causes it...etc
*you get near the area and its visual, they tell you to land visual what altitude should you enter at? (airport shown is class D) what speed?
*when you try to land you are instructed to go missed and use the published... what speed can you hold at?
*what speed can you hold at 5000? what about 9000? what about 14,000 (remember the higher speed of 265 doesn't start till 14,001 , he said he gets a lot of people on that)

He asked other questions too but these are the ones coming to mind. Know the plates well and how to look things up in them. Know the ATP questions (the ones about icing he asked are related to the ATP ones asked, etc...) There were things I didn't know and simply told him so and he said that was fine (just don't make it a habit). The interview was pretty thorough, Ive had interview with expressjet and republic and got hired with both, but this oral was the most expansive, but they were very nice and relaxed.

Exit interview was very short just tying up loose ends...
*did anyone refer you?
*anything else you would like to divulge to us right now (tickets, crimes etc)
*have you ever been scared in an airplane?
*then just questions about your resume...schools, past work, etc.
its more of a making sure they have everything they need management wise.

April 30th, 2008, 19:19	#8
Aviation.miller Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 35	Re: Pinnacle interview questions I just had my interview today so I will post a bit about what it was like. As previously mentioned the gouges available online and previously on this site are pretty accurate. (just watch out, some of them have the correct question but put the wrong answer and still posted it for others, so check em) Day started with a presentation etc. Then the 50 question test. All of the questions were online and easy to find so you can just look for a current gouge; except the fill in the blank were new. Now it is approach plates with questions such as: heavy aircraft departs before you, what is the minimum time required for separation before you can depart? You shoot the approach and are forced to take the publish missed and hold as shown (shows 5000ft) what is your holding speed? Of the top of my head I cant remember any others that stood out. Fairly straight forward but study the ATP bank as they are derived from there. (also a lot of the oral was based on the ATP) Next was the first interview (tech & HR) Both were very friendly, HR just asked a couple questions tell me about a time of change in your life? how did you deal with it? how did you hear about us? and she asked one more question or two, just short answers, nothing surprising. Then the Capt. put a book of charts in front of me and told me I could use any of the plates to answer the questions. He said he was going to put me through a long scenerio with several questions based on an entire trip from Minnesota (I believe) to Memphis. you start the plane and the captain does checks without the checklist? He doesn't care that you are not comfortable not following procedures and continues without using checklist...etc read a TAF, will you need an alt? (straight forward, no tricky weather) you push back and need to be deiced...tell me about deicing? (different kinds, way to apply it, what hold over time is and why, when does hold over time start, etc.) you are given taxi clearance to rwy what is this symbol? (its the circle on the airport diagram that marks areas of high congestion, usually in a place where a lot of taxiways come together.) Then he asked for more information on it, there is a reference page that tells what kind of caution to expect so be able to find it) you get to the runway and the RVR is 600 can we take off? what other things should we consider when taking off? (he was looking for if we need a departure alternate) you take off and climb up to 33,000 ft; now tell me about high altitude aerodynamics? (was a very open question, I went into the swept wing aerodynamics, Critical Mach, Mach tuck, Coffin corner, etc... he pressed on, tell me about dutch roll, what is it, how can you correct it, what causes it...etc you get near the area and its visual, they tell you to land visual what altitude should you enter at? (airport shown is class D) what speed? when you try to land you are instructed to go missed and use the published... what speed can you hold at? what speed can you hold at 5000? what about 9000? what about 14,000 (remember the higher speed of 265 doesn't start till 14,001 , he said he gets a lot of people on that) He asked other questions too but these are the ones coming to mind. Know the plates well and how to look things up in them. Know the ATP questions (the ones about icing he asked are related to the ATP ones asked, etc...) There were things I didn't know and simply told him so and he said that was fine (just don't make it a habit). The interview was pretty thorough, Ive had interview with expressjet and republic and got hired with both, but this oral was the most expansive, but they were very nice and relaxed. Exit interview was very short just tying up loose ends... did anyone refer you? anything else you would like to divulge to us right now (tickets, crimes etc) have you ever been scared in an airplane? then just questions about your resume...schools, past work, etc. its more of a making sure they have everything they need management wise.