Gottcha...thanks. No more PFT here now, but I can see how the ab-initio program could be viewed as such. I'm not a big advocate of that program, but to each their own I guess.

It's been a while since I interviewed, but I doubt much has changed. Aviationinterviews.com has a really useful gouge on not only Mesa, but other airlines as well.

The Mesa interview started off with an orientation, and then a 50 question ATP written. We had two excused from the interview after not scoring the minimum 80%, so it's extremely important to score well on this (IMO, the better the score, the less brutal the interview may be) I know the written has changed since I interviewed (it used to not include any figures, charts, etc). I'm not so sure now...I think everything is fair game.

The interview consists of one or two line pilots asking the usual suspect of questions: systems (most likely, a twin you've recently flown), finger fly an approach chart, random IFR regs/situational questions, and the typical HR questions ("what would you do if...", "tell me about a time when...", etc). I believe mine lasted around an hour. If you're current on IFR charts and regs, as well as systems, you should do fine.

Prior to my interview, I hacked away at all the gouges on aviationinterviews and compiled a list of questions previously asked, and that seemed to serve me well...very useful site.

Good luck in your endeavors...wherever they may lead!