I would say that it is not just the capacity to run a cockpit, but more of a leadership quality that DAL will look for. It will come out in the personal interviews whether you have that quality or not. And to be perfectly clear, I have ZERO inside knowledge of how this process goes down, I am basing that comment about hiring captains on the quality of pilots I have seen hired at DAL over the years. BUt to answer your question further, they are also NOT looking for the authoritarian kind of guy that will slap his FO and take over the airplane at any given moment. It is all about crew concept, and when you find yourself in the left seat that the movement there will be a natural one, and not have to be learned. I know that is probably confusing the issue more, so feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. The bottom line is to be yourself when you interview. Don't try to time the market, and tailor your responses to be what you THINK they are looking for. I'll give you a personal example of when I was interviewed.

Ya'll have probably heard about Dr Janus and the rocking chair. Dr Janus was the psych, and he had a rocking chair in his office that supposedly was an immediate disqualifier if you sat in it. Personally, I didn't buy into that fear factor, so when he led me to his office, I looked in and saw many chairs there. I stopped and asked him if he really cared which chair I sat in, and his answer was "I don't care which chair you sit in except that one (pointing) because it's MY chair." I sat on the couch, and we talked for about 5 minutes at which point he said that I was a well adjusted young man, and that I should have no problem. I am not relating that as gouge. I was being myself, and he saw that and was satisfied.

There is gouge out there, and I am sure that all of you know it. The rest is all up to you, and I am looking forward to meeting all of you on the line.