Originally Posted by
ClarenceOver
every airline knows they read the gouges. its no secret. but skywest is asking new hires about the airplane they dont even know about yet! other airlines are more sensical with basic questions like when do you need an alternate know the 123 rule etc.
Listen very carefully. If you come here, or to any 121 class, without a solid knowledge of turbine systems, you will drown. They're not gonna sit down and explain to you what a turbine engine is, what a stator vane is, what a 10th-stage bleed is, et cetera. You're expected to know it cold. I don't mean that you're expected to know the airplane (that's why they have Systems, which we are currently enduring), but you'd better have a very strong foundation of instrument flying skills and generalized turbine systems knowledge. If you come here and ask "What's a pack?", nobody's gonna be able to help you.
Sure, Mesa might hire you with a phone call. But getting hired is merely step 1 on a very long journey. All that the job offer means is that you've now earned the right to bust (or pass) your:
Indoc exam
Systems exam
Maneuvers validation
Procedures validation
Knowledge validation
LOE
IOE
With the exception of indoc and IOE, all of those are PRIA-reportable events. Bust one of those, and you'll have even more checkride failures following you around.
In other words: if you're insulted by the types of questions you get asked in a 121 interview...perhaps you're not ready for a 121 interview.