Originally Posted by Timbo

I flew F/O on the 767 and MD11 for guys hired at Delta at age 21, and guys hired for NE at age 18. They were excellent pilots and some of the nicest, most generous Captains I've ever flown with.

I think being hired here has a lot more to do with attitude than stick time in the left seat. Ask yourself the question, "Can I get along with everyone, right or wrong, 10 hours a day, 5 days in a row?".

I remember one particular True/False question on that MMPI test during the interview process, it read, "I get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task."

After we were done with the test, a group of us were in the hallway talking, one guy (Navy F14) mentioned that question, "That was the stupidest question ever! WHO DOESN'T get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task??".

I looked at him said, "You didn't put True to that, did you?"

He said, "Of COURSE I did!"

I said, "You realize that is a Flight Engineer's job description, right? You just told them it would be irritating to you."

Sometimes you have to be just a little smarter than the test.

He was not in my new hire class...