Atlas Air Hiring
05-21-2015, 08:41 AM
Maximum Effort
Joined APC: Jul 2011
Position: B-767 FO
Posts: 23
Super stoked to say I have an interview on the 11th in Miami!!
Spending some time today looking back for recent gouge. Any updates would be greatly appreciated.
This has been several years in the making and cannot wait to get to Miami. Thank you to all the Giant bubbas for maintaining the flow of information as it has been invaluable. Hope to see you guys on the line in the future!
-A8
Spending some time today looking back for recent gouge. Any updates would be greatly appreciated.
This has been several years in the making and cannot wait to get to Miami. Thank you to all the Giant bubbas for maintaining the flow of information as it has been invaluable. Hope to see you guys on the line in the future!
-A8
05-21-2015, 10:27 AM
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2007
Position: C-5
Posts: 17
Teamsters Retirement Plan...
05-21-2015, 11:32 AM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,236
Originally Posted by Damifinou
05-21-2015, 05:31 PM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: 747 F/O
Posts: 172
Originally Posted by WARich
What is the latest prime reason they want to leave?
If you do all of this objectively and still love Atlas...stay or try to come here!
05-21-2015, 08:28 PM
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Position: New Hire
Posts: 30
Online technical test study guide = 98%
ATLAS ONLINE TECHNICAL TEST GUIDE 2015
(Developed from this Atlas Hiring thread, FADEC & his great powers of recall. Published by FADECS in May 2015 (the sexier fun female version of FADEC....I got a 95 on the test & my buddy got a 98 yesterday
).
It's 90% the same as it's been for the past year or two.
It's about 50% ATP
10% NAT,
20% weather,
10% FAR/AIM,
and 10% off the wall
Here are some of the most common things seen on the online technical test, study well and good luck everyone…I made this for me and my peeps to get ready for the online test
Sigwx charts/Ice symbols
Metar, ATIS, D-Atis & TAF guide (True vs. magnetic)
Visibility in SM or meters
International TAF
Know how to read a Jepp plate
Plan a descent on an arrival
Read up a little on jetstreams
NAT contingency procedures for emergency descent or deviating around weather
What is SLOP
One question had a Chinese RVSM distraction
Know the top and bottom in meters.
Couple questions on balanced field
What happens to V1 with a shorter field length
If your company has Jepp charts, pull out the North Atlantic and/or the North Pacific #1;2. On the inside panel of the charts are track procedures.
Effects of various CGs on a swept wing
How a wet V1 can change balance field length?
PAY ATTENTION TO ALL UNITS!!!!
How far apart are the north atlantic tracks?
What altitude would you fly if you have to deviate off of your NAT track for a mechanical problem and you are able to maintain altitude? (Assume you're at FL 350)
What is SLOP?
What are the procedures for deviation for weather on the Oceanic Tracks?
How wide are the tracks typically?
Jepp Charts: Where is the final approach fix?
What is MSA?
How about in mountainous terrain (1000' regardless)
Etc... Know your jepp charts
Read an international notam.
Read international TAF.
What is screen height?
Climb segments?
Climb gradient required?
TAFs -wind direction - true or magnetic
Read domestic and international METARS-wind True or Mag
JFK ILS 31L procedures-what alt to set in FMS for the missed?
CAT 11 approaches
Runway lighting (color of last 2000/3000 feet of edge and centerline lights
At least 6 weather symbols (so print out weather symbology)
Wx symbols
CAT II equip and minimums
NAT track stuff
Turbulence associated with Jetstream
Troposphere start/define
Visual illusions common on final and takeoff
AC-0045 is the WX Bible...know it...love it...especially the symbology!!
One last resource that may have been mentioned elsewhere in this monster-thread is NAT procedures, which are contained in this ICAO document: Documents
The North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual
Nat doc 007 avail. at paris.icao.gov (N. Atlantic Procedures manual)
JFK ILS 31L (review and what altitude to set first for missed alt)
Balanced Takeoff stuff
Derate Takeoff- how/why/etc
PRM approaches-definition
Oceanic procedures
Class I vs. Class II navigation
Know what a trigger NOTAM is
Technical & operational difs between CAT2 and CAT3 approaches
Define Vmcg
What's the relationship between Vmcg and V1?
What are the four segments of the climb?
What's the main reason for using a derate takeoff?
What's the procedure for diverting off track in the North Atlantic?
What's the procedure for a weather deviation in the North Atlantic without a clearance?
What's the FAF on an ILS?
What's the FAF on a LOC approach?
Can you fly the ILS 32R at ORD if ORD VOR is out of service? Why or why not?
Read an international METAR/TAF.
Read an international NOTAM.
Bonus question: If you're on a DME arc, how many miles from the arc are you protected from terrain?
Make sure you have access to a pdf version of the ATP test bank. A lot of questions particularly weather ones were pulled from that database verbatim so all you need to do is a key word search. Google searches can help as well.
Big picture as others have said was to know WHERE stuff is, not memorize it
Preparation:
Books – Ace the Pilot Technical Interview (Bristow), Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot (Lengel)
Interview Prep – personal decision for everyone – if you’re looking at obtaining some, Emerald Coast and Judy Tarver with fltops.com are both really good
Online resources: this blog has some great insights, downloaded pdf version of NAT Doc 007, info on AtlasAir.com (history, briefings to investors, etc…)
AC 00-45G pdf---esp symbols,
ATP test bank pdf,
ATP dispatch test bank
FAR/AIM
Get a TAF/METAR guide and have that handy as well
Index of /faa_exam/atp
AC 00-45G CHG 1 Aviation Weather Services
Can't overemphasize to know how your stuff is organized and where to find your answers.
Define QFE, QNE, and QNH?
Difference between transition altitude vs. transition level?
NAT tracks – SLOP procedures?
WX deviation procedures?
Emergency & contingency procedures?
Take-off performance– define Vmcg? V1?
Can Vmcg be greater than V1?
For a dry RWY, what is the standard height the aircraft have to be at by EOR considering performance calculations?
What if it is a wet RWY?
What is the standard climb gradient in ft/nm during initial departure phase?
After take-off, what must you climb to before initiating any turn?
International NOTAMs – here is a list… what is the Airport for these 4 letter identifiers?
WX associated with ILS critical area – when do you automatically stop short of the Instrument Hold Short Line?
(Developed from this Atlas Hiring thread, FADEC & his great powers of recall. Published by FADECS in May 2015 (the sexier fun female version of FADEC....I got a 95 on the test & my buddy got a 98 yesterday
).It's 90% the same as it's been for the past year or two.
It's about 50% ATP
10% NAT,
20% weather,
10% FAR/AIM,
and 10% off the wall
Here are some of the most common things seen on the online technical test, study well and good luck everyone…I made this for me and my peeps to get ready for the online test
Sigwx charts/Ice symbols
Metar, ATIS, D-Atis & TAF guide (True vs. magnetic)
Visibility in SM or meters
International TAF
Know how to read a Jepp plate
Plan a descent on an arrival
Read up a little on jetstreams
NAT contingency procedures for emergency descent or deviating around weather
What is SLOP
One question had a Chinese RVSM distraction
Know the top and bottom in meters.
Couple questions on balanced field
What happens to V1 with a shorter field length
If your company has Jepp charts, pull out the North Atlantic and/or the North Pacific #1;2. On the inside panel of the charts are track procedures.
Effects of various CGs on a swept wing
How a wet V1 can change balance field length?
PAY ATTENTION TO ALL UNITS!!!!
How far apart are the north atlantic tracks?
What altitude would you fly if you have to deviate off of your NAT track for a mechanical problem and you are able to maintain altitude? (Assume you're at FL 350)
What is SLOP?
What are the procedures for deviation for weather on the Oceanic Tracks?
How wide are the tracks typically?
Jepp Charts: Where is the final approach fix?
What is MSA?
How about in mountainous terrain (1000' regardless)
Etc... Know your jepp charts
Read an international notam.
Read international TAF.
What is screen height?
Climb segments?
Climb gradient required?
TAFs -wind direction - true or magnetic
Read domestic and international METARS-wind True or Mag
JFK ILS 31L procedures-what alt to set in FMS for the missed?
CAT 11 approaches
Runway lighting (color of last 2000/3000 feet of edge and centerline lights
At least 6 weather symbols (so print out weather symbology)
Wx symbols
CAT II equip and minimums
NAT track stuff
Turbulence associated with Jetstream
Troposphere start/define
Visual illusions common on final and takeoff
AC-0045 is the WX Bible...know it...love it...especially the symbology!!
One last resource that may have been mentioned elsewhere in this monster-thread is NAT procedures, which are contained in this ICAO document: Documents
The North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual
Nat doc 007 avail. at paris.icao.gov (N. Atlantic Procedures manual)
JFK ILS 31L (review and what altitude to set first for missed alt)
Balanced Takeoff stuff
Derate Takeoff- how/why/etc
PRM approaches-definition
Oceanic procedures
Class I vs. Class II navigation
Know what a trigger NOTAM is
Technical & operational difs between CAT2 and CAT3 approaches
Define Vmcg
What's the relationship between Vmcg and V1?
What are the four segments of the climb?
What's the main reason for using a derate takeoff?
What's the procedure for diverting off track in the North Atlantic?
What's the procedure for a weather deviation in the North Atlantic without a clearance?
What's the FAF on an ILS?
What's the FAF on a LOC approach?
Can you fly the ILS 32R at ORD if ORD VOR is out of service? Why or why not?
Read an international METAR/TAF.
Read an international NOTAM.
Bonus question: If you're on a DME arc, how many miles from the arc are you protected from terrain?
Make sure you have access to a pdf version of the ATP test bank. A lot of questions particularly weather ones were pulled from that database verbatim so all you need to do is a key word search. Google searches can help as well.
Big picture as others have said was to know WHERE stuff is, not memorize it
Preparation:
Books – Ace the Pilot Technical Interview (Bristow), Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot (Lengel)
Interview Prep – personal decision for everyone – if you’re looking at obtaining some, Emerald Coast and Judy Tarver with fltops.com are both really good
Online resources: this blog has some great insights, downloaded pdf version of NAT Doc 007, info on AtlasAir.com (history, briefings to investors, etc…)
AC 00-45G pdf---esp symbols,
ATP test bank pdf,
ATP dispatch test bank
FAR/AIM
Get a TAF/METAR guide and have that handy as well
Index of /faa_exam/atp
AC 00-45G CHG 1 Aviation Weather Services
Can't overemphasize to know how your stuff is organized and where to find your answers.
Define QFE, QNE, and QNH?
Difference between transition altitude vs. transition level?
NAT tracks – SLOP procedures?
WX deviation procedures?
Emergency & contingency procedures?
Take-off performance– define Vmcg? V1?
Can Vmcg be greater than V1?
For a dry RWY, what is the standard height the aircraft have to be at by EOR considering performance calculations?
What if it is a wet RWY?
What is the standard climb gradient in ft/nm during initial departure phase?
After take-off, what must you climb to before initiating any turn?
International NOTAMs – here is a list… what is the Airport for these 4 letter identifiers?
WX associated with ILS critical area – when do you automatically stop short of the Instrument Hold Short Line?
05-22-2015, 10:58 AM
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 13
Originally Posted by Dagrocky
Thanks for the info, hope the call goes well and would like to hear any info you can share. I took the assessment the beginning of May, passed in the 80s.
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