Atlas Air Hiring
09-05-2013 | 07:54 PM
#6741
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1. What do slots provide ?
2. what do flaps provide ?
3. Area to most avoid around a thunderstorm ?
4. If one altimeter fails while you are in RVSM what should you do?
5. Highest altitude you can fly without having to use oxygen when a crew member leaves the cockpit ?
6. How much protection are you getting when atc is giving you a MVA ?
7. Minimum altitude for IFR operations ?
8. What will provide you the best braking on a wet runway ?
9. What does NOSIG mean on a Zurich TAF ?
10.When are outboard ailerons used ?
11.when is the lowest temp in a 24hr period ?
12.what can you use to sub for a middle marker ?
13.what happens to VMCG when you have a engine failure?
14.What speed is normally VMCG? options are above V1 , Below V1 and a couple others
15.When would you go missed on a ILS provided everything was working ?
16.Where is the Jetstream normally located ?
17.what is the effect of coriolis force in the southern hemisphere ?
18.You go missed on the JFK 31L what altitude would you stop at if ATC says pilots discretion.
19.Symbol for MDT turbulence.
20.Symbol for Severe turbulence.
21.If you go missed on a ILS I think the JFK31L again what would be your first altitude to level off ?
22.At FL410 you need to get down to 11,000 at camren and you are doing 540kts, where would you start going down ?
23.At FL310 same question as above without the speed in the question.
24.Another on the same chart this time was FL310 to 11,000 with different answers, seemed weird to me.
25.There were also 4 questions on weather in Zurich a couple about visibility and a couple about winds during different time periods.
Hope this helps some of you !!
2. what do flaps provide ?
3. Area to most avoid around a thunderstorm ?
4. If one altimeter fails while you are in RVSM what should you do?
5. Highest altitude you can fly without having to use oxygen when a crew member leaves the cockpit ?
6. How much protection are you getting when atc is giving you a MVA ?
7. Minimum altitude for IFR operations ?
8. What will provide you the best braking on a wet runway ?
9. What does NOSIG mean on a Zurich TAF ?
10.When are outboard ailerons used ?
11.when is the lowest temp in a 24hr period ?
12.what can you use to sub for a middle marker ?
13.what happens to VMCG when you have a engine failure?
14.What speed is normally VMCG? options are above V1 , Below V1 and a couple others
15.When would you go missed on a ILS provided everything was working ?
16.Where is the Jetstream normally located ?
17.what is the effect of coriolis force in the southern hemisphere ?
18.You go missed on the JFK 31L what altitude would you stop at if ATC says pilots discretion.
19.Symbol for MDT turbulence.
20.Symbol for Severe turbulence.
21.If you go missed on a ILS I think the JFK31L again what would be your first altitude to level off ?
22.At FL410 you need to get down to 11,000 at camren and you are doing 540kts, where would you start going down ?
23.At FL310 same question as above without the speed in the question.
24.Another on the same chart this time was FL310 to 11,000 with different answers, seemed weird to me.
25.There were also 4 questions on weather in Zurich a couple about visibility and a couple about winds during different time periods.
Hope this helps some of you !!
- international notams- know how to read them
- a couple jet stream questions ( location, turbulence etc)
- winglets
- pressure vs true altitude
- visual illusion ( rain on windshield, flying through fog, etc)
- SLOP
- extended over water operation emergency equip. Requirements
- which millibar graph for winds aloft
- asos vs awos
- CAT II lighting, VIS, and equipment requirements.
I'd be familiar with all these topics and HIGHLY recommend having a searchable ATP question bank nearby
Good luck, you'll need it!
09-05-2013 | 09:07 PM
#6742
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From: MD-11 FO
I'm gonna be there on the 10th for the interview. I'm currently in OK for my Instructor upgrade training in the C-17. So I have to leave here, go to Miami for the interview, and come back to OK to finish. I've had little time to prepare for the interview as I've been working for the last month plus out here to get my IP course done. Any advice, help, tips, etc. would be really appreciated. Meaning, after I finish reading back a few pages in this thread.
09-05-2013 | 09:35 PM
#6743
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From: B747 Left
I'm gonna be there on the 10th for the interview. I'm currently in OK for my Instructor upgrade training in the C-17. So I have to leave here, go to Miami for the interview, and come back to OK to finish. I've had little time to prepare for the interview as I've been working for the last month plus out here to get my IP course done. Any advice, help, tips, etc. would be really appreciated. Meaning, after I finish reading back a few pages in this thread.
...just kidding. Don't do that.
Honestly, I think they're looking for you to be a good fit for the lifestyle, and that you won't run off once the reality of a 17 day trip sinks in. They'll ask you 50 different ways to try to see if you're really sure it's right for you, and also make sure that you're the type of person they wouldn't mind sharing a cockpit with.
Of course, the tech interview is a straightforward evaluation of your knowledge, but everything else (okay, except the writing assignment) seemed to be personality-oriented.
09-05-2013 | 09:39 PM
#6744
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Getting beat up by the Air Force as a pilot for the last 7 years, and 5 years before that as a Flying Crew Chief is much worse than anything Atlas can throw at me. At least, the guys I work with who fly for Atlas say, anyway. LOL! The lifestyle will be just fine. Especially since they actually give you a schedule, in black and white, on paper. And that's what you work.
My worry is the knowledge part. I've never operated a plane where I had to look up an FAR, and I've seen a Jepp approach like twice. I have no idea exactly what questions I missed on the test, so this leads to me being worried that I won't get hired because I look like an idiot when it comes to FAA knowledge.
My worry is the knowledge part. I've never operated a plane where I had to look up an FAR, and I've seen a Jepp approach like twice. I have no idea exactly what questions I missed on the test, so this leads to me being worried that I won't get hired because I look like an idiot when it comes to FAA knowledge.
09-05-2013 | 10:53 PM
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The lifestyle will be just fine. Especially since they actually give you a schedule, in black and white, on paper. And that's what you work.
I've never operated a plane where I had to look up an FAR, and I've seen a Jepp approach like twice. I have no idea exactly what questions I missed on the test, so this leads to me being worried that I won't get hired because I look like an idiot when it comes to FAA knowledge.
I've never operated a plane where I had to look up an FAR, and I've seen a Jepp approach like twice. I have no idea exactly what questions I missed on the test, so this leads to me being worried that I won't get hired because I look like an idiot when it comes to FAA knowledge.
In addition, several questions in my tech interview centered on the Jepp plates. Not so much on FAR's.
Many of the guys I know who had good successful interviews had done professional interview preps, had really studied the company, and had taken the time to research resources like this thread.
So, do yourself a favor and come prepared. They will spot you in a minute if you come to the interview and you are not.
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09-05-2013 | 11:55 PM
#6746
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From: B747 Left
Unless you somehow misrepresented what you posted, you are mistaken about Atlas keeping to a schedule. In fact, it is just the opposite; you will bid and be awarded a schedule which is essentially an approximate footprint of what you will fly for the month. I fly out of CVG where the schedules change the least of all of our bases and I ended up two continents away from my awarded pattern last week.
In addition, several questions in my tech interview centered on the Jepp plates. Not so much on FAR's.
Many of the guys I know who had good successful interviews had done professional interview preps, had really studied the company, and had taken the time to research resources like this thread.
So, do yourself a favor and come prepared. They will spot you in a minute if you come to the interview and you are not.
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In addition, several questions in my tech interview centered on the Jepp plates. Not so much on FAR's.
Many of the guys I know who had good successful interviews had done professional interview preps, had really studied the company, and had taken the time to research resources like this thread.
So, do yourself a favor and come prepared. They will spot you in a minute if you come to the interview and you are not.
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09-06-2013 | 06:46 AM
#6748
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From: Ex USAF, ex-ATA , currently Atlas Air 747 CA
DC8 is right on the money with this one. If you meant that you know what days you will be gone and what days you will be home (for the most part... one can always be extended a couple days) then that's OK. If you meant that you get a schedule and THAT'S what you will fly then by all means read through this whole thread. All your awarded schedule provides is something from which to deviate. I enjoy the adventure of not really knowing where I'll end up when I walk out of my door to go to work but please, PLEASE know that you will not find a schedule set in stone here. If that's a problem, now is better to find out than later.
09-06-2013 | 07:26 AM
#6749
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From: Knuckle-dragging line pilot
YMMV
09-06-2013 | 12:19 PM
#6750
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From: 747 CA
Ps- Just out of curiosity - those guys you know from Atlas - are they paying you back for something you did to them? Or do they just enjoy messing with you?
Pps- Best of luck at the interview. Just make sure you understand the nature of the beast. It's a good gig with some great folks to work with - just different than the typical airline.
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