Be proficient at IFR procedures. Know what a crossing restriction is and how to fill out an ASAP when you bust one ;) also learn to sound like a salty old captain and B**** about unnecessary RNAV STARs

Seriously, instrument stuff the rest you'll get in training.

It's been over a year since I interviewed, so refer to most current gouges for verification. But Skywest was the most rigorous interview, and that was only because they wanted me to draw a jet engine, explain its function, and write out 91.175(c) criteria from memory. That made them the hardest interview. So the interviews aren't that bad. If you actually want to be prepared for groundschool, I echo the other guys in saying the Turbine Pilot's Manual and Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot are good resources. Ignore the people telling you you're wasting your time. More background knowledge is a good thing and you will be ahead of your peers after that reading. I'm sure you already know this as you sound like a dedicated kind of person. Good luck!

The SINGLE most important thing you can do to properly prepare yourself for the airlines is watch this video and do your best to emulate the Captain.

It examines the professional and personal qualities required to be a great airline Captain. Good luck with your future career.

Sporty's How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act (DVD) - from Sporty's Pilot Shop

http://www.sportys.com/media/catalog.../0/10952_3.jpg

If you have to watch a DVD on how to be an airline pilot, I think you might be a step or two behind the curve. Be yourself and not some pre programmed robot. But at least professional. It's not very hard.

That video looks like it is from the 1980's... is it still relevant? :confused:

Been there done that know exactly where you are coming from.

As previously said - don't try and teach yourself because you have to learn it the way the airline you work for wants it done.

Everything Explained and Turbine Pilots books would be good pre game material.

Other than that, my two cents - treat it like going to military boot camp. At boot camp you are their property from 4 am till 8pm 7 days a week all you do is military this military that. Now it isn't that extreme but if you pay attention in class and study a reasonable amount every night and make good use of your weekends polishing up memory items, flows, call outs, etc, etc you will do just fine. It is really hard to pay attention in class - seriously Indoc will make you want to go back to the hotel eat a bunch of sleeping pills slit your wrists and jump in the tub with a toaster. If you can power through that **** you'll be fine.