Hey Thanks for the offer! I figured they wouldn't treat a guy with 800+ turbojet the same as a cfi or mei.. I'm still trying to figure out how to PM or contact you on this thing. Never done forums before. Feeling like an idiot right now.

 

chritz1179, How did the interview go? have you heard back from Skywest yet?

 

I was wondering how far along this thread had gotten. Kind of fizzled

 

Updates anyone?

 

I interviewed in May. Pretty much the same as every other gouge. Three guys. Good cop bad cop gig. Talked about ourselves. Given a presentation about the company. Asked to draw a turbine engine, and latest aircraft flown fuel system. Give a 60 question ATP style test. Did a CRM thing, where they took three of us and made one a CA, FO, and check airmen who was jump seating. This was done in three office chairs looking at a white board. One guy pretended to be a new FA and also ATC. We had to give taxi instructions, takeoff instructions, then he gave scenarios. Basically a guy in the back had a heart attack and we had to fly around a bunch of thunderstorms while every airport was closing due to weather. It was really simple. They want to see team work and play your role. CA, make calls and fly airplane. FO, handle radios and assist captain. Jumpseater, help out as much as possible without getting in the way. I was the FO, I pretty much did the role of the CA and FO because the CA was really a flight instructor with 500 hrs. He locked up, and just kept looking at me for help, so I did. They liked that. Just be yourself and do as you would do In real life, don't try to think about what they want you to do. Had a three on one interview. HR asked about the company history, year founded, first base, how many aircraft, CEO, founding family, first airplane. I screwed that stuff up. Did expect it. They also asked the typical questions, why Skywest, what base and airplane would you want, if you were in such a situation what would you do?... Technical was also typical. Jepp charts, brief an approach, mins, takeoff mins, when a takeoff alternate is required and the takeoff airport requirement, when can you go below mins on approach, asked about the colors of the positions lights on each wing, asked to explain my drawings, asked me how an electric motor works and told me I had 60 seconds to explain. The difference between AC and DC power. They did not go over the ATP style test, said it was a joke anyways. Told me I got an 80 percent tho. Everyone in my interview group got between 70 and 95. And didn't have to do a sim because it was in Denver.

 

Someone interviewed with 500 hours ?

 

Not a good choice to be considering this airline. Try a regional that will offer you a signing bonus and a 2-4 year upgrade, such as Compass. Delta's Endeavor has a four-year $80,000 incentive contact + they'll train you Delta style with potential flow-thru. SkyWest has no contract with any major for flow-thrus. You'll probably have a 7 year upgrade.

 

The upgrade at SKW is not predictable. It's likely to drop to four years at least for a while, but if they don't renew their contracts (or heaven forbid win new ones) it could stagnate or worse. Compass at least is predictable.

 

HeyYa Rickair.

Are you planning on staying at Skywest? Didn't you just upgrade recently? How ling did the upgrade take? You seem to have a lot of good info and, being one of the interviewers, you must have awesome contacts all over the place?

Peace

 

Not a recent upgrade or interviewer (although I know some of them). I would have liked to to stay, but the company is not heading in a direction I really like right now. QOL is more important than money (well money's important but all my financial eggs are fortunately not in the aviation basket), but it's starting to look like QOL is going to better elsewhere, even short-term.