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Old 02-19-2022, 09:44 AM
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How far out are they scheduling interviews currently? Hoping to get the invite! Felt I did decent on the hiring assessment.
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Old 02-19-2022, 11:32 AM
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How far out are they scheduling interviews currently? Hoping to get the invite! Felt I did decent on the hiring assessment.
A friend of mine passed the assessment 2 weeks ago and got scheduled end of March. 2 months out seems to be the norm. He said he's on a list if any open up sooner.
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Old 02-19-2022, 01:34 PM
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No. Psychology is not the same. It will have two statements side by side from which you then have to choose which to answer:
1. I sympathize with people who are worse off than me….strong agree, agree, slightly agree
2. I work hard to achieve what I set out to do to make sure I succeed…..strong agree, agree, slightly
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Reaction speed: The matching shapes is very easy. Don’t spend any extra time practicing.

The multi tasking is slightly different. Hold down the mouse button while moving the airplane to avoid the obstacles/line up with runway and keep it held while you are solving the other 2 things. Release after solving. The obstacles/runway goes slower when you keep the mouse held after aircraft is in place.

The monitoring ability/moving dots in circle is harder than cut-e. I would practice on hard for a while.

Spatial orientation. Easy: which way is the aircraft flying? Then looking at the screen, the station is off my:
1. front left wing
2. straight ahead
3. Front right wing
4. right wing
5. back right wing
6. directly behind
7. Back left wing
8. left wing

Deductive reasoning: Soduko
practice hard soduko/hard cut-e for a while until you can do it when there are only 2 of any of the 5 rows/columns filled in. Pretty difficult IMO.

Complex control/tunnel obstacles - Its exactly like the AA skills test. I would go to pilot credentials using a different email/ATP after practicing on cut-e medium or hard. I think it was easier than cut-e. Know how to speed up/slow down using f or d.

Auditory comprehension: 18 clearances from across the world. Tail # is always the same, airport is not really that important. Copy down the
-QNH
-Runway
-wind
-initial altitude and alt after 10 minutes
-descend and maintain
-traffic at 1,2,7 etc o’clock
-turn heading 310, etc,
-join localizer

Some are clearances, some are ATC instructions. Copy the #’s mainly. That will be what’s different on the multiple choice answers. Have good speakers, but not difficult.

I felt it was more difficult than the cut-e but it was fine. Suduko, monitoring and multitasking are really the only ones to practice a lot on hard. YMMV
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.
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Old 02-19-2022, 04:40 PM
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How far out are they scheduling interviews currently? Hoping to get the invite! Felt I did decent on the hiring assessment.
I received the email that I passed the assessment on Tuesday, called on Wednesday and they said I could either come in for an interview next week otherwise I could come in anytime after March 7. I was on vacation at the time so I figured I would give myself some leeway and scheduled for March 21
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Old 02-19-2022, 05:53 PM
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How far out are they scheduling interviews currently? Hoping to get the invite! Felt I did decent on the hiring assessment.

Buddy of mine got the interview scheduled this week. 10 March.


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Old 02-19-2022, 08:10 PM
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A friend of mine passed the assessment 2 weeks ago and got scheduled end of March. 2 months out seems to be the norm. He said he's on a list if any open up sooner.
Yes, this… don’t hesitate to call often for an earlier interview date; I did and bumped my date up a month. What is it they say, seniority is everything?!
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Old 02-20-2022, 11:51 PM
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Well fellas, here’s an interesting one. I failed an upgrade 121 training event on a new type. First “pink slip” I have ever gotten. I want to throw up.

I have an interview within the week. On a scale of 1-10, how screwed am I?

Context: overspeed the flaps on final from a localizer approach landing into DCA after talking with the FO that we were ok to defend below MDA. In other word, I fell behind the airplane and realized I was about 15kts above Vapp when we weee 50 ft above the ground, should have just called a go around. Landed within the touchdown zone with roughly half to 1/3 of landing distance remaining when going to a full stop, so the aircraft was not at risk of overshooting the runway.


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Old 02-21-2022, 12:29 AM
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Well fellas, here’s an interesting one. I failed an upgrade 121 training event on a new type. First “pink slip” I have ever gotten. I want to throw up.

I have an interview within the week. On a scale of 1-10, how screwed am I?

Context: overspeed the flaps on final from a localizer approach landing into DCA after talking with the FO that we were ok to defend below MDA. In other word, I fell behind the airplane and realized I was about 15kts above Vapp when we weee 50 ft above the ground, should have just called a go around. Landed within the touchdown zone with roughly half to 1/3 of landing distance remaining when going to a full stop, so the aircraft was not at risk of overshooting the runway.


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Own it. No excuses. They need to believe that not only are you not going to make the same mistake again, but that the experience has made you a better pilot. It's definitely a wrench, but I dont think it's insurmountable. Emphasis on no excuses. Good luck!
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Old 02-21-2022, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by UncreativeUser View Post
Well fellas, here’s an interesting one. I failed an upgrade 121 training event on a new type. First “pink slip” I have ever gotten. I want to throw up.

I have an interview within the week. On a scale of 1-10, how screwed am I?
0 or 10, your choice. Acknowledge it, own up to the mistake, describe lessons learned, explain how you'll do better next time. Move on to the next question and never hear another thing about it. OR....try to blame it on someone/something else, or worse yet, lie about it (either explicitly or by omission). Then you're screwed.

Oh, and you're not banned from flying for Delta as a passenger, right?
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Old 02-21-2022, 03:12 AM
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+1 to both the above. It happens. Don’t minimize it, own the mistake, and turn it around to a positive. By that, I mean to demonstrate how you know never to let your guard down even if experienced, and that it has made you a better pilot because _____.

If I’m understanding you right, this just happened, after your interview was scheduled. Do NOT succumb to the temptation to gloss over it when they ask you to add to/change your app and to sign it. Bring it up. How you frame it will determine your fate, but don’t be nervous or it will show. Be humble about it, and you should be fine.
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