RAH Study Guide
 

OK. Maybe I'm blind, but I'm looking for the RAH Studyguide mentioned in the posts on Aviation Interviews. I scheduled a RAH interview on 8/30 and would like a heads-up on the written.
Also, any first-year FO's at CMH care to describe their schedules. I live in Columbus and would like to stay here.

Not to burst your bubble but that guide didn't help me at all. I'll see if I can find it. EVERYTHING was either the ATP written or the IFR oral guide. If you read the ATP written a couple times then know the IFR oral guide you'll be golden. Best thing out there. All that study guide did was make me waste time on info they never asked for.

We need pilots. Know your ATP stuff as mentioned above. Know your current airplane and Jepp charts. Don't be a douche. You'll probably do fine!

http://www.aviationinterviews.com/miscellaneous.php3

It is the Chautauqua link from the study guide list. As the gouges stated, some of the answers are incorrect.

I think there is a study guide there. Look under CHQ. There was one that was right on. It's not the one that begins with the UFO question though. Let me know if you have trouble finding it. I could post it here but I don't know if that is allowed.

Thanks for the info. Following the link above got the guide with UFO question. I'll use it just as is...A GUIDE. Reading the gouges on aviationinterviews, seems like the written has changed anyway.

I'm a CMH based 145 FO. We have 77 FOs on the September cover sheet for a projected 50-54 lines of flying. You can have just about anything you want in Columbus. I bid reserve for awhile to get my weekends off. In Columbus, you'll move up the FO list in base faster than other bases. There is also flying from all 5 of the codeshares that are served by the 145. This means lots of travel benefits. You can PM with questions if you like.

Lostboys...I just interviewed with them. The study guide with the UFO question was not what the written was based on. Here is what I remember...

Hold on the 060 bearing to the station. You are on the 090 bearing from the station. What is going to be your initial outbound leg?
What is the MAP on a non-precision approach?
What is the FAF on a precision app?
Where does the final app segment begin on an ILS?
What is the temp above if there are ice pellets on the surface?
altitude.
Super cooled water above when how do you know?
VDP, your MDA is 450agl with a timed missed approach point of 3 minutes when will you start down?
What does an ILS provide?
What is the visibility for a runway (METAR provided)? Something like: “R24/2400FT”.
Engine failure after V1 but before V2 what do you do?
Lose an engine after v1 with 7000ft of runway remaining what do you do?
Why do we have a longer takeoff roll with a tail wind?
Takeoff distance and groundspeed when hot vs. cold?
What happens to the IAS in the same scenario?
Taking off from Denver or Miami will indicated airspeed be greater, the same, or slower?
Taking off from Denver or Miami what will the takeoff roll and groundspeed be?
Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit.
F = C * 9/5 + 32
C = (F - 32) *5/9
Temperature at the SFC is given, what is it at 30000’?
Calculate pressure when pressure is 30.12 and field elevation is 1200
Winds are out of 210 you lost your left engine what runway would you choose 18, 36, 30, or 12?
When does an aircraft provide the most wake turbulence?
What wind conditions can influence wake turbulence the most?
Slight quartering tailwind.
If you are on final behind a heavy jet rolling for takeoff, where should you tocuchdown?
Land before his rotation point.
Descend from altitude to another by 10NM form a VOR, when would you start down?
What color are taxiway leadoff lights?
Decision Altitude is in MSL or AGL?
How far do approach lights extend out from threshold?
What converts AC current to DC?
When will a compressor stall most likely occur?
Two airplanes are traveling 50 miles apart the first aircraft is at .76mach and the second is at .86 mach when will they catch each other?
What determines the speed at which hydroplaning will occur?
DME arc question, it’s a 10dme arc and you have to figure out the distance along the arc from a fix until you incept the final approach course.
There was a high alt. performance question something to do with thrust or fuel burn?
What effects would moving weight out of the aft cargo to the forward cargo have on performance?
Holding speeds:
 0-6000’ 200 KIAS
 6001-14000’ 230 KIAS
 14001’ > 265 KIAS
How much of the CVR can you erase?
Total of no more than 1 hour of oldest data but can’t cut into the most recent 30 min.
What rate of decent is required to maintain a 3 degree glideslope if your groundspeed is 160KIAS?
What determines the most desirable cruise altitude for a jet aircraft

The sim is a barron. It is based out of IND. The guy will give you a holding clearance and have you t/o and fly to the nearest VOR and hold. You will lose radar contact. Then you will be cleared direct to the LOM-ndb :( and fly the full ILS approach. The key here is COMMUNICATION. By the time the needle started to swing I was already at full scale deflection on the ILS. I am not use to NDB so this was my fault. ATC informed me that "radar was back" and gave me vectors with a 90 degree intercept for the ILS. I should have queried ATC. After blowing through it again. He gave me ventors INBOUND to the ILS and told me to do a course reversal at the LOM. I should have spoken up here too.

They are looking for communication and CRM skills more then ATP flying.

Hope that helps!

As for the interview portion. Mostly HR not technical at all. But study anyway.

You never know what they are going to ask or what version of the written you may get.

Basically he's saying it was the IFR oral guide.

LOL, I'm serious. That was the written I was given. I don't know if all that is in the oral guide. It was pretty hard for me to find some of the answers. BTW, its "she"

Thanks ToiletDuck, been reading your posts for a while now. Glad to finally be allowed to post.

Too bad I messed up my interview. I was hoping to work with you someday at RAH.

I'm very sorry to hear you didn't make it. The sim for RAH is crazy. That thing flies so off the wall the guy giving it to me said I had 500ft tolerances. Was this your first interview? It was my second. I did the sim at SKW and they basically did the same thing for me. Radar failure etc. It was tough and I flew it like crap. Manage to do all the procedures just fine but broke altitudes and actually rolled it twice lol. The rudder pedals were broken and he told me not to use them but being a very active CFI I always had my feet on the pedals instinctively. Each time I slightly pushed on one it's flip right over lol. Don't worry about what's happened. Use it as a learning experience. Where are you from? SKW and XJT are hiring good too and are both great places to work.

I actually held altitude and heading very well. Just kept blowing through the final approach course. I was too meak and didn't speak up.

I have an interview with xjet next Thursday and am waiting to hear the news from PSA.

What do you think of PSA?

Asking the wrong person on that one. I'm from Tx so I looked into XJT and know a few over there. They are all happy. Also know a few at SKW tha seem happy and the company is in good shape and has nice benefits as well. As far as PSA you'll have to ask someone else.

Diseda, Thanks for all those ?'s. I don't think I could remember ALL that stuff. Sorry it didn't work out for you. I've had plenty of those myself. Hopefully third time's a charm!!

disedas' post is right on for the written. Its only 25 questions. I interviewed this week all HR no Tech. Sim is touchy just use two fingers, don't death grip the yoke. Communicate well with the evaluator (ATC). When you lose your engine make sure you declare an emergency.


Good Luck

Some get Tech questions and some don't. If you get the chief pilot Bart he'll nail you on the tech. If you get Graff you're in luck.

MS did you get the job? If so with who and what plane?

I hear they are sending people to Paris for the sim training

Is the test you guys are writing about short answer or multiple choice? I interview in a few days, and I appreciate the info here.

Multiple guess.

You also get a gold star if you do the pria work correctly the first time.

If you really want to be here, don't give up. Go to somewhere else for 6 months, then re-apply.

I might actually do that. Just going through training twice, blah.

Do they give that bonus if you have aCRJ rating or do you have to be assigned that plane at RAH to get the bonus?

I have sjs for the e170. Plus I would love to be based out of Atlanta with Shuttle

I don't think they even have CRJs

Yes 145 chautauqua

Isn't that the erj 145? I am still sleepy. Maybe I need to get some coffee before writting, lol

Rah
 

Just wondering what are the chances of getting based out of chicago as a brand new FO with Republic with 1000/100

CHQ flys the 145 and CRJ-200
RW flys the 170
S5 flys the 170

If you want Chicago, you'll have to get hired on the S5 170. I believe ORD is fairly senior and shrinking as ATL stands up. Chances of getting hired to any certificate with 1000/100 are outstanding. Chances of getting exactly what you want are still good, but certainly not guranteed.

You do know that all FOs are paid the same regardless of equipment? Also, realize that in order to get the first available upgrade, if you hire on as a 170 FO, you will probably have to cross over to CHQ and upgrade into the 145 or CRJ. 145 and CRJ CAs can bid to the 170, so its quickly becoming senior equipment.

Unless you have a QOL reason for desiring a certain base, take the first class they offer you.

The "study guide" earlier in this thread was accurate. The questions I had on the written weren't exactly the same, but they covered the same subjects. Thanks for the help. I'll be going to school next month for the 145s. They mentioned during the interview that they're only hiring pilots to fly the CRJ-200s who already have a type rating for that aircraft. I really get the feeling that the CRJ-200s are a temporary thing with Chautauqua. New hires get type training for the E170 or ERJ-145, depending on which certificate you get hired onto. They made it pretty clear during the interview that they send new hires to whatever certificate they need pilots for at that time. I don't know if there are any other factors that weigh into that decision, but they told us not to get our hopes up for getting on a specific certificate or type. The same goes for base assignments after training. They send you where they need you, and then later once you have some seniority you can move around.

Good luck! I here the CHQ training is tough. Just ran into someone who washed out. :( Let me know how it goes.