Will do. I actually enjoy reading this stuff and I learn something every time.

That’s good to hear. We can only do our best, but if we know we aren’t giving it our best, we don’t feel professional.

The kids in their twenties, while taking it seriously, most of them don’t really know how to prepare. Regional airline training appears to be geared towards them, but us older guys, not having the same memorization and learning facilities as the younger guys, have to work harder. Congratulations, you’ll do well!!

Why did you study the Prowler NATOPS?

One of the recommended sources to prep for the SkyWest interview was to review the operating manual of the aircraft you were most recently current in. It was valuable because I know (knew) the jet and its systems. So reviewing the engine, electrical, fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic, and flight control systems of an aircraft you already know helps you recall the relationships and functionality.

Too, SkyWest in the past has asked interviewees to sketch the basic system of the engine or electrical system of their most recent aircraft. So I hand drew the CSD/generators; left, right and essential 115vAC buses; essential 26vAC bus; left, right, and essential 28vDC buses; and the ram air turbine and how they were basically connected including with the transformer/rectifiers and switches.

That was an excellent review for me compared to just reading about aircraft systems in general (which I also did). As I’ve mentioned on a couple posts, I spent a lot of time going “oh yeah” in my head as I recalled material that I hadn’t thought about for 14 years, but which stuck well freshly and more easily in my brain because I had known it well in the past.

I’ll just chime in my 2 cents...
Flew 10.5 years at eagle , been a capt at AA for 1.5 years and get to fly with lots of eagle flowthru guys and gals, check airmen in their previous life’s at envoy and PSA. To a man , they recount stories of folks struggling , but a good ATTITUDE is the most important attribute , assuming the student can fly at all. Even at AA , if guys struggle in the sim or IOE, attitude and humility are weighted heavily and extra time is never a problem... you will be fine !!
I would suggest...having done MANY long courses( which is what you will be doing)... prep for the day ahead , don’t focus on what you still need to brush up on from yesterday . Chair fly a lot in front of the paper cockpit , from before start to shutdown , what are you looking for and saying at each point . Check rides are all the same . Low vis takeoffs , v1 cuts, system malfunction , ILS, missed approach, non ILS, holding( btw, I’ve always drawn the holding pattern with my finger on the glass compass rose, none of the 30 degree from inbound and such, just look at the pattern you draw, and the entry is easy). Don’t let the “jet, glass , fancy whiz bang stuff get to your head, it’s just an airplane , only faster, and you won’t go much above 200 kts the whole ride . Get with your sim partner and CHAIR FLY... can’t say it enough .
It all comes together at the end, you will be ready!!
Good luck , and have fun!
Joe
Ps... remember that THEY hired you to succeed , it’s their jet , operate how they tell you to, and be grateful for the opportunity

You just haven have done the technical early. Out of 7 of us I was practically the second to last guy to do the technical so I’m sure the guy was getting a tad tired but I didn’t have to draw any system. Granted I flopped on a little chart review (brain fart) I didn’t have to draw out any of my systems.

I didn’t have to draw it at the interview. I just expected I would based on past experiences posted in this forum. So I drew it out myself ahead of time while I was studying. Was glad they didn’t ask me!