Aviation issues!?

Luigi

Luigi

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I'm having some trouble with a few things and I have a very big interview coming up, anyone around maybe feel like answering some assorted WX and legality questions? If so PM me.

Hope this is posted in the right section..
 
Quick question, have you already gotten yourself one of these?

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Required reading for airline interviews. If this book can't dumb it down enough for you, you need to consider a different career.

Beyond that, it is probably better for you to post your questions, rather then rely on PMs. We're all friendly here, and remember, there are no stupid questions (Just stupid people).
 
To be fair there are plenty of stupid questions. I have been bugging someone who answered this with a ton of them.
 
The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. you might see your question as stupid, but changes are there is someone here that has the same question but afraid to ask.

Post your questions, sure someone might flame ya a little but at least you will get an answer.
 
Well, someone was nice enough to help me out with some questions on derived mins. I'm sure I'll have more stupid questions and I will ask them as they come up!

Thank you all.
 
Dispatch_Ken said:
Well, someone was nice enough to help me out with some questions on derived mins. I'm sure I'll have more stupid questions and I will ask them as they come up!

Thank you all.
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Please do. As one or two others have said, post them up. They may feel stupid to you but they are probably questions we have all had at one point or another and it's always a good exercise to see them and go over them again. It's for our benefit as much as yours.
 
KCVG 061752Z 36017G25KT 4SM BR BKN009 OVC011 04/02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 60023T00390017 10061 20039 51025

As I was going through this METAR I realized I'm not entirely certain what these strings of numbers represent.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
There are. My personal favorite is the guy who was defending himself on an assault charge and asked the witness, "How can you identify me? Your back was turned when I hit you!"

But to be just as fair it's rare to see one here.
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Clearly placing that individual squarely in @X-Forces' "stupid people" box.
 
CirrusMonkey said:
Those are temperature and dew point specifics. This helps: http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/metar/quick-metar.html
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Fun stuff to know, especially at cocktail parties with FAA officials or ground school instructors. Even better stuff to be able to reference quickly. But if that is what @Dispatch_Ken's potential employer is focusing on, I'd suggest he try to find a different potential employer. Unless Ken is applying for a Wx Forecasting position (e.g. entering those numbers into a mainframe with the intent of modelling Wx) or an avionics position (e.g. digging into the innards of and trying to fine tune a baro system), those are rather irrelevant numbers.
Kinda sorta seems more useful to focus on stuff like "What preflight paperwork do you need to fly to Calgary or Puerto Vallarta?, "When can you descend below minimums on a circling approach?, etc. Maybe the Wx question is a tie breaker, but still seems like a better overtime question could be devised.
 
Crop Duster said:
Fun stuff to know, especially at cocktail parties with FAA officials or ground school instructors. Even better stuff to be able to reference quickly. But if that is what @Dispatch_Ken's potential employer is focusing on, I'd suggest he try to find a different potential employer. Unless Ken is applying for a Wx Forecasting position (e.g. entering those numbers into a mainframe with the intent of modelling Wx) or an avionics position (e.g. digging into the innards of and trying to fine tune a baro system), those are rather irrelevant numbers.
Kinda sorta seems more useful to focus on stuff like "What preflight paperwork do you need to fly to Calgary or Puerto Vallarta?, "When can you descend below minimums on a circling approach?, etc. Maybe the Wx question is a tie breaker, but still seems like a better overtime question could be devised.
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Ah well maybe that's the difference between a Dispatch and a Pilot interview. I've generally found that you should be able to describe in detail each and everything found in a METAR. It may not be the most important thing in the world, but I will take any advantage I can get.
 
Dispatch_Ken said:
Ah well maybe that's the difference between a Dispatch and a Pilot interview. I've generally found that you should be able to describe in detail each and everything found in a METAR. It may not be the most important thing in the world, but I will take any advantage I can get.
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Oh crap. I guess I just put myself in the "stupid people" box. I thought it was flying gig. :)
 
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