Airline selection/training

[SmoothLanderJ]

Airline interviews vary by the airline and its culture. At the regional level, it's pretty much a pulse and the ability to fly an airplane. Major airlines hire differently; where you have Delta that has cognitive, psychological, and technical tests versus an airline like Hawaiian Airlines, where there is zero technical testing and their only quest is to get to know you personally to see if you are a good fit. Airline training is well.....airline training. By the time you're interviewing at major airlines, you already have a grasp of what to study for and how to handle ground school when it comes. It's the same at every airlines. Company policies, procedures, and the do's and don'ts. After that, you branch off to your respective airplane for simulator training and maneuvers validation.

 

[ppragman]

Interesting because the last two type rating orals I did the examiners were very specific about the two hour minimum. Two different examiners and both said the same thing. I did not think to ask for a source. Based on what you guys are saying maybe it is part of the training center approvals (and this is one of the largest and best training centers in the world). The Feds routinely monitor this requirement so I assumed it came from them. I will check, however, and see what I can dig up in writing.


TP

I haven't seen that in the 8900, just curious where.

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

Interesting because the last two type rating orals I did the examiners were very specific about the two hour minimum. Two different examiners and both said the same thing. I did not think to ask for a source. Based on what you guys are saying maybe it is part of the training center approvals (and this is one of the largest and best training centers in the world). The Feds routinely monitor this requirement so I assumed it came from them. I will check, however, and see what I can dig up in writing.


TP

The last 2 type ratings I've done were both Fed rides, one might have went right up to 2 hours, the last one barely broke an hour. There is no way that they can arbitrarily put some number on how long an oral must last. Now it may be a company limit or something, but I've for sure had a fed oral that was less than 2 hours.

 

[USMCmech]

There is no way that they can arbitrarily put some number on how long an oral must last.

I've seen several cases of Feds creating regulations right out of thin air.

Just because some FSDO inspector thinks an oral should last 2 hours, they tell the training center to make it so. The training center knows that the "rule" is BS, but they go along just to keep the peace and then SOP becomes a "regulation". I'm not saying that this is what happened, but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[cmhumphr]

It's coming! Just wait on it.

 

[PhilosopherPilot]

I've seen several cases of Feds creating regulations right out of thin air.

Just because some FSDO inspector thinks an oral should last 2 hours, they tell the training center to make it so. The training center knows that the "rule" is BS, but they go along just to keep the peace and then SOP becomes a "regulation". I'm not saying that this is what happened, but it wouldn't surprise me.

If a 121 carrier is non AQP, there are required times for every class, including things like oral exams. Perhaps it's the same for them? That wouldn't be a reg though, it would be in their approved training program manual.

 

[CloudNine]

Hawaiian Airlines, where there is zero technical testing and their only quest is to get to know you personally to see if you are a good fit.

I'm Not sure this is still true. A captain I fly with recently interviewed there and said it also involved a SIM eval and another assessment of motor skills and multitasking with a trackball device used to control some sort CDI while juggling some other task. Can you rub your belly and pat your head at the same time ?