As many people already read the 9 page long post in the General Topics, I ended up having a good interview and a great experience for myself. Here it is...
The interview was with Brent Rollins, the chief pilot at GL. Great guy, met him a few months ago in Chicago, he remembered me so I had a good start already.
First off, he took me into their department and gave me the 20 question written test while he took the logbooks and all the paperwork. You have 30 minutes for the test, I did it in about 15.
I will NOT share the answers, that's your homework, I'm here to give the questions so you know what to expect.
**I do not know if these are the same 20 questions each time but these were mine**
1. Max. airspeed below 10,000MSL?
2. Cloud separation and visibility in class E above 10,000MSL?
3. When can you descend below DA/MDA?
4. Components of the ILS? (I listed 5)
5. They give you a figure of the ILS service volume, you need to know the degrees (35 until 10nm, then 10 deg. to 18nm)
6. Width of LOC at runway threshold?
7. Warm, moist, unstable air being forced upslope, what do you expect?
8. Who initiates a contact approach?
9. NDB service volume?
10. You start to pick up ice where even brief encounters are potentially hazardous and require de-ice/anti-ice equipment or a diversion; what type of ice? (Trace, light, moderate, or severe)
The next 10 questions refer to the ILS or LOC 30 approach plate into KLBF. This is a JEPPESEN chart!
I don't remember all of them but study the chart!
-How far out are you protected when you do the course reversal?
-What is your LOC MDA?
-Where is your MAP on the LOC?
-You are at 6,000 and ATC clears you for the approach, you are direct LBF VOR and about 5 miles southwest of there, describe how you would fly the approach with altitudes and headings.
-How do you identify the FAF on the LOC if you don't have ADF (ADF or DME is req. for this approach)
-If you are at 16,500MSL, how far out can you expect to receive the reception of the LBF VOR?
-What IAFs do NOT require a procedure turn?
-Aircraft before you said vis. is 1/4, can you continue?
Does the approach have a glide slope light system? If yes, what side of runway?
A few more but pretty straight forward. No problems with the written part.
So we head to Brent's office and he explained to me what the company is planning on doing with the whole 135 op. and stuff.
Couple of questions he asked:
-Tell me about yourself
-3 good and bad qualities about yourself
-Tell me about a time while instructing, you lost your students faith in you..(I told him a time how I yelled at him and he may have changed his view on me) and be able to explain how it affected them and how you would react to it if it were to happen again.
-What do you like about instructing? What do you dislike about it?
-Tell me what is your goal in the industry( talk talk talk, explain how GL would be a stepping stone to help achieve a goal)
-Checkride failures? Explain what you learned from it, if applies.
Technical stuff: (More on the same approach plate from the written)
-MSA sector-what is it?
-What your FAF on the ILS? The LOC?
-What's your MAP on the ILS? The LOC?(and what time at 120 kts?)
-What is the DARK black arrow mean? (points to highest obstacle depicted on chart)
-Would you have reverse sensing on the LOC needle if going outbound?
-Furthest you can legally go out while doing course reversal?
-Which stations have a DME, which do not?
-Service volume of the NDB (compass locator) on the chart.
-If doing the course reversal, while PT outbound, can you turn left instead of right?(explain why you can)
-Then he asks, so how about can we do our procedure turn to the south instead of north how it shows?(explain why you cannot)
-Shooting approach at 120 kts., you are at 2:38 and you are at your MDA; would you land?
- Captain is flying and lands halfway down the runway, your center line lights are now alternating red/white; how much runway do you have? They turn completely red now, how far until the end now? Your runway edge lights turn from white to amber/yellow, how much runway do you have left?
-How far down the runway are the touch down points? The aiming points? the piano keys are how far apart from each other? Some small stuff the he was just picking at my brain with because I got everything else right.
A few more things, just read the AIM!
Few more questions like DUI, misdemeanor, felony, etc. As far as that goes, the written was about 30 mins, the oral about an hour. No HR, just me and Brent. Read your AIM thoroughly, know the IFR stuff and service volumes of the stations. Any questions I'll be happy to answer.
Still waiting on a call this week from him.
The interview was with Brent Rollins, the chief pilot at GL. Great guy, met him a few months ago in Chicago, he remembered me so I had a good start already.
First off, he took me into their department and gave me the 20 question written test while he took the logbooks and all the paperwork. You have 30 minutes for the test, I did it in about 15.
I will NOT share the answers, that's your homework, I'm here to give the questions so you know what to expect.
**I do not know if these are the same 20 questions each time but these were mine**
1. Max. airspeed below 10,000MSL?
2. Cloud separation and visibility in class E above 10,000MSL?
3. When can you descend below DA/MDA?
4. Components of the ILS? (I listed 5)
5. They give you a figure of the ILS service volume, you need to know the degrees (35 until 10nm, then 10 deg. to 18nm)
6. Width of LOC at runway threshold?
7. Warm, moist, unstable air being forced upslope, what do you expect?
8. Who initiates a contact approach?
9. NDB service volume?
10. You start to pick up ice where even brief encounters are potentially hazardous and require de-ice/anti-ice equipment or a diversion; what type of ice? (Trace, light, moderate, or severe)
The next 10 questions refer to the ILS or LOC 30 approach plate into KLBF. This is a JEPPESEN chart!
I don't remember all of them but study the chart!
-How far out are you protected when you do the course reversal?
-What is your LOC MDA?
-Where is your MAP on the LOC?
-You are at 6,000 and ATC clears you for the approach, you are direct LBF VOR and about 5 miles southwest of there, describe how you would fly the approach with altitudes and headings.
-How do you identify the FAF on the LOC if you don't have ADF (ADF or DME is req. for this approach)
-If you are at 16,500MSL, how far out can you expect to receive the reception of the LBF VOR?
-What IAFs do NOT require a procedure turn?
-Aircraft before you said vis. is 1/4, can you continue?
Does the approach have a glide slope light system? If yes, what side of runway?
A few more but pretty straight forward. No problems with the written part.
So we head to Brent's office and he explained to me what the company is planning on doing with the whole 135 op. and stuff.
Couple of questions he asked:
-Tell me about yourself
-3 good and bad qualities about yourself
-Tell me about a time while instructing, you lost your students faith in you..(I told him a time how I yelled at him and he may have changed his view on me) and be able to explain how it affected them and how you would react to it if it were to happen again.
-What do you like about instructing? What do you dislike about it?
-Tell me what is your goal in the industry( talk talk talk, explain how GL would be a stepping stone to help achieve a goal)
-Checkride failures? Explain what you learned from it, if applies.
Technical stuff: (More on the same approach plate from the written)
-MSA sector-what is it?
-What your FAF on the ILS? The LOC?
-What's your MAP on the ILS? The LOC?(and what time at 120 kts?)
-What is the DARK black arrow mean? (points to highest obstacle depicted on chart)
-Would you have reverse sensing on the LOC needle if going outbound?
-Furthest you can legally go out while doing course reversal?
-Which stations have a DME, which do not?
-Service volume of the NDB (compass locator) on the chart.
-If doing the course reversal, while PT outbound, can you turn left instead of right?(explain why you can)
-Then he asks, so how about can we do our procedure turn to the south instead of north how it shows?(explain why you cannot)
-Shooting approach at 120 kts., you are at 2:38 and you are at your MDA; would you land?
- Captain is flying and lands halfway down the runway, your center line lights are now alternating red/white; how much runway do you have? They turn completely red now, how far until the end now? Your runway edge lights turn from white to amber/yellow, how much runway do you have left?
-How far down the runway are the touch down points? The aiming points? the piano keys are how far apart from each other? Some small stuff the he was just picking at my brain with because I got everything else right.
A few more things, just read the AIM!
Few more questions like DUI, misdemeanor, felony, etc. As far as that goes, the written was about 30 mins, the oral about an hour. No HR, just me and Brent. Read your AIM thoroughly, know the IFR stuff and service volumes of the stations. Any questions I'll be happy to answer.
Still waiting on a call this week from him.
