Southwest dispatch test

I highly doubt anyone will share any information. Its a knowledge test and the last thing people who are competing for the same job want to do is give someone else a leg up.
 
Basic dispatch/pilot questions like fuel requirements, aviation weather, maybe a geographic question on airport location. Just goggle flight dispatch flashcards and go over them. I found them to be helpful, personally I think over studied based on my current dispatch position and ignored the basics.
 
You’ll have about 1.5 hours (guessing this time limit is still the same from a few years ago) for about 50 or so questions. Probably 10 of those were questions about reading enroute charts and approach plates.....i.e. segment lengths, MEAs, grid MORA, mins, etc...The other 40 were more general dispatch questions....i.e. weather, notams, do you need an alternate with this TAF, etc....
Plenty of time to get everything answered. It’s a combination of multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer. Just make sure to READ the question carefully to make sure you understand what is being asked.
 
jetstream7104 said:
You’ll have about 1.5 hours (guessing this time limit is still the same from a few years ago) for about 50 or so questions. Probably 10 of those were questions about reading enroute charts and approach plates.....i.e. segment lengths, MEAs, grid MORA, mins, etc...The other 40 were more general dispatch questions....i.e. weather, notams, do you need an alternate with this TAF, etc....
Plenty of time to get everything answered. It’s a combination of multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer. Just make sure to READ the question carefully to make sure you understand what is being asked.
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Do they change the format every time? Whole thing was multiple choice when I took it. Not a single question on en route charts or approach plates.
 
Nakruh01 said:
Do they change the format every time? Whole thing was multiple choice when I took it. Not a single question on en route charts or approach plates.
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It’s changed a couple times in the last 3-4 years. Word gets out quickly about what’s on the test, so the training department has to keep people on their toes. No funny business, ya know.
 
3Green. said:
It’s changed a couple times in the last 3-4 years. Word gets out quickly about what’s on the test, so the training department has to keep people on their toes. No funny business, ya know.
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It’s going on 5 years ago that I took it so not surprised that it has changed.
 
QXDX said:
As a dispatch professional you've been preparing for it since the first day of dispatch school. That should be your mindset. if you apply yourself diligently to your craft, always work to improve your weakest area, make study and review a regular part of your life, and involve yourself in the advancement of your profession, that test should be a non-event.
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That's how I've always seen dispatch tests. I should know all but the most obscur things. If I can't pass that test, I probably shouldn't be dispatching
 
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