Interview for PACE program started around 8:20 in the morning in San Juan College New Mexico. I was the only one who can show up that day. It started with a psycological test. Then 30 instrument questions. All of them come from the FAA instrument written exam book.
Around 10:30, The staff of aviation department gave me the overview of Mesa airlines. Pay scales, upgrade time(3yrs), cost of the program and so on.
11:30 its the one on one interview. Very relax, get to know you questions.
12:30 Sim Check. The chielf pilot of the program gave me some headings to fly then vetor me up to the ILS Farmington(no PT), all the way fly to the ground in a Fasca 242. No surprise, no instrument failure.
Something I want to complaint is that they won't let you know how you did. Over all I think I did good, but the questions of the psyc was drive me crazy, I think it can not really proof my ability.

We interviewed at the Radisson Airport Inn at approximately 0830. We were briefed on who the interviewing staff was and a brief history of the company, i.e.: started flying the BE-1900 then moved to the Dash 8, to the CRJ, etc... After a brief history, we were then told what our pay as first officers was going to be.

Soon after, we were given a test which consisted of 50 questions from the ATP written test. Hint: All questions were derived from the Gleim ATP Written Test Prep book. Read it, know it!! You have to pass with an 80% or better to be interviewed, or else they will tell you that you didn't make the interview and you must return home.

Every person who passed the test and was excepted for an interview was interviewed one at a time and was, from what I saw, based on when their flight left for home. The guys that lived in or around the Phoenix area were interviewed last. Sorry guys!

Once called for the interview, one of either three of four interviewing staff called you upstairs. The interview consisted of reviewing your results on the 50 question test and making sure that what you knew was conmensurate with your experience. After reviewing the test, you were asked a series of HR questions, i.e.: What are your three best character traits?, If a Captain you were flying with suddenly decides to smoke a cigarette in the flight deck, what do you do?, etc...

After the HR questions, you are asked about your knowledge in regards to Jeppesen charts and approach plates and your ability to brief them. In my case, I was the instructor teaching my "student" how to brief the approach and what different symbols meant on the plates and charts.

I kid you not, that was just about it for the day. We were all sent off on our merry ways and off to home.

The day after the interview, most of us were called for the position and to select a class date. Choose wisely!! Don't rush into it!


That's it and GOOD LUCK!!!

The interview was held in a hotel. We were given about an hour overview of the company. There were about 12 total people in the interview. First we were give about a 15 question ATP test. 10 multiple choice and 5 short answer. The questions were about pressure altitudes with quick donning masks, what are primiary flight controls, safest way to climb in a twin, what height can you descend to useing an aslf-1, turb during and how it relates to stall speeds, side step, headwing 40kts with microburst what is the total sheer. Short answers were to recite your v-speeds and what they mean, describe your fuel system or your hydro system, 4 left turing tends, describe a thunderstorm. after that were were escorted outside and interviewed one at at time. Interview was mainly looking over the jep charts and what would you do if your captain did this.... through interview good company to work for hope i get the job.

Arrived early for 0830 interview five others already there. Three more showed up before 0830. Warren Phillips started off with PRIA, then started with airline presentation. Interviews started roughly about 0930. Interviewed with Misty Walker at the time an FO CRJ. Asked what I have done to go above and beyond to help out coworker? Was asked if enroute chart was high or low altitude, pointed out VORTAC asked what it was. Where does the high alitude chart start. What does MAA stand for. Asked to brief two appraoch plates. What is MSA. Where does class A start. Pointed out waypoint (flyover) asked what it was. What the numbers between VORTAC's were. Read a METAR, and TAF, and given a scenario and asked if I would need an alternate. Given scenario about captain going to bathroom and then returning with 7 year old daughter to show her flight deck, What would you do? Asked if I had any questions for her. Conversed for many minutes, then asked if offered ground school what date I would pick? Was finished by 1100. Later found out everyone was hired.