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Date Interviewed: June 2011
Summary of Qualifications: ATP, 1800+, CFII
Were you offered the job? Yes
Pilot Interview Profile:
This gouge is 100% spot on. The HR staff at Eagle is very professional and they truly want to see you get through. Know your Jepps, the technical eval is primarily on those. The sim ride is not difficult, however do yourself a favor and spend some time in front of a G1000 prior to your interview, even if it is just MS flight sim X with a B58. A lot of folks seemed to have difficulty transitioning to glass. They are still looking to hire another 300 pilots this year. I hope this helps, good luck to all of you!
Date Interviewed: May 2011
Summary of Qualifications: ATP Part 135 Typed Captain 3500TT
Were you offered the job? No
Pilot Interview Profile:
Same as described on gauges, AE HQ2 at 8:00am there where 10 applicants 1 fail on the logbooks was sended back home, remember tab checkrides, bi-annual, 6mo c/r 12mo c/r. 2 fail on sim on the mean time and sended back home, the rest dont know, i know i pass all the stages they were pretty simple, Sim the most important is CRM always and checklist always if u bust any altitude or heading remember correct it and say "correcting". HR simple also just 4 quetions, default: Why Eagle, Why You? others are ramdom, paperwork check, i have no traffic violations, thats important tickets will affect you. Tech same as found on the gauges read the metar and apply it on a approach, can we T.O. or not? T.O. Alternate, IFR Fuel, Medical 1st Class, RVSM, Low IFR Chart, DFW Airport Diagram questions, RVR etc...
As i said i understand i do great on the 3 stages and i know i pass, it was funny for me when they told i dint get the job offer and i was laughting because i feel i did it and they never told you why u dint get it, i found later asking to internal people i know they need the pilots for RIGHT NOW! AVAIABLE immediately if you ask for time like i do for compromises in the next 2 months they will not hire you even if you told them the earliest date avaiable in the application, totally unfair and waste of time right? So my suggestion dont ask for time.
Date Interviewed: May 2011
Summary of Qualifications: 2300 total, 350 multi, CFI/CFII/MEI
Were you offered the job? Yes
Pilot Interview Profile:
The interview started at 8:00 am at HDQ2 there were about 10 pilots applicant, i believe 9 of them got the job. the only one did not get the job was sent home the first 5 minutes after they took the logbooks.everyone else stayed and went through the three parts of the interview. they all had suits on.
at 8:00 a very nice young gentleman came in and explained the whole process and what to expect if you get hired, Eagle is looking for 600 pilot for 2011 and a bit more for 2012, so far they still need about 370 pilots. after him another older gentleman came in and talked about the SIM. and then they started to call one by one for the different stages of the interview.
HR
please make sure you have original and at least one copy of the documents requested by Laurie Clack. they went over all the documents one by one and requested copies and originals. we started a conversation about family and friends made feel very comfortable and toward the end he asked me the following:
*Why Eagle? (it's the safest and most reliable airline in regional industry and also eagle have the best pay scale for a regional.)
*Why should we choose you?
*When you will take the controls from the captain? (remember its a two pilot aircraft and you should point out anything make you feel uncomfortable or about to break a regulation or compromise the safety of the flight. you can use the FAR's book to convince him if it's necessary but no matter what don't be quiet out there.)
*Why do you think eagle should choose you?
*one thing you like about yourself
*one thing you will Change about yourself
*the hardest part training with eagle? (I said missing my family)
* he advised me after what base and aircraft to choose and he made me feel special. By the way all The gentlemen that will interview you are active pilots and maybe their main concern is if they can enjoy flying with you.
Do not try to Lie or hide anything, be HONEST. if they found that you are hiding the truth or not telling it you will get fired from 121 operations and good luck finding a job with any 121 operator after that. if you failed a check ride or got a traffic ticket, they are going directly to the FAA and DMV. you will not be disqualified if you failed a check ride.
-Tech
The gentleman was extremely nice asking me about my experience and flying and then he asked me the following.
*choose an aircraft to talk about C-172 or BE76
*max. takeoff weight
*max ramp weight
*max usable fuel
*V1 (decision speed in a multi, go or no go)
*Vr
*V2
*Vyse
*Vmc, what is and how much.
*take off alternate,(if visibility for take off is below landing minimums)
*destination alternate, (+/- 1 hour from ETA ceiling less than 2000 and/or vis. below 3 miles)
*Metar kdfw 111253z 27010kt 1/4SM 13L/2400v2800 ovc001 10/M3
A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 P0006 (go to the AIM 7-1-12 you have the complete list of symbols.
* with this metar do we need a takeoff alternate.( for landing minimum was rvr1800)
*where do you find takeoff minimums and filling DFW as an alternate (on the airport diagram of the Jeppesen plates)
* show me a runeay with displaced threshold, and how much distance left for landing (its on the airport diagram too)
* low alt. en route charts.( no tricks at all)
*upper limit of Bravo
*total distance on a leg
*Blue lines with L-03 (refers to another chart or section)
*MSA how far and what it garantees.( 25 miles and 1000 feet obstacle clearance for emergency use only)
*MEA
*MOCA (obstacle clearance and nav. signal within 22 miles)

SIM
*Baron 58 g-1000
don't stress about it, simple stuff depart climb 3000 vectored to intercept radial to the vor and holding instruction, and vectored for the ILS with flight director go miss vector again without FD for the ILS and land.
The Guy is very helpfull, use him for checklists, setting VOR and identify them and set the heading bug for you.
*They have two profiles that i know of
* ILS 24L KLAX and hold over SLI
* ILS 5 KFTW and hold over FTW VOR.

The information submitted by other pilots on this website included everything i needed for my interview.
GOOD LUCK.
Date Interviewed: May 2011
Summary of Qualifications: 5,300 Total 1,600 Turbine 1,300 Part 121, 400 Part 121 PIC
Were you offered the job? No
Pilot Interview Profile:
I recommend you stay at the Candlewood as Eagle suggests. The hotel shuttle will take you to AE HQ and it's just easier for you if you are in the group of interviewees that's also staying at the Candlewood. My room was quite nice and there are a few restaurants within walking distance.

We received ID badges from security. At 0745 we were led in through the security doors and through the cubicle areas into what everyone calls the "Holding Tank" which is a small room in the back of the AE office area. There were 8 pilot interviewees that began.

First, everybody's logbooks and Pre-Interview packet were collected. They'll also ask you to sign a copy of your Airline Apps application. An evaluator then gave us an introduction and briefed us on the process of the day, which took about 30 minutes. He also gave us profiles for the BE58 sim flight.

Then they started calling guys individually for Technical and Sim evaluations.

Three guys were gone before 10:00. The first said that he failed to list a FAA checkride failure as a flight failure (he wrote oral failure I think) and I guess they crosschecked his logbook. The second flunked the sim and the third flunked the Technical. They asked them all to go within about 15 minutes after their evals.

I did the sim first. Rotate at 95, climb at 135, when he calls "acceleration" set 27" and call for climb check. cruise at 160 (18 inches MP I discovered). Drop the gear and 50 percent flaps 1 dot above GS intercept and it will slow down to 120 on the GS. We took off from FWA, climbed to 3,000, then was given a heading to intercept a radial inbound to FWA VOR. Then given a random hold at FWA. After the hold entry, vectors for ILS Rwy 5, broke out at 400' and landed. The flight director was on until vectors for the ILS, then he just shut it off. Just treat him like the non-flying pilot, don't do anything except the throttles. We also got an Alternator failure on downwind, just call for the checklist and he'll do it.

For the Technical, it was one on one. Lots of Jepp questions, know as many symbols as you can. Lots of pointing to the chart saying "what's this?"
Where do you find takeoff vis requirements
When is a takeoff alternate required. Do we need one (Part 121). Takeoff alternate max distance.
Approach calls you on the ILS and says vis is below mins, can you continue (Part 121).
When can you descend below DA.
How wide is a Victor airway.
Define MSA for Jepps.
When is an alternate required (Part 121)
Oxygen requirements (Part 91)
Class B altitudes on Enroute chart
Definition of Vmc, what causes Vmc roll, definition of Blue Line
Airspeeds for your current aircraft, Max takeoff and ramp weight.
I think that he will only give you tough/multiple questions if you demonstrate weakness on a subject.

HR interview was after lunch. This was also one on one. This is where they collect photocopies and want to see originals of your passport, licenses, medicals, last 4 pages of your logbook, etc. They didn't want copies of any of their questionnaires or forms. He was not really listening to my answers, mostly writing notes about what I said.
What will be your biggest challenge in training at AE.
What is one thing you would like to change about yourself.
Describe the ideal first officer.
How do you handle criticism from superiors at work.
What do you bring to AE.

Unfortunately, after I came back form the HR portion, the other 4 remaining guys were gone, so I have no idea whether they received a conditional offer or not. At about 1430 a guy came in and said I was not "selected". As with everything else, they give you zero feedback which is the style these days.

I was given a taxi voucher because it was raining (normally you have to take the bus to DFW) so that was nice. They said they are interviewing about 2,000 pilots for about 600 jobs, and they have already hired around 300.

Make sure you get your DMV printout before they capture your airline apps app. I didn't remember one of my tickets and therefore the captured application didn't match the printout. They did not like that, even after I tried to correct the situation over the phone.

Best of luck!
Date Interviewed: April 2011
Summary of Qualifications: 1000TT, 200ME
Were you offered the job? Yes
Pilot Interview Profile:
The gouges here are totally accurate since the interview doesn't change much. No reason to re-state everything about the tech and sim, but here are a few thoughts:

I believe the reason the interview is so standard is that they're checking your character as much as your technical qualifications. Almost all of the recruiters you'll interact with during your interview day are line pilots (I didn't expect that), and they're not out to screw with you. They're just looking for honest, competent people that they'll get along with on a trip. I get the feeling they expect you to use due diligence and read the gouges.

Be friendly and relaxed. The "corporate-ness" of the AMR complex is a little intimidating when you first walk in, but it's actually a pretty laid-back workplace, as others have said. Speaking only for myself, chatting with the other applicants was a good distraction and helped me tone the anxiety down. Just don't forget where you are and start loudly bashing the company you work for or preaching to the holding tank about the various ways that our industry sucks. Clearly that's not airline-compatible behavior.

Paperwork. They give you a documents checklist in the interview packet. From the sound of it, many are still showing up with stuff missing. Every gouge says something about this...what are people still screwing up??? When you schedule the interview, you can request any day you want, but you may need up to three weeks to assemble everything, especially DMV forms and transcripts. If you can't get a document in time, just call the pilot recruitment hotline and let them know...it won't be a problem. You'll spend a lot of time on the packet, especially if you've been through a few jobs in the last few years. Start the paperwork well in advance, and don't be the one scrambling to finish it in the van to AMR.

Honesty. Be above-board with everything. Logbooks, checkride busts, traffic violations, etc. The fastest way to get jammed up and sent home is trying to conceal something. Remember, the airline is required to conduct background checks under P.R.I.A., so any checkride failures or driver's license actions will be found, regardless.

The Candlewood is, as said before, really a pretty nice place for $65. If they're departing 17s at DFW, you'll get plenty of noise from the AA 80s, possibly waking you up. Also, amusingly, my room vibrated. I'm not sure what was causing it, the maids' industrial dryer or something, but it seriously felt like an earthquake for a few minutes in the afternoon. Other people in different parts of the hotel complained about the same thing...I was relieved to learn that the interview stress had NOT made me lose my s**t. Check out the restaurant in the Holiday Inn next door for a solid breakfast buffet. Show your Candlewood room key and you'll get a discount...it was $10 all told.

This last bit sounds a little silly, but I should point out that there's no particular order in which they pull people out of the tank to go do the parts of the interview. In our group, some were completely done before lunch, others had only done one part. Based on how that worked and who got the offer, I'm sure there was no correlation.
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