SkyWest Airlines — questions reported by pilots

Why SkyWest?

Describe your career goals and how SkyWest fits into your long-term aviation path.

Why SkyWest and what do you know about the operation?

Why SkyWest, and why now?

What have you done to prepare technically for operating the CRJ or E175?

How do you balance being the final authority in the cockpit with fostering a collaborative crew environment?

What kind of captain do you aspire to be and how will you build that reputation at SkyWest?

How do you handle a schedule with 6 or more legs per day on short turns?

How do you handle the reality that regional flying often involves more challenging conditions per flight hour than major flying?

Explain the CRJ-700 stall protection system and what you would experience at stick shaker activation.

Explain the regulatory requirements for crew rest under Part 117.

Pitot tube ice scenario.

You are flying a CRJ-700 and receive a #2 engine fire warning on takeoff at V1. What do you do?

Explain the CRJ-700 hydraulic system and what is affected by a loss of the green system.

Brief a hold entry and explain protected airspace.

Describe the E175 avionics suite and what makes it more capable than earlier regional aircraft.

What are the performance implications of operating from a short high-elevation runway in summer?

What are the CRJ-700 performance requirements for a contaminated runway takeoff?

What is your CRM philosophy?

ATC issues a crossing restriction that you believe your aircraft cannot meet in the current configuration. How do you respond?

Your new FO is consistently late with callouts on approach. How do you address this during the pairing?

Your captain wants to continue below minimums. What do you do?

Company operations calls you to accept an additional leg that will push you within 30 minutes of your duty limits. How do you decide?

Ground operations have loaded the aircraft with incorrect weights. You discover this while reviewing the loadsheet during pushback. What do you do?

Your CA ignores a published noise abatement procedure on departure. How do you handle it?

Your CA rushes through the descent checklist and misses the pressurization panel. How do you handle it?

You observe your CA taxiing above the ground speed limit on an icy taxiway. What do you do?

Tell me about a time you had to make a safety decision that cost the company money or time.

Tell me about a time you made a mistake as an instructor.

Tell me about working with a difficult captain.

Tell me about a time you successfully persuaded a crew member to change a decision that was potentially unsafe.

Tell me about a time you worked effectively as part of a high-performing team.

Tell me about a time you had to maintain high performance while fatigued.

Tell me about a time you demonstrated accountability for a mistake.

Tell me about a time you developed a junior colleague's skills over a multi-day pairing.

Tell me about a time you turned a poor start to a pairing into a productive working relationship.

On short final to a regional airport your GPWS fires "Sink Rate." The CA is flying. What do you do?

You are on approach to a small regional airport when you receive a NOTAM that the ILS glideslope is unreliable. You are in IMC. What do you do?

On a CRJ-700 departure from SLC you are in icing conditions and your deice boots are not cycling properly. What do you do?

Your CRJ experiences a runway excursion on landing at a short regional strip. Walk me through your actions.

You lose comms in IMC before the FAF. Walk through your plan.

You are number one for takeoff when a ground vehicle crosses the active runway without clearance. What do you do?

You are inbound to a small airport reporting low IFR when you receive a NOTAM that the runway is contaminated with ice. How do you plan the approach?

Your CRJ loses pressurization on climb-out from a mountain airport at night. Walk me through your actions.

You are cleared for a visual approach but lose sight of the runway in deteriorating visibility below 1,000 ft. What do you do?

What do you know about SkyWest?