Airline Pilot Prep logoAIRLINE PILOT PREP

Study guide

Southwest Airlines — questions reported by pilots

Browse questions catalogued from approved gouges. Click through to a gouge to see how candidates answered in context.

CRM

  • D2admin_interview_info

    How do you brief a flight attendant?

    Open gouge for context
  • D1admin_interview_info

    Your CA begins a discussion about personal life issues during the departure flow. How do you handle it?

    Open gouge for context
  • D2admin_interview_info

    You are flying the CA's leg and believe they have set an incorrect altitude in the MCP. The CA insists it is correct. What do you do?

    Open gouge for context
  • D1admin_interview_info

    You are taxiing out and notice a fuel truck still connected to the aircraft. Ground crew are waving you forward. What do you do?

    Open gouge for context
  • D2admin_interview_info

    Your CA is rushing through the descent checklist due to ATC pressure and skipping callouts. What do you do?

    Open gouge for context
  • D2admin_interview_info

    A passenger becomes verbally aggressive toward a flight attendant during boarding. The CA wants to remove the passenger. You have a tight turnaround. What considerations apply?

    Open gouge for context
  • D2admin_interview_info

    Your FO disagrees with your decision to divert to Midway instead of continuing to Denver due to weather. How do you handle the disagreement?

    Open gouge for context
  • D2admin_interview_info

    You are the CA on a 6-leg day and your FO seems to be developing task saturation late in the day. What do you do?

    Open gouge for context