group breifing in the morning followed by a afternoon personal interview 3 on 1 with the CP John Cowart, DO Ron Bush and DT Craig Troxell, very nice group, friendly, a few questions from each and it was over. all done at the Wingate Hotel near their office. never checked for licenses, medical or logbook. two days of interviewing, 25 per day. no short course. training agreement for $15k @ 2 years.

Got a call from Trish (the recruiter)a week prior to the interview date. She told me I had to buy my own plane ticket out and had to pay for my own hotel in Orlando, Florida. She also told me that they were calling 18 pilots to interview on June 29th and that 12 pilots from that group would be chosen, and those pilots would then go on to a sim eval for the following day, where 6 pilots would be selected for a class date set for July 19th.

The morning of the interview the pilots met in a confrence room at the Winngate hotel at 9:00am. Only 14 of the 18 pilots showed up. The Director of ops (Jim Geraghty) introduced himself and the C.P. and the C.F.E. He spoke for a little bit and then brought in the C.O.O. to speak about their 15K, 3 year contract. He then passed out a 30 question written exam and excused everyone from the room, while they called us in one by one to do a personal interview with the three guys (D.O. , C.P. & C.F.E.)

The written test questions were based on weather, regulations, duty time etc.. here is the questions and answers. 1. Can a crewmember be scheduled for more than 8 hours of flight time in a 24-hour period? YES 2. What is the maximum number of hours a crewmember can be on duty? 16 hours 3. If you are on an instrument approach and you are advised that the weather has dropped below minimums, you can continue the approach to the DH/MDA if you were: INSIDE THE FAF 4.When is a takeoff alternate required? WHEN WEATHER IS BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS 5.You receive the following ATIS: 230/5 1ovc 1/4 FG 2/0 29.80 RVR25 1800V3000. Minimums for your runway 25 & 1/2 and 1800RVR. Can you shoot this approach? YES 6.What manaul allows the operation of an aircraft with inoperative equipment? MEL 7. What is normal maximum tailwind component for turbojet aircraft for takeoff and landing? 10 knots 8. A crew flies from FLL to RDU to TOL, back to RDU and then on to FLL. They log 7.6 hours. Can the same crew reposition the aircraft to DFW with no cargo on board? the flight will take 2 hours? YES 9. You are going to your assignment location after being off for two weeks. You were scheduled to be in position 9 hours prior to your scheduled departure time but your commercial positioning flight was delayed 4 hours. Can you still take your scheduled flight? YES 10. Must all cargo Aircraft only, freight be accessible to the crew while in flight? 11.What hazardous weather phenomenon can you expect with the following conditions: Low ceiling with good visibility, high winds aloft and calm winds at the surface. WINDSHEAR 12.What weather phenomenon is described in the previous question? TEMPERATURE INVERSION 13.In the event of an in-flight engine failure, you MUST land at the nearest suitable airport. FALSE 14. How many hours of LOE are required for a first officer? 25 15. If you position an aircraft under part 91 before beginning a sequence of revenue flights under part 121, does the flight time from the part 91 leg(s) count fot total purposes of flight time limitations? YES 16.In order to serve as SIC, a crewmember must have at least how many landings in the preceeding 90 days? 3 17. Can live animals be carried in the belly compartments of freighter aircraft? YES 18.When navigating by GPS along a federal airway, you must remain on that airway. TRUE 19. In the event of an emergency descent, what is the most restictive altitude in the interest of safety of the ones listed below? MOCA 20. How much rest is required before being assigned to duty with the company after having flown in the preceeding 24? 16 21. Where does the final approach segment begin on an ILS? LOWEST G/S INTERCEPT ALT. 22. What can you use to determine when it is appropriate to depart the DH to land from an ILS? RED TERMINATING BARS 23. What direction of turn is considered to be "standard" in a holding pattern? RIGHT 24. If you are approaching a thunderstorm while in cruise flight and you are trying to determine which way to divert around it, which is correct. GO AROUND THE UPWIND SIDE 25. It is preffered to intercept a G/S from which position? FROM BELOW 26. After landing, you should begin the flap retraction and after landing checklist during the roll out. FALSE 27. Which of the following is considered a Critical phase of flight? TAXI 28. Can you takeoff with frost adhering to the underside of the aircraft wing? YES 29. What is the duration of a Class ! flight physical?? 6 MONTHS 30. On an ILS runway, how much runway is remaining when the centerline lights turn ALL red? 1000'

They also gave us a 20 question test on b727 systems, so if you don't know the systems on the B727 then just ask the guy in your group that has the experience. There will be plenty of time to ask around for answers and give out answers. That test had some of the following questions:

What is a CSD? How many hydraulic pumps on the 727? Identify the hydraulic system? What is the fuel capacity on the 727? What is the service ceiling of the 727? Where is the mail outflow valve located? What is the normal cabin pressure?

And a about 13 more questions that don't come to mind at the moment.

These tests were follwed by lots of sitting around waiting for my turn to intereview. Once they called me in, I was inside answering simple, "get to know you" type questions. The actual interview lasted about 35 minutes and then it was back out into the hotel lobby to wait for everyone else to get their turn. At about 6:00pm they completed all the interviews and called everyone in to the confrence room where they pick 10 of the fourteen to go on to the sim eval. the next day. unfortunately for me. I was not picked to go on. There were a lot of good guys and gals in the mix and I wish them the best of luck. My overall impression of the company was that it was very disorganized and not all that proffesional. Hope this helps and good luck!

Sent a resume in to the Chief Pilot, along with several updates over the course of a couple of months (OK I probably bugged the hell out of him). Finally got a call from the Director of Training asking to come up for an interview. I live within driving distance of Orlando where the CCIA headquarters are, so I don't know if they would have provided transportation to the interview or not.

The Director of Training (DT) had indicated that the interview would consist of a Q&A session with her, followed by a meeting with the General Manager, who would brief me on the company.

I arrived at about noon, and took a little time to find the corporate offices, as they were in a modern 'strip-mall' type corporate plaza. It looked like a quality operation from the beginning to end. Little things stood out. I inadvertently walked into an office where someone was updating the companies Jepp Airway manuals, and I noticed they were all in leather binders. All the signs on the walls were neat, professionally made signs, not hand-written notes stuck on the wall with scotch tape.

After waiting about 10 minutes, the DT came in and introduced herself. We went into her office and talked for about an hour. There were not technical questions. Everything was a discussion of my resume, things I had done, perceptions of how things work or don't work, etc. I never filled out an application. I had the distinct impression that the DT was looking well beyond the resume and really trying to get a feel for my capabilities and expectations.

They interview ended for me without having met the manager. This worried me. Also, as polite and reassuring as the DT was, she essentially ended the interview with a "we'll let you know" kind of statement. This confirmed my earlier worry.

In the last 6 months, I have interviewed with American Eagle, Atlantic Coast, and Comair. To each of these Companies, I was only and precisely what my application with them said I was, i.e. 3800 TT, 1200 Multi, etc. Capital has been the only interview where the interviewer tried to look into my eyes and discover who I was beyond what was written on paper.

Got the call last Thursday, start a class in Mid Feb. Employee day one, Hotel, paid during training, uniform allowance, 401K, Med, dental, etc.

I had an interview with Capital Cargo International Airlines last week for a Flight Engineer position. Sandra Lester who is the training manager is the inintial person you meet with first. She is very professional yet creates a relaxed atmosphere. Your resume has a lot to what she may ask. After she is finished you are taken over to see the general manager where he will tell you what the company is about. I had a very good impression about the company and the operation.