SkyWest Interview Prep Questions and Answers
100% Pass
How long a temporary airmen cert is good for? -ANSWER- 120 days. unless it is a fax
for a replacement cert then it is 60 days
What is CRM? -ANSWER- Crew Resource Management is a management system
which makes optimum use of all available resources - equipment, procedures and
people - to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations
Why Sky West? -ANSWER- It is a regional based out west, the chatter among my
friends who work for Skywest and on the internet is that Skywest is by far the best
regional to work for and the company has a history of being very solid and making a
profit. I have no doubts that Skywest will still be in buisness many years down the road.
Airspeed in Denver class b at 11,000 feet? -ANSWER- 250kts below 10,000 only
How high does class G go? -ANSWER- 14,500 when shaded on en route charts
How many Data Concentrator Units on the CRJ-200? How many on the 700? -
ANSWER- 2 on newer crj 200 and 3 on the older 200's
2 on 700's
How many flight attendants an aircraft would need if it has over 300 seats on it? -
ANSWER- 7
1 attendant for every 50 seats
If the VOR, which is being used for missed approach segment, is inoperative, is the
approach still legal? -ANSWER- If there is alternate missed approach available or if it is
a VOR or GPS approach.
If you are assigned higher alt. than the published MDA to intercept GS, where is FAF? -
ANSWER- FAF is at Glide Slope Intercept Altitude, minimum alt to intercept the glide
slope on a precision approach or alt min if ATC Authorized.
If you shoot the approach by doing Procedure turn where is FAP? -ANSWER-
established inbound on the final approach course if there is no depicted FAF
What is VDP? -ANSWER- a defined point, on non-precision approaches, where a
normal descent from the MDA to runway may be executed
Where is the bull-horn suppose to be stored? -ANSWER- the megaphone (bullhorn) will
be in the most AFT compartment
100% Pass
How long a temporary airmen cert is good for? -ANSWER- 120 days. unless it is a fax
for a replacement cert then it is 60 days
What is CRM? -ANSWER- Crew Resource Management is a management system
which makes optimum use of all available resources - equipment, procedures and
people - to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations
Why Sky West? -ANSWER- It is a regional based out west, the chatter among my
friends who work for Skywest and on the internet is that Skywest is by far the best
regional to work for and the company has a history of being very solid and making a
profit. I have no doubts that Skywest will still be in buisness many years down the road.
Airspeed in Denver class b at 11,000 feet? -ANSWER- 250kts below 10,000 only
How high does class G go? -ANSWER- 14,500 when shaded on en route charts
How many Data Concentrator Units on the CRJ-200? How many on the 700? -
ANSWER- 2 on newer crj 200 and 3 on the older 200's
2 on 700's
How many flight attendants an aircraft would need if it has over 300 seats on it? -
ANSWER- 7
1 attendant for every 50 seats
If the VOR, which is being used for missed approach segment, is inoperative, is the
approach still legal? -ANSWER- If there is alternate missed approach available or if it is
a VOR or GPS approach.
If you are assigned higher alt. than the published MDA to intercept GS, where is FAF? -
ANSWER- FAF is at Glide Slope Intercept Altitude, minimum alt to intercept the glide
slope on a precision approach or alt min if ATC Authorized.
If you shoot the approach by doing Procedure turn where is FAP? -ANSWER-
established inbound on the final approach course if there is no depicted FAF
What is VDP? -ANSWER- a defined point, on non-precision approaches, where a
normal descent from the MDA to runway may be executed
Where is the bull-horn suppose to be stored? -ANSWER- the megaphone (bullhorn) will
be in the most AFT compartment
