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What is the best format for interview question responses which start with “Describe a time when…”

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Situation Task Action Result

Situaiton - Set the scene and give some context

Task - Explain the issue you were trying to resolve, what your roles and goals were

Action - What specific actions you did to address the problem

Result - Describe the outcome, and don’t forget to include any learnings from the experience, and anything you would do differently, and what worked well

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Why do you think you’re ready to become a captain?

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Why are you applying for command now?

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What qualities make a good captain/leader?

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What resources have you used to prepare?

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What are your strengths/weaknesses?

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What have you done since the CEA to prepare?

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Describe a time when you spotted a risk and how you mitigated it

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Describe a time when you managed a high workload under pressure

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Describe a time when you didn’t prioritise well and what would you do differently

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Describe a time when you had to delegate

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Describe a time when you encountered a hazard

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Describe a time when you broke SOP

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Describe a time when you had to deliver bad news

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Describe a time when you took initiative

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Describe a time when you took accountability for a mistake

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Describe a time when you made a decision

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Describe a time when you changed your mind

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Describe a time when you dealt with conflict

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With a 2 hour slot, the SCCM doesn’t want to go into day off. What can you do to manage the situation? Can you call ready?

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How would you manage delays?

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Engine fail in the cruise. What are your actions? What happens if over MOBLO?

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What can you do as a captain to give the best experience?

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What challenges does easyJet face as a business?

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What can we do as pilots to help the environment? Tell me some initiatives that are in place
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Name 6 sustainability initiatives
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What is easyJet's key strategic focus?
Buidling Europe's best network Strengthening revenue Delivering ease and reliability Driving our low cost model
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What are easyJet's mid -term targets?
Group PBT per seat of £7-£10 Holidays PBT to >£250M High teen ROCE Disciplined Capacity Growth C0.5% CAGR Ambition to deliver >£1B PBT
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What is the difference between captain's authority and captain's discretion?
Commander can modify limits on flight duty, duty and rest periods, in the case of unforeseen circumstances in flight operations which start at or after reporting time. Commander's Authority is the ability to exceed FRM crew roster rules and allows commander to agree to a crew member operating outside the requirements of the FRM crew roster rules, down to the requirements of the easyJet FTL core scheme. It also allows for a reduction in the standard report time
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Some cabin crew don't want to operate on sector 4 discretion. What options are available?
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Draw Hydraulic system
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Draw Electrical system
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Tell me about the learning points from your last FOD
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What is the logic behind the fuel leak checklist?
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What is the logic behind the overweight landing checklist?
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What are 5 regulatory responsibilities of the commander?
-Safety of all crew and cargo -Safety of aircraft -Authority to give all commands and take any actions for safety -Authority to disembark any person or cargo that is a potential hazard -Not allow carriage of someone under influence if safety impacted -Right to refuse inadmissable pax, deportees or persons in custody if risk to safety -Ensure pax briefed on exits and emergency equipment -Ensure procedures and checklists completed as per manual -Not permit crew to perform any activity in critical phase of flight not related to flight -Ensure flight recorders not switched off or erased -Accept aircraft in accordance with CDL and MEL -Ensure pre flight inspection carried out -Satisfied emergency equipment is accessable
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What is resilience?
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What is your understanding of road to net zero?
Ambition - net zero by 2050 Means we envision our flights won't contribute to additional carbon in atmosphere by minimising footprint of every customer through carbon reduction and carbon removal Interrim target of 35% reduction by 2035 (based on 2019 levels) So far 5.6% improvement in 2024 v 2019 By 2050 reduce greenhouse gas emissions per pax by 78% Techniques - Fleet renewal to NEO, Operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation (10% by 2035), SAF, early adopter of zero carbon emission aircraft
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What pilot efficiencies are available?
See pilot efficiency handbook. Less discretionary fuel CI0 APU management Potable water (70% for <4h flight) OETD OETA ATC delays - remote hold etc Flap choices Intersection takeoff to shorten taxi Step climbs Descent management Decelerated approaches and CDAs Idle reverse Wind uplink
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What can we do to make company successful?
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What can we do for our passengers?
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Inop APU - what can we do?
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Draw bleed page and explain WAI
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How is aircraft controlled in mechanical backup?
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Min RVR for takeoff and where to find for an airfield
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What if stop end RVR is 50m?
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High speed protection in normal law? Alternate law?
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Max bank angle in high speed protection? What happens if sidestick released?
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How long does daily check last?
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How do we know if aircraft is RNP AR capable?
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GPS jamming guidance?
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What if we need to realign in area of spoofing?
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What does the company want from a captain?
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What documents need to be on board? Paper and electronic
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When does an MEL stop becoming applicable?
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Dispatching with a defect after taxi?
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What options do you have with a tech problem somewhere with no engineering like NBE?
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Describe speed scale in alternate law? What protections do we have?
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Is alpha floor available with ATHR inop?
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Describe GS mini
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Implications of each dual hyd failure
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Disrputive pax management
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Fatigued crew member on final sector
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Different types of BUSS - Reversable, non-reversable, DBUSS)
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Fuel pumps - main difference with the jet pumps
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NWS steering authority degrees
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Why does green HYD not have a backup pump?
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What do you think of single engine without APU procedure?
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When adding extra fuel for a flight, what is this technically called?
Discretionary fuel
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What is a type A approach and what is a type B approach in flight planning?
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What comprises the minimum fuel for departure?
Trip, alternate and final reserve
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What is a wet runway?
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What is the difference between in flight and dispatch landing calculations?
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What is the maximum fuel temperature? Minimum fuel temperature?
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What is the minimum operational temperature?
-70C
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What temperature do we use cold weather corrections?
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What hydraulics powers normal braking and which powers alternate braking?
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How can we influence a colleague, especially a young cadet?
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How does CMV work?
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What is the difference between MORA/MSA/GRID?
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What does MAX65 mean on the CAT I approach on LIDO?
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What is the 'P' point on a final approach plate?
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How long can you leave autopilot in on an FLS approach?
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Can you fly FINAL APP SE on an A319?
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Describe a situation when you knew you were ready to move to the LHS
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What strengths do you have to LTW? What do you want to improve?
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CC actions in precautionary landing? Emergency landing?
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Can yellow hyd pump power both green and yellow via PTU if both engine pumps fail?
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Draw fuel system. What is the feeding logic?
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Min RFFS categories?
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Why is rudder served by all three HYD systems?
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What is ELAC104?
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If you have a SID which requires the following climb profiles, what tools are available? 7.0% to 4000 8.5% to FL110
In takeoff perf app, go modify runway - modify all engine data, then include both of these requirements in the 'all engine gradient'. Run the performance. If it works, good. If not, consider modifying the runway to NADP1 or reducing speed (taking into account the green dot you just calculated)
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