Qatar First officer Interview

[BTA145]

Would u mind posting a link.
Thanx

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/fo...interview.html

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/fo...ar-hiring.html

[Vick]

http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/28...ds-merged.html

I haven't read the 1000+ responses but I'm sure you'll be able to find what you need either on that thread or some other in the Middle East section.

[Guardguy]

I would just add that living Doha is no Bahrain or Dubai, the place is just waking up to the world. It is a strictly controlled place with millions of slave labors from the Philippines and southern Asia living in horrid conditions, if QA is anything like the rest of the country I would avoid it, they seem to have the attitude that forgeinors are trash to be tolerated for their ends. Spent 8 months there and went out a lot, Qatar is sitting on 25% of the worlds know natural gas reserves and host to the largest US Air base in the middle east so there are a lot of westerns there, but it is just now getting developed. Also do not miss the 120 degree heat with 100% humidity.

[manazir66]

This is what I found so far.....

"Fellow pilots greedings from Doha. Just finished day 1 of the interview. I am suprised to say that they are asking very very basic questions.
there is a written test, a personality test and a personal interview froma panel of 3.
Written test Q's.
Altimeter settings and how weather affects it.
ICAO Holding Speeds.
Describe what is a dutch roll.
what makes a good captain, good F/O
When do you use anti-ice
what is the sqawk code for threat in the airplane.

Now on the personal interview it last about 10-12 min.
First they want to know about you, if you have a bond with your current company and why Qatar.

then they will give you senarios such as:
On T.O and while on high speed, you realize your tires are deflated. what do you do and how does it afect the braking performance.

if you have a bomb on the Airplane what do you do.They ask me if i had a bomb immidiate action item in my company which i don't. It has to do with time and pressure.

what is the definition of safe take off distance.

thats about 90% of the questions.
Laid back and i think they need people so they are very elastic. They will emphasise that there is no commuting and that the are not planning to have any other bases exept from Doha. i will let you know about the sim ride tommorow

and

All succesfull candidates that we passed Day 1 we were invited for the A320 sim evaluation.
The hotel car picked us up and in about 10 minutes ride we were at the Qatar Sim Center. We wated for about 45 min in the lobby and then one of their Captain ( who by the way recently had done A380 training) took us in a briefing room and gave us a briefing for about 30 min.

A320 sim is very sensitive and for pilots like me that haven't flown stick it was a little challenging.
So here is the profile, very straight forward.

T.O RWY 34 Doha, right turn for downwind, make sure flaps are 1 by the time you are abeam the threshold and then start the time. 45 sec go by turn right base and flaps 2. By the time you level you set flaps 3 and turn final. once on final it's up to you if you want to put the gear down or wait to get closer.Very important, they want you to be stable by 1000'ft. If not GO AROUND.

then they will reposition you to the rwy CAT 1 weather and will give you a V1 cut, vector you for the ILS which of course the weather drops below min so you can do a Single engine Go Around come back and fly a single engine non-precision app and land.

Overall, laid back they are looking for basic skills follow SOP of your current company brief everything andbe proffessional. The use of AutoPilot is not allowed for the visual circuit but its allowed on the single engine stuff. The check Airman will disconnect the AP once you are getting established on the App. Also on the V1 cut make sure you use rudder trim so the AP can be engadged.

Thats it and now the beaty of waiting for 3-4 weeks for the results.

Take care and hope it helps"

[imr]

Good luck.

Anybody who knows me knows I am very familliar with the Arab Persian Gulf states.

Based on numerous sources of information, personally, I would not go to QA, as I value my dignity.

Recent quotes from the CEO: 'heads better roll at Boeing' (in response to 787 delays)

Would you really want to work for that CEO?

[Fozzie Bear]

Good luck.


Recent quotes from the CEO: 'heads better roll at Boeing' (in response to 787 delays)

Sad thing is given the area of the world he's in, he probably does mean this LITERALLY!.

[Ryan J. More]

I just ran into one of their crews here in Hong Kong last night as they were boarding their bus to the airport. I didn't know much about them but after reading this it makes me realize that my joke at the time may have been accurate. I commented to my friends that they all looked like the most miserable crew I'd ever seen. As the bus drove away it looked like they were off to a prison camp or something, not one single smile in the bunch. I noticed because I've never seen an entire crew look like that before. Anyway, just an observation.

[drnetsurfer]

I don't want to rain on your parade and I know how bad everyone wants to move on from XJT. But having spent a lot of time in the Middle East, I would be very careful about going to Qatar and living in Doha. Unless you are from that side of the world or European, I would really do the research on the management and life style in Doha. Doha still remains one of the hottest places I have ever been on top of the life style you have to live. Add to that list Kuwait and Saudi.....try Eitad or Gulf Air.

[Guardguy]

I don't want to rain on your parade and I know how bad everyone wants to move on from XJT. But having spent a lot of time in the Middle East, I would be very careful about going to Qatar and living in Doha. Unless you are from that side of the world or European, I would really do the research on the management and life style in Doha. Doha still remains one of the hottest places I have ever been on top of the life style you have to live. Add to that list Kuwait and Saudi.....try Eitad or Gulf Air.

I think World Atlas list "Qatar" as one of the most inhospitable places on earth for human habitation. Place is very hot and very humid from March to November and then it rains for days on end, it is actually a bit chilly and very muddy. Again it is no Dubai.

[imr]

I think World Atlas list "Qatar" as one of the most inhospitable places on earth for human habitation. Place is very hot and very humid from March to November and then it rains for days on end, it is actually a bit chilly and very muddy. Again it is no Dubai.

Climatically the two are very similar.

Personally I would not raise Dubai up on a high pedestal either, they have an equally reprehensible history of labor relations, or lack thereof.