Ryanair Interview

Ockham

Hello all. Ive managed to get myself a Ryanair interview coming up soon at Stansted.Im just wondering have any of you been through it or know much about what to expect. Thanks.

airvan

Lots of stuff on PPRuNe and have a look at this http://www.smartcockpit.com/ for your technical on the 737-800. Hope you've got plenty of practice on a sim somewhere. It helps. Good luck.

De_man

http://www.b737.org.uk/index.htm

some background reading for you

might be an idea to go to the coachmans for a pint of plain;)



best of luck

Zyox

All you need for the tech interview:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technical-Pilot-Interview-Gary-Bristow/dp/0071396098/ref=sr_1_1

For the flying: Flight sim/actual sim and practice your steam powered instrument scan. You'll get a pack with their SOPs for the day to use for take off and landing, practice them well.

Ockham

Thanks for the advice and links guys. I got it .

John_Mc

Congrats!

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Try and get the FCOMs and study that in the mean time. Well done.

You doing it in EMA I imagine?!

Original Steyr

Ockham wrote: »

Hello all. Ive managed to get myself a Ryanair interview coming up soon at Stansted.Im just wondering have any of you been through it or know much about what to expect. Thanks.

Seeing as nobody asked.......what position did you go for Sir.

donkey balls

Original Steyr wrote: »

Seeing as nobody asked.......what position did you go for Sir.

i reckon either a DEC or FO more than likely the latter.

pclancy

Well done Ockham!

kelle

Congratulations and good luck in your new post Ockham!

Ockham

Thanks everyone. Its an FO position and yeah ill be starting the type rating in East Midlands in late April. Im still on a high after getting the thumbs up on Monday. Ive managed to get a 737-800 cbt so im running through that.

John_Mc

PMDG 737NG with FS 2004 would be a good tool for practicing scans and checklists. A few of my instructors used in (only doing my PPL now) and I flew in the jumpseat Edinburgh to Dublin back in November and I was amazed how close PMDG got it.

I'm very jealous

airvan

Well done, now the real hard work starts. I know someone now in Ryanair who told me that it took him six months to get really comfortable with the 738. That's not including the time spent on the type rating. It's a steep learning curve. Just because you're paying for it doesn't mean they go easy on you. You pay for everything. You even have pay your own entrance fee to the swimming pool for ditching training:D

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....and the swimming pool carpark. :rolleyes:

N2

airvan wrote: »

Well done, now the real hard work starts. I know someone now in Ryanair who told me that it took him six months to get really comfortable with the 738. That's not including the time spent on the type rating. It's a steep learning curve. Just because you're paying for it doesn't mean they go easy on you. You pay for everything. You even have pay your own entrance fee to the swimming pool for ditching training:D

It will take a lot longer than 6 months to get comfortable, in fact I don't think you ever get really comfortable, you need to maintain a certain level of respect for what your doing and the enviroment your operating in. Be open to the fact you will always make mistakes and as a result learn something new every day.

airvan

Maybe 'comfortable' was the wrong word. You're right you never really get comfortable in the cockpit. Whether it's the first flight of the day or the tenth you have to give it the same attention.

Maybe you could say it took six months before you feel you're not behind the aircraft all the time.

McNulty737

I disagree totally that you never get comfortable with the aircraft you are flying. I have 500 737-800 hours and after around 200 i considered myself totally 'comfortable' flying the plane. There is a big differance between comfort and complacency, you have to always maintain a high level of alertness and focus especially at critical stages ie. take off, landing and level changes.

But you should be comfortable with your aircraft, at the very least the passengers at the back expect it.

OP: i have been through the ryanair type rating and line training so if you have any questions at all feel free to PM me.

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McNulty737 wrote: »

I disagree totally that you never get comfortable with the aircraft you are flying. I have 500 737-800 hours and after around 200 i considered myself totally 'comfortable' flying the plane. There is a big differance between comfort and complacency, you have to always maintain a high level of alertness and focus especially at critical stages ie. take off, landing and level changes.

But you should be comfortable with your aircraft, at the very least the passengers at the back expect it.

OP: i have been through the ryanair type rating and line training so if you have any questions at all feel free to PM me.

......I must have wasted the 7000+ I have on the 73!not including the extra 3500 hrs on other types. As for my passengers, I operate to the highest professional standards, and expect it from my F/O's. It's a pity I don't fly with you so you can look after me!

highlydebased

Well done Ockham, have fun

airvan

I'm sorry I ever used the word comfortable now:D. It can have several meanings. Funnily enough after over 250 hours in the aircraft I fly now. I never felt comfortable. The seats are too hard for that. Sitting in it for six hours a day can be a pain in the.......:eek:

But I feel I've got the hang of it even if you can never get complacent or relax. It just means you have more spare capacity to deal with all the other issues that crop up from time to time. Luckily for me it's an easy aeroplane to fly not like a 737.

pclancy

I often imagined a day of flying must be hard on the behind of a commercial pilot. How comfy are those cockpit seats?

cuterob

airvan wrote: »

I'm sorry I ever used the word comfortable now:D. It can have several meanings. Funnily enough after over 250 hours in the aircraft I fly now. I never felt comfortable. The seats are too hard for that. Sitting in it for six hours a day can be a pain in the.......:eek:

But I feel I've got the hang of it even if you can never get complacent or relax. It just means you have more spare capacity to deal with all the other issues that crop up from time to time. Luckily for me it's an easy aeroplane to fly not like a 737.

wat plane do u fly?

De_man

Best of luck Ockham, get the books out;)

just a few words for all of us to remember & think about as we go to work
and they always work for me


"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect."

McNulty737

N2 wrote: »

......I must have wasted the 7000+ I have on the 73!not including the extra 3500 hrs on other types. As for my passengers, I operate to the highest professional standards, and expect it from my F/O's. It's a pity I don't fly with you so you can look after me!

My sarcasm detector just exploded. So you're telling me you have 10000 hours and you dont feel comfortable flying your aircraft? Like i said, there is a big differance between comfort and complacency, i have no doubt you operate to the highest professional standards, most captains i fly with do. But to me when someone isnt comfortable with something they come accross as awkward and nervous - so i really hope that isnt the kind of atmosphere you create on the flightdeck.

airvan

cuterob wrote: »

wat plane do u fly?

There's a clue in my user name. It's not glamourous but it's fun, GA8 Airvan.

N2

McNulty737 wrote: »

My sarcasm detector just exploded. So you're telling me you have 10000 hours and you dont feel comfortable flying your aircraft? Like i said, there is a big differance between comfort and complacency, i have no doubt you operate to the highest professional standards, most captains i fly with do. But to me when someone isnt comfortable with something they come accross as awkward and nervous - so i really hope that isnt the kind of atmosphere you create on the flightdeck.

.......I wonder did i come across like that to the guys who did my command and LTC checks?

pclancy

Nobody would be flying any aircraft from either seat without proper training and certification and anyones level of comfort is their own business so lets get back on topic* please chaps.

*I am guilty of going off topic myself talking about seats so i'm slapping my own wrist as I type

McNulty737

N2 wrote: »

.......I wonder did i come across like that to the guys who did my command and LTC checks?

Did they by any chance teach you the definition of discomfort during your command and ltc upgrades?

Well here are a couple of web definitions to help you:

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; The state of being tense and feeling pain.

or how about:

Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease.


So N2, i would say that during your command upgrade you did come accross as comfortable to the LTC's and TRE's otherwise they would have most likely failed you.

N2

pclancy wrote: »

Nobody would be flying any aircraft from either seat without proper training and certification and anyones level of comfort is their own business so lets get back on topic* please chaps.

*I am guilty of going off topic myself talking about seats so i'm slapping my own wrist as I type

Your right.......bye the way the seats are terrible, I did a 9:00 hr flight once and thought my back was going to break....:)

pclancy

Sigh.

McNulty, here's a helpfull definition of Off topic for you. If asked by a Mod on Boards.ie to stay on topic, please do so or you'll eventually be infracted or banned. Thanks.

Ockham

Thank you again for the advice everyone. I might PM one or two of you with some questions about the TR and its structuring etc if thats ok. Aswell if theres anyone interested to know about my route through training and the pros and cons etc PM me and id be happy to discuss it.

pclancy

Would be interesting to let us know how the training goes and what kind of stuff you are doing as you progress

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Here's an excellent blog of what happens during your Ryanair type-rating and line training.

Well worth a look if you're heading down that path.

http://www.jetflare.com/blog/?cat=8

pclancy

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Here's an excellent blog of what happens during your Ryanair type-rating and line training.

Well worth a look if you're heading down that path.

http://www.jetflare.com/blog/?cat=8

Excellent reading. There goes my productivity levels in work next week