Piedmont HR Flashcards
Why NOT PSA or Envoy/ WHY Piedmont
A former colleague and friend of mine who currently works at AA recommend Piedmont.
What attracted me was
Piedmont is Wholly owned, fastest flow to AA, highest first year FO pay, Quick upgrade, bases in CLT and PHL. We have a place in RDU puts us between the 2.
Tell us about you
practise
what was your favorite class in college
computer science, i enjoyed the challenge
what are you doing at your current job
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why do you want to leave your current job
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where do you see yourself in 5 years/ In 10 years
As a captain, involved in the training department
History of Piedmont
Piedmont was founded by Richard Henson in 1962 a farichaild test pilot. founding father of commuter airlines. Formerly known as Henson Airlines.
The original base was Hagerstown, Maryland.
First revenue flight was to DCA
In 1983 Piedmont bought Henson airlines and renamed Henson the Piedmont Regional Airline.
In 1993 Us Air renamed Henson airlines to Piedmont airlines
The company flew Dash’s until 4th July 2018 and now operates 60 EMB 145.
HQ of Piedmont is in Salisbury, Maryland. Piedomont 400 daily departures to 55+ destinations over the east coast.
Who is the founder of Piedmont Airlines
Richard Henson a Test pilot on the Fairchild a/c
Piedmont HQ
Salisbury, Maryland
Piedmonts Mission
To secure its future with culture of caring, communication and compliance
Piedmonts Vision
To be the best AA partner
Who is the CEO
Lyle Hoggs since 2015
Who is the Flt ops VP
Stephen Keefer
where was the first domicile
Hagerstown, Md
what are our bases
PHL, CLT
why come to the east coast to fly
RDU
would you hire yourself for this job
Hard working
Training/Trainable
Knowledgeable
Approachable
work high school - college Gold seal, Degree Republic, Oman Air Command upgrade IOE study with my fellow pilots and come prepared for training
describe your personality
Hard working
Training/Trainable
Knowledgeable
Approachable
work high school - college Gold seal, Degree Republic, Oman Air Command upgrade IOE study with my fellow pilots and come prepared for training
who were your mentors
Mentor was Juston
Knowledgeable
easy to get along with
safety conscious
was easy to talk to and had immense amounts of knowledge. A former Aviator in the Marines and now a captain at AA who demonstrated safety by always being conservative.
Strengths
Hard working
Knowledgeable
Approachable
work high school - college Gold seal, Degree Republic, Oman Air Command upgrade IOE study with my fellow pilots and come prepared for training
weakness
Diversity
growing up in California I thought I had came from a diverse background. When I moved to Oman and started working with people all around the world I realized I had a lot to learn. We started spending time together, eating together and becoming friends with people from all around the world. We got to learn about each other’s cultures while learning about the local culture.
Diversity has allowed me to easily build rapport with my fellow crew and better understand people from different cultures.
what would your current employer say about you?
What would he say your weakest area is?
Hard working, Knowledgeable, approachable
Diversity in the beginning
if you could change one thing about yourself what would it be
hard on myself
How would your FOs describe you
Hard working, Knowledgeable, approach
SITA - 2 hours before
Early to Show time
Crew feel comfortable asking me any questions
Stress importance in Briefings
Always willing to share what I know or look it up to answer any question
Talk about Failed Checkride
I learned the importance of relaying on your training, being knowledgeable, using mental checklist/pneumonics and staying calm under pressure. After this I applied the lessons learned and never failed again. I also shared with my students, 100% and IOE.
Hobbies/spare time
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Tell me about a time when you had to compromise your morals for the common good.
Moral - Helping others
Pink eye
I learned that even though I would like to always help others there is a reason for the rules in this situation it is better for the pax to wait to travel and not infect others.
Tell us about your worst day flying.
Suspected Smoke
I learned the importance of teamwork, CRM and being able to quickly adapt to an unusual situation
Tell me about a time you had to take control while flying?
I haven’t had to. Calmly give instructions.
if I did
Calmly Debrief, if needed take to next level but follow up
How would you handle a conflict in flight dealing with a safety of flight issue? give an example, 1 as capt, 1 as FO
Calm
Debrief - at the appropriate time, Talk about safety Issue now
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Follow Up - sign of another problem in life
Capt - Thomas SOPs
FO - Starting second engine 10kts
The importance of conflict Resolution, working together as a team to safely complete the flight.
Tell me about a time that you did something you weren’t supposed to do.
Have you ever broke a company policy or federal regulation? Or would you ever?
Broke an FAR for medical Emerg but not before coordinated with MedFlight, company and ATC.
I learned the importance of teamwork and CRM and that rules are not to be broken unless we have an emerg. After this I have never broken a rule and wouldn’t unless it was for an emerg.
If you were sitting in the terminal in uniform and a passenger was screaming at a Customer Sales and Service agent how would you handle that?
Yes. First I would call/inform others for help. Than I would mediate the situation while backing up my colleague. I would empathize with the pax and help solve the issue until we can get someone else there that can better solve the issue.
What would you do if the FA advised a passenger in the exit wouldn’t comply?
Yes. First I would call/inform others for help. Than I would mediate the situation while backing up my colleague. I would empathize with the pax and help solve the issue until we can get someone else there that can better solve the issue.
How would you handle flying with a captain that had less experience than you?
Main Goal, Team work and safety
My role as a FO is to advise and assist the captain to safely and efficiently operate the a/c I believe we can all learn from each other. If the captain chooses to utilize my exp. than great but I will also promptly bring up any safety issues.
Ex. New Capt from 145 to 170 at republic
New Capt to 170 from ATR
help by passing on knowledge of the a/c
Have you had trouble with a co-worker? What did you do about it?
I have never had any trouble but conflicts arise and we used our CRM to handle the issue.
Calm
Debrief - Talk about safety Issue now
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Follow Up
Capt - Thomas SOPs
FO - Starting second engine 10kts
The importance of conflict Resolution, working together as a team to safely complete the flight.
What would you do if you smelled alcohol on the captains breath?
Calm
Debrief -
I know you haven’t been drinking but we are guilty
until proven innocent. We all need to get tested
before the flight or call off.
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Pro standards
Sked
Chief
Follow Up
Check up on my colleague a few days later and let
him/her know I’m here to help
What would you do if the Captain shows late for the crew van and just seems off; you start doing checklists and he is missing steps and just sloppy.
Calm
Debrief - Talk about safety Issue now
Is everything Ok?
You seem off and I’m feeling uncomfortable as its a
safety issue. It may be a small issue now but what if we
have an emergency and you pull out the wrong QRH
You need to take the day off.
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Pro Stand
Sked
Chief
Follow Up
Check up on my colleague a few days later and let
him/her know I’m here to help
How would you deal with a Captain who isn’t all there?
Calm
Debrief - Talk about safety Issue now
Is everything Ok?
You seem off and I’m feeling uncomfortable as its a
safety issue. It may be a small issue now but what if we
have an emergency and you pull out the wrong QRH
You need to take the day off.
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Pro Stand
Sked
Chief
Follow Up
Check up on my colleague a few days later and let
him/her know I’m here to help
Tell me about a time when you didn’t get along with someone in the cockpit?
Heisham
I learned the importance of effective conflict resolution, staying calm, debrief at the appropriate time. After this I did not hesitate use effective conflict resolution at the appropriate time.
What is the best piece of advice you have received?
be yourself
How do you deal with a student that is not studying?
Calm
Debrief -
Actions I will take if we are unable to solve the safety
issue
Follow UpAre you ok with moving? Are you going to commute.
Talk about experience of commuting and never missing a trip.
