Articles
Notes for pilots on the move
Changing airlines, direct-entry captain interviews and technical preparation, written from the candidate's side.
Career decisions
Wait for command or move airlines? How to decide
A practical way for first officers to weigh waiting for an upgrade against moving airline or applying as a direct-entry captain, from a captain whose own upgrade was frozen.
Technical interviewsHow to prepare for a technical systems interview (a method, not a question bank)
A step-by-step method for experienced pilots facing a technical systems interview or an authority oral exam. No leaked questions, just a way to really know your aircraft.
Direct-entry captainWhat a direct-entry captain interview is really testing
The three questions I was asked as a direct-entry captain candidate, what I think they were testing, and how to prepare answers from your own experience.