Horizon Interview

[flyer7rm]

Was called today for an interview next month. Where is the best place to go for sim prep. I have very little sim experience. 3800 total but only 6 in a sim.
Thanks

 

[Flip Conroy]

I'd hardly call what they use for their interview a "sim".

 

[KCPilot]

QX uses www.hillsboroaviation.com. $67 for the sim and $39 for the IP an hour.

 

[Ainokea]

Aviation training center at boeing field in seattle wa. not sure what their costs are but i have seen a lot of people go through there. they use current pilots to prep you. marie campbell is the ladies name.

 

[silver02ex]

Aviation training center at boeing field in seattle wa. not sure what their costs are but i have seen a lot of people go through there. they use current pilots to prep you. marie campbell is the ladies name.

I will tell you to go there also.... They gave me the prep for Pinnacle, and I felt very prepared when I went in for my interview. They have lots of info on Horizon and Alaska. Also go to Hillsboro Aviation for your sim prep. That's where Horizon will take you for the sim check

 

[ReverseSensing]

I will tell you to go there also.... They gave me the prep for Pinnacle, and I felt very prepared when I went in for my interview. They have lots of info on Horizon and Alaska. Also go to Hillsboro Aviation for your sim prep. That's where Horizon will take you for the sim check

If you need hand-holding and someone to print the gouge off of airlineinterviews.com (or whatever it is) for you, go to ATC at BFI and be prepared to pay for the "package deal or nothing." They are nice people, but they don't like to sell you sim prep a la carte. If you can figure out on your own what you want to study, just go to Hillsboro and save your dough. The sim instructors at HIO seem to have a better idea of what QX is currently running than the folks at ATC at BFI, even though the folks at ATC seem to try a lot harder to know what the exact gouge is. Plus, at HIO you'll be using the exact Frasca that QX is using during the interview.

If you know how to work the IFR system and read approach plate and enroute charts, practice flying the Frasca (beast!) some, and don't give up during the sim check, you should be fine (assuming you have a decent scan).

Remember: you've got to get to the sim, so do well in the morning. Be personable, outgoing, interested, and have a good story, even if it's not something flashy and aviation-oriented.