So you've looked in the mirror and decided that it is time for you to make your next move. You were a crusty 20 year first officer at US Airways, a TWA American rape victim, or a reject from Spirit or Frontier. Maybe you had one too many cookies at Midwest or were no longer receiving the love that only United Airlines management can provide. You realize that all of that is in the past, yet you still can't shake that SJS; Shiny Jet Syndrome. Instead of making your next move to a fine establishment such as Southern Air, you are going to be the next trendsetter. You are going to bring back shag carpeting and the disco ball! You find that there is only one airline out there that will invigorate even the most jaded of furloughed pilots. An airline that uses cool phrases such as "I dig airplanes" and "Everybody likes plugs". An airline that is rewriting Bernoulli's Principle! That airline is none other than Virgin America.
The Team at shinyjetsyndrome.com respects your desire to finish your flying career as a right seat diplomat at Virgin America. We are doing our part to get you to the interview by helping through the pilot pre-visor. We don't have the answers, as numbers tended to blur after the third round of flippy cup at our annual SJS consortium. However we were able to get most of the questions so you could practice before you take the test.
When you get to the correct page on Virgin America's internet reinventing site, they welcome you with this:
Hello and welcome to Virgin America's Pilot Assessment. This assessment will tell us more about you which will assist us in determining if we will be a good fit for one another. In order to progress in the recruitment process, you will need to complete this assessment independently. Please ensure that you have a quiet location without interruptions while taking the assessment. In order to validate this assessment, we reserve the right to ask our candidates to retake portions of the assessment once they are on site.
We value our team members highly and strive to make the best hiring decision possible. Again thanks for your interest in Virgin America.
Remember that you only have 3 minutes per question and they are on a timer. You will not get all of these questions and not all of the question bank is listed. However, this will help you get in the right frame of mind to answer the questions in the assessment. After these questions you'll be directed to fill out survey type questions that basically try to figure out the likelihood of you killing somebody. You can skip to it through the link below or the one after the hard questions.
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When you pass the assessment and your levels of SJS are confirmed, human resources (or however they try to name a turd) will send you a pilot questionnaire. You can view that here or through a later link.
Questionnaire Link ---->
If they like your answers, you will get the call. You will be one step closer to that shiny jet!
For once, we suggest no alcohol or drugs while taking the assessment. If you do get an interview or the job as a result of being drunk or high, let us read about your experience. Write The SJS Host at sjshost@shinyjetsyndrome.com.
Here are the questions. Good luck!
Review the facts below:
It takes Shannon twice as long to assemble an engine as it takes Casey.
Casey takes less time to assemble an engine than Jo.
Dale takes the same amount of time to assemble an engine as Shannon.
Ali takes less time to assemble an engine than Casey.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Jo takes the most amount of time to assemble an engine.
b.) Dale and Shannon take the most amount of time to assemble an engine.
c.) Casey takes half as long to assemble an engine as Jo.
d.) Jo takes the same amount of time to assemble an engine as Dale.
e.) Casey takes half as long to assemble an engine as Dale.
Jim is burning 5 video clips (A, B, C, D, and E) that are at least 20 minutes long onto three 50-minute DVD's for a training course tomorrow. Clips must appear on a DVD in their entirety and clips that appear on a DVD cannot exceed 50 minutes.
Clip C and Clip E anre longer than Clip A.
Clip B is shorter than Clip E.
Clip A is 25 minutes long.
Clip E must appear on a DVD after Clip D.
Clips C and A must appear on a DVD before Clip E.
Based on the information above, which of these MUST be true?
a.) Clip A appears on the second DVD.
b.) Clip E appears on the third DVD.
c.) Clips A and C appear on the same DVD.
d.) Clips D and B appear on the same DVD.
e.) Clip A appears before Clip D.
An office building consists of six floors, and each floor is occupied by exactly one business. The six businesses are an insurance agency, a doctors' group, a law firm, a printing company, a dance studio, and a shirt factory.
The insurance agency is located somewhere below the fourth floor.
The doctor's group is separated from the insurance agency by the same number of floors that separate the insurance agency from the law firm, though that number may be zero.
The printing company is located somewhere between the dance studio and the insurance agancency.
The law firm is either immediately above or immediately below the printing company.
Referring to the above scenario, which one of the following is a possible arrangemment of the businesses from the first floor to the sixth floor?
a.) Doctors' group, insurance agency, law firm, printing company, dance studio, shirt factory
b.) Doctors' group, insurance agency, law firm, shirt factory, printing company, dance studio
c.) Insurance agency, law firm , printing company, doctors' group, dance studio, shirt factory
d.) Shirt factory, law firm, printing company, insurance agency, doctors' group, dance studio
e.) Dance studio, printing company, insurance agency, law firm, doctors' group, shirt factory
Seven people, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, race to complete their weekly goals; everyone finishes and there are no ties.
Q finishes ahead of R.
T finishes just behind S.
P is first and U last.
Referring to the above information, if Q finishes fourth, which one of the following must also be true?
a.) R is second or third.
b.) T finishes third.
c.) V finishes third.
d.) V finishes fifth.
e.) R finishes fifth.
Brooke sold 150 boxes of paper this week, and Dana sold 275 boxes of paper this week. Therefore, a total of exactly 425 boxes of paper were sold this week.
Which statement below would WEAKEN the argument above?
a.) Dana is a better salesperson than Brooke.
b.) Dana and Brooke are the only two responsible for selling boxes of paper.
c.) Dana and Brooke are 2 of 5 team members whose job it is to sell paper.
d.) The average number of boxes of paper sold per week is 450
e.) Dana and Brooke also sell pens and pencils.
You are planning sales meetings with prospective customers M, N, O, P, Q, and R for Monday through Thursday (Friday is a holiday) of a given week.
At least one meeting must be scheduled each day.
Only two days have more than one meeting.
R is scheduled for the only meeting on Wednesday.
P and Q are scheduled for meetings exactly three days after N.
Referring to the information above, which one of the following CANNOT be true?
a.) N is the only meeting on one of the days.
b.) O is the only meeting on one of the days.
c.) R is the only meeting on one ot the days.
d.) You will meet with O earlier in the week than N.
e.) You will meet with R earlier in the week than P.
Review the facts below:
United Manufacturings's production lines work seven days a week, and have the same production schedule each week. They produce Barz Fittings, Frorbishers, Silver Valves, and Tromizers.
United Manufacturing produces exactly two products each day.
Each product is produced on at least two days each week.
On Monday and Thursdday, Frorbishers are produced.
On Tuesdays, Barz Fittings are produced.
Tromizers are NOT produced on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, Silver Valves are produced.
Barz Fittings CANNOT be produced on the same day as Frorbishers or Silver Valves.
Based on the information above, which of these MUST be true?
a.) Frorbishers and Silver Valves are always produced on the same day.
b.) Barz Fittings are produced on Mondays.
c.) On Sundays, Frorbishers and Tromizers are produced.
d.) Tromizers are produced on Tuesdays.
e.) Frorbishers are produced on Fridays and Saturdays.
There are 7 airports--A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. There is a one-hour connection between E and F, between E and A, between E and B, between E and C, Between E and D, between A and B, between F and G, and between B anc C.There is a two-hour connection between C and D, between D and F, and between A and F. There is a three-hour connection between D and A and between B and C.
Given the above criteria, if Airport F is closed, which of the following is a possible sequence of routes if the passenger's staring point is Airport E and the passenger's final destination is Airport G?
a.) E, D, A, G
b.) E, D, C, B, G
c.) E, C, B, A, G
d.) E, D, A, C, G
e.) E, D, C, B, A, G
Six people, A, B, C, D, E, and F compete in a series of typing accuracy tests. Individuals are assigned paragraphs to type in turn, and those that do not type all of the words correctly are eliminated. The last person not eliminated wins.
F is never the first eliminated but never wins either.
C is eliminated immediately before either A or B is eliminated.
C is always eliminated after D.
Referring to the above information, which one of the following sequences of elimination and winning (where the FIRST person eliminated is on the LEFT) is NOT possible?
a.) B, F, D, C, A; E wins
b.) D, C, B, F, E; A wins
c.) E, F, B, D, C; A wins
d.) B, D, C, A, F; E wins
e.) A, D, C, A, F; E wins
You are scheduling workers M, N, O, and P for four-hour shifts, morning and afternoon, Monday through Friday. Eeach shift requires only one person. Workers are scheduled in accorddance with the following rules:
No worker can work on two consecutive days, but workers may work both shifts in one day.
M must work the Tuesday morning shift.
N must work the Wednesday morning shift.
P must work the Tuesday afternoon shift.
Referring to the above information, which of the following will be true in all cases?
a.) M works at least two days during the week
b.) N works exactily three days during the week
c.) O works only one day during the week.
d.) P works at most two days during the week.
e.) O works Monday morning.
Review the facts below:
Gibson Production Company produces four small and six large airplane engines every week.
Small airplane engines are only assembled on weekends.
Jackie assembles engines on weekends.
Sam assembles engines three days a week.
Sam assembles small airplane engines.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Jackie assembles small airplane engines on weekends.
b.) Sam never assembles engines on weekends.
c.) Sam assembles large airplane engines.
d.) Seven engines are assembled every Tuesday.
e.) Jackie assembles large airplane engines.
Five workers, Al, Bob, Chuck, Dave, and Earl, arrive at work in the morning at five different times; 8:00, 8:05, 8:15, and 8:20.
Earl arrives before Chuck.
Dave arrives before Bob.
Based on the information above, which of these statements CANNOT be true?
a.) Al is the last to arrive.
b.) Bob gets to work at 8:15
c.) Chuck arrives at 8:00
d.) Dave and Earl both arrive after 8:00
e.) Earl arrives after Al.
Seven employees--Al, Bob, Chris, Deb, Ed, Frank, and Gail--are arranged in seats 1 through 7, from left to right. The following conditions apply:
Deb its in either seat 1 or 7.
If Deb sits in seat 1, then Chris sits in seat 6; if Deb sits in seat 7, then Chris sits in seat 4.
Frank sits directly to the left of Ed.
Both Frank and Ed sit to the left of Chris.
Bob and Chris sit next to each other.
Frank does not sit next to Deb.
Given the above conditions, if Frank sits in seat 1, then which one of the following is possible?
a.) Bob sits in seat 3.
b.) Bob sits in seat 5.
c.) Either Gail or Al sits in seat 3.
d.) Either Gail or Al sits in seat 5.
e.) Either Gail or Al sits in seat 6.
All of the members of Talent Management are also in HR. HR has exactly 20 members.
Which of these statements about the number of members of Talent Management MUST be true?
a.) Talent Management has 20 members.
b.) Talent Management has at least 15 members.
c.) Talent Management has fewer members than HR.
d.) Talent Management has fewer than 21 members.
Review the facts below:
Amy, Zoe, Matt, and Ed are all attending a class beginning between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Amy's class begins four hours later than Ed's class.
Zoe's classs begins at noon
Amy's class begins before 1:01 p.m.
Matt's class begins after 1:00 p.m.
Based on the information above, which of these statements CANNOT be true?
a.) Amy's class begins at 10:00 a.m.
b.) Ed and Matt are attending the same class
c.) Ed's class begins at 9:00 a.m. or earlier
d.) Zoe and Amy's classes begin at the same time.
e.) Zoe's class begins before Matt's
Review the facts below:
Jackson Transport Company owns ten aircraft: four helicopters and six airplanes.
Helicopters are only flown on weekends.
Stacey flies for Jackson Transport Company on weekends.
Jody flies for Jackson Transport Company three days a week.
Jody flies helicopters.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Jody only flies on weekends.
b.) Jody flies airplanes.
c.) Seven aircraft are flown every Monday.
d.) Jody never flies on weekends.
e.) Stacey flies helicopters on weekends.
United Steelworkers (USW) Union voted to strike if the management of a foreign-owned tire maker continues demands for 12-hour shifts, cuts in healthe benefits, and lower pay for new hires. Management has threatened to hire permanent replacements if the USW goes on strike.
If the information in this passage is true, which of the following conclusions MUST be true?
a.) If the USW goes on strike, striking workers will lose their jobs.
b.) If the workers had voted not to strike, management would have negotiated a more generous settlement.
c.) If management hires replacement workers, the USW employees will strike.
d.) If management does not molify its demands, the USW will strike.
e.) If management adjusts its demands, the workers will not strike.
You are scouting locations for a new office branch and wish to visit several cities, named B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, with the following restrictions:
If C is visited, G and H must also be visited.
If F is visited, E must also be visited.
If G is visited, C and either D or J must be visited.
You cannot visit F and G in one t.our
You cannot visit E, H, and J in one tour.
You cannot visit D, H, and I in one tour.
You cannot visit B and H in one tour.
Referring to the above, if you are to visit C, what is the minimum number of total cities you must visit?
a.) 2 cities
b.) 3 cities
c.) 4 cities
d.) 5 cities
e.) 6 cities
Chuck: "What is disturbing is that 95 percent of the people in this town know someone who is without health insurance." Joann: "On the average, one out of ten people nationwide is without health insurance. Therefore, since most people know at least 100 people, five or more will most likely not have health insurance."
On the basis of the above dialogue, Joann's statement leads to which one of the following conclusions?
a.) If an average of 10 percent of the population lacks health coverage, then questioning a group of people will not be representative of the results Chuck claims.
b.) Chuck's statement conflicts with what Joann is stating.
c.) The percentage of people without health insurance may even be higher than the statistics Joann uses.
d.) The fact that 95 percent of the town's population knows someone without health insurance is not indicative that the percentage of those uninsured is above the average percentage.
e.) The level of those without health insurance is not average.
Emphasizing the features of a product can have different effects, depending on the size of the sale and the timing during the sales call. For larger sales, emphasizing features has a negative effect when used early in the call, but it has a neutral effect when used later in the call. However, there is a somewhat positive correlation between emphasizing features and call success in smaller sales. In addition, users are more likely to respond positively to features than are the decision makers.
If the assertions in the above argument are true, which statement MUST also be true?
a.) There are several similarities between large sales calls and small sales calls.
b.) Emphasizing product features rarley has a positive effect in larger sales calls.
c.) The beginning of the sales call is the best time to emphasize features in small sales.
d.) Sales calls are more likely to have a positive result if potential product users are included in the audience.
e.) Salespeople should avoid emphasizing product features when making sales calls.
Many organizations have made major acquisitions in the past five years. Some of these mergers have been successful, some not. Most successful mergers, resulting in greater revenue and improved profitability, are achieved by organizations that are well managed prior to the merger. Improved profitability appears to result from economies of scale and increased market presence.
Which of the following assumptions does NOT underlie the above argument?
a.) In a merger, "success" means increased wealth for the owners.
b.) Merged organizations can achieve more efficient operations by shutting down redundant functions.
c.) Organizations who have undergone unsuccessful mergers have not seen increased revenues and profitability.
d.) Good management decisions facilitate successful mergers.
e.) Companies with good management seek to merge with other companies.
Review the facts below:
Amy, Bill, Colby, and Danielle have all worked at Ace Electronics for one year or more.
Danielle has worked at Ace Electronics longer than Amy.
Bill has worked at Ace Electronics five times as long as Amy.
Colby has worked at Ace Electronics as long as Amy and Danielle combined.
Danielle has worked at Ace Electronics for six years.
Based on the the information above, which of these CANNOT be true?
a.) Colby and Danielle combined have more than twelve years at Ace Electronics.
b.) Amy has worked at Ace Electronics less than three years.
c.) Bill has worked at Ace Electronics longer than Colby.
d.) Colby has worked at Ace Electronics longer than any of the others.
e.) Colby has worked at Ace Electronics for fewer than seven years.
Review the facts below:
Will, Paul, Yuri, and Lisa are all departing on flights between noon and 6:00 p.m.
Will's flight departs two hours later than Lisa's flight.
Paul's flight departs at 3:00 p.m.
Will's flight departs before 4:01 p.m.
Yuri's flight departs after 4:00 p.m.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Lisa's flight departs at 2:00 p.m. or earlier.
b.) Will's flight departs at 1:30 p.m.
c.) Lisa and Yuri are on the same flight.
d.) Paul and Will's flights depart at the same time.
e.) Paul's flight departs before Will's flight.
Review the facts below:
All sales team members for company ABC travel to Atlanta to visit clients.
Jeremy is a sales team member for company ABC.
Garrett travels to Atlanta to visit clients.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Garrett works for company ABC.
b.) Company ABC only has clients located in Atlanta.
c.) Jeremy travels to Atlanta to visit clients.
d.) Jeremy and Garrett work for the same company.
e.) Garrett is a sales team member for company ABC.
You have four people on your team - Lena, Maya, Nora, and Olivia. You are working to reate a weekly schedule to cover the front desk. Each person needs to be at the front desk for 2 hours each day between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and work the same hours each day.
Lena and Nora work from 11-7.
Maya and Olivia work from 7-2.
Lena has a meeting on Monday from 11:30 - 1:15.
Maya is going to be on PTO on Thursday and Friday until 11 a.m.
Who needs to work the 1 p.m. front desk shift?
a.) Lena
b.) Maya
c.) Nora
d.) Olivia
e.) No one can cover this shift
Review the facts below:
It takes Terry twice as long to repair a circuit board as it takes Leslie.
Leslie takes less time to repair a circuit board than Lynn.
Ashley takes the same amount of time to repair a circuit board as Terry.
Kelly takes less time to repair a circuit board than Leslie.
Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?
a.) Lynn takes the most amount of time to repair circuit boards.
b.) It takes Terry longer to repair circuit boards than Lynn.
c.) Lynn takes longer to repair circuit boards than Kelly.
d.) Lynn takes longer to repair circuit boards than Ashley.
e.) It takes Ashley longer to repair circuit boards than Lynn.
Congratulations! You are all studied up and ready to proceed to the real thing. But first be prepared for the personality profile by taking a look at a few samples via the link below.
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You may also skip ahead to the pilot questionnaire via the link below.
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