Wizz Air Recruitment Guide

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Wizz Air Pilot RecruitmentFlight Operations Department

Revision #7, June 2015


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Guide for First Officer / Cadet FO Pilot Recruitment

2/25 June 2015 Revision #7

Content of the guide

- Introduction

- General knowledge about the assessment, schedule of programme

- Logistic regarding your participation, travelling, accommodation

- Appendix 1: Relevant documents

- Appendix 2: Simulator emergency briefing

- Appendix 3: Brief intro A320

Introduction

Dear candidate,

Congratulations on your positive-evaluated application. You have taken the first, important

step in the process of joining Wizz Air as a pilot.

However, your application is just the start of the assessment process. Over the next few

weeks, you will participate in the more thorough, detailed part, also referred to as the

Interview & Simulator Assessment.

Wizz Air wants its candidate-pilots to be well prepared for this assessment, and so this

Guide for Candidates has been put together. This guide is an aid to the assessment -days,

as well as Wizz Airs expectations from you at this stage, in becoming a future member of

the Wizz Air pilot community.

This guide will give you all the information we consider important for you to be best

prepared. In case you are left with unanswered questions, the recruitment team will answer

your questions during the initial briefing on day 1 of the Interview & Simulator Assessment.

For the latest, detailed logistic issues (location, reporting time, etc) regarding the Interview

& Simulator Assessment, we would like to refer to the email you will receive from your Wizz

Air contact person.

The Wizz Air Recruitment Team wishes to emphasise that every candidate will be assessed in

an equal way. Therefore, the outcome of your assessment will be the result of an object

process.

We are looking forward meeting you,

Your Recruitment Team


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Pilot Assessment - general

The Pilot Assessment in Wizz Air is a face-to-face evaluation of you as a candidate-pilot. To

practically coordinate this evaluation, there is a 2-day plan.

DAY 1: Welcome introduction, HR group exercises

Location: Wizz Air Simulator and Training Centre (see page 7 for map)

Arrival time: 08:15-08:45LT

Meeting time: 09:00LT

Please report to Wizz Air HQ building reception and collect a temporary visitor pass before

meeting time. This pass must be returned at the end of the day. Then, proceed to the

Simulator and Training Centre to meet your recruitment team in the lounge area next to the

entrance.

Planning for the first day:

09:00LT: Welcome introduction

Presentation about Terms and Conditions of Wizz Air employment. Details of

operations, working schedule, salaries, differences between bases, etc. During

or after the presentation, you will be invited to ask questions or clarify

uncertainty you may have.

10:00LT: HR Interviews

HR interview: Planned per candidate, face-to-face meeting with a HRrecruitment member.

Duration: 20-25 minutes for each candidate.

Areas of assessment:

-Education

-Interest in Wizz Air

-Personal goals

-Aspects of work experience

-Career expectations

-Career aspirations

-Evaluation of success-Examples of team work

-Examples of conflict and conflict resolution

12:30LT: Break

13:30LT: HR Group Exercises

All candidates will take in HR group exercises. Here we are looking at you as a

person, your attitude, character, interaction will all be assessed.

16:00LT: You should finish around this time at the latest.


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Result of DAY 1

At the end of DAY 1, the overall outcome of the interview assessments will be made, and

you will be contacted by email with the result. No feedback will be given. You should receive

the email by 20:30 LT at the latest. If you do not receive an email, please [email protected],and an email will be re-sent. Before sending an email, please

ensure your mail box has not filtered the email as junk, and sent it to your junk box.

When assessed positive:

If you are assessed positive in overall, you will be invited for the interviews on DAY 2. This e-

mail will include your individual schedule of DAY 2.

When assessed negative:

If you are evaluated negative, this will be the end of your assessment. There will be no

feedback of the assessments, and the Recruitment Team reserves the right not to share anydetails about the examination and group exercises. You will not be invited for the interview

and simulator assessment. In case a candidate wishes to re-apply with Wizz Air, he/she will

receive an email, within a reasonable time after your assessment, with more details.

DAY 2: Interviews and Simulator Assessment

Location: Wizz Air Simulator and Training Centre (see page 7 for map)

Arrival time: 30 minutes before schedule

Meeting time: Individual schedule as stated in the e-mail at the end of DAY 1

Please report to Wizz Air HQ building reception and collect a temporary visitor pass before

meeting time. This pass must be returned at the end of the day. Then, proceed to the

Simulator and Training centre to meet your recruitment team in the lounge area next to the

entrance.

Planning for the second day:

Individual start: Technical interview

Planned per candidate, face-to-face meeting with recruitment team

members.

Duration: 30-40 minutes for each candidate.

Areas of assessment include:

-ATPL theory subjects

-EU-OPS Flight and Fuel planning/monitoring

-ICAO PANS-OPS procedures

-Aircraft performance

-Abnormal/Emergency proceduresSituation management

-Failure management

-Decision-making

-Resource and time management

-Aspects of CRM

-Aircraft type knowledge-Low Visibility Operations
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The level and contents of your assessment will be adjusted to your

experience and the position for which you are applying.

Individual start: Simulator AssessmentFor candidates without Airbus Fly-By-Wire experience: Assessment

includes general handling, energy management, pitch-thrust flying,

crew-cooperation, procedural flying skills and general problem solving

exercises.

If you are Non-Type Rated Commander candidate, see Appendix 2 for

further information.

Duration: 45 minutes.

Please read Simulator Emergency Procedures documentation

(Appendix 3)

For candidates with Airbus Fly-By-Wire experience: You will be

assessed to Licence Skill Test standards and this will include elements

of Abnormal and Emergency management, ECAM discipline, Human-

Hardware interfacing and solid crew cooperation built around Airbus

SOPs and philosophy.

Duration: 45 minutes.

Please read Simulator Emergency Procedures documentation

(Appendix 3)

Latest 16:30LT: End of assessment

You should finish around this time at the latest on day 2. You are free

to leave.

Upon finishing your simulator assessment, you are released to return home or your hotel.

You will not be informed about the outcome of the assessment. Within reasonable time, you

will receive an email stating the outcome of the simulator assessment and how to continue.


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Logistic information

Participation

In case of you wish to join our assessment please send a confirmation letter to

[email protected],5 workdays before the assessment date at the latest.

Please be aware in case of you confirm your attendance in the last 5 days we are not able to

guarantee your participation.

When sending this e-mail you are required to attach the following files:

- Your completed Pilot Data Sheet (.xls or .xlsx format)

- Scan of your passport on photo page (.jpg or .pdf format)

- Scan of your flight licence (.jpg or .pdf format)

- Scan of your medical (.jpg or .pdf format)

- Travelling request (see below)

- Accommodation request (see below)

Please bring your all original documentation to the assessment (see details in Appendix 1).

Travel

We will be happy to provide you flight tickets to Budapest from anywhere in Europe at no

costs if you request. Our policy is to use our own network primarily.

Please check the route map and connectivity atwww.wizzair.com

We also provide you flight tickets at no costs in case of you are not able to fly to Budapest

via Wizz Airs network.

In order to have your airplane ticket please mention your request when sending the

confirmation letter. You are required to select exact flights. Please send the dates, origin

airport, and destination airport and flight numbers.

Accommodation

We will be happy to provide your accommodation at Budapest as well. Our recruitment

coordinator is able to book you a room in Airport Hotel Budapest next to Budapest Liszt

Ferenc International Airport.

Airport Hotel Budapest provides transfer to Wizz Air HQ and back.

You can check the hotel on this website

http://www.airporthotel.hu/airport_hotel_budapest.html?nyelv=en

Please indicate in the confirmation letter if you would like to stay in this hotel at Wizz Airscosts.
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Transfer

Airport Hotel Budapest provides transfer to Wizz Air HQ. You need to ask for transfer at the

reception in the hotel.

On the way back to Airport Hotel Budapest you need to ask for transfer at the reception in

Wizz Air HQ.

Visitor card

You are required to report at the reception in Wizz Air HQ building and collect a temporary

pass when you arrived to your assessment. This pass must be returned at the end of the day.

Contact

Wizz Air Simulator and Training CentreBUD International Airport 17/A

H-1185

Budapest

Hungary

E-mail:[email protected]

Phone: +36-1/398-6591

Mobile: +36-70/445-1590 (only in urgent cases!)

Map

Entrance Wizz HQ

Entrance Wizz Air Training Centre
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Appendix 1: Relevant documents

As you are invited for the upcoming Pilot Recruitment Interview session, we need to be sure

that you fulfil all requirements, including all necessary documentation.

When sending your confirmation e-mail you are required to attach the following files:

- Your completed Pilot Data Sheet (.xls or .xlsx format)

- Scan of your passport on photo page (.jpg or .pdf format)

- Scan of your flight licence (.jpg or .pdf format)

- Scan of your medical (.jpg or .pdf format)

You are required to bring all original relevant documents to the pilot assessment session:

- Logbook (if you have more, bring all of them! If you use electronical logbook,

please either print out the entire log book or ensure you have the means to

display the full content at the interview)

- Passport or ID card

- Your flight licence

- Your medical

If you consider other documents relevant, bring them as well.


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Appendix 2: Simulator emergency briefing

General safety

1) Wear your seat belts and shoulder harnesses at all times, if operating on motion.

2) A fire extinguisher is mounted on the side wall adjacent to the instructors seat!


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3) Attention: A dummy fire extinguisher is located next to F/O seat, for training

purposes ONLY!

4) 2 emergency push buttons are located at the instructor station. When pushed one

will de-activate the motion system and the other will disconnect all electrical power.

5) There is also 1 emergency switch on the pedestal which allows the pilots to

disconnect the motion system.


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6)

It is not allowed to smoke inside the simulator nor to bring beverages or food intothe simulator.

7) The use of mobile telephones inside the simulator hall is not allowed

8) Please do not put anything on the glareshield as this may cause damage to the visual

system.

9) Lights may be hotplease be careful when touching any

10)Please dispose of waste exclusively in the waste bin


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Simulator emergency evacuation

1) The emergency procedure must be directed and controlled by the instructor.

2) If no danger exists the instructor will contact the operator for assistance by

telephone.

3) If danger exists the instructor will co-ordinate the evacuation of the simulator.

He/she will advise the crew when to leave the seats and when to leave the simulator.

4) If the access ramp should not lower in emergency, the escape ladder must be used.

5) When leaving the simulator an emergency escape ladder is found on the left. Pulling

the latch releases the ladder

6) Deploy the escape ladder and climb down sideways

7) The instructor will go first and will act as safety supervisor holding the escape ladder

straight.


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Building evacuation

1) In case of fire or another danger necessitating the evacuation of the building

trainees and other guests in the building will follow the instruction from the

instructor(s) and/or other FSC personnel

2) Escape routes in the simulator hall have been marked by means of luminous

emergency exits sign pointing towards the exit(s)

3) Main and emergency exit have been marked by means of lighted EXIT signs above

the doors.

4)

After leaving the building, trainees, other guests and FSC personnel will assemble inthe parking area in front of the building. The instructor(s) will perform a headcount.


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Appendix 3: Brief intro A320

Candidates who never flew an Airbus Fly-By-Wire aircraft may get overwhelmed or

overloaded with visual/aural inputs during their simulator assessment, not focussing on theaim of the assessment. To help these candidates become a little more familiar with the A320

cockpit environment, this appendix will:

- familiarize you with the cockpit environment and instrument displays

- explain step by step how to get safely airborne.

- explain how to fly pitch/thrust

- clarify the PF/PNF roles

A good familiarization will give you mental space to focus on the assessment instructions.

1. The A320 cockpit and instrument displays

1.1 Overall view

PFD

E/WD

L/G lever

Thrust levers

Parking Brake handle

Flap lever

FCU


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1.2 Detailed view:

PFD (Primary Flight Display)

Each pilot has experience with flying analogue instruments where speed, alt, heading and

horizon instruments are configured in a T-model. The A320 PFD screen is similar, which helpsyou screening your flight parameters.

FCU (Flight Control Display)

Note:

-to select speed or heading: first pull the knob, then turn.

-to select Alt/FL: first turn the knob, then pull.

Speedtape

actualspeed(yellow line)

Altitude tape

V/S scale

actualaltitude

actual (V/S:100)

actualheading(yellow line)

Headingtape

actual pitch(yellow/blacksquare)

Target speed Target heading Target Alt/FL


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E/WD (Engine/Warning Display)

For the simulator assessment, you will be given pitch/thrust settings. The thrust setting will

be based on the N1 parameter of the engine.

L/G Lever Parking Brake Handle

Actual N1 indication(in this example N1 is 7%)

Lever needs to be pulled

towards you before

selecting UP/DOWN.

Handle needs to be pulled and turned.

OFF: parking brake is released.

ON: parking brake is set.


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Thrust levers

Flap lever

Levers

Auto-thrust disconnect

pushbutton

(red button)

Reverse thrust range

Forward thrust range

Forward Idle

Climb Detent

FLX/MCT Detent

TOGA Detent

The flap lever has 2 parts: the upper part is vertically

fixed, the lower part can be pulled up towards the

fixed part. When the lower part is released, the flap

lever is locked in its present position. To unlock the

lever, the lower part has to be pulled, then another

lever position can be selected.


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2. Take off

2.1 Vertical Take-off profile

2.2 PF/PNF actions and callouts

PF PNF

1 - Brake release-release parking brake

-set thrust levers in the FLX/MCT detent

NOTE: when setting/passing the levers in a detent,

youll hear a mechanical click. To set the levers in the

FLX/MCT detent, you need to hear 2 clicks; 1st click

when passing the CLB detent, 2nd click when setting

them in the FLX/MCT detent)

-announce Take off

-check the speed on your speed tape, when check is

positive, announce check

-when passing 100kts, announce one hundred

-when passing V1, announce V1

-when passing VR, announce rotate

2 - Rotate

-gently pull back the sidestick to pitch up the nose.

Aim for 17.5 pitch up.

NOTE: it should take approx. 6 seconds to pitch the

nose from 0 to 17.5 UP. Avoid the tendency to pitch

too fast.

-announce gear up

-check that Alt and V/S are increasing, then announce

positive climb

-when landing gear is retracted, announce gear up-in the meantime, the speed has increased. The

target speed is V2+10kts. Adjust the pitch to maintain

1- Brake

release

2- Rotate

3- Thrust reduction

/Acceleration altitude

4- 1000ft below

target altitude

5- Target

altitude


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this speed.

NOTE: V1, VR and V2 are indicated at the speed tape with specific symbols and colours.

During the rotation phase, the speed tape looks approximately as follows:

PF PNF

3Thrust reduction/Acceleration altitude

-THR RED/ACC alt is 1500ft AAL. When passing this

alt, lower the nose to 10 UP. When the speed starts

increasing, bring back the thrust levers to the CLB

detent. Youll hear 1 mechanical click.

-Due to the aircrafts philosophy, the auto thrust will

not activate.

-when actual speed becomes higher than the S-

speed, announce FLAPS ZERO

NOTE: The S-speed is indicated in the speed tape

with a green line and letter S

-select flaps zero.

-let the aircraft accelerate to 250kts. When reaching

250kts, adjust the pitch to maintain this speed.

4 - 1000ft below target altitude

-when reaching this altitude, slowly bring back the

thrust levers out of the CLB detent and reduce the

vertical speed. For the last 1000ft below target

altitude, fly 250kts and climb at about 1000ft/min.

When passing 1000ft below target alt, PF announces ONE THOUSAND to go. If he misses this call, PNF

announces ONE THOUSAND to go. Whoever calls this altitude, the other pilot checks the speed and

announces CHECK.

5 - Target altitude

-when approaching the target altitude, lower the

nose to 2.5 UP and reduce N1 to 54%. When flying

level and the speed it too high/low, make small thrust

adjustments and give time to the engines to spool up.

Accelerate/decelerate towards your target speed.

V2: magenta triangle

Vr: blue circle (donut)

V1: blue line and index.

Actual speed: yellow line


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3. Flying an ILS

3.1 Lateral Profile

Below you find the lateral profile of a stabilized ILS. Here, the word stabilized means to befully configured before descending along the glide slope.

3.2 Pitch/Thrust

Configuring the aircraft should be planned at level flight. To control the aircrafts attitude and

speed, the table below summarizes the pitch/thrust to apply and fly the correspondingspeed. The pitch/thrust values give you roughly an idea what to aim for. However, you might

need to add/remove some or %.

Flaps Minimum speed Symbol on the speed

tape

Pitch/Thrust N1

(level flight)

Location

0 Green dot Green circle 5,5/52% End of downwind

1 S-speed Green letter S 7,5/54% Begin of base leg

2 F-speed Green letter F 9/ 58% End of base leg

L/G down 2 Nm before FAP

3 F-speed Green letter F 7,5/63% 1 Nm before FAP

FULL Approach speed

(Vapp)

Magenta triangle 5/67%

When approaching the glide slope (0.2 Nm before FAP) reduce the thrust to 53%and then

reduce the pitch to 2,5 UP. This should establish you on the glide slope with a V/S of 600-

700 ft/min.

3.3 PFD symbols.

G/S & LOC deviation bars

The ILS deviation bars can be selected on the PFD. On the drawing below, the bars are

indicated by the red squares: the one below the horizon is the LOC deviation bar, the one onthe right of the horizon is the G/S deviation bar. The LOC and G/S signals are the magenta

Flaps 1

Flaps 2

Flaps 3 &

Flaps FULL

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diamonds on their respective bars. The magenta diamonds indicate were the location of LOC

and G/S is relative to the aircrafts location. E.g., if the LOC magenta diamond start drifting to

the left of the bars centre, the aircrafts drifts away to the right of the LOC position.

Speed tape symbols

3.4 PF/PNF Actions and Callouts

PF PNF

-apply pitch/thrust setting to obtain Green dot speed.

At Green dot speed

-at Green dot speed, announce FLAP 1

-select FLAP 1. After crosschecking the flap position

on the E/WD, announce FLAP 1

-apply pitch/thrust setting to obtain S-speed.

At S speed-at S speed, announce FLAP 2

Green dot s eed

S-speed

Max speed current flap (Vfe)

Max speed for lower flap (Vfe

next). Actual speed has to be lowerthan this speed before selecting a lower

flap setting.

F-speed

V app


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on the E/WD, announce FLAP 2

-apply pitch/thrust setting to obtain F-speed (Flap 2).

PF PNF

At F speed

-when established on LOC and at 2Nm from FAP,

announce GEAR DOWN. Increase a bit of thrust to

counteract the L/G drag.

-select L/G down. When the L/G is fully extended,

announce GEAR DOWN.

- at 1 Nm from FAP, announce FLAP 3.


on the E/WD, announce FLAP 3-apply pitch/thrust setting to obtain F-speed (Flap 3).

-when PNF announces FLAP 3, announce FLAP

FULL

-select FLAP FULL. After crosschecking the flap

position on the E/WD, announce FLAP FULL

-apply pitch/thrust setting to obtain Vapp (level

flight).

Upon G/S interception

-at 0.2 Nm from FAP, apply pitch/thrust setting to

obtain Vapp (G/S).

4. Flying an Airbus Fly-By-Wire aircraft.

Sidestick input.

To pitch and roll the A320, each pilot has a sidestick to control the manoeuvres. Each

sidestick can be moved independently from the other one. To control a manoeuvre e.g. 20

bank, a pilot banks the aircraft via its sidestick. Once the aircraft banks 20, the pilot releases

the sidestick. The aircraft will keep its set bank angle. The same applies for pitch settings.

This philosophy is valid up to a bank angle of 33 L/R. If, during the assessment, you are

asked to applied bank angles >33 L/R, you will need to keep the sidestick input. If your bank

angle is >33 L/R and you release the sidestick, the aircraft will decrease its bank angle to 33

L/R automatically. This is part of the envelope protection.

Rudder input.

When banking the A320, rudder input by the pilot is not required. To achieve a coordinated

turn, a computer will calculate and control the rudder.

Trim input.

The A320 is equipped with a stabilizer auto-trim function. There is no requirement for the

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When a pilot wants to bank the aircraft e.g. to the left, he only needs push the sidestick to

the left. Pitch adjustment to counteract the reduced relative lift vector (loss of altitude)

during a turn is not required, the aircrafts computers will do that for you.

Aircraft and engines inertia.

Because of the size of the aircraft and its engines, the aircraft has a rather big inertia.

Therefore, it will take a moment to see the outcome of your sidestick and thrust correction.

A good method to fly the A320 is to give small inputs, wait a moment and see what is the

outcome of your inputs.

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