It seemed all the fluids had drained from his head and upper torso and exited his palms. When he had attempted to answer the first question from one of the interviewers, his mouth was dry as cotton, and because of some weird suction had sealed shut. Winston recovered from this embarrassing ordeal successfully completing the interview. He got the job. One of the pilot interviewers said Winston's incident was certainly the most interesting of the day and provided some much needed comic relief to an otherwise dull afternoon.
Pilots live in a black and white world of decision making and go, no-go options.
Using machines one can push a button, turn a knob, or flip a switch and know exactly how they will respond. This arty, crafty interview stuff is a little too gray for the pilot's mind. They want to hire pilots who will make them look good. Taking risks on risky people is not the name of the game at any airline recruiting department. Any pilot with the ability to put himself in their shoes and learn to think like the recruiters dramatically increases his chances of a job offer.