Want to try for Easy Cadet

[ACatogorie]

Dear Sirs/Madams

I am a 28 yr old caucasian male with South African passport in UK on Working Holiday Visa.


I am a B.COm Graduate and trained Certified Accountant Technician currently IT auditing with a Big4 firm on London.

I have however always wanted to fly, but however have never had the opportunity. I have now decided to search in earnest for a way into the aviation industry after finding that my current career WILL NOT satisfy me as long as i have Heatrow directing for finals over my head!!!

So, ran across EZY cadett programme.

My question...after being successful with first step of application, i would like to know from the experienced people out there...do is stand a chance?

I rely on the fact that i can go on a dependancy visa in a year or so as my fiance will qualify for residency.

Thank you kindly.

A Cat (Father was A Cat Fighter Instructor in S.A.A.F on Mriage III &FI)

[Oleo]

Um. Have you ever actually gone to an airfield and flown a aircraft?

How are we supposed to know how you will fare? Sucess in this game is largely determined by .... determination.

A couple of questions: what does being caucasian have to do with it? and what does what your dad did have to do with it?

Also, why is this in terms and endearment? The accountant in you coming out?

Best wishes with it, and try in the appropriate Wannabees forum.

[sikeano]

dude caucausian
;)
do try wannabes for advise but i am led to believe if you do not have the right to remain in uk for an indefinite peroid you will not get anywhere in cadet selection
go back to accounting maybe in harrow it is not on the flightpath
:8
like the bit about your father you should have followed suit

[geordiejet]

maybe you should go for it, but don't put all of your eggs in one basket. A good pilot always leaves him/herself a way out/or an alternative.

If you don't get the EZY scheme, or similar, then you will just have to do it the other way, like most of us, and pay for your own training outright, with no sponsorship/ties/guraenteed job/whatever.

Im sure accountants get a good wage, save up for a while and go for it! Maybe in South Africa (NB, im not an expert on the South African job market), it's cheaper there, and you will have the right to work. But I wish you all the best, I know how it fels living under the flight path, and always looking up and wishing I was flying!!

All the best mate, hope it works out, good luck :-)

[woof]

Well done Oleo, really charitable. Fingers crossed I get to work with someone as fabulous as you in the future.

A Cat. If you are planning a career in aviation, heed the adivce that is contained in these pages. There is a search function which by typing a few choice keywords, should start to give you a better picture.

Best advice I can give you is to find a school such as Oxford or Jerez anddo the whole integrated thing. I believe that this is the best way into aviation at the present time. Keyword integrated or modular to find out more.

If you want more info, I will be happy to help where I can. Pm me and I will try and answer your questions, although a little busy at the moment.

Good luck

Woof

[MonarchA330]

hey Acat,

These are the requirements for the easyJet scheme straight off the CTC website...


• On the date of application you must be at least 18 years old and not yet 30 years old

• You must be able to prove your unrestricted legal right to live and work in the EU

• You must have passed a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, to include Maths, English and a Science

• You must have 2 A Levels at grade C or above - or an Honours Degree, minimum level 2:2. (Equivalent qualifications will be considered)

• You must be fluent in written and spoken English

If you have equivilant education from SA, I'm sure that will be sufficient.

If you fullfil all of those, you are more than likely to get past stage 1A. After this, it's then really down to how much you want it and whether you have the natural ability to do it.

This will be determined by the different stages of selection CTC do.

Hope this helps
M330

[supercruise593]

Woof,

I thought you were going through CTC selection at the moment?

Not an 'integrated' course but arguably better still than OAT & FTE in terms of airline placement.

Regs.

593...

[woof]

supercruise593,

Correct. I am going through the selection for CTC ATP scheme, after all you kindly provided me with some info.

I have a FATPL built up on experience gained through the military therefore modular was the only option open for me.

My advice is based on nil experience. If I was starting in this business without any experience, I would try and go integrated
.

[AMiller]

supercruise593 bet you weren't expecting that reply! lol

Andy

[supercruise593]

Woof,

Awesome. My apologies, I thought you were going for Wings. :confused: The "Mac crit or Critical Mach speed" phraseology should have given the game away!

Good luck :ok:

AMiller,

LOL. I'm still interested!

What did you do with the time you 'spent' with the RAF? Are you at FTE? How are you presently progressing?

I think you owe Scroggs a debt of gratitude for trashing your last thread. :)

All the best to you..

[woof]

I feel old,

what does lol mean?

Hides head in shame:(

[supercruise593]

Laughs Out Loud..

LOL..

[MonarchA330]

Super cruise,

You seem to be spending a lot of time on here - have you no flying to do?!

M330

[supercruise593]

Very funny! :* Check yourself Monarch..

I've had a couple of days off & you know full well why.. :(

What makes it worse is the unusually fast pace at which you've been progressing recently. hhhmmm :confused: :confused:

593.. :{