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The exam takes aprox 2 and a half hours, including the intoduction.
I think i did great in most of them, except maybe one of the math ones.
Its not that it was hard, it was quite simple, the thing is that it had the kind of math i used to do back in grade 10 in highschool, and i have not practiced that in like 3 years, i dont think i failed thou. but if we had been given more time i guess i would have been able to remember how it was i used to solve it. by the way , they dont let u use a calculator, so i suggest u practice ur subtractions and divisions on papaer, cus must of us havent done any of those in ages, u know how it is that we get used to using the great calculator.
also practice stuff related to percentages, common fsctors, algebra, angles, and CONVERSIONS! thats the part were i went bad, with the conversions, feet to metres, miles to km, etc.
One thing i forgot to mention is that when they invite u to the assesment , they dont tel u wat u are gonna be assesed on. and many of us mistakenly went there with the idea that we were gona have a face to face interview. it turns out we didnt... no interview for on on the first stage.
Man i ust wished sumone had warned me about all these before i did my assesment hehe.
yeah, i do hold an FAA PPL. From what i see , very few people have flying experience, but i dont think that matters, given that they are offering ab-incio training ( from scartch) . It would definately help u though if u hav flight experience, i was taking to one of the interviewers after the assesment, i asked them that same question about ''what if u already hold a PPL licence?''. His reply was that it depends all with the UAE Aviation Administration or GCAA. But he thinks that if i get in, i would jump certain things from the course, things that i already know, although they say that they wont put me ahead of all others from my generation.
Also during the assesment they asked a few questions about aviation, geographical stuff and general knowledge stuff, those questions were asked to all of us verbally, but i dont think those questions were to assess any of us. who knows... e.g. they show a picture of an airport overview on the screen, and they ask ''who knows which airport this is?''
maybe on the next stage, the fact that i am a private pilot aready will help. Cus i was reading about the psycho motor test they are gonna do on the next stage and it turns out i ve done stuff like that before... so i guess the experience will help...
And i applied not long ago, early on June, i guess i was lucky cus i gota reply from them 3 days after, they asked me to go to the first stage last thursday.
CONVERSIONS: is it enough to know 1mile=1.6km or do you have to know them like this 1.609 and 1feet=30cm, or 30.48?
and what kind of math, do they ask integrals and stuff or just basic math?
and physics, do you need to know all those physical formulas by heart (like the formulas for waves etc )...
You've been a great help Zopenhawer...with the insight and the willingness to share your experience. I believe you will be successful in your ventures
I have a question though, Im from the caribbean and currently residing in the states, I hear you mention that New York might be a city listed for assessments, can you confirm that seeing as the first "selection" might be in July from what I understand?
well regarding the guy from the Carribean, i am not entirely sure wether he said NY or toronto, actually i dont remember well, i think ur best bet will be sending them an email and asking them, for which date and location.
about the guy asking for what kind of math, its all simple stuff, algebraic, yes i believe there was one with integrals, i think i mentioned earlier in a post other things that are on the math. i think u guys should rather practice doing math quickly, because i think that was my weakness , the maths were simple but the thing is timing guy... i was unable to finish the whole thing.
Uff, I am getting stressed now, now that i am actually thinking about it... hehe.
i managed to get a quick glance of other people's answer sheet , when they were collecting them, and i saw many of the ppl around me did not finish, so maybe i shouldnt worry too much...
Thanks for the Information Zopenhawer, Hope everything works out for you to go in the right seat of the Bus. Do you know if any of the other candidates had Commercial Liscence with alot of hours? Are they only recruiting low time PPL Pilots?
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Was just joking but im pretty sure they do....anywho, i just want to be called for the assesment, shake some hands and network myself into the position!
Singapore Airlines has a ab intio cadet pilot programme since the late 80s.... this has been a opportunitiy for candidates with HK, SGP, Malaysia, India nationalities...
Now adays getting a cadetship in SQ is tough and tons of luck are need... Those who qualify for the SQ programme you can try it out... the opportunity cost will be the low pay and the long bond as compared to other airlines...
Training will take from 3 to 4 years with a bond of 7 yrs from the start of an FO appointment.
sounds like a long drawn out process ! god knows how long its going to take !!
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