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CAE Oxford new student
Good evening!
I'm Pierre, a french guy who is 24. I just finished my engineering school in France and I will enroll in CAE Oxford on the 9th of december in AP401. Is there anyone else who is signed up for this course?
I'm Pierre, a french guy who is 24. I just finished my engineering school in France and I will enroll in CAE Oxford on the 9th of december in AP401. Is there anyone else who is signed up for this course?
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Hi guys
I see you just started at CAE. I have my assessment day coming up on DEC 19TH and was just wondering if you guys could give me and insight into the aptitude tests and level of physics required for the exam. I know theres a multi tasking test and you have to use a joystick to keep a red ball centred but I am not entirely sure of the rest of them... thanks
I see you just started at CAE. I have my assessment day coming up on DEC 19TH and was just wondering if you guys could give me and insight into the aptitude tests and level of physics required for the exam. I know theres a multi tasking test and you have to use a joystick to keep a red ball centred but I am not entirely sure of the rest of them... thanks
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I used the oxford package from latest pilot jobs and followed up anything I didn't know on the BBC bitesize website and I didn't have any problems. Just study over and over again.
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I've been at CAE for a few weeks now, and I must say that so far I'm very impressed. I'm still in early-days mind, but I'm happy so far. The ground school instructors all seem to be very good, and have actual experience they can refer to, most being ex-RAF flight engineers. Everything is very clean and professional, there are excellent facilities, which are open all the time, and it seems to me a pleasant place to do your ATPL.
You'll probably find your class to consist of self-sponsored trainees, as well as some sponsored lads from Emirates, Air Algerie, possibly CityJet, so there are people of all languages in your classes, which can occasionally halt progress. The Algerians are a good bunch, very friendly if you know them, but some of the Emirates lot literally do not give a toss. They're fully-sponsored, and they get paid for being there, yet some of the Emirates lot do absolutely nothing, fail, get re-coursed, and nobody says a word. I think Oxford are happy to keep them as long as possibly, proving they are being paid!
My only gripes are very small, such as them being slightly unorganised regarding the uniform, ID badges, cards and lanyards, etc, and the other thing, which is the chronic understaffing of the canteen, meaning you have to spend the majority of your breaks in a queue for your lunch. But, apparently this has nothing to do with CAE, it's the contractor, so no can do, its just best to bring your own lunch.
Oh yes, and CAE's PR machine loves to give the impression there are lots of girls there, let me tell you this isn't the case. Every other photo that CAE have in their brochures has a good-looking girl in it. In reality, there's about three in the entire school, that's it. The French normally like to moan about this, that's all.
If you want any extra information, feel free to PM me, I might be able to help in some way.
You'll probably find your class to consist of self-sponsored trainees, as well as some sponsored lads from Emirates, Air Algerie, possibly CityJet, so there are people of all languages in your classes, which can occasionally halt progress. The Algerians are a good bunch, very friendly if you know them, but some of the Emirates lot literally do not give a toss. They're fully-sponsored, and they get paid for being there, yet some of the Emirates lot do absolutely nothing, fail, get re-coursed, and nobody says a word. I think Oxford are happy to keep them as long as possibly, proving they are being paid!
My only gripes are very small, such as them being slightly unorganised regarding the uniform, ID badges, cards and lanyards, etc, and the other thing, which is the chronic understaffing of the canteen, meaning you have to spend the majority of your breaks in a queue for your lunch. But, apparently this has nothing to do with CAE, it's the contractor, so no can do, its just best to bring your own lunch.
Oh yes, and CAE's PR machine loves to give the impression there are lots of girls there, let me tell you this isn't the case. Every other photo that CAE have in their brochures has a good-looking girl in it. In reality, there's about three in the entire school, that's it. The French normally like to moan about this, that's all.
If you want any extra information, feel free to PM me, I might be able to help in some way.
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Hi Rottweiler22
Not entirely sure whether your message was intended for me, but if so thank you so much for the insight into CAE's life. Some more info would be great but i can't for the life of me find out where to PM you haha..
And thank you for the information on LPJ. i am currently working on the OXFORD package so will continue doing that
Not entirely sure whether your message was intended for me, but if so thank you so much for the insight into CAE's life. Some more info would be great but i can't for the life of me find out where to PM you haha..
And thank you for the information on LPJ. i am currently working on the OXFORD package so will continue doing that
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Rottweiler22 did you select your ATO on the basis of the number of good looking girls in the brochure? Marketing must be doing something right then!
The canteen serves you, the customer, and is specifically there to provide students who have paid an enormous sum of money to be fed whilst on campus and with little or no alternative close by, there is a lot that the company should be doing on your behalf to ensure the contractor is on top of their game. At least you won't have that problem in Phoenix.
The canteen serves you, the customer, and is specifically there to provide students who have paid an enormous sum of money to be fed whilst on campus and with little or no alternative close by, there is a lot that the company should be doing on your behalf to ensure the contractor is on top of their game. At least you won't have that problem in Phoenix.
