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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th Sep 2008, 04:33
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

djfingerscrossed sounds more like djwirescrossed....

djfingerscrossed sounds more like djwirescrossed.

A change in rate of declared bankruptcies is not an indicator of the proportion of the total population of a group going bankrupt. Without showing...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
19th Sep 2008, 11:42
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

And IMO, anyone who's parents are willing to...

And IMO, anyone who's parents are willing to secure their one and only family home on their kid becoming a pilot wants their heads examined! Get the money from somewhere else, like granny's...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
19th Sep 2008, 11:38
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

There is now no official age limit to CTC...

There is now no official age limit to CTC applications. It used to be 28 or something. There are plenty of people here over that age. If time is on your side, surely it makes a lot of sense to pursue...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
17th Sep 2008, 11:55
Replies: 4,866
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Posted By MajorYaw

There are not 280 cadets on the ground in NZ/UK...

There are not 280 cadets on the ground in NZ/UK right now. That's a number from PAJ apparently including whatever he has heard about future CPs yet to begin. CTC could cut them before they got here...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Jun 2007, 10:19
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

New Zealand Immigration Service Visa Application

For those who need to know about the Visa process turnaround, I sent mine special delivery on Thursday night. I received it back on Tuesday. Now that's good service. I didn't even have to write a...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jun 2007, 13:19
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

RS999 - good luck for July 4th. I'll be flying...

RS999 - good luck for July 4th. I'll be flying out that day! I would get on the blower to NZ Immigration about the possible Visa types your wife could apply for sooner rather than later. You may have...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Jun 2007, 15:33
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Chris, Phase 2 is conducted in a large room...

Chris,

Phase 2 is conducted in a large room where all candidates are seated. The presentation is delivered, then you come out while the room is reconfigured. You then go back in and take a seat at...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Jun 2007, 10:05
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Yeah it's possible to bring your partner out....

Yeah it's possible to bring your partner out. Talk to CTC about this as it's mentioned in post-selection information.

You're basically free to make your own arrangements with regards to family,...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
30th May 2007, 14:29
Replies: 4,866
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Posted By MajorYaw

FlyingTouch, Here's what I understand, as...

FlyingTouch,

Here's what I understand, as someone about to head down under.

You're right about the costs involved to the individual, and as others have confirmed to me, as a cadet joining EZY...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
22nd May 2007, 10:29
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

I don't want to sound like a twerp but I'd hasten...

I don't want to sound like a twerp but I'd hasten to add that what you tell them must be your "truth" not someone else's. There's a lot that they can ask you within an hour, and no one on here will...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
17th May 2007, 13:20
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

My apologies. If it comes down to the full £60K...

My apologies. If it comes down to the full £60K unsecured, what you say is probably right. I know someone going to FTE and thought he had a similar situation but having checked, it appears he's...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th May 2007, 16:09
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

The answers to all your questions are already...

The answers to all your questions are already available in this thread, in the old CTC thread and in other FTO threads.

For other schools, check out OAT, FTE, Cabair etc. There's plenty of places...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th May 2007, 14:24
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

CSutton - which questions are you talking about?...

CSutton - which questions are you talking about? The maths questions? Or the four brief essay questions?

If it's the maths questions, if you can handle GCSE arithmetic and get some numeracy test...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
2nd May 2007, 08:29
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Cheers MATT. Have you joined BALPA as an...

Cheers MATT. Have you joined BALPA as an associate member? It's free for trainees, you just need to fill out their form and include a copy of your APL letter confirming you passed selection, and a...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st May 2007, 18:45
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Do any experienced CTC-ers know how this £30k...

Do any experienced CTC-ers know how this £30k liability on CTC's side actually works? I asked the question and got a vague answer back from them.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st May 2007, 18:36
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

HSBC made me drive down from up north to spend 90...

HSBC made me drive down from up north to spend 90 mins in the branch. They couldn't print anything out so sent the final papers to a local branch near me. Not the most exciting day I ever had. They...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st May 2007, 15:05
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

What I mean about tax offset is not just about...

What I mean about tax offset is not just about the payment from the airline. I am wondering whether there's a legit way to reduce your overall tax liability in light of the total debt undertaken. I...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st May 2007, 14:50
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Re: Money

Here's my feedback from just having completed the dealings with the bank, and now looking at insurance.

Oddly, money is the topic no one seems to talk about when it comes to CTC. Why, I don't...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
13th Apr 2007, 15:15
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

tucdelu, Others may know better than I but...

tucdelu,

Others may know better than I but as long as you have an unrestricted right to work in the UK, are sufficiently fluent in English and, as far as I know, prepared to be based in the UK...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
3rd Apr 2007, 16:39
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Well, my celebrations have been temporarily...

Well, my celebrations have been temporarily beached! I spoke to HSBC yesterday to get an appt to do the paperwork, and ask some more detailed questions about the finance. Talk about a wakeup call....
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
2nd Apr 2007, 11:02
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

I asked Chris Clarke about this and he told me...

I asked Chris Clarke about this and he told me that only about 2% of cadets are women. A recent edition of CTC news has an article about a graduation/awards ceremony in Q4, 2006 I think, and there's...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
31st Mar 2007, 16:51
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

PAJ, As others have said on here, it's...

PAJ,

As others have said on here, it's pointless working on specific "CTC" questions. Competency based questions are the norm for most job interviews and are straightforward to prepare for, as...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Mar 2007, 15:23
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Ah! The suspense of waiting for our stage 4...

Ah! The suspense of waiting for our stage 4 result is killing me! I am trying not to over analyse my performance but its difficult. This morning was a real privilege though. Thanks CTC!
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Mar 2007, 14:53
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Ah! The suspense of waiting for our stage 4...

Ah! The suspense of waiting for our stage 4 result is killing me! I am trying not to over analyse my performance but its difficult. This morning was a real privilege though. Thanks CTC!
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Mar 2007, 08:29
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

WBV - thanks for the input, interesting to know.

WBV - thanks for the input, interesting to know.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2007, 15:54
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

pplstudent - check the blog. This guy was told...

pplstudent - check the blog. This guy was told "modular" some time between Feb 19 and March 11. I had heard (prob from here) that CTC went integrated sometime before Feb.

From an "eyes open"...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2007, 15:52
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

The BA position is what I understood. BA,...

The BA position is what I understood.

BA, however, do not appear to me to be the same status of partner airline. The way I interpreted the BA relationship was this:

BA acknowledge that CTC...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2007, 15:36
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

NEWSFLASH - CTC is not Integrated?

Interesting snippet of info from a current CTC-er that states:

"We were recently given a speech by the head of training out here and it seems that after all the confusion and hoo-ha I found out...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2007, 10:17
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

I feel your pain and think you are wise to...

I feel your pain and think you are wise to question what you are potentially getting into.

In terms of age, I wouldn’t sweat it too much. I am trying to get into this game and I’m nearly 30....
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
19th Mar 2007, 15:19
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

CTC NZ insight

Ribena,

For an insight into life in NZ, check out bjkeates' blog here:

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bjkeates/

Although there are quite a few CTC-ers blogging, Ben's is the most detailed...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th Mar 2007, 16:25
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

It could be the next week if you're available....

It could be the next week if you're available. They offered dates to my stage 2 group immediately after we'd passed the PILAPT tests. They're pretty efficient in this respect.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Mar 2007, 15:45
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

HSBC

bjkeates,

Thanks for that. Didn't relish the thought of another major mission just to sign some forms, what with time off work etc.

Having said that, I've travelled further for the promise of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Mar 2007, 22:58
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

Which branch of HSBC is it that you have to go to...

Which branch of HSBC is it that you have to go to to sort the loan?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Mar 2007, 17:11
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

BitMoreRightRudder - cheers for the input. ...

BitMoreRightRudder - cheers for the input.

Another question for those on or having completed CTC... How have you found the bond to have affected attempts to get a mortgage? Have banks told you to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Mar 2007, 16:08
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,933,769
Posted By MajorYaw

This is not far removed from what I understood...

This is not far removed from what I understood the deal to be. And it's not a bad deal. Compare this with having to have a secured loan to get into FTE or OAT or whatever. There's loads of us who...
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