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Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2009, 17:49
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yes I have taken them, and there aren't many...

Yes I have taken them, and there aren't many similarities. For a start the OASC ones are like 4 hours or so with lots of tests, the NATS ones take about 45 mins with (what I can remember) about 3...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2009, 13:41
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Unless the college has a re-jig of dates and...

Unless the college has a re-jig of dates and courses to allow area and aerdrome to start at the same time, it is likely to continue to being split. 216 (July 08) was the last "joint start" and it...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2009, 19:37
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Hi, I will point you in the direction of a...

Hi,

I will point you in the direction of a post I made about a week ago on this subject:

http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/265195-nats-interview-process-100.html#post4659379
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2009, 18:38
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Unless you already have a CAA class one medical...

Unless you already have a CAA class one medical for some other reason (pilot perhaps?), you will have the NATS medical first at Swanwick.

If there is something at the NATS medical that the doctor...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2009, 16:10
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

From your location I imagine you did yours in...

From your location I imagine you did yours in Glasgow. So did I. Mine took about 4 days.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 16:23
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

There is no interview as such at stage 1. Just...

There is no interview as such at stage 1. Just the tests and a few presentations. The website just uses the word "interview".

Rather misleading I know.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 11:02
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Having chatted at long lengths once about the...

Having chatted at long lengths once about the recruitment process with HR (after I got accepted), I was informed that the test that most people fail with at stage one is the basic checking. When I...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Jan 2009, 09:21
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Well it depends whether you go down the Area or...

Well it depends whether you go down the Area or Aerodrome route.

But on the whole you do things like Navigation, Altimetry, Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Aircraft Performance, etc.

Then...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Nov 2008, 15:06
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Shugs, the stuff tested at stage 2 is what is in...

Shugs, the stuff tested at stage 2 is what is in the stage 1 and the stage 2 "extra booklet" (I believe there still is a one for stage 2?). This is all that will be in the multi-choice test at stage...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Nov 2008, 09:36
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Chill, stage 1 took me 14 days to hear. Put...

Chill, stage 1 took me 14 days to hear.

Put it this way - there were like 60 at my stage 1 session, 4 at my stage 2, 3 at my stage 3.

You do the maths.
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Nov 2008, 17:02
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

I got a call the day after my stage 3 saying yes....

I got a call the day after my stage 3 saying yes.

On my stage 2 I got a call on the train going home from it.
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2008, 19:28
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yep, that question came up in our Law exam also. ...

Yep, that question came up in our Law exam also. Obviously a favourite....
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Oct 2008, 22:24
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Anything in the document can come up in the test,...

Anything in the document can come up in the test, so know it all!

As for the question on the distance between airports, I don't remember one in the test I did. However, as I remember, it is...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2008, 20:09
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

70 per cent or over I believe.

70 per cent or over I believe.
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Sep 2008, 16:35
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

A nautical mile is defined as the length of arc...

A nautical mile is defined as the length of arc of a great circle subtended by an angle of one minute at the centre of the Earth.

i.e. 1 minute= 1 nautical mile.

1 degree = 60 minutes

and so...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Sep 2008, 17:27
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

We had a buffet lunch thing at my one, so I think...

We had a buffet lunch thing at my one, so I think you should be fine without a lunch. Maybe some brain snacks though?
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2008, 19:25
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

I don't know myself the actualy figures, but...

I don't know myself the actualy figures, but going on the people on my course, we have a large percentage of first-timers, yet there are also a significant number of 2nd attempts. Not sure about...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2008, 16:08
Replies: 11,746
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Posted By watch_the_birdie

Tam-the-merry, Funny you should bring this...

Tam-the-merry,

Funny you should bring this up. The other day whilst having a de-brief after a simulator run (that had gone pretty well, but there's always room for improvement), the rather...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Sep 2008, 20:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yep there's cabs usually hanging about, if not...

Yep there's cabs usually hanging about, if not there's a number on the wall to ring.

If you are lucky on the way back and time it right, there's actually a shuttle mini-bus that runs from Swanwick...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2008, 20:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Zooker, stop stealing precious bandwidth with the...

Zooker, stop stealing precious bandwidth with the same stupid question in the same purple font about the cubes. It's boring, not funny, not clever and only ever people that fail the test seem to...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Aug 2008, 15:42
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

If you are referring to the Nav DLP, then the...

If you are referring to the Nav DLP, then the first test is on sections 2-7 and 10. Well, that's what us July intake had a few weeks back.

The other sections are "re taught" in the first few...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Jul 2008, 06:26
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

To stop attention-seeking tards like you from...

To stop attention-seeking tards like you from getting in?
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jul 2008, 16:44
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Eh? Is that a wah? blackBUSH

Eh? Is that a wah?

blackBUSH
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2008, 18:39
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yes they notice, but there's so many of you at...

Yes they notice, but there's so many of you at stage 1, they can't remember all the names and who was wearing what that day.

Stage 1 is all about psychometric/motivation paper. Nothing about how...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd May 2008, 09:32
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

My next email informing me of an invitation to...

My next email informing me of an invitation to the 2nd round (computer tests) etc. was sent in under a week after I had completed the online personality questionnaire.

It never mentioned about me...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Apr 2008, 15:22
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

There's not a particular rush before stage 2, as...

There's not a particular rush before stage 2, as the interview is mainly about who you are, rather than anything massively major about ATC. So if it's too much of a rush, try before your stage 3, as...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Apr 2008, 06:59
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

From my experience from reading these forums (an...

From my experience from reading these forums (an my own experience) it varies anything from a few days to about 10 or 12 days. Doesn't seem to be any quicker or slower if your fail or pass.
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Apr 2008, 21:44
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Emails galore! Looks like all the july-ers got...

Emails galore! Looks like all the july-ers got one... :)
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Mar 2008, 22:23
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Receiving an email inviting to do a personality...

Receiving an email inviting to do a personality test does indeed mean you passed that test day. However, it has been known on some occasions (evidence in this thread) that people CAN fail the online...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Mar 2008, 17:13
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Most likely to be Oct. The July course (including...

Most likely to be Oct. The July course (including me) are mainly people who passed late last year.
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Mar 2008, 10:13
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

The maths questions in the computer test (the...

The maths questions in the computer test (the ones at the same time as the colliding thing) are basic arithmetic like adding and subtracting. Could be anything like 9+2 or 5499-3924, etc. There are...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2008, 11:52
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Scottish and goddamn proud of it!

Scottish and goddamn proud of it!
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2008, 09:43
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Exactly..... I would love to know if anyone...

Exactly..... I would love to know if anyone actually drew on the rubber for every question and still passed....prove me wrong!
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2008, 08:44
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Is it me or does drawing on the rubber defeat the...

Is it me or does drawing on the rubber defeat the objective of the test?

Yes, shows initiative, doesn't show spatial awareness? Or am I being silly?
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Feb 2008, 19:10
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,741,850
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I sent off my application on 17th August, did the...

I sent off my application on 17th August, did the 3 stages over the next few months, and passed my medical on 23rd November. However, I'm not starting til July. I would say 9-10months, possibly...
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