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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2011, 00:13
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Septerra, definately go gliding. Its all attitude...

Septerra, definately go gliding. Its all attitude flying and builds good lookouts and stick-rudder coordination. All it takes is a few hours and you'd be in a really good place for FSP.

Been so...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2010, 11:13
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

See you there junior, I can tell this is going to...

See you there junior, I can tell this is going to be an interesting two weeks. I'm sure the idea of wearing an orange flight suit will grow on me... hopefully.

Thanks for the congrats guys and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2010, 10:00
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

I got a call from PSA today... Its a FSP from the...

I got a call from PSA today... Its a FSP from the 13th November, two days after I finish my last exam. It also looks as though I'll be having my 18th at Tamworth. To say I was stoked would be a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2010, 05:38
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Thanks for the info and for clearing that up, ...

Thanks for the info and for clearing that up,

I had an Ex-RNZAF Vampire pilot who came to the RAAF as an instructor on the Winjeel. He had this weird fanaticism with rolling on a point...

Any...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2010, 05:01
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Chinook, That comes as a bit of a suprise,...

Chinook,

That comes as a bit of a suprise, but does make sense. Would 25 hours on gliders put someone into the advanced stream? I've got no prior experience in powered aircraft so I'll admit to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2010, 11:33
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Sorry about the delayed response, I was having...

Sorry about the delayed response, I was having too much fun at school...:bored:

Rotor11, I only had my OSB these holidays past so I wasn't exactly expecting an offer that fast. I'm still watching...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2010, 11:20
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

LaRoux, good stuff. Anyone here know when...

LaRoux, good stuff.

Anyone here know when the next batch of offers from the RAAF for ADFA are coming out?

I've never watched the post box so intensely before. Still more entertaining than...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2010, 12:42
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Nice, I was thinking about putting down for the...

Nice, I was thinking about putting down for the Aero Engineering course but considering how much I hated math methods at the time I thought again. At the moment I don't think that the Degree...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2010, 07:46
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

First: Pilot RAAF (ADFA) Second: Pilot RAN...

First: Pilot RAAF (ADFA)
Second: Pilot RAN (ADFA)
Third: Air Combat Officer RAAF (ADFA) (The one I'm going to Canberra for)

Aero Engineering sounds like a pretty heavyweight degree, I'm going...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2010, 09:54
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Rotor11, Thats about right, I leave on...

Rotor11,

Thats about right, I leave on Wednesday morning. See you there. I'm still putting together my 5 minute speech. Getting a haircut tomorrow, epic.

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It'll be interesting to...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2010, 08:58
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Yeah, I wonder whether the bottlenecks would...

Yeah, I wonder whether the bottlenecks would affect anyone in the ADFA stream, Hopefully not. The rumours have been around for a while now and I can distinctly remember it being dismissed as untrue...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2010, 08:39
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Nope. But I have been put on for an OSB at ADFA...

Nope. But I have been put on for an OSB at ADFA for ACO in three weeks, should be interesting. Looks as though I'll have to wait a bit longer for a shot at a FSP. Just means more gliding in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2010, 12:04
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Totally agree with finestkind, I put in my...

Totally agree with finestkind, I put in my application first term in Year 11. It gave me plenty of time to sort out paperwork and medicals before having to juggle it with the stress of year 12. If...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2010, 11:03
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

The past few weeks have seemed pretty messy, by...

The past few weeks have seemed pretty messy, by the looks of it I'd say a few egos have come to clash. I'd like to think that its still no good cause to disregard the past 6 months although it may be...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2010, 09:31
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Good to hear you passed, My assesment day...

Good to hear you passed,

My assesment day was fun but I also had a little trouble describing my motivations, what they want is really detailed. Its a bit hard to try and sell yourself without...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2010, 12:12
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Jorocketoz- If you're having your spec. testing...

Jorocketoz- If you're having your spec. testing on the same day as your assesment day then your in for one hell of a time. It might pay to look back through the thread and see what you can dig up,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2010, 04:36
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Army PFT: 15 Push-ups, 45 Sit-ups, 7.5 Shuttle...

Army PFT: 15 Push-ups, 45 Sit-ups, 7.5 Shuttle run score

No big challenge. I can recall seeing something about a 2.4km timed run which spurred me into starting somewhat of an exercise regime and...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2010, 12:23
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Thats a bit of a relief although you'd think that...

Thats a bit of a relief although you'd think that the FSP instructors would want a medical class 1 rather than the class 3M.

Looks as though we're at about the same stage; waiting for an FSP...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2010, 10:56
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

I was under the impression that the mandatory...

I was under the impression that the mandatory specialist assesments had to be done prior to FSP...

There's a manual floating about somewhere which details all these sorts of brain teasers, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2010, 11:29
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Jorocketoz- How many pencils can you buy if each...

Jorocketoz- How many pencils can you buy if each costs 20c and you have $4.20?

I wouldn't stress too much, its really basic material that goes up to about a year 10 standard (pythag, SOHCAHTOA,...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2010, 08:53
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

It makes sense, I guess I'll just have to wait a...

It makes sense, I guess I'll just have to wait a little longer.

Cheers,
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2010, 12:04
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Cheers keenas, I'll keep it in mind. Does...

Cheers keenas, I'll keep it in mind.

Does anyone know much about the syllabus at Flight Screening?

I know its 6 flights in a CT-4/b and a few in a CAP-10 and two on a simulator of some sort,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2010, 00:27
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

No vapour off the wings but its still good to see...

No vapour off the wings but its still good to see what the RAAF has evolved from over the past century. Definately worth a look, good for meeting some interesting people.

I dropped in on my way...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2010, 12:38
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

BurningDesire, Good Job Sounds pretty...

BurningDesire,

Good Job

Sounds pretty similar to my spec testing, during that aviation maths test I thought I'd messed it up real bad.

When I was sitting the co-ordination testing with...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2010, 11:58
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

I have a question!:eek: I've been told to...

I have a question!:eek:

I've been told to expect to be on a FSP on the June-July holidays but have also been told that I have an OSB for ACO(My third preference) these holidays in april.

I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2010, 10:07
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

At least you know what in particular you need to...

At least you know what in particular you need to improve the most on.

I went fairly well on the instrument comprehension test, got up to about question 52 from memory. One thing you should do is...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2010, 13:00
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Yeah, I had mine late november last year. ...

Yeah, I had mine late november last year.

There are two math tests,

One is on aviation math (basic multiplication, division, percentages, decimal multiplication. Mainly problem solving and...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2010, 09:57
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Yeah, good point. If they aren't changing it for...

Yeah, good point. If they aren't changing it for navy then it must be specifically for the Kiowa.

Its a bit weird that its only now that they've decided to change the height requirements, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2010, 07:30
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Yep, passed assesment day! I'm told that I'll be...

Yep, passed assesment day! I'm told that I'll be on the 26th June-10 July FSP & OSB (Some more paperwork that needs to be arranged before that though)

I nearly coughed myself to death on the lung...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2010, 01:37
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Yeah, I think gliding is probably the cheapest...

Yeah, I think gliding is probably the cheapest form of flying apart from being a pilot. Save up some money and give it a shot, you could also see if your parents would be willing to chip in some....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2010, 06:59
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Some interesting posts up there, makes for some...

Some interesting posts up there, makes for some entertaining reading.

Hopefully my assesment day will be as fun as my spec. testing.(Happy memories, I still can't think of a video game that can...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2010, 04:13
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

God bless meat pies and video games.:cool: ...

God bless meat pies and video games.:cool:

I'm on for assesment day this wednesday coming, I've done plenty of research on the RAAF and ADF in general and my case manager seems fairly confident I...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2009, 07:03
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Pilot Specific Testing today, success. I'm pretty...

Pilot Specific Testing today, success. I'm pretty sure I aced the instrument and spatial testing but I will admit that the second maths test is pretty tricky.

Looks like I'm up for the Interviews...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2009, 07:40
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

Thanks for the all the advice, I'll remember if I...

Thanks for the all the advice, I'll remember if I ever quote something to check it first. Just a bit embassasing.

I was just wondering, why does the DefenceJobs website display pilot as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2009, 07:03
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,573,469
Posted By AlexanderB

I've had a shot at a model plane, pretty fun. ...

I've had a shot at a model plane, pretty fun.

You really should try gliding, its great fun. I recently went to a XC gliding comp. in a two seater, a five hour flight with me taking four of those...
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