yeah... be honest when they ask you questions coz the panel know a lot of stuff...e.g. if they ask you something about a particular engine on a specific a/c then if you know the answer say it...if not just say, "i don't know." if you lie to them they will build on your lie until at the last moment they whack you with the truth and then you realise that all the while they're just playing with you....sucky feeling.... also try not to be too cocky.....
Hi all,
pretty new to the PPRuNe scene and just wanted to second Aatif's question about the possibilities for ex-pat applicants for cadet pilots.
Im currently working for SIA in Auckland and have met a few of the tech crew operating on the freighters. I know of at least two successful ex pat cadets from Australia and the UK who are now F/O's but wondered if you guys have any tales of ex-pat selection or maybe if there are some expats on this thread they could tell me how they came to be where they are now.
Feel free to re-direct me if this has been done before but havent had a chance to go thru the whole thread.
All the best and look forward to your thoughts
P.s I have applied online for this position already because as the saying goes "Youve gotta be in it to win it"
i've been reading through the most 10 recent pages of this forum .. but seems like still can't find my answer .. anyways...i hv applied their Cadet Pilot Programme (Hong Kong) .. i'm just wondering how long would it takes for them to call you up from the day you submitted your application.
Hey...I finally got an interview with SIA as a cadet pilot on the 25th april. Anyone can recommend a gd n cheap place to take the eye equity test? And any latest tips pls help me....I have been wanting to be a pilot all my life@!!!
Just a query, if my myopia is abt 500-600 degrees in each eye with less than 50 degrees astigmatism, is it still possible to be recruited after undergong Lasik?
PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU ARE RESIDING IN SINGAPORE.
- Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or Malaysian Citizen
- GCE ‘A’ level, Polytechnic Diploma or Degree. In addition you must have obtained a minimum of 5 Credits in the GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent. These must include English, Mathematics and a Science subject, preferably Physics, taken in one sitting.
- At least 1.65 m in height
- Myopia of not more than 500 degrees and astigmatism of not more than 125 degrees, fully correctable with optical aids. For candidates who have undergone corrective eye surgery (e.g. Lasik), the pre-surgical visual acuity should not be more than 500 degrees - Medically fit
there is an unwritten requirement about astigmatism but your 50 deg would not be a problem. So if overall, you are better than 6/60, eyesight should not stop you from meeting the requirements. However, given the sheer number of applicants, they have lots of room to select the best, as far as both aptitude and medical fitness are concerned.
just to let you knw, whether you need to re-do all your subjects and flying depends on one person in CAAS. She's also the invigilator for all the ATPL exams conducted in Singapore.
As far as i knw, most experience flyers who are in the programme, with the exception of Massey graduates(only those with bridging course done, which is rare) have to go thru the entire course. Even for the fortunate few from Massey, they are required to go through the entire ATPL Exams again.
Well, you'll probably get tens of hours exemption, but put it this way, your chance in the interview(which is the biggest pain in the programme anyway) will increase...you'll probably have a smoother shot during your flying phase, but unfortunately, im incline to say that you'll most likely end up going through everything again.
well, cadet or ab intio pilot programme is open for non-pilots... thus i guess now its easy not to knw flying then waste the finanical resources to obtain a ATPL frozen and then not get a job with a airline.
Yes, those with ATPL attending interviews will need to be 101% sure about their stuff. Who will want to hire a license holder who seems incompetent. From what i have heard, interviews shifts towards technical aspects of flying for license holders... this is really tough as the panel are all managment pilots with decades of military or civil flying /knowledge.
Thus i would suggest that being singaporean, try the cadetship, get sponsored to fly. self-sponsored is the 2nd option which you must be financially strong. Be sure to understand that your cadet pilots classmates will be 20 or 21..... with singaporean males being older due to army or due to being rejected by SQ, we would have lost out a hell of time as compared to others... perhaps time towards command will be affected...
just my thoughts and good luck to all who are trying!
i would think that majority of cadets would be singaporeans thus there would be only a minority of age 20-21 cadets. Unless the hiring trend has changed drastically.
i would think that majority of cadets would be singaporeans thus there would be only a minority of age 20-21 cadets. Unless the hiring trend has changed drastically.
That is what you think. Big joke of the year, if SIA accept bunch of Singaporeans.
It is a fact that SIA accept Malaysians (priority will be given to the Malaysians first).
also try not to be too cocky.....
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