Originally Posted by
ShesGreatintheGalley
pinklemonae: do not be deceived by the length of the ground school.. previous GS have been running six days a week for 8-`10 hour days with only sunday off - and generally sunday is used all day for revision for exams on the monday.
You will be required to learn things such as drills and equip locations quite quickly and you will be tested reguarly (every week i think) in order to 'pass' to get through to the next level. They make it quite mentally demanding in order to weed out those that only put a half hearted effort in.
Although flying isnt mentally challenging, Ground Schools are exhausting and having that much information shoved down your throat with little time for sleep and no time for relaxation i am honestly not sure how you will manage to do an initial ground school coming from a no flying experience background AND complete a uni assignment?
just something to keep in mind.
Thank you for your realistic sentiments.
I figure if I can get through four years of full time uni, working three days, attending acting school, over four hundred hours of industry work experience AND language school simultaneously - I can get through five weeks of GS and one last exam for my degree.
Remembering...One last exam to finish four years of very hard work.
Originally Posted by
flitegirl
Pinklemonae, don't let ShesGreatintheGalley's comments increase your anxiety levels. That's the last thing you need. You're a university student, so you obviously know how to handle a a tough study load - i've been there having completed 2 uni degrees too.
You have completed two degrees? Impressive.. Thanks, its good to hear about GS from the perspective of someone who understands a hectic (and often unrealistic) uni workload.
What I am excited about is this material will be so practical. None of this 'now lets consider this theroretical frame work from every angle!'.
Originally Posted by
sebby
I dont want to take away the importance and toughness of cabin crew training but its all about organisation.
Dont let SGITG scare you, i came from a non study background and have done 2 ground schools, one with multiple aircraft types and one with a single type and i found them both fine. The trainers dont want you to fail, so listen, concentrate, pland your time right and you'll be fine. If you arent sleeping then you arent following a plan well enough.
You'll be fine - my suggestion is stop thinking now and just DO!
All the best
Thanks. Yes I figure I'll need to be super organised. No biggie for me..I'm used to being very busy.
Thanks for all the advice and information. I will let you know how I get along..
Pinklemonae