I have recently returned from FSP. There were 4 people on our course that had NO flying experience what so ever!! Three of these people received decent stanines and were also recommended. There was also a guy that had an excellent flying scores (average 8) with 200+ hours and a CPL that was not recommended.
They are not assessing how good of pilot you are already but rather assessing how 'trainable' you are, and on top of that and most importantly your officer qualities. Someone with no CT-4 time compared to someone with 20+ hours would be on an even playing field. Sure you may know the aircraft a little better but you don't know the techniques and sequences that they want you to know instinctively.
<br>Dilmah: Your motivation sounds spot on! And by the sounds of it if you keep your school marks up and you go well in your Spec and Assessment testing, you will be placed very well. PSA recognize that not everyone is able to afford flying lessons. There are many other ways to show your enthusiasm and motivation if you can't afford these lessons. Such as going to air shows, talking to pilots and having as much knowledge on the ADF and aviation history as possible.<br><br><br>