My experience has been slightly above my expectations. Germans actually seemed nice.
Ms. Geiger has sent the e-mail regarding time and place for BU/GU assessment and I have a small correction to make. The room number is P48 (also on the 5th floor) instead of P50.
The examiner was on time as germans usually do, and there has been a 30 minute introduction of the structure of these tests and the day schedule.
Seats were assigned previously, no chance of getting a seat far from examiner of your choice.
They made their effort to ensure we were all at ease, breaking the ice during this time. This was the time to deliver all the paperwork and check our documents.
About the tests (only a single examiner on the room):
[ENS] - Same difficulty, smaller test though, arround 60 questions. (35 minutes)
[SKT] - Concentration - As difficult as in level 2. Time stops during exam, so you cannot complete the full exercice.
[RMS] - All level 2. In fact I think that as faster are numbers heard, the easier is to memorize more numbers. Keep your mind clear and just repeat to yourself as many numbers as you can remember after narration stops and put them backwards.
[VLR] - This one is lvl 2, seemed fairly easy. If it helps to remember which side (L/R) is to count turns have your (L/R) hand closed then count the numbers.
[KRN] - 10 written and 10 aural. Same as lvl 2 and very few lvl3. Time very limited, get as many answers in your mind as possible (READ PREVIOUS POSTS).
Written: Cube root of 512 = 8; 93/3+93=124;
Aural: 5 Elevated to the power of 4 = 625; 17*16=272;
[OWT] - Clocks are too big for such a small screen. Try to lean back so your eye distance to the visor increases thus increasing also your visual range to the numbers. I have no eyesight problem and sometimes these clocks were confusing me as they were too close/big.
[Personality test 1/2] - I guess no help for this one. Be honest as you can. I believe no correct answers on this one.
NO RAG - Mathematics nor TVT as said before.
LUNCH - «1 hour - No cafeteria/restaurant onsite, examiner will provide few suggestions nearby»
[VMC] - Use your brain...Do your best.
[ROT] - If it helps just to understand the exercise, build a paper cube and mark a red cross on a single surface. Then repeat the instructions provided on the test they have allowed to download. Train as hard as you can on level 1 till you get it. After that loose the cube and train your brain on a daily basis.
You can try to picture this as follows:
-Initial position: Front (Facing towards you)
Command: Front, Front (Means first turn will be downwards [read bottom] and second will be on the same axis - position is back (opposite to initial);
-If the cube is starting on Top:
Command: Left, Right, Right (Means first turn to Left side [facing Left], then Right Twice [Top again then facing Right].
-If the cube is starting on Front:
Command: Right, Right, Back, Left (Means first turn Right twice [but cross remains in Front] then move backwards [position will be TOP] and then Left [final position will be left].
REMEMBER YOU CANNOT TURN THE CUBE AROUND IT'S VERTICAL AXIS
Otherwise this would happen:
»»»Wrong interpretation for my last example - Right twice [cross in Back position] then Back [cross would go to Bottom] then turn Right [cross would go to Right]
[MIC] - As said before, plenty of time to learn the drill. Use it wisely and try to see it as a game. Stick will not behave as in a flight simulator. It's sluggish and turbulene is sometimes severe so try to lean back and get a good peripheral vision so you can keep track of every setting. Do not disregard the aural sequences. Easy!
I sincerely recommend any of you still to undertake the tests to read every single previous post. It may proove to be helpful on KRN and ATPL questions.
The assesment ends at 15:45/16h local so plenty of time to catch a flight before evening.
MY ADVICE: DO NOT USE ANY SOFTWARE OTHER THAN PROVIDED BY LH(I). It may help you to get the point on the exercises, but rules and tests are different. I wouldn't spend my money on that.
Still uncertain about the outcome, but if sucessful on this stage and Salary and work conditions as recently posted are confirmed I will not even bother to continue...
P.S. - PM if further questions, but I can't honestly remember much more than this.
Anyway, GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
Last edited by ERJ145 Driver; 12th Mar 2011 at 23:56.
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