Heya,
Ive just been thru the whole application process and have been offered a place to start out in NZ in the near future.
As regards your question Olly, one of the guys who got the place at the same time as me had had absolutely no flying experience before.
As for the stage 2, there is really no way you can prepare for it, maybe apart from brushing up on your basic maths (times tables and long division and multiplication)
The hand, foot eye co ordination test is exactly that. There is no way you can prepare for it. As they say themselves, you either got it in you or you dont.
Anyways, all the best to you all, pls feel free to message me if you have any quesitons