Eurocontrol Testing and Interviews

[fly_ebos]

Derek, I live in Leuven and I can tell you that commuting to Maastricht is not a problem at all. 99% of the time the traffic jam is in the other direction that you are going. Only problem is when you finish a nightshift at 6.30 in the morning.

[Amino]

Are you able to apply to Eurocontrol again if you are not accepted during phase 2? If yes, when?

[Jen84]

Hello!
A few days ago I completed the FEAST- test.
Now 2 extremely nervous weeks are waiting for me.... then the test results arrives in my mailbox.
Hopefully it will be a positive answer!

So, to my question:
After the pen and paper test and after the SDM-test, we did a test called FEAST DART. A radar test. Anyone who has done it?
It was really really hard. I missunderstood the first part where you`re supposed to lead the aircraft from where it is to the yellow triangle by chaninging degrees and left/right. However, the other parts of the test,(where you´re supposed to lead 2 or 4 aircrafts over 4 yellow checkpoints in order), I maneged to do it at least. But I crashed with the other aircrafts maybe four times ,and maybe four times my aircrafts automaticly went to the next chekpoint. Most of the time when I flew over the checkponts I flew into the center of them (that gave me extra points I think). And the part when you´re supposed to fly as economical as possible (without to many changes in degrees) I guess I flew as I did in the other parts. (Perhaps not as economical as it could be.)

So, my question? Well, any of you who has done this test, what du you think about my chances when it comes to getting that positive result in my mailbox?
(The other parts went really well I think.)

Thanks!!
//Jen

[cmvlad]

@ Jen - are you talking about phase 2 or just the phase 1 that includes the FEAST?

[Jen84]

Im talking about phase 1 that includes the FEAST-test.

(Here in Sweden we split the FEAST test on two seperate days, with a few weeks between part 1 and part 2 )

[roitos]

so why are you writing on the Eurocontrol thread? some of the tests you referred I haven't even heard about them ever...

[Jen84]

Because Sweden is a part of Eurocontrol, so I thought that someone here might have done the same test as I did.

[GlobalJourney]

@Amino- Yes you can, after 2 years, assuming that you still fit the age criteria.

[roitos]

It is indeed part of Eurocontrol but the recruitment process is independent as far as I know. Every member decides which tests are best for them. However, it is consensual around Europe that FEAST test are well designed and people who pass generally perform well during the training and also later as ATCo.

Those tests you were talking about, I guess they are specific to the Swedish service provider.

In eurocontrol, stage 1 are normal FEAST tests during the morning and SDM in the afternoon.
Stage 2 is due to happen some weeks later if successful and consist basically in group dynamics, pen and paper exercises, following orders etc.
The next day is stage 3, which is the interview.

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[alevst]

i'll be there on that day

[Arivin]

Phase 1 test 10th June

Hey guys, i'm going to Eurocontrol to attend the phase 1 testing on the 10th of June... Anybody else going to Eurocontrol too on that day??

[OlafG]

Oh well. I didn't pass phase 2(SDM + a pen and paper test where you are to navigate ships in a coordinate system). Atleast I did my best, and I probably didn't have the required skills.

There's still a lot of other options out there!

[cmvlad]

Hello,

Can anybody tell me how many cubes do you have to solve and in what amount of time, and how many grid questions do you have to answer in what amount of time?

[Lampe]

There are 25 minutes for 36 cubes.
With the grid test I can't help you.

[finalex]

14th June

Hello!
I'll be going to maastricht on the 14th of june for phase 1! I' ve spent some time looking for information about the test and Eurocontrol in general, although I don' t think it'll be that helpful. If I understood correctly, the hardest part should be the one with the cube?
Good luck to everyone participating that day; I' ll go practice with "my state of the art paper cube"

[cmvlad]

I'm due to come to MUAC on the 5th of September for the phase2. Can anybody tell me any information about phase2 besides the ones already sent in the email( describing the activities briefly)? Any help would be much apreciated

[Gina90]

in phase 2 you have some group discussions where u have to solve some problems together with ur group. furthermore u have to do a flight plan with the information that is given to you. then u have to present ur flightplan and u are asked some questions about it (be confident and be committed to ur flightplan). another test is the drawing exercise. u sit back on back with ur partner. ur partner gets a technical drawing and hast to describe it to you , so that u are able to draw it on another piece of paper without having seen the original drawing. then the other way round ( u are the descriptor, your partner the drawer).

good luck !!!

[Janeszka]

Greetings!
I've just applied to Eurocontrol on friday, and filled out the form yesterday. I also sent a scanned version of my secondary school leaving papers.
This year I applied to Hungarocontrol, but I failed after the personal interview, this is why I applied to Eurocontrol.
Since I passed here the FEAST test and got the class 3 medical certification, do i have to do the FEAST and the medical examination again? Both are 2 months old

Best Regards
Janeszka

[roitos]

hey,

I'm not sure about this, but I think it is up to the company to decide whether you have to repeat them or not. If they feel it is necessary, then you'll have to repeat them, I don't think there is a straight forward answer to this.


*btw, check your PMs

[LMX]

Usually they will go with the FEAST results you had the first time. The medical is more of a company thing, and I think it is a bit more thorough than a normal Class 3, so you would most likely have to do that again. That's assuming you get to that stage, as you would still have to do phase 2 (group exercises) and the interview before they let you in.