sounds like you're doing enough to me, hatemyjob :ok:

How do people go about getting visits to towers? Do you email the airports direct or email NATS HR?

NATS Stage 1/2
 

ALS

Yep I had to do the same PQ!! I have been waiting for a Stage 2 date and looks like they have been put on today.

:\ I'd better get one booked

Kirtje - email nats hr and they should give you some contacts.

Hi All, I wondered if I could get some advice regarding the application process:

1: For stage 2, what is the consensus regarding the commercial preparatory software? Does it significantly better your chances, or as some people have already said, you just cannot prepare for this stage.

2: Some people have mentioned doing the medical prior to stage 3. Is this recommended and if all was successful does this medical hold or do NATS send you for one anyway?

Thanks for the help!

Managed to get my stage 2 booked today.....5th of May. Quite a while to wait, but just so happy to be getting to do it ! Anyone else sitting it then?

All the best :)

Hey chaps, just a heads up that NATS have posted some Stage 1 dates now!

I've already booked myself in for the earliest date, which at the time I looked was the 8th of April.

:D

Thanks for the heads up ommony, have been checking my emails all week as HR said they'd email me once stage 1 dates were available.

Fri 15th Apr @ 10am, booked! :ok:

KirtJE, would Manchester be one of the places you'd like to visit? I can tell you who to call ;)

KirtJE - I'm currently just phoning the general enquiries number for each airport and asking to be put through to the ATC tower. Worked for Biggin Hill, will be trying it for Gatwick and Heathrow today :)

Crazy,

it was my first time in a tower of decent size, and it was just as cool as I was hoping for! Just like in the movies... :E an ATSA gave me the tour, I had a good poke around the tower and the approach/radar room downstairs, and spent a good while listening in in both.

Nice, I've just started trying to arrange some visits for myself aswell, I can't wait!

UK airports or Swedish ones? gonna be pricey coming over here all the time!

Both, I'm trying to arrange visits in connection with other UK visits, but if I can't get that done I will spend the extra money to go over. But I'm hoping I won't have to even though I don't know yet :)

I have a wee question. On the e-mail NATS sent me regarding Stage 2...they say it starts at 08.15am, however, when I booked the date it said it starts at 09.30am. Which one is correct? The only reason is that I could get a flight that day from Glasgow that would get me in to Southampton at 08.30am which would be perfect timing for me to get to the NATS centre, and would avoid me having to travel down the night previous to stay in a hotel. However, if it starts at 08.15am....then I'll have to.

Just wondering :)

sambtc:

Manchester would be ideal. Can you PM me the contact info please? :)

Stage one test date booked, 15th April, 1:30 :)

Gazb - My stage two started at 8.15/8.30. But obviously your's may differ. Drop them an email, I'm sure they wouldn't mind confirming the time for you.

see you there Batfink79
stage1 booked for friday 15th at 1.30

Hi there mates! Anyone going 15th April at 10:00 ?

Cheers

Im all booked 15th April 10am. Staying over the night before who else is going on here. Cant wait wish it was this week.

Is it only in Fareham the stage 1 interviews are taking place?

jwabh nice one see you there.

spaceaceuk, I am planning to go down the day before aswell, flying down from Leeds Bradford.

Not sure if anyone is aware of this, but thought I would give the heads up just in case

Anki - friendly, intelligent flashcards

It's computer based flash card software, hoping it is going to prove quite helpful for remembering the plane specs etc

Just a quick check that nobody who was asked to wait until May for their Stage 2 date, also hasn't been able to book to any more accurate extent than that?

Cheers,
Phil

spaceaceuk and Batfink79, good morning. I understand you are going 15th April at 1000 AM, is that correct? I'm coming from Spain, flying to Gatwick. I will be arriving on 14th (by the moment) and I still have to look for some place to stay. Any ideas? We can meet somewhere :)

Cheers

Stage 3 in 2 days...... :eek:

Thanks unrealdream - much appreciated. Got an e-mail today saying it was 08.30am. Don't mind staying the night down there I guess :) Now just to find somewhere...

Good luck sambatc !!!! Fingers crossed!

Phil - I have already booked my Stage 2 for 3rd May. I'm sure the dates are now up...there was certainly quite a few of them when I checked...

:)

The best of luck sambatc! :)

For anyone in Scotland looking to book there stage 1, there putting Prestwick dates up next week.

Good luck Sambatc!!!

Hello all, new to the forum.
Gazb2. I did the Stage 1 at Prestwick on the 21st Jan, and have booked Stage 2 on the 3rd May.
To anyone who's done Stage 2, is it worth hunting down info on these FEAST tests, or is it best to just roll with it on the day? :confused:

I hunted down all the info I could, and ended up with, wikipedia. So there's not that much out there, and to be honest I don't know if it helped me.

Sure it's nice to have an idea what's coming, but I don't think it impacted my score. Also the nice little games I played, I don't know, maybe they helped me but I don't think it really showed in the results. In the end it's down to the same as stage 1.

Good nights sleep
Good nice breakfast
Do your best
Pay attention to the instructions
Never give up

I haven't tried skytest etc so I can't comment on that though. But if you enjoy playing tetris etc, why not, just don't force yourself and think it'll help you. Because it might, but at least for me I don't think it did (was good fun though, great game tetris :cool:).

Just my 2 cents (2Pence?) worth

Hi Seahawk!

Which time were you on the 21st? I was supposed to be the 9am but ended up lost and unable to find the centre :( Managed to get in on the 1pm slot though....

Really looking forward to the 3rd...although I really do wish there were some practice games or just something (anything!!) we could do to prepare further for it.

See you there !
G :)

Stage 2 booked for 4th March!

Phil

HI,
Im 17 at the moment, will be applying for NATS in April when i'm 18. I emailed them and asked can I apply early and they said no. Does anyone know how often they take on?

tj93 I think it's three times a year, but a memo has just gone around explaining how they're reducing the number of intakes...


Also... massive good luck to sambatc who has his Stage Three tomorrow :D

Any idea how much they're reducing it by?

Good luck sambatc!

Sambatc! It's come around so quickly! Good luck mate. You must be in there right now.

Phil

Good luck let us know how you get on.