Stage 2
 

The Solent Hotel - it's not the cheapest, but it's within walking distance

The Lodge at Solent - in the same place, but seems to be slightly cheaper. This is rooms attached to the pub next to the main hotel

Both of them are no more than a 15 minute walk at a slow pace and not far from Whiteley shopping centre either which has a decent choice of places to eat if you don't fancy eating in the hotel

I stayed at the Oakwood Whiteley B&B run by Faith, there's a wee shortcut you can take which makes it less than 10 mins walk to CTC

A question about the Jerez course:

If you begin training in Jerez, do you stay there for your initial posting,or are you sent back to the UK on completion of the training course?

Hi there guys. Got my stage 3 interview coming up next week after passing the stage 2 back in August. Been trying to brush up on everything, but if anyone has advice on specific things I should learn, I'd greatly appreciate it! Would hate to come this far and then blow it because I blanked on a certain piece of particularly vital information!

Cheers :)

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your initial posting is in the UK. You go to jerez only for basic training and then you return to ctc for further training and then initial posting

Thanks for clearing that up!

Got my call around 10am the next day so mine was really quick - others have taken up to 30 days though!

Stage 2 Arrival Time
 

Got my phone call today to say I passed Stage 3. Not starting til April 2019 at CTC though, if anyone else gets this course, let me know!

Congratulations! I have my stage 2 on Wednesday. Is there anything you can recommend for me to do? Also, how much would you say we need to know on the ATC knowledge?
Thanks

Congrats Arg but wow... That's a bit of a wait compared to some of the others? Was that all they offered you?

They mentioned that Jan/Feb courses were near full at my interview. I asked for April as I have a holiday in March, I would of gave this up but they were happy enough to put me on an April course. Works better for me as I will be relocating from Scotland so will need time to find accommodation etc!

Ah fair enough - and know the feeling if I'm successful with mine next month...

If the email says 10, be there in plenty of time to be in the building, through security and have your visitors pass with time to spare. If you're in any doubt over the time, ask them.

Red the booklet you downloaded and make sure you know it. The rest, can't really give advice on how to prepare to be honest other than read the instructions carefully...

Yeh I've been revising the booklet, just hope I've revised it enough! I have heard you can't really revise the FEAST/DART tests, but I'll definitely read the questions carefully!
Thanks a lot!

At least they shouldn't ask to much on aircraft statistics as there are so many to remember! everything else I would say I have good knowledge on... Hopefully.
- Thanks for the advice.

Sent you a PM mate


For anyone who has been on the medical, is it very stringent? I'm in good health without being the fittest person on the planet, but my medical is a week after the date I need to hand my notice in to my current employer so a bit nervy just in case I was to fail on anything and go from 2 jobs to zero.

Hi! I have been checking this thread for a long time but I didn't write anything until now :)

I have scheduled my stage 2 for Monday 5th of November. I am flying from Spain on Friday to stay in London for the weekend so I got plenty of time to get to Whitely on Sunday ( I booked an Airbnb room at a walking distance from the venue). However I got my flight back from Gatwick Airport at 8.55pm on the same day of the assessment.

Do you think I will have enough time in case I am through all the assessments? In the email it says it should be finished by 5pm but I wonder if it is possible to get a delay and finish later. Also, do you think getting to the airport by train is a good option or should a rent a car?

Thank you in advance!

You should be fine to get to Gatwick at that time. Swanwick station is pretty close to the NATS site, and there are trains there that go directly to Gatwick.

Hi Andrea!

I had a flight booked home from Gatwick for 8.20pm but missed it due to a couple of factors:

- Eurocontrol failure resulting in 90 minute delay starting and
- a fatality on the line causing cancellations and delays to rail services towards Gatwick

I'd hope that you don't suffer either or both of the above when you come over as you will have plenty time with the train if all's running smoothly.

Messaged Arg1203 - Also due to attend CTC in April 2019. If anyone else is and wants to get in touch then feel free to pm/email me.

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Thanks for your answers! :)

I am going to get the train then and hopfully there will be no issues and I will catch my flight. Next step is to finish memorizing all those airplane facts before my stage 2!

Trevor Hannant, Hannah Wrigley
I was with you at the 2nd assessment, and I too passed! I'm the short blonde Finnish girl :) I've booked my 3rd assessment for mid November. Good luck with the interviews and hope to see you again!

Hi Trevor, Hannah and Hulina! I was also at your stage 2 and also passed DART! I've got my stage 3 booked for the 24th October as well! I hope to see the rest of you soon when you get through ;)

Hi guys, I have my stage 2 tomorrow and am starting to get anxious. I tested myself on the plane info and I just can't seem to get it to stick. I am worried this will be the make or break for me. I did the stage 0 and 1 without too much trouble so I'm hoping I can do the FEAST and DART well enough to make up for any holes in my knowledge.

Any last minute reassuring advice? :*

Do you have any advice for Stage 2? Did you prepare for FEAST and DART?

Finished the Stage 2 today, got all the way to the end of the day so hopefully I got through! I will await the dreaded email from NATS HR!
This would be a dream job for me so I am really keeping my fingers crossed, Jerez sounds amazing, if I get through I'd love to go there!

Passed my stage 2 on September 26th, I have my Stage 3 on November 6th.

Any tips for stage 3? There seems to be lots of help for stage 2 but I'm struggling to find any for stage 3

Thanks for any help!

Best of luck and congratulations for getting through to the end of the day. I have my stage 2 tomorrow so hopefully we both make it to 3!

Our little group for the afternoon sessions seems to have done quite well! Nice one Wes!

There isn't really anything you can do for FEAST and DART - don't be tempted to pay for phone apps etc. The best advice I can give is read the instructions carefully and don't start the tests themselves until you're happy that you understand the instructions.