X-Plane

Just want to say thankyou to everyone who has posted information about the scheme and the selection process on this thread. If everything goes to plan (medical/loan application etc) I should be leaving for NZ on Oct 4th. Anyone else going to NZ on this date. Also, is anyone else going to the meet & greet on sept 28th?

Ant

FlightDeckDave

I should also be going out on the 4th and have the meet & greet on the 28th so see you guys there.

FDD

Jimbo_P

I see there's quite a few of us already for the 28th and the 4th!! So far I count Final Destination, Flight Deck Dave, X-Plane, Pazu888 and myself!

Any more CP42'ers out there?

leigh_logan

Hi all,
Anyone else here booked for stage 2 on the 6th october? it Would be good to try and meet a few people before the group discussion!

Regards
Lee

JAW656

Ive gone through all the posts and got some contradicting info, just wondering do you actually have a 1 on 1 interview with anyone at stage 2, talking about experiance etc?

The Mixmaster

There's no interview at phase 2, you've got that all to look forward to at phase 3 which I'm headin down for on the 12th. I'll see you there viggi_pilot and everyone else!

JAW656

cheers mix master, im going down for stage 2 on the 6th too lee.

Stall-turn-Go

Hi All,

Great to hear everyones progress, Congratulations to all that have recently passed different stages.

I passed Stage 2 on the 8th and have Stage 3 on the 20th!!! so not much time to cram (any help much appreciated). If anyone else is booked up for this day it'd be great to get chatting ASAP.

Great thread, keep posting everyone. Would be really good to hear from recent graduates of the programme to hear what lies ahead in the big wide world of employment and what they think of the programme now they've finished.

Regards

The Mixmaster

Anyone know of any good sites where you can print off practice mental arithmetic tests? Got my retake at phase 3 tomorrow and wouldn't mind doing some last minute cramming.

Stall-turn-Go

Hi Mixmaster

Found these quite useful practice stuff:

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest.htm

http://www.excitingfutures.com/numericalreasoning.htm

http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/Pract..._numerical.htm

Some are for use with a calculator but can be done easily enough with pencil and paper, just forget the time limits they suggest.

Enjoy

The Mixmaster

legend

Mister-Sheep

Mixmaster,

Try this site for maths practice, just do the arithmetic section.
http://www.thatquiz.com/tq/practice.html?arithmetic

Mister-Sheep

JT26

Hi all,

I'm just about to start my 2nd year at university at the tender age of 19, studying Psyschology and naturally my thoughts are somewhat occupied about what I'm going to do at the end of my 3 years (the thought of a desk job or law which is what I'm expected to go into makes me a die a little inside). I've been interested in being a commercial pilot for a number of months now having been exposed to the lifestyle by my girlfriend's mother who is a captain for BA (lucky person) and absolutely loves what she does, seeing lots of fantastic places.

Doing research and sifting through all the propaganda leaflets provided by the Aviation schools that offer Ab initio APP courses has brought me to the conclusion that they're all the best and that they all offer me a better chance of employment than each other .

Reading this thread, a lot of people seem very positive about CTC and I have a few questions. Firstly, does the fact that I have no flying experience affect my chances of entry onto CTC programme?
Secondly, does my having a host of A's and A*'s at gcse and 3 A's at A level (in Business Studies, Biology and History) put me in better or worse standing than other candidates or are the grade requirements merely a way of separating the wheat from the chaff? I also got a 1:1 in my first year so am pretty confident of at least a 2:1 after the 3 years.
Thirdly, is a Wings graduate tied to whichever airline sponsors/takes them on for type training for a number of years? If so, how many and does this bother you? Lastly, which airlines take on Wings graduates and is it common for one to stay with those airlines for an entire career?

Answers and comments to this would be most appreciated and I confess that I'm quite new to this so any help would be fantastic.

Cheers

NickS

JT26=>
I'm still waiting to go for stage 2, so don't think I speak from experience, but if you read through the thread, there are people who got onto the course without flying experience. However, I think it's worth giving it a go if you have no flying experience at all. I got a bit bored while doing my masters this summer and just went for a trial flight on a whim. It was just fantastic. It also convinces you that flying is the career for you and gives you determination to fight for it. I also thought they'd ask in the interview why I never bothered getting at least some flying time and there's no real answer to that.

I can't say whether your grades'll put you in a better position in terms of selection, but they won't hurt your chances.

Have a look at the CTC website for your airline related questions. You get to turn down an offer of employment, but only a limited number of times. You're financially tied to your airline for 7 years, but I think it's only financial.

Reverand Lovejoy

NickS,
Hmmmmmmmm....... true to a degree because CTC say "While you are not allowed to choose your emplyer, you are allowed to turn down an offer from a partner airline. You get two chances to do so and thats the limit."

"However, if you turn down this opportunity then it is unlikely we will offer you another opportunity"

All this info is straight off of the CTC website FAQ section so have a filter through.

The bit about bonding is true also. You dont have to stay with your partner airline, but if you leave early you will be responsable for the loan repayments.

In fact here you go - fill your boots mate. Hope all your questions are answered here------------> http://www.ctcaviation.com/wings/040204.html

Hope this helps

The Reverand

sicky

How did everybody else get on with their stage 2 resits yesterday? (Monday 11th)

bjkeates

Absolutely not - that's one of the main points of the Wings Cadets programme. Desire and motivation is far more important.

I don't think it's necessarily a deciding factor, but I got similar results and the impression I got is that they notice it and maybe look upon it favourably in terms of your ability to learn and succeed. I'm only speculating, though - I don't know that for certain.


There is a page dedicated to this on the CTC website.

akindofmagic

Just to clarify; that particular section of the FAQ is outdated, as it deals with the consequences of turning down the offer of a place on the wings course, because a pre-selected place was not offered. These pre-selected places do not exist anymore, as far as I am aware. The decision on which airline people will be offered is not now made until approximately midway through the course. I'm pretty sure that one still gets the opportunity to turn down the offer of placement with up to two partner airlines without any problem.

Reverand Lovejoy

AKoM

Thanks for clearing that up. I was confussed a bit too. Is that the only outdated part of the FAQ as I have based a bit of study on this area for my upcoming interview

Cheers
The Reverand

Pazu888

Nope, I only had half an hour when I applied, and I leave for NZ on 4th Oct!

If you really want to do it, have a trial lesson (essential) and then go for CTC!

Good luck