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How are the phase 3s going for everyone? Any tips or words of advice?
Would you mind sharing what kind of questions they ask at the interview please? This is my first application so it's all still really new to me, and any help would be much appreciated.
Obviously I understand if you don't want to share - worth a shot though, no??!
Would you mind sharing what kind of questions they ask at the interview please? This is my first application so it's all still really new to me, and any help would be much appreciated.
Obviously I understand if you don't want to share - worth a shot though, no??!
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AJMcC, try reading the rest of the thread like everyone else. Tips on all parts of phase 3 can be found if you can be bothered to look.
arpansingla, it went quite well thanks. Hard to tell though, just have to wait and see.
arpansingla, it went quite well thanks. Hard to tell though, just have to wait and see.
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Phase3
Hi,
I attended phase 3 of the TFLY on Sat and i thought that i would share my thoughts.
First things first make sure you have a good breakfast/lunch before you get going. I managed to have a greasy fry-up and was powered up. By the end of the day i was hungry..phew...
Pilapt
The first test was man with hands. Basically you get an audible alert and you have to identify which hand the square/circle is in. 2nd test, you are given a shape and you have to identify if that shape appears in the left rectangle, right rectangle or none.
3rd test, deviation indicator. Basically keep the moving crosshair centred. 4th test fly through boxes.
Interview
Questions like:
When did you know you want to be a pilot?
What do you do when you get stressed etc?
Written Tests
Numeracy, verbal reasoning, mathematical reasoning.
256/342 =
142/? = ?/23 ; what is ?
etc
You get a calc.
Personality profile
Man this is a total bitch. At the end of all the tests i was feeling quite tired and then i was presented with 170+ pf tests phew..
Thoughts:
The nice lady at the start of the day said that if you didn't do well on the tests then you should really reconsider being a pilot.....disagree, i know 5 people that were turned down for the SSFTE course now flying jets happily.
Were not saying that you cannot be a pilot if you fail the FTE tests but if you proceed you will probably end up taking longer in training and you prob will have to resit stuff...erm no! 5 people that i mentioned earier all first time pass mod students and their are numerous other examples on this forum.
A lengthy process.
Thomsonfly looks and sounds like an awesome company to work for.
Final thought : If you are going to phase 3 give it your best shot, if you succeed great if not better luck next time but do not give up if you are serious about joining the piloting fraternity.
Hope to c you all @ phase 4!
right met 215 erm
I attended phase 3 of the TFLY on Sat and i thought that i would share my thoughts.
First things first make sure you have a good breakfast/lunch before you get going. I managed to have a greasy fry-up and was powered up. By the end of the day i was hungry..phew...
Pilapt
The first test was man with hands. Basically you get an audible alert and you have to identify which hand the square/circle is in. 2nd test, you are given a shape and you have to identify if that shape appears in the left rectangle, right rectangle or none.
3rd test, deviation indicator. Basically keep the moving crosshair centred. 4th test fly through boxes.
Interview
Questions like:
When did you know you want to be a pilot?
What do you do when you get stressed etc?
Written Tests
Numeracy, verbal reasoning, mathematical reasoning.
256/342 =
142/? = ?/23 ; what is ?
etc
You get a calc.
Personality profile
Man this is a total bitch. At the end of all the tests i was feeling quite tired and then i was presented with 170+ pf tests phew..
Thoughts:
The nice lady at the start of the day said that if you didn't do well on the tests then you should really reconsider being a pilot.....disagree, i know 5 people that were turned down for the SSFTE course now flying jets happily.
Were not saying that you cannot be a pilot if you fail the FTE tests but if you proceed you will probably end up taking longer in training and you prob will have to resit stuff...erm no! 5 people that i mentioned earier all first time pass mod students and their are numerous other examples on this forum.
A lengthy process.
Thomsonfly looks and sounds like an awesome company to work for.
Final thought : If you are going to phase 3 give it your best shot, if you succeed great if not better luck next time but do not give up if you are serious about joining the piloting fraternity.
Hope to c you all @ phase 4!
right met 215 erm
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I can't really add much to what Yoda has said, except that, for the interview, you should definitely think more about your questions submitted for Phase 2 - there are definite recurring themes.
Mixed feelings about today, but it was definitely a good experience. Good luck to those final few going tomorrow, and to everyone else who is now waiting to hear back!
AJMcC
P.S. Avoid M4, M25 and M1 like the plague when going to an interview - a little lesson I learned today.
Mixed feelings about today, but it was definitely a good experience. Good luck to those final few going tomorrow, and to everyone else who is now waiting to hear back!
AJMcC
P.S. Avoid M4, M25 and M1 like the plague when going to an interview - a little lesson I learned today.
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Hello! I was here for the assessment yesterday!
Nice assessors, nice candidates.
AJMcC, are you the guy who passed the selection on the morning and was a little in late
, stucked in the traffic?
Nice assessors, nice candidates.
AJMcC, are you the guy who passed the selection on the morning and was a little in late
, stucked in the traffic?
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Pilapt scores
'You are automatically told you scores for the flying through boxes and deviation indicator'
Oh go on Yoda tell us the scores please: scare the pants of those of us facing Pilapt in the future and make me realise how much more practice I will need!!
B
Oh go on Yoda tell us the scores please: scare the pants of those of us facing Pilapt in the future and make me realise how much more practice I will need!!
B
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anyone know if henry bevan (www.henrybevan.co.uk) still has his flying diary online somewhere?! enjoyed reading some of it last year and went back to look just now and its gone 
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