Excel Airways (Oxford Aviation Training) Programme - 2006
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Everybody get their email?
Unfortunately, they've given me Monday and potentially Tuesday. I've emailed back asking if they can put it back 24 hours, it was worth an ask but i know they won't be able to, so unfortunately it looks like i'll have to miss out on this one. It's a shame!
Unfortunately, they've given me Monday and potentially Tuesday. I've emailed back asking if they can put it back 24 hours, it was worth an ask but i know they won't be able to, so unfortunately it looks like i'll have to miss out on this one. It's a shame!
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Havent got mine yet! Hopefully itll appear tonight 
Shame about that sicky seems so harsh to rule people out for not making interview but i guess it makes the choice easier at the end of the day (or list shorter hehe!)
Cheers for the link mixmaster
Shame about that sicky seems so harsh to rule people out for not making interview but i guess it makes the choice easier at the end of the day (or list shorter hehe!)
Cheers for the link mixmaster
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Managed to get the latest slot available but unfortunately spending the next 11 days approximately 17 hrs flight time and 11 time zones from the UK has put paid to this one. Shame as this is one of those rare beasts that doesn't exclude those of us of a more advanced age.
Best of luck to those heading down to Stage 2.
Best of luck to those heading down to Stage 2.
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Through this scheme, you will also be paying off a £60k loan (interest rate 6.5%), tax-free, in 5 years. Do the Maths!
... but you're right.Tesco, with it's enormous clout (and cash reserves) has secured loans at 6.9%. 0.4% worse than the sponsorship route.
I hate it, I don't want to put myself or my family into bankrupcy, but the 'laws' of supply and demand in the pilot labour market mean that this is the deal for the mid-term.
The only sensible thing to do is plan for the high cost of training
and the interest payments on the loans and recognise that the lender will have their 'pound of flesh', regardless of whether that is the sponsoring airline or Tesco!
Join Date: Mar 2006
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not really just done a little bit of maths and physics reading - my computers not working which is really annoying because i was hoping to practice with my joystick for the other tests so all ive done is read the gcse bitesize pages How about you?
How about you?
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Pretty much the same as yourself, mental arithmatic just dividin, square roots and that stuff, gcse bitesize aswell and have a friend goin through some stuff with me! For Microsoft Flight Sim are you talkin about? Ive got a 45 min flyin lesson on sat mornin which will hopefully help! Fingers crossed for both of us! Are you drivin up on the tuesday aswell?
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A veiw from the left!
The advantages of joining Excel are the best working enviroment that I have seen in any airline that I have worked for (five in total) and a pilot managment that has real open door policy.
In the summer you will work very hard and the roster has a habit of changing but I dont think that it is better or worse than others in the charter sector.
As for the OAT program I think that if you look at the way it is put together you may well find that you have to put up less taxed income than on some other programs, this could well save you 30% on some parts of the program in real money.
In the summer you will work very hard and the roster has a habit of changing but I dont think that it is better or worse than others in the charter sector.
As for the OAT program I think that if you look at the way it is put together you may well find that you have to put up less taxed income than on some other programs, this could well save you 30% on some parts of the program in real money.
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Yeah assuming I get invited back id drive up again on the tuesday...early start! Id hoped to play a bit of flight sim before hand but i guess ill have to do without, never mind. Flying sounds great though - good way to get the enthusiasm juices going hehe. Have you been before?
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Havent been before at all! Just its my b'day today and my dad got me it for a present. Lookin forward to it, but it will hopefully help with tests also, dont think they are too much to worry about anyway! My names Andy, just incase ur wanderin who i am on monday!
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We should hear on Monday! Not holding my breath though as my interview score was low...still if I go back for sim check I could have a place at Oxford - now do i go for interview at ctc too?
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we had a debriefing at the end of the second day with a score out of 10 for interview and team work. As it was only Oxford and contracted assessors involved in the whole two days Excel are just gonna simply look at the scores and take their pick for the final round
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Oh right. I never had a debriefing at the end of the second day, then again i was interviewed second and left pretty much straight away after my interview to try and avoid some Friday afternoon traffic. I hope i didn't do wrong but they did say we were free to go straight after!
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Bobby, well done on gettin through to the 2nd day and all, you probably guessed, i didnt get through - my Math score was too low. I wonder, can you remember some of the maths topics - just so i can study it a bit more and go back to resit later on this year?