Kerosine

JBwannabe
The email subject for me was "CTC Wings Questions" and read:

Maybe they mistyped the subject? My questions had to be be filled in and submitted a week before stage 3, so hope yours is on the 29th May not April!


Edit: Just seen your new post. This is the standard process: Fill in application, up to a week later recieve acceptance and offer to book stage 2/3 which are now held on the same day. Up to a week later receive email asking to submit answers to these preset questions, then have stage 2/3.

JBwannabe

Kerosine


Cheers

They have definatelyu made a mess of my email I received it on THursday the 24th April my date is 29th April and have absolutely no text in the email except from my application number.

Oh well!

Kerosine seen your edit thanks I will get on to them

99jolegg

They have a few problems with emails they send...some receive emails telling them they passed an aspect of selection when indeed they failed

JBwannabe

Well

Let me look at it this way

If I have an email saying phase 2 results..........and on that email a questionaire for phase 3........then........by my reckoning............I have passed phase 2 and only have phase 3 to worry about this round........
.....no I didn't think so but heh you can but hope!!

Vbells

They took less than 24 hours to get back to me. I think we left the assessment centre at about 14:30 yesterday (it was a small group - only 4 of us) and I got my email at about 11:00 this morning

Robbo0885

Thanks for the replies all. For those saying you can defer entery, for how long? If I want to defer 6-8 months, by others posts that sounds like I will have to reapply in 6 months time. Anyone know for sure?

What is this about not finding jobs for cadets and having full courses? Are there lots of cadets who are not getting their advanced phase and into a job?

Gar

I presume you have just received the standard email that would be sent out when phases 2 and 3 were on separate days, and you had passed phase 2. Someone has just forgotten to update the email system it would appear

Kerosine

As stated in my previous post, I know for sure if you apply for a place to start post Dec 2008 you will be asked to reapply later. To check this hasn't changed (unlikely since it's been only 4 weeks since I was told) you may want to email the CTC team.

I'm sure someone on the course could tell you if people are struggling to gain employment, although CTC has a 100% employment record to date (even through the post Sept 11 aviation recession). I'd say CTC is your 'safest' bet for employment straight out of an integrated school, however you need to be aware that there is a global slowdown, and employment positions will never be guaranteed.

edit: Read this thread for an insight into what's going on. It IS a PPRuNe thread so take certain posts with a pinch of salt, but there is some very useful information about.

EZYramper

"Ive heard that all courses are full for the next few months anyways so you wont be starting right away so will more than likely be able to defer a few months.

Strange that, seeing as they can't find jobs for cadets at the moment.

SJ777"


The latest CP to finish training, CP42, have all been placed with easyJet.

Robbo0885

How much does the whole lot at CTC wings cadets cost then? I emailed CTC about this, but havent heard anything back. I know the course is £63,000 but what about the foundation and basic, plus accomodation and living for the entire course?

What is the average total loan that people are having to take? Any info on this would be good. I have read through the search results on this topic, and found info from one or two people. Curious to know what the average spend is over entire course, total cost for everything.

Thanks all.

Kerosine

EZYramper
Nice one, another cheer for a well informed post over a speculative one!

Further from that, CTC has recently partnered with Pacific Airlines who will be leasing 30 Airbuses, I'm sure these complicated flight contraptions require a crew.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-23349,00.html

http://www.pacificairlines.com.vn/Ne...?Culture=en-US

Geetea

I passed selection last October and Im heading out in August on CP64, earliest available course when I passed then was february.

Gar

You forgot the tag line:

Getting through CTC selection - priceless!

PAJ

Things are slowing down quite considerably as can only be expected after such a prolonged period of massive borrowing - the economy now has to recover. How this affects Cadets in the medium term will be very interesting indeed. My understanding is that CP41 are in the most part going through type-ratings at the moment and CP42 all have places. Those going to EZ will have a wait as they are pushing their courses back a bit - it's looking like approximately a 6 month delay for type-rating but the beauty of CTC is that the cadets are there and ready whenever pilots are needed so that may change. BA too are taking a fairly steady stream.

The Pacific gig looks like it may be on the cards for cadets shortly, although moving out to Vietnam is not to everyone's taste. The bottom line is that things are still moving...just slowly. Hopefully the backlog won't get too large as that will start to create havoc for the newer CPs. CTC know this and will do what they can, but do understand that there is no guarantee of a job. My advice to those who are shortly to start the course is just get your head down and try to just look at the smaller picture initially - get the best results you can so your CV is as good as it can be.

Kerosine

Hi all,

Anyone been through stage 2 recently? I have mine on the 30th (3 days!) so would like a heads up on if any of the aptitude testing has changed (as rumored).

Thanks

RD29

hello mr DJ

any news how the group exercise have chnaged?

RD29

hi guys anyone else know the new format of phase 3?

xbilz

Hi Fellas,

I have been invited for the phase 2. Can someone please tell me which physics and maths subjects I need to review? I have been out of touch with these subjects. I know about hand to eye co-ordination, memory tests etc.

Or

Is there a full description of latest phase 2 available here?

Thanks all.

Polorutz

Just to inform you all a bit, there are job places available still upon completion of the wings course with CTC, in fact, the delays most cadets experience is due to them deciding to wait for a particular airline when that airline has no immediate need for pilots.

So far, if you wanted ANY job then after leaving the wings scheme there are 4 companies with which you could be placed.

Most people wait for easyjet because they have the best basing and loan repayment options and its quite normal that they are not taking cadets all year round.

When easyjet is not selecting you can still go through the BA selection process and try to get in, sadly it is apparently not easy and not many cadets get through to BA, some do though.

if both those options fail then there are 3 other companies that are offering places right now, most people don't take them in order to wait of another better offer but the argument of "no jobs for a while" is total nonsense for now.

Polorutz

not sure whether I could give that info freely, anyhow it doesn't really matter, you'll know by word of mouth when you get here to Hamilton and the rest of you when you get in, you could also ask the staff at BOH when you have your meet and greet soon.