Kerosine

The concentration test is the one you did at stage 2. 6x6 grid with colours and numbers where the random shapes pop up. We've definitely done that one

belongins

Hey Rik
Lyn was good fun at the B&B sorry we missed each other i guess we didnt realise you were on the tue and i was in the wed

I passed too and have my sim assessment on the 29th May so if you get your concentration test done and are around we can meet up then - did you meet the ryan air hostesses?

I came down in the morn to find Lyn in the living room absolutely out for the count

Made my own breakfast and left my cash on the table
By the way Lyn said 'you were lovely' and that she really hoped you passed buddy!

Barry

belongins

Kerosine

Thanks for that link

Barry

rik2204

I have to wait until november, then i can reapply and do the rest of the assessment. i missed the f... one where you have to find a shape in a panel....really couldn't see any!! but i'm happy because did well the other ones and also i have a lot of time to prepare the interwiev properly!
The lady at the b&b was really funny..she wanted me to get drunk....
Good luck to you all ppruners!

belongins

Rik
Yeah she wanted me to get drunk with her too - it thought i was going to be in for one of those memorable evenings - it was all quite hippy

I found that the 1st four 'find the sahpe questions' i couldnt see any - i thought my brain was blind to this type of test. Luckily i started seeing some after this and so maybe this is just how the questions worked out

Good luck with it all though
barry

poss

I think quite a few people have trouble with that shapes one. It is a pain.

Kerosine

The shapes test I thought was ok. The key in that test is to look for an easily identifiable corner or edge. For example, if the shape you're looking for looks like this.. (Ignore full stops, these were needed to keep the formatting)
......l.\..........
......l..\.........
......l ..\........
____l... \.......
l.......... /......
l ......../........
l_____/.........
..identify a feature such as...
......l.........
......l........
____l..........
Then look for this first. There may only be one or two points where a horizontal and vertical line intersect like this so it instantly makes it easier to find the full shape.

This seemed to work quite well for me!

belongins

Yeahp thats the approach i took too

Jenny149

Passed my phase 4 on thurs 15th May and I am heading out on CP66 in October

The sim session was brilliant !!!

Kerosine

A female?? Christ you don't find many in this here CTC. Fantastic well done btw Jenny! Does anyone know the actual ratio of M:F? Looks like you'll be alright when you're out there anyway Jenny, you can pick and choose!

Makes me wonder why I didn't get into fashion design or something...

PAJ

Current ratio is something in the order of 10:1 I'd say. I think at present there are about 12 young ladies out here on the UK courses plus maybe another 4 on the Kiwi courses which is as many as there have ever been as I understand it. Some claim this is because CTC felt that a morale boost for cadets was in order, hence some oestrogen was shipped out here!

Kerosine

"All you youngsters"?? Put your walking stick away DJ! You're only 24!

Hm makes me wonder how many good looking girls out there... Someone at CTC (one of the cadets doing there IR in Bournemouth) said a lot of the locals were inbred hillbillies, oh dear . Obviously take this with a pinch of salt, I certainly hope it's not true!

Al W

I heard that too . It's quite reassuring for my girlfriend though.

poss

Haha Daves just trying to not seem like he's interested in seeing what ladies are out there.... I know your game lol.

Kerosine

Ladies of New Zealand and the rest of the world alike, you have been warned of the DJ

belongins

Youngsters
God damn i'm 34 and married - i suspect i'll be cooking for you lot and telling you when to go to bed

Kerosine

How very kind of you! Seein' as you've offered...

Don't like nuts or cream, apart from that I'm fine. Bed time is normally 11, maybe later if there's a film on. I'm sure we can negotiate the details at a later stage.

belongins

No negotiation son - bed time is bed time!

Kerosine

LMAO.... How familiar that sounds!

Do you have kids btw Belongins? Is your missus moving to NZ when (not if!) you go? I take it for granted that I have no real ties so could move across the world in a flash if needed, suppose it's much more difficult for you.

belongins

LOL
No she will stay here in the UK and work (Borat style)
We plan to break the time away up with a combo of my leave and her coming out for holidays. We have decided to do this after speaking to a couple of NZ CTC'res in simialr situations - one couple are actually from the small town were are from - how odd? Apparently it makes more financial sense and we can have more meaningful time together by planning my leave. I think otherwise it would be a pretty dull time for her in NZ. Working is an option too but she doesnt want to loose all her public sector benefits which she has built up over the years and make effectively two new starts - God how dull can lifes little problems be

I am hoping that with my previous flying experience i may be able to take some leave and not fall behind but we shall see - got to get past phase 4 yet oh and the JAA class 1

B