Etihad Cadet Pilot Programme

[ZaaZoo]

Gotchya...anywho if the EY test is like the CTC one, what does the CTC use? and what the hell is CTC?

[AdamLT]

CTC are a training company based in Southampton/ Bournemouth in the UK.
Check the CTC thread. Lots of info about their tests there.

[Aeromar27]

Ok, this is just an opinion, so take it with caution. Do you guys really think EY will use CTC tests on the first stage? It would be way too expensive. And as from what i've seen on the CTC webside, each testee requires a computer and certain hardware (joystick...). I think, and once again, take this just as a humble opinion, that they will not use CTC tests, but regular test sheets.

[Rapha_BA]

Hey guys,
I've just received my email invitation,to the assesments on the 30th o july!I replied as I cant make it on that day,I requested the 29th if is available!anyone there with the same problem?did they gave you another date,how was their response?also I'm through the CTC programme,but thats another story..

[Rapha_BA]

I guess the point now is not how the assesment will consist off as they all(OAT,CTC,CABAIR,FTE..)follow the same "core" which is the pilapt!I think the point now is start preparing,as you might have on your day 10/20 very enthousiastic wannabes and you never know,they might like them all,and the decision might come down to your results,so I'm off to the town library,need to brush up my maths lol

[AdamLT]

Aeriomar27,

we will just have to wait and see what the tests will be like.

good luck to all

[Aeromar27]

Yeah, thats my advice. Practice speed math, pen and paper. I dont even know why we started talking about standard tests when one of the people that posts here already said he had been to stage one, and that the tests are simple multiple choice pen and paper kind of exercises (no calc). And he said that the main issue is time, so none of the exercises is difficult, they just need to be done quickly to make it on time.

Damn pprune, dont stop working now!
At this poing im using PPRUNE just to know who is the first one to be emailed the details (second email), as till now, all i got is a date and the name of a pretty big city.

[Rapha_BA]

Aeromar

Totaly agree with you!no margin for error,I've done that mistake before you know!
I've tried twice for oxford,failed the first time and passed the second but them couldnt get the funds!The reason I've failed first time was because it came down to basics,didnt do too well in the tech test!something that I was very good at school...
So at this time with Etihad I rather work on the basics aswell as interview technique,doesnt matter what will be on the day as long I'm prepared for it,motivation is high!
Good luck to you all

[dubble_dubble]

i think the second stage would be CTC like testing. The 1st round will purely be to eliminate most candidates....only the "cream of the crop" will make it through

[Aeromar27]

dammit, why am i not Einstein or something!

[fredduciel]

Don't worry Aeromar27 , we don't need to be eintsteiners but more chuck yeagers lol !
practising basics quickly Is the best I think , see you in Frankfurt

good prep to everybody !

[Aeromar27]

dont think mr. yeager would be any good in an airbus though.

Still no second email? anyone?

[AdamLT]

no 2nd email here

but just being patient

[Rapha_BA]

no 2nd email either....I hope I didn't put my chance into jeopardi by not accepting that date,I'll hate my employer by not liberating me if Etihad withdraw my application

[ZaaZoo]

why am i not Einstein or something!

nobody wanted to fly with him for a reason.......

[EYZ]

Im guessing, but for those who said they could not make a date but could make another, it would depend on if there was any space on that other day!

[quiksilver911]

Status BLANK

Hi everyone.

I've not posted, but I've been following this thread. Congratulations to all the guys with invitations! I see that all the people who've posted about getting invites are those who have previously posted that their status was 'under review'. Scouring the posts, no one who earlier said they had a BLANK status has recently posted that they got an invite.

I'll start a rumour (but based on the above evidence), that BLANK status guys are getting treated differently (and your guess is as good as mine as to what that means). I'd like to invite anyone who was status BLANK and has received an invite to kill my rumour! Looking through the psots, it seems that if you're in Europe, and you applied one or more weeks ago, then you should have received an invite this week. I use Rapha_BA's posts as evidence: he applied approx 5th July, he went to under review on 7th, and got an invite on 10th.

I've applied too, this week. Let's see what happens next week! I have a few more thoughts on the status BLANK rumour (on WHY you might have been BLANKED), but some of those thoughts are a bit too spicy! I'll wait to see if anyone with status BLANK posts to say they have had an invite.

EYZ, can you find out more details about status BLANK? You've posted earlier that it doesn't matter, but I think it does now. Do you think you can find out what the cut off date is for sending out invites to the July invites? Or if they are full already and not inviting anymore? Also, since you're the inside guy, do you have any idea what kind of contract the cadets will be on for the 6 year bond period? I assume they're not going to stay on AED6000/month and al-ain accommodation? Do you know what the UAE Nationals cadets have been offered?

Q

[Aeromar27]

are you serious?


EDIT: Oh, hehe, sorry i got it all wrong. I'm afraid i know what you mean by different treatment. Like in no treatment at all?


About the conditions after training in horizon, i recon you would start living as a normal first officer in the company, living in abu dhabi and making as much as a non cadet expat first officer. With the corresponding bond for 6 years with some kind of economic responsibility should you leave the company before initially agreed.

[Rapha_BA]

Well,end of the day its a license,and a job in the end,the best start!!dont forget that humility is the secret,doens't matter if you are an inside guy,if you're friends with the owner,if you dont have the aptitude,you wont fly!!!
The first thing you're told when joining BA,main 3 aviation rulesreparation,preparation,preparation...

I know a lot of people within our business,including our chief pilot,I still have to go through selection like anybody else who wants to join,independently of my length of service and how many people I know!

I dont know guys but i think the best now is simply shape ourselves to what could be an oportunity of lifetime!Would be great to share experiences with anyone here on the forum,independently of being succesfull or not,every little helps

[dubble_dubble]

i think you would be 2nd officer for a while on 2nd officer pay( which would be peanuts)...and then move onto first officer with reduced pay for the remainig period of 72 months.