Etihad Cadet Pilot Programme

[youwishyouknew]

Sydney

Just got a reply about the Sydney assessment day telling me what the test involved but no mention of a time and place as yet?? Anyone else get the same email?? I sent one back asking for the time and place so hopefully I will hear about it soon.

I'm pretty excited about the whole thing...approx how many people did they have at previous sessions around the globe??

Just as writing this I got a reply...gee they are quick...they said they will keep me updated on the venue.

[rcswing]

wow.. that's fast. I still haven't get their reply yet.

Anyone else got a reply about the sydney assessment ?

[Matt101]

Anyone got the email about stage 2/3 being postponed until second week of september due to ramadan - assume all the flights booked - bit of a bummer though - stretching out the worry!!

[Bigga]

Matt, what this about the tests being pushed back? Do you have exact dates mate?

[kuzukuzu]

Anyone else got a reply about the sydney assessment ?

Not as yet, still waiting.

[Matt101]

Matt, what this about the tests being pushed back? Do you have exact dates mate?

If you were invited out to Abu Dhabi (for stages 2 &3 and medical) at the end of this week you should have got an email explaining that due to the holy week of Ramadan starting on the 1st this has been postponed until the second week of September. Presumably due to full aricraft????

[DenizD]

I think that all of us guys were prepared for the test, so much so that yesterday when it came to it, the thing wasn't hard at all like Bradda G mentioned.

I think it was hilarious how some guys were carrying their chart/catalogue cases when they didn't even have a license! If I knew they were gonna be there I would have bought my jepps and binders and sold em on the spot.

As far as the test questions go I answered all of the questions, if this is the same test the guys in London took I don't know what they were complaining about.

[sarmer]

Hi all,
Have any South Africans gotten more info regarding the assessment yet? (Other than that it is scheduled for the 18th Sep? Also lets see how many South Africans there are.. I'm 1
Cheers.

[malirm]

Matt101

Hi Matt...its the holly MONTH of Ramadan...after that an EID (3 day holiday)...you might face some problems in Ramadan especially in Medicals & food (approx everybody is fasting & feeling GREAT )...anyways GOODLUCK.

DenizD.....hope you make it through

[MAINTAINVERTICALSPD!]

sarmer,

Be patient, we have been invited, the email will come in time.

I will post here as soon as I receive anything.

Looking forward to the 18th, see you all there.

[sarmer]

I know it will. I am just wanting it to come asap so i can purchase my airplane ticket to get there. Obviously it would be bad if the flight i booked arrived too late. Anyway thanks for the reply. I too am very excited! See you there.

[ZaaZoo]

I think it was hilarious how some guys were carrying their chart/catalogue cases when they didn't even have a license! If I knew they were gonna be there I would have bought my jepps and binders and sold em on the spot.

What? Hahaha nerds!That must have looked really ghetto.

[Bradda G]

EY and the B737

Does anyone know if EY will look at getting the B737 for short sectors? Would help to transistion to the T7. Just curious...and also a little bias

Ok FIRE away now ladies and gents!!

[DenizD]

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Are you serious? We just took a test to see if we will even make it to the next round and your already worried about upgrading! Wow

Anywho the 737 and 777 are completely different. Not to mention the size of a triple 'sev' engine is larger than the fuselage of the classic 37's

BTW did you bring a chart case to the test?

You asked for it

[stonyisland]

fleet plan

In the captain's slide show, I do remember a slide showing only A320s on order as far as narrowbody aircraft. As well as widebody orders of A350s, A380s, 777s and 787s.

[freeze3192]

Only the A32x's. No 737s, that's the UAE's other airline doing that.

[DenizD]

I don't think you guys realize this yet but the reason why the A320 is so popular among airlines is because it is foolproof, the 737 is much more complicated (system wise) than the 320. And it's not just the A320 but all series after it 330,340,380.

Also you probably haven't thought about how large an A320 is, once you realize that you are gonna be flying a plane with 125+ pax behind you, that don't know anything except for where the plane is supposed to land, then size becomes the least of your problems.

[Bradda G]

Deniz

Not worrying about upgrades here Deniz D. Just wanted to keep the thread going.

Also, what makes you think the 737 has a more 'complicated' system than the bus? And what is this thing about the bus being 'foolproof'? U talking about the Alpha system? I'll admit, not being able to stall or fly outside the envelope is a good thing (to an extent...) In addition, it would be easier to go from one Boeing aircraft to another. I knew that the types had no commonality (just FYI).

IMHO, the 737 has a less complicated system i.e. no flight laws, no middle man [FCC] etc. However, I have no problem flying either IF I get the chance.

PS And yes, I was serious about my previous thread! What chart case are you talking about? I didn't bring one.

[DenizD]

In addition, it would be easier to go from one Boeing aircraft to another. I knew that the types had no commonality (just FYI).

That's exactly why they aren't easier to go from one to another.

Airbus has made a product that if you were only in the cockpit of the A318,319,320,330,340 the first difference would be the amount of thrust levers and the second would be the overhead panels. Look at a 737NG panel compared to the 757 panel compared to the 747-400 panel compared to the 777 no commonality at all (like you mentioned). However from the A318 to the A340-600 the only difference are the expanded systems, # of thrust levers, and nowadays the new LCD screens.

In addition besides the fact that everything on all the panels of airbus a/c stay in the same place regardless of model (unlike boeing). The flying stays the same, on T/O put the throttles full to ToGA and when your promted, (at a certain altitude, usually 1500 in the baby buses) bring the levers back a "click" to THR CLB and you have your auto throttle set for the whole flight until you take over to fly the approach. When I first started flying glass cockpits with AP's the instructor told me "when you were over at HFI (a flight school that has old steam gauge cessnas and pipers) you were a pilot, now in this Cirrus your just a systems engineer". And thats true for most glass aircraft put everything in the GPS or mcdu and turn on the autopilot. In that way it is foolproof (tell the computer everything and just engage it). Plus in the bus you always have positive control. The same cannot be said for Boeing.

Knowing about the planes design/performance capabilities I would feel much safer flying as a passenger on an airbus in India with a 23 year old captain who just came off a piper seneca and an 18 year old F/O who only got his multi rating the same day than fly in a boeing with the same crew. The airlines know it, and thats why they choose it

[zwarriorz]

ya the assessment wasnt as tough as I prepared for, but under that ridiculous (spelling?) time pressure, I had to guess the last questions to finish and i think many ppl didnt finish!

In other news, that blonde cabin attendant was smoooooooookin' gorgeous! ..When I firat saw her my reaction was like

agreed.... the blonde girl, name Sylvia, was very attractive and she was actually an administrative staff from Etihad.

Well, back to the topic. The test wasn't hard in terms of the material, but the test was stressful due to the time limit.