Etihad Cadet Pilot Training Assessment 2009
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Hello Majestic Mav
Thanks for replying to my email, I thought nobody would have. . .The time and effort taken was gladly appreciated, I think you're a genius man.I even tried posting an email to Quantas Airlines to help me with them but they didn't reply. . .
Once again your're a genius man.
Thanks for replying to my email, I thought nobody would have. . .The time and effort taken was gladly appreciated, I think you're a genius man.I even tried posting an email to Quantas Airlines to help me with them but they didn't reply. . .
Once again your're a genius man.
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C89,
They never mentioned anything like if there is a set pass or not but to me its a common sence to have one otherwise how would you know who did well? and as far as one particular test is concerned i dont think thats the case maybe, then what is the point of the other five tests in my view one test could never be the decisive one for the entire assessment what i understood was that there is one particular test that most people seems to have failed and if im not wrong you already know what test that might have been, for me i know for sure coz i found all the tests pretty easy as i did them one by one and said to myself that was not impossible even with the time pressure i had enough seconds left to go through the answers once again, but one of the test just blew me away i sat there dont know how many minutes after the test thinking what the hell just happened.
In the end they said overall result will be taken from all the six tests but i pretty much doubt it as to where the line will be drawn, i meant if they will consider pass in all six or pass in few of them, for instant if there are 20 guys pass all six i dont think guys with pass in five and failed the sixth one will be asked to come to abu dhabi but thats just an assumtion. nothing made the pass criteria very clear that day as they said all passed guys will be invited even if it is 50 so lets see.
as for you from london there is a small number going to abu dhabi but i wont be surprise if a big number turned up from frankfurt and competion will get tougher as someone said at the stage 2 so let there be a fight for 12 seats for june course.
Question comes to my mind is we are given a deferel option so let say 12 guys are selected and someone wants to defer it to a later date will they consider someone else who was at the stage 2 to fill the class or will they start with whatever is left ? i should have asked mathew then but with so much going on that day i didnt think about it .
Good Luck to everyone.
C89 i would probably meet you here in abu dhabi regardless i make it or not to share some thoughts.
They never mentioned anything like if there is a set pass or not but to me its a common sence to have one otherwise how would you know who did well? and as far as one particular test is concerned i dont think thats the case maybe, then what is the point of the other five tests in my view one test could never be the decisive one for the entire assessment what i understood was that there is one particular test that most people seems to have failed and if im not wrong you already know what test that might have been, for me i know for sure coz i found all the tests pretty easy as i did them one by one and said to myself that was not impossible even with the time pressure i had enough seconds left to go through the answers once again, but one of the test just blew me away i sat there dont know how many minutes after the test thinking what the hell just happened.
In the end they said overall result will be taken from all the six tests but i pretty much doubt it as to where the line will be drawn, i meant if they will consider pass in all six or pass in few of them, for instant if there are 20 guys pass all six i dont think guys with pass in five and failed the sixth one will be asked to come to abu dhabi but thats just an assumtion. nothing made the pass criteria very clear that day as they said all passed guys will be invited even if it is 50 so lets see.
as for you from london there is a small number going to abu dhabi but i wont be surprise if a big number turned up from frankfurt and competion will get tougher as someone said at the stage 2 so let there be a fight for 12 seats for june course.
Question comes to my mind is we are given a deferel option so let say 12 guys are selected and someone wants to defer it to a later date will they consider someone else who was at the stage 2 to fill the class or will they start with whatever is left ? i should have asked mathew then but with so much going on that day i didnt think about it .
Good Luck to everyone.
C89 i would probably meet you here in abu dhabi regardless i make it or not to share some thoughts.
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yup I'm tending to believe the same as leading edge. If a lot of people did well in all but one of the tests I guess itll boil down to the last test. I would say that they would only pick people who passed all the exams from the frankfurt round. But frankly all I can do is wait and see. Also this also shows what can happen to the results even with so little information being handed out . Itll keep raising the bar and it wont be a fair test. If the london cadets were the second group they would also have done a better job. So please no one leak the test and to whoever is PM'ing me about the questions. Dont bother. Everyone should get the same oppertunity and there is plenty of information available on these forums...
MM
ps thanks Tenacious. glad i could help.
MM
ps thanks Tenacious. glad i could help.
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I know it's hard but try and forget about it lads, you'll only drive yourself mad.
I experienced basically the same as you two but we have no idea of how they weight each exam, so who knows. These things are never perfect, but Etihad have been pretty sound offering us this chance, especially for free!
Focus on other parts of your flight training in the meantime. Maybe take an exam or whatever the next hurdle is in front of you so if the result isn't favorable, you'll still have momentum and won't get too down.
I experienced basically the same as you two but we have no idea of how they weight each exam, so who knows. These things are never perfect, but Etihad have been pretty sound offering us this chance, especially for free!
Focus on other parts of your flight training in the meantime. Maybe take an exam or whatever the next hurdle is in front of you so if the result isn't favorable, you'll still have momentum and won't get too down.
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Hello Everyone,
I made yesterday the assessment inFRA, and I quite liked it...I felt it went ok, I managed to be quick enough to make almost all the questions, and I have to thank JobTest Prep UK to have me prepared for quickness and method of thought...
The first test, general knowledge, I think is quite impossible to finish unless you use a calculator. I made 24 questions out of 35 (I didn't make 25 because at the moment when I was going to tick the correct answer the Captain said pens down time's over)...
All the other tests were quite ok...I think everyone that went there managed to have a high average grade, but probably not high enough to achieve the objective set by them...They are right, there are so many candidates that they can let themselves choose only the best...fair enough, we were there to show them that we are better than they want us to be...only like that they can achieve the quality pilots they want us to be...I know I can be really good in this school, I know, that if I keep working hard like I did during my PPL training, I'll be the best student in the Horizon Academy...that's my objective, to be the best amongst the best of them all...but now we have a situation here, its all resumed to the 1st assessment phase...If I manage to be successful, I know where I want to reach in the end of my career...
But lets see...
Lets wait for 1 week for the yes or no email
regards,
Miguel Coelho
I made yesterday the assessment inFRA, and I quite liked it...I felt it went ok, I managed to be quick enough to make almost all the questions, and I have to thank JobTest Prep UK to have me prepared for quickness and method of thought...
The first test, general knowledge, I think is quite impossible to finish unless you use a calculator. I made 24 questions out of 35 (I didn't make 25 because at the moment when I was going to tick the correct answer the Captain said pens down time's over)...
All the other tests were quite ok...I think everyone that went there managed to have a high average grade, but probably not high enough to achieve the objective set by them...They are right, there are so many candidates that they can let themselves choose only the best...fair enough, we were there to show them that we are better than they want us to be...only like that they can achieve the quality pilots they want us to be...I know I can be really good in this school, I know, that if I keep working hard like I did during my PPL training, I'll be the best student in the Horizon Academy...that's my objective, to be the best amongst the best of them all...but now we have a situation here, its all resumed to the 1st assessment phase...If I manage to be successful, I know where I want to reach in the end of my career...
But lets see...
Lets wait for 1 week for the yes or no email
regards,
Miguel Coelho
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Hey C89 & LE7E7, if you wana meet...please PM me (if you don't mind), I would really like to do so...forget about the tests for now!!!, GOODLUCK
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dhilisporty,
I dont want to be rude but... You being very disrespectful!
Are you blind?!?
Stop asking the same question everyday! I dont think anybody will tell you what the questions are, so my advice to you is... Go hit the books, its not gonna be given to you on a silver plate!
I dont want to be rude but... You being very disrespectful!
Are you blind?!?
Stop asking the same question everyday! I dont think anybody will tell you what the questions are, so my advice to you is... Go hit the books, its not gonna be given to you on a silver plate!
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@ C89
Hi there...about your Q...yes I do know what the day structure looks like 
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I just received a call from the Flight Academy telling me that they will postpone the flight training for 2 weeks or so...why, my friends' security passes are not ready yet! (I'm the ONLY one who's ready)
I think, I'm gonna go some where for ANOTHER Vacation!
Good Luck for FRA & JNB guys
.I just received a call from the Flight Academy telling me that they will postpone the flight training for 2 weeks or so...why, my friends' security passes are not ready yet! (I'm the ONLY one who's ready)
I think, I'm gonna go some where for ANOTHER Vacation!
Good Luck for FRA & JNB guys
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Hey David,
The names of the tests, are irrelevant to be honest about it...
but think what its important for a pilot in the middle east...
first think what is important for a pilot to have as qualities....
He needs to have good orientation, a pilot needs to know how to work with numbers, if we are going to the Middle East you need to know about what is the Middle East, and the countries that compose the middle east, which is a big list etc....
If you start using your own mind to know what a pilot needs to have as characteristics, you know what type of exams you might expect
I don't want to seem arrogant with my previous statement, because I'm not, and I intend to keep it that way...
The Captain responsible for the assessment, told us, and I completely agree with it,
that there is no gain in knowing what type of aptitude tests are going to come out...if you train yourself with aptitude tests that are free all over the internet, make IQ tests etc..., you'll be able to understand what kinds of tests are common to airlines, and you'll be able to work on them...but what matters here, this is mainly what they tested, the aptitude of the candidate to work under pressure...
In an emergency, there are over hundreds of people that will be screaming their guts out, you have to be the person upfront that leads everyone, the person that everyone will trust, and the only person aboard the airplane that will remain like if its a normal situation...
Before trying to be a pilot, try to see as well the consequences it implies, the way you'll have to start behaving yourself, because everything you'll learn, basically, is how to control the airplane in every possible condition that may occur in normal flight and emergencies...imagine that you are handflying an airplane, and suddenly you enter a huge bad looking cloud, and then when you look at the instruments you see the airplane is completely out of control, but you feel like the airplane is going straight...these are the kinds of things people need to start thinking of...
regards,
Miguel
The names of the tests, are irrelevant to be honest about it...
but think what its important for a pilot in the middle east...
first think what is important for a pilot to have as qualities....
He needs to have good orientation, a pilot needs to know how to work with numbers, if we are going to the Middle East you need to know about what is the Middle East, and the countries that compose the middle east, which is a big list etc....
If you start using your own mind to know what a pilot needs to have as characteristics, you know what type of exams you might expect
I don't want to seem arrogant with my previous statement, because I'm not, and I intend to keep it that way...
The Captain responsible for the assessment, told us, and I completely agree with it,
that there is no gain in knowing what type of aptitude tests are going to come out...if you train yourself with aptitude tests that are free all over the internet, make IQ tests etc..., you'll be able to understand what kinds of tests are common to airlines, and you'll be able to work on them...but what matters here, this is mainly what they tested, the aptitude of the candidate to work under pressure...
In an emergency, there are over hundreds of people that will be screaming their guts out, you have to be the person upfront that leads everyone, the person that everyone will trust, and the only person aboard the airplane that will remain like if its a normal situation...
Before trying to be a pilot, try to see as well the consequences it implies, the way you'll have to start behaving yourself, because everything you'll learn, basically, is how to control the airplane in every possible condition that may occur in normal flight and emergencies...imagine that you are handflying an airplane, and suddenly you enter a huge bad looking cloud, and then when you look at the instruments you see the airplane is completely out of control, but you feel like the airplane is going straight...these are the kinds of things people need to start thinking of...
regards,
Miguel
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Yeah I agree too^. If you just do a little bit of research on what type of tests are common with airlines and use your common sense I'm sure you'll figure it out on your own. I understand everyone wants to get in but keep it fair.
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I really appreciate your kind reply Migas and i would be pleased if you guide me to what type of general knowledge should i be aware of before my due date of assessment in july in Abu Dhabi !!
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