Etihad Cadet Pilot Training Assessment 2009

[ranjann]

this is in lieu of my previous post after reading the last page on this forum:

is it really true that all assessment dates have been postponed for toronto and other intended locations too? am i yet to receive this email ?

[ranjann]

rookie questions.

An ignorance on my part : i did find out about this forum today(yes i know too little too late).
any help would be appreciated ,as in the preparation required to get through the 'hypothetical' assessment at toronto august 2009? i`ll be grateful if u guys gimme pointers on what to look into and study about. i've been in training at a local flight school right here in canada, am bound to earn my private pilot lisc any time soon this month (just an example to prove that this post of mine is no intended joke to waste your time).
do help out a brutha. peace out.

[Sable Knight]

Ranjann

The only pointer i can give you is learn how to work very fast and very accuratly, you have more questions than minutes available, therefore you need to work very fast and still accuratly.

In terms of the content of the tests, it is stuff either you know or you don't know. The e-mail from etihad indicates the subjects you need to concentrate on. The remainder of the tests you CANNOT prepare for. They are there to assess your natural ability.

Hope this helps

[guybrush]

Interview dates

Hello!

Congrats to all who made it to the interview!

A few pages back, someone said that the interview dates have been moved to May instead of April. Is this true, or is it just a rumour? Perhaps the people who got the "yes" e-mail in the past few days could shed some light on the matter.

Thanks ,
guybrush

[MajesticMav]

Yup the second stage is in the first week of may.

MM

[rumpelstiel32]

Any suggestions when we might get the invitation e-mail for the Sydney Assessment? Or are the dates somehow already available?

[MajesticMav]

Something to think about...

I was browsing around when I found this article that kicked me to my senses. I'm not sure if anyone has noticed but UAE is a dictatorship and even though I like to see things for myself. I wonder if anyone from the UAE could clarify this article for me.
heres the link -- The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent

...and I know this is about Dubai and not Abu Dhabi but I wonder how different can one be from the other.

MM

[PA28R]

if dictatorship is the case in dubai then i think usa will be first to go and start invading there ahahaha

[geordieflyer757]

Yeah, it would be useful to know when the Sydney assessment is. Heard rumours it would be around 26th June, but I would prefer it early June, because I need to get back to the UK. Any other rumours would be helpful?

[blackbird93]

Sydney assessment dates

Dear ......,

The assessment is tentatively planned for 25th & 26th June. You will receive an invitation from our side one month prior the assessment.

Regards,

Cadet Pilot Program
Etihad Airways
The National Airline of the United Arab Emirates
Office [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
www.etihadairways.com

[VT-ASM]

Hi !

Congrats to everyone who made it to stage 2..
Did any AUH applicants get any mail from Etihad ?

I tried googling GCAA medical requirements but could not come across anything useful. Does anybody know what are the eyesight requirements ?

Any info. will be appreciated.

Cheers

[amhur]

i got it

just got the mail for jnb... any1 els got it? pilot_pro?? its on the 15th of may..

[malirm]

@ Vt-asm

About the GCAA, it is identical to the JAA class one medicals, I also heard that they have some a little bit tougher standards (GCAA), I got a GCAA class one & got it within approx. 2.5 hours of testing/Examination.

I got through exactly what is mentioned in this link :

initial medical examination

OR

JAR Class 1 and 2 medicals | Medical | Safety Regulation

except for the EEG test

Since I haven't got through Etihad...what do you know guys about the MPL?, I might go for it

[VT-ASM]

@ Malirm

Thanks mate....

The MPL program at alpha aero academy looks like a good one...
But I'm not sure how many airlines accept MPL cadets..
Better check that out from reliable resources before putting in those monies....(And let me know as well )


Cheers

[Calevra]

I just got the JHB email too. 15th it is.... I'm flying up and the hotel isn't too close to the airport. Guess I have to take a cab.

[antes56]

Hy...anyone know who is going to be the various test in ABU DHABI for the second stage??

thanks

[lloyd_dsouza]

Hi der,

I just read ur post...cud u enlighten me as to wat does MPL cadet in alpha aero academy mean...ur reply is highly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Lloyd D'souza

[LessThanSte]

Just got this (sorry havnt backread this thread so hope im not repeating someone!)

Dear Candidate,

Due to the current economic climate Etihad Airways will be unable to conduct further cadet pilot assessments this year. We are therefore postponing the planned selections in New York, Toronto and Singapore until further notice.

We very much hope to resume the process in 2010, and will email each of you again towards the end of 2009 should this be the case to confirm your interest.

We are very sorry that the current climate has forced us into this position; however we at Etihad Airways remain optimistic about the future and look forward to hopefully resuming the assessment process in 2010.


Regards,

Cadet Pilot
Recruitment Team
Etihad Airways
PO Box 35566,
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
www.etihadairways.com
The National Airline of the United Arab Emirates

[SAS-A321]

I tried googling GCAA medical requirements but could not come across anything useful. Does anybody know what are the eyesight requirements ?

I have searched for the same and have been unable to find any official documents on the Internet. Please note that the copy, in post #6 in the link below, from January 2008 states that there is no limit, except 20/200 without correction, as long as the vision can be corrected to 6/6.

UAE Eyesight Requirement

I wrote GCAA and received no reply. I got a reply from a doctor at the Infinity Clinic in Dubai. For your information I have -7.00 on both eyes.:

Being minus 7 is not the issue. Anyone can be short-sighted. What matters is the uncorrected vision level and also that you correct normally. The GCAA requires that you are not worse than 20:200 (twenty:two hundred) with no correction and that you correct to 20:20. It is allowed to be 20:30 in one eye with correction but the other has to correct to 20:20.

The requirement without correction means that you at 20ft have to be able to see what you with a normal vision can see at 200ft. (6/60 if in meters)

I have not seen any indications that UAE should have the JAR eyesight requirements other than people saying it here on Pprune.

[eycommercialpilot]

Anybody know the best way to get to the hotel form the airport? How many of you are gonna be there?

Let me know..Thanks