hmmm, so I wonder what the difference was then?

Still heard nothing but the fact that people are still receiving rejection emails does not give me great hope. I would imagine all successful candidates have heard by now. For those who still haven’t heard, we could be in a back up pool, in event people pull out of interview etc.

Do not despair. There is always the modular route. I went down a similar route prior to JAR/EASA ~ the 700 hour, self improver route under the UK CAA. I was fortunate in that I was working full time on shifts, and found the time to study for the written exams over a period of 8 months. No need to go on any formal approved courses. Simply apply for the exams. Sandy Thomson & Pete Lyons, then at Booker, did a 4 week intense brush up course. Legends in their own lifetimes.

So save up ~ Class one medical: PPL first; EASA exams; hour building; modular CPL/IR; MCC.

What the modular route demonstrates is a determination to succeed through your hard work and perseverance. Something, I would suggest, a prospective employer will recognise as an admirable quality. A passion for hard work; pass the papers first time with high marks. Flying ~ no retakes. Team player with a positive MCC report.

Do this, and you will realise your dreams.

Thanks for your positive post. Much appreciated 😀 however I think you need to do the approved courses for ATPLs or else you can’t sit the exams.

Thought that myself yesterday. Pity it’s so cutthroat. I’m sure some who were rejected still got decent scores.

It will be interesting to see if any of the finalists are pilots children.

dont despair - I know somebody who got a phone call at lunchtime today! Calls will take the whole week to get through - also people may pull out in which case you could get a call in a few weeks (last year someone on this forum got called 1 month after the calls started).

Likewise rejection emails are probably being sent in batches and will be finished by Friday, presumably. Who knows for sure though!

Yes, you do need to sign up with an ATO for the writtens. Distance learning can work well, with at least 10% (?) actually attending formal groundschool classroom. Navigation & Performance facilitated with 'talk and chalk'.
Learn the material, then exam practice using a question bank. Understand it: learn the logic: and keep asking WHY !

thanks a million! Nice bit of positivity! 😀👩*✈️

Hey all!

Congratulations to all those successful, wasn’t expecting to be one of them but hey! Whadyaknow hah. If you never try...

As for them not saying where others may potentially have slipped up on the tests, they’re unlikely
to answer. Aside from this giving an unfair advantage next year, it opens them up to litigation or complaint. Additionally, if it was the personality test you failed on, the temptation would be to fake the responses next time.

I vaguely remember only getting about 27 done on the verbal reasoning... over level 100 on the rocket one. Thought I’d completely butchered the compass test ... Don’t get me started on the interview hah...

For anyone in London - Ishihara?! Where do I get it done?? Seems a few of us have no idea how to get the certificate...

And I don’t suppose there’s a way to avoid the £25 charge on the DBS? XD. My last one just expired the other week dangit! :P.

The Ishihara test is the colour blind test isn’t it? I think any aviation medical examiner should be able to help with it. I have used Heathrow Medicals for my Medicals including eye tests before, but they are on the more expensive side.

My local Opticians (Specsavers) said they would issue me a signed letter if I requested it as part of an eye test - should hopefully keep costs down :) you can also usually find money off vouchers online.

Got a call yesterday afternoon myself with dates on offer between 9th and 20th September. My surname begins with D so I am unsure what order they are doing them in. Regardless, it is probably a clean sheet again for the next round irrespective of how we did in the tests. Good luck to those still waiting on a contact and best wishes to everyone already invited.

Well done to everyone that got through and wishing you all the best for your next stage. I got my rejection email this morning. To the others in my situation least we tried hey and all the best for the future x

Just don’t think a couple of Psychometric Tests can ascertain someone’s ability to fly a Commercial Jet accurately.

There must be a better way for doing these tests.