All,

Thank you very much for your kind words. Really does mean a lot.

Kindest regards,

NDW

Good morning all,

Just a final update for you all, I had my second AFCO Medical and Passed. A huge sigh of relief and whilst only a very small and what may seem trivial success, it's certainly a step closer to achieving what I've wanted for 10 years.

Thank you all for your support.

NDW - Brilliant - great news. Good luck

NDW
So you got the all clear on the heart issue... but how did the earlier aptitude tests go?

B2F,

I decided to push back FATS to Feb 2017. It was a decision I thought long and hard about as I didn't want to give the AFCO the impression I was just doing it for the sake of it, but after explaining to them that I wanted to first pass my AFCO medical & fitness test (so that it wasn't something extra on my mind) and to also ensure I felt as confident as possible to ensure the best results.

Hopefully, I should now have my fitness test within the next few weeks or by the end of the month, so once that's complete - I'll be ready and set to smash the FATS..............

...... That's the plan anyway, hopefully it'll stick to that :-D

NDW
Top tip from me... do aptitude tests first - or at least as soon as you can.
If you reach the cutoff scores - they're valid for 12 months and you'll probably have at least 3 months to prepare for OASC; however, many fail at first attempt after which you'd have to wait 12 months before allowed another go!

Bugs_to_forty,

This will be my second attempt at the Aptitudes, sadly I didn't make the cut for WSOp last September (2015). My year surpassed early Sep, however, whilst waiting for Medical clearance - I decided (lots of umming and arring) to push it back to early 2017. Hopefully, it was a wise choice...............he says!