Hi Fedemelnyk,

since I've been called for a selection next week, can you please tell me more or less how is the selection process? Which needs to be prepared better, etc.

Of course, if anyone else has any tip, is welcome!! :ok:


Cheers!!

Thank you Fedemelnyk!!

I am not rated on the 737, so I hope they wont ask questions on it... :rolleyes:

Which hotel did you stay, that maybe you can suggest?

:ok:

Your welcome, I wish you the best for your LONG TEST DAY..

Sorry but, about the hotel I can not help you so much because I just went and back in same day but I heard something about Radison Hotel ask for the girl from HR airBaltic she can book you there for half price for airBaltic crew..

Good luck

Sorry I forget to ask you Eurocargo...

Are you rated on B757/737 or F50??

Thanks :ok::ok:

The HR lady can arrange hotel room for you at Islande Hotel for a special price. If you ask her to do this, then you also might get free transportation to/from airport.
At least this was done in 2008.

Good luck! :)

No Chance :=

Tehniskā intervija
 

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']Pirms doties uz tehnisko interviju.[/FONT]
Iesaku:
Ja nav iziets MCC kurss , tad to iziet FLIGHT SCHOOL BERLIN uz trenažiera BE 200. Identisks trenažieris kas ir „AB” , un uz kura tiek veikta lidošanas prasmes pārbaude. http://www.fsbflight.com/en/mcc_be200.html
Ja ir iziets MCC kurss , tad lidotāju skolā „ERIVA” var atsvaidzināt savas prasmes vai arī iemācīties lidot ar „ ELITE” klases trenažieru.
http://www.eriva.lv/simul.php

I have applied for the B757 position and I have just been invited for day 2 which will include -in addition to the psycho testing- a sim assessment on the B737 at the OAA centre.

Anybody recently been through this? I have done the sim on the microsoft pc on day one so I am after some info on the 'real' sim assessment.

PM me if you prefer.

Many thanks!

HF

Sim B737
 

A SIM assessment on B737 :confused::confused: ...This is really new for me:confused:

I´m still wating for some news from BT more than a month ....

Someone in the same situation as me.....


Thanks ........

Air Baltic
 

Hi.I just got called by AB for Test soon(march 2010).Anybody has any idea on Written test or any other tips ?Thanks so much

same here I did it in the first week of Febr.

757
 

highflyer321757

I was invited for 757 selection in the middle of March. just wondering if you can write any details about day 1 selection. what should I focus on?

thanks a lot!

Hi,

Does anyone of you get mail from BT If you are successful or Not :confused::confused:

I´m still waiting for some news more than a month, anyone have some info about it

Thanks :ok:

Just curious.. Why are you guys applying to AB? Nothing better available with 737 typerating?:confused:

What is a "direct entry" F/O?

Air Baltic Tests
 

Hi everybody.
I ve been called for FO 757 Test and interviews at Air Baltic in Riga next week.
Any info about the written Tests,interview and so on?Thanks in advance Pilots

B757 day 1 & 2
 

I have completed day 1 and 2 for the B757 screening and I have understood from others that there have been different ways of testing as they are becoming some what more professional with regards to their recruitment. Anyway, here is my feedback:

Day 1 (4 weeks after applying):
1. 20 min HR interview with lovely M, very straight forward, no tricks
2. Basic ATPL test around 25 questions and Operations test also around 25 questions, to be completed within 50 min. Can't remember any questions, the operational ones are easy with airline experience, the ATPL ones I had to do some guessing as it has been a while (Elec, Met, Perf, Nav etc).
(B737 guys also get B737 tech quiz)
3. 380 questions on your profile with yes/no and no time limit, straight forward.
4. Interview with 2 B737 captains having to explain a SID out of Minsk and some CRM questions, no tricks and then in front of pc playing around with this very sensitive microsoft flight sim, basic 6 pack. T/O RV VOR with G/A, then RV for ILS to land. Apparently this so called 'sim' will no longer be used (as it's a rubbish way of testing type rated pilots I guess).

Day 2 (3 weeks after day 1):
1. I was expecting psycho testing as told by BT, in stead I was put in front of a screen with lots of bottons, headset, pedals etc and I got some sort of version of the COMPASS test (check online) which included responding to sounds and vision, mathematical calculations (straight forward), trying to keep a triangle in the centre etc.
2. Also on the pc 444 questions about your profile/character answering yes/no/no idea. Apparently others have been interviewed by a female psychologist and were asked to draw trees, animals etc.
3. 20 min sim session in the B73-800 with pleasant TRE, straight forward again: T/O RV VOR with G/A, during G/A engine failure and use your CRM and calls you are used to then RV for ILS to land. Can't even remember which airport was used which is not relevant anyway, we were using rwy 22L. All very basic stuff.

I have the impression that B757 guys get feedback/result quicker than the B737 guys. Some B757 FO's within the company are changing to the Dash with their command.

Good luck to all :ok:

Air Baltic Tests
 

Thank you Highflyer,very useful info.

- The 380 profile questions of day 1 and the 444 profile questions of day 2 were both psychological?

- The "pc sim" was all of it in Minsk?(VOR,ILS)?

I guess the 75 people will also have the real sim on the 73 there at Riga.
Now they re saying they ll do everything in one day.Let s see.

Thank for all the info and good luck to you,hopefully they ll call you soon.
Take care

Air Baltic Tests
 

And You Did Not Get Any B757 Quizz?
Thank You

Air Baltic Tests
 

HI HIGHFLYER.
EXTRAHORDINARY FEEDBACK WHAT YOU RE GIVING ABOUT AB.
MAY I ABUSE AND ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MORE?

-ALL ATPL AND OPS TEST WERE MULTIPLE CHOICE(a,b,c,d)?
-NO B757 QUIZZ?
-THE DAY ONE 280 QUESTIONS AND THE 444 DAY 2 QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT THE SAME?PERSONALITY AND ALL THAT?
-DID YOU BRING THE ORIGINALS OF CERTIFICATES AND ALL THAT?DID THEY MAKE COPIES?THEY WERE REQUESTING FOR LOGBOOK WE IN MY COUNTRY WORK WITH FLIGHT CERTIFICATES, I LL HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME WRITTING EVERY FLIGH BACK TO A LOGBOOK
-HR AND SIM SAME DAY:PILOT UNIFORM,SUIT OR NEITHER ONE?

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

Hi Zorsan,
I think I can answer even if I partecipated at the selection for dash 8. I got also a feedback from some of the others at selection for 73 and 75 and everything was the same, except for some questions on the single airplane you are called for.
1) the atpl questions are 50, multiple choice.
25 of these are very basic questions (some of them I really did not know) and 25 are on the ops, more simple for the guys already flying, questions on the fuel etc...
2) I think, but not sure, that if your are called as 757 rated, you will receive also a few questions on the 757...
3) I did day one all the psychologist questions and they were 370 (!!!) on the paper and another 440 (!!!!!!!) on a pc, pretty much similar to the first ones... Just be honest and don't think too much on them.
4) I did the sim on the 737 directly...
4) Bring your logbook, better if stamped from your previous company (mine wasn't) and of course your licence. If you don't have your logbook (!!!!!), make it!!! :} They didn't ask me for anything else.
5) I was wearing my suit, I think that's enough. They don't require it, but for a selection for me it's best if you are tidy, clean and everything.

Hope this helps a bit, let me know if you need other tips..


:ok:

From what I have understood they still interview ( and hire ) new F/O, even 250h with no TR. Is that correct? If so how long will they continue to do that, and I assume that you'll pay for your own TR which is ok but how much do they say that it will cost?

Air Baltic Tests
 

Thank you Eurocargo for the info.Good to know that they do the sim on a real sim already.It looks like they have been transitioning from PC to real SIM since they re taking over the Oxford TC.

Thank you.Really.And good luck

737??
 

I really don t understand guys. I am type rated on B737 with ATPL and I did my first application 1 month ago ( or more)...I even did another application 1 week ago....what you suggest me? will I be called for?? :(
thx for reply

I think they are only hiring for the Dash-8 and the 757...

Zorsan and others:

ALL ATPL AND OPS TEST WERE MULTIPLE CHOICE(a,b,c,d)? YES

-NO B757 QUIZZ? That's correct, just a few questions on limitations (max speed, ceiling etc) asked by a non B757 Captain.

-THE DAY ONE 280 QUESTIONS AND THE 444 DAY 2 QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT THE SAME?PERSONALITY AND ALL THAT? Yes, first one was around 370 questions, the tip is to be honest but also to have the ideal character of a Captain / pilot in mind and in the Flight Deck.

-DID YOU BRING THE ORIGINALS OF CERTIFICATES AND ALL THAT?DID THEY MAKE COPIES?THEY WERE REQUESTING FOR LOGBOOK WE IN MY COUNTRY WORK WITH FLIGHT CERTIFICATES, I LL HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME WRITTING EVERY FLIGH BACK TO A LOGBOOK I was asked to email all as scanned documents, I was then asked to bring the original logbook and license on day 2 but nobody asked to see them!

-HR AND SIM SAME DAY:PILOT UNIFORM,SUIT OR NEITHER ONE? Common sense if you ask me (at least here in EU), smart neutral suit at all times!

Good luck!

HF

PS: have been offered B757 position last week to start today..

And yes, as they have taken over the sim from OAA, the pc microsoft flight sim will no longer be used for this assessment.

highflyer or anyone else:

correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I have read on this thread it seems like Air baltic hire ( or at least interview ) F/O with low hours and no TR.

If that's true how long will they continue to do that, and what type of contract do you sign? Or in other words, what does the TR cost?

Yes AirBaltic is hiring. They pay for your rating, and they also interview people without a TR.

highflyer: congratulations! :ok:

Well...
 

From what I heard you get a "bonding" of 5 years even if you have a type rating since before, for the line training.... :{

Air Baltic Tests
 

Congratulations Highflyer.
How Long Did They Take To Give You A Positive Answer?
It S Funny Because They Only Have 2 75 S So I Wouldn T Expect Them To Have More Than 4 Crews Per Aircraft And That S 8 Fo S Total So It S Curious That They Re Hiring.but It S Excellent.

They Didn T Ask Me To Send Them Scanned Docs, May Be They Ll Do Before The Tests Day.

Anyway,congratulations Again To Highflyer And Good Luck To Everybody Else

Air Baltic Tests
 

Highflyer,Eurocargo or anyone interviewed at Air Baltic:the person you had correspondence with (Mara Ziemele) is the Director of HR?Is she also there during interviw?
Thanks

I think they are getting 2 or 3 more 75's

Highflyer

WELL DONE and ALL THE BEST!!!:ok:

Zero

Air Baltic Tests
 

anyone know a website where we can find standards ATPL quizzs?just to practice,it was maaany years ago when we did that...

Thanks for all the congrats but I have not yet decided yet to accept or not due to this earlier mentioned 5 years bond even though I am rated!

They bond any pilot meaning that in case you leave before this 5 year period ends you owe them the remaining money. This is a very unusual way of doing business and even when you get a rating from them then the amount of years is high in my opinion.

Since I finished day 2 it took exactly 1 day to get the offer so no time wasted.

BT has a few longer flights all with augmented crew and the summer season is ahead. In addition, to get command you start on a Dash and there are a few B757 FO's doing that now so all together this explains why they need more crew on type.

Yes the mentioned HR person will interview you and a good website is www.aviationtire.com/atpl.cfm for JAA questions.

HF

Air Baltic Tests
 

Well,congrats anyway because you passed it all.
and all I can say about the 5 years bond is...wow.That s twaaay too much.
If they give you a Type I can understand, and more 2 years than 4.It doesn t make any sense at all because the line training has almost no cost for them.
The all idea of the bond is that they re "giving you"20 or 30 000 euros for the TR,but they re not.
Personally I was expecting from zero to 2 years,and I was thinking that 2 years is ok,but 5 years in Latvia...plus what type of calculation did they make(by the way what kind of salary do they pay to FO,about 3000/month?) because that amount gives them to pay 7 TR s in 5 years.
So if you leave year 3 supposely you ow them 2 complete years of salary?
anyway as I said congrats for the tests passed and good luck whatever you decide to do.
And thanks for all the info

My advice is to just take the bond, and subsequently forget all about it!
A lot of guys have left prematurely (aka before the 5-year priod had ended) and no one was ever pulled into court over it.

Remember, you're dealing with the former USSR here: Their system was based on intimidation, hence airBaltic thinks they can scare people into staying.

Indeed, it's even rumoured that the Latvian Law prohibits bondings extending beyond 1 year, so they'll never be able to go to court over it. As with so much other stuff in Latvia, it's just a big act of bluff. If they were to end up in court over the matter and loose, it would create precedent...and it would be against the very fragile egos in the region to ever risk such a faceloss.

How can they bond you for linetraining, will it not be conducted as revenueflights or what?

Do minimum 1 year with them...and then tell them where to go, should they hit you with a claim!

I am not in a position to give you any good advice about type ratings or bonds. But if I were you I would take the bond, deal with it and put the 30K of your own money that you would have spent on a type rating into a good investment account that can earn you an average of 10-13% for the next five years. The future value on your investment will be more than you would have made in the five yrs combined at AirBaltic if your investments averages 10-13%. that is my 2cents. I think pilots sometimes lack a little bit of financial sense which is why we end up broke and wonder how we got where we are.

Good luck!

SVENSK! :ok: