Help with upcoming Regional Express Cadet pilot Interview
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GAFA, a tip for you my friend just out of curiosity who gave that name to you did it come about through your inherit ability of not being to keep your mouth shut 
so if for some reason you still feel the urge to talk garbage then pop down to your local bunnings and grab yourself some GAFA tape and then firmly apply it to that mouth of yours. All the best 
so if for some reason you still feel the urge to talk garbage then pop down to your local bunnings and grab yourself some GAFA tape and then firmly apply it to that mouth of yours. All the best
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Hey Guys,
If anyone stumbles across this thread like I have, I just want to share my experience going through the REXAir interview down in Wagga.
Right off the bat, you should know that you will be travelling to and from Sydney or Melbourne and Wagga a few times throughout the selection process and REX doesn't help cover any of the costs. I didn't even get a discount when I flew REX from Sydney to Wagga, which I felt was a bit cheap.
There are two interviewers, the AAPA CFI and REX Senior Pilot. They went through a sheet with the topics they need to discuss with all candidates and wrote comments next to each topic discussed. I'm fairly certain they ask these questions to all candidates for all intakes. Make sure you really know the company's details including the names of the CEO Lim Kim Hye and the COO Chris Hine. Also make sure you are familiar with basic aerodynamics regardless of your actual flying experience. I went in to the interview with about three hours of gliding experience and still got grilled on the aerodynamics of turns, stalls and control surfaces. I was also asked about the lift coefficient (L = (1/2) d v2 s CL). That's about as technical as they got during my interview. Otherwise, make sure you know the routes REX flies, the company's ethos, what type and models of aircraft they fly. Then there are the general questions like "Why do you want to be a pilot?", "What will you do if you don't get this cadetship with REXAir?" and "What have you done to prepare yourself for the selection process?". When I asked them about my MECIR and ATPL ratings by the end of the seven years, they seemed to be caught off-guard and told me that they were "going to" introduce an ICUS program and IF you were selected to complete it, you would end up with your MECIR and ATPL.
The interview is nothing to worry about and the flight screening immediately following is a joke. All I was asked to do was a couple of turns in a simulator and that was it. The AAPA itself is quite nice, it has a sizeable cafeteria, gym and pool with decent sized classrooms and accommodation and it's all nicely kept. A few of the cadets had their cars there with them and the couple I managed to talk to all seemed to love the program.
As for myself, I turned it down after hearing about their $28k payment to start and the whole ICUS thing. ATM I am tossing up between doing a Bachelor of Aviation at Griffith Uni or just going down to my local flying school and advancing through GA.
If anyone stumbles across this thread like I have, I just want to share my experience going through the REXAir interview down in Wagga.
Right off the bat, you should know that you will be travelling to and from Sydney or Melbourne and Wagga a few times throughout the selection process and REX doesn't help cover any of the costs. I didn't even get a discount when I flew REX from Sydney to Wagga, which I felt was a bit cheap.
There are two interviewers, the AAPA CFI and REX Senior Pilot. They went through a sheet with the topics they need to discuss with all candidates and wrote comments next to each topic discussed. I'm fairly certain they ask these questions to all candidates for all intakes. Make sure you really know the company's details including the names of the CEO Lim Kim Hye and the COO Chris Hine. Also make sure you are familiar with basic aerodynamics regardless of your actual flying experience. I went in to the interview with about three hours of gliding experience and still got grilled on the aerodynamics of turns, stalls and control surfaces. I was also asked about the lift coefficient (L = (1/2) d v2 s CL). That's about as technical as they got during my interview. Otherwise, make sure you know the routes REX flies, the company's ethos, what type and models of aircraft they fly. Then there are the general questions like "Why do you want to be a pilot?", "What will you do if you don't get this cadetship with REXAir?" and "What have you done to prepare yourself for the selection process?". When I asked them about my MECIR and ATPL ratings by the end of the seven years, they seemed to be caught off-guard and told me that they were "going to" introduce an ICUS program and IF you were selected to complete it, you would end up with your MECIR and ATPL.
The interview is nothing to worry about and the flight screening immediately following is a joke. All I was asked to do was a couple of turns in a simulator and that was it. The AAPA itself is quite nice, it has a sizeable cafeteria, gym and pool with decent sized classrooms and accommodation and it's all nicely kept. A few of the cadets had their cars there with them and the couple I managed to talk to all seemed to love the program.
As for myself, I turned it down after hearing about their $28k payment to start and the whole ICUS thing. ATM I am tossing up between doing a Bachelor of Aviation at Griffith Uni or just going down to my local flying school and advancing through GA.
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Thanks for that. You did the right thing by turning it down. You will be a much more rounded pilot by going through GA.
Yes Rex are Cheap! Yes you will pay in the long run for anything you get handed in the short term with Rex.
The managment are generally approachable while your a "yes" man type pilot. But generally turn very vindictive if you step out of there tune.
Consider Qantaslink.
I would go through GA and if you want to do a degree, do it in something other than aviation, that way you will at least have a backup if you cant fly or dont want to anymore. Trust me on that one.
Yes Rex are Cheap! Yes you will pay in the long run for anything you get handed in the short term with Rex.
The managment are generally approachable while your a "yes" man type pilot. But generally turn very vindictive if you step out of there tune.
Consider Qantaslink.
I would go through GA and if you want to do a degree, do it in something other than aviation, that way you will at least have a backup if you cant fly or dont want to anymore. Trust me on that one.
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Yeah I'm sort of leaning towards GA right now. I know a guy who just graduated from Griffith's aviation program and doesn't have a job yet and another guy, same age, who went through GA and now flies for an aerial photography company.
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Help with rec cadet application
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone out there regardless of their stance on the rec Cadetship good or bad, could take the time if they don't mind to explain how the WOMBAT testing for REX went for them if they did it recently (2016 or end of 2015).
I will be applying for REX and have read the WOMBAT manual but insider and first hand knowledge is and could be major advantage for me with the test.
Also, any information on the whole recruitment process (interviews, questions and any general advice) would be much highly and greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much in advance.
Pete!
I will be applying for REX and have read the WOMBAT manual but insider and first hand knowledge is and could be major advantage for me with the test.
Also, any information on the whole recruitment process (interviews, questions and any general advice) would be much highly and greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much in advance.
Pete!
