Anyone Have BA Aptitudes 16th July?
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Hi guys,
Well after waiting 1 whole year i am back !!(hopefully) Johnathang, i see you have your aptitudes soon.. would it be possible if you could please drop me a mail.
thanks
AMS
Ps any one that wants info on a PPL please do contact me or post the question on here and i shall try.. I have nearly finished it!!
Well after waiting 1 whole year i am back !!(hopefully) Johnathang, i see you have your aptitudes soon.. would it be possible if you could please drop me a mail.
thanks
AMS
Ps any one that wants info on a PPL please do contact me or post the question on here and i shall try.. I have nearly finished it!!
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Right, a few question I think I can answer here..
GirtBar The aptitutes for BA (this is my personal opinion) are slightly easier that that for the RAF. However, BA use pencil and paper tests as well as the computer to test you.
Olympic260 The pre-medical check you have to do between your aptitutes and FB you have to pay for yourself. However, ask around for prices..it seems that people have payed anything between 15 and 60 pounds for it!!!
NewBloke You still have to do this pre-medical thingy even if you do hold a Class I. Don't know why..can't find a reason but I called them up and asked them and that's what they said! As for the Gatwick bit...hey if i'd have past the FB I would crawl to Gatwick no problem
jonathang It all depends how quickly you send back the pre-medical questionnaire. I got a call about 5 days after I had sent it in to arrange for a date for the FB.
spikyt Yes, give them a ring if you want to move it forward. But don't be to fussy about the alternative they give you...Drop me an e-mail..we can meet around campus for a drink if you need some advice (Yes I've spent 5 long years in Brunel! :+ ).
Good luck to all of you guys.
And yes...a lot of your questions are somewhere answered before. So do have a look around. You will get loads more info!
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G-XX finals and ...hopefully land!
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GirtBar The aptitutes for BA (this is my personal opinion) are slightly easier that that for the RAF. However, BA use pencil and paper tests as well as the computer to test you.
Olympic260 The pre-medical check you have to do between your aptitutes and FB you have to pay for yourself. However, ask around for prices..it seems that people have payed anything between 15 and 60 pounds for it!!!
NewBloke You still have to do this pre-medical thingy even if you do hold a Class I. Don't know why..can't find a reason but I called them up and asked them and that's what they said! As for the Gatwick bit...hey if i'd have past the FB I would crawl to Gatwick no problem
jonathang It all depends how quickly you send back the pre-medical questionnaire. I got a call about 5 days after I had sent it in to arrange for a date for the FB.
spikyt Yes, give them a ring if you want to move it forward. But don't be to fussy about the alternative they give you...Drop me an e-mail..we can meet around campus for a drink if you need some advice (Yes I've spent 5 long years in Brunel! :+ ).
Good luck to all of you guys.
And yes...a lot of your questions are somewhere answered before. So do have a look around. You will get loads more info!
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G-XX finals and ...hopefully land!
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Thanx alot saggy! I did try ringing them and got some un-helpful cow that wouldn't give me another date! she obviously couldnt be bothered, she didnt even take my name, was just very rude!
I take it from the way you speak about the whole process u have been through it b4?
did u go all the way with it??
what did u study at Brunel???
see ya later!
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BA wannabe!
I take it from the way you speak about the whole process u have been through it b4?
did u go all the way with it??
what did u study at Brunel???
see ya later!
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BA wannabe!
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spikyt,
I opened this thread out of interest and was shocked at how rudely you described someone who works for the company you aspire to entire. I found it disgusting.
British Airways receives a huge volume of applications for the Cadet Entry Programme and because of this volume it is necessary to schedule well in advance. There is no need to slander someone for doing their job. If you had a genuine reason for wishing to move forward your testing date, say for compassionate grounds, then BA MAY be able to help. That is something you accept, and if you can't then your fuse is too short.
I can categorically say that the people in charge of recruiting new trainees for BA read all BA threads on this site, and now you have revelaed that you are a Brunel DJ then I feel sure that you have exposed your identity and the staff may well take that into account.
I opened this thread out of interest and was shocked at how rudely you described someone who works for the company you aspire to entire. I found it disgusting.
British Airways receives a huge volume of applications for the Cadet Entry Programme and because of this volume it is necessary to schedule well in advance. There is no need to slander someone for doing their job. If you had a genuine reason for wishing to move forward your testing date, say for compassionate grounds, then BA MAY be able to help. That is something you accept, and if you can't then your fuse is too short.
I can categorically say that the people in charge of recruiting new trainees for BA read all BA threads on this site, and now you have revelaed that you are a Brunel DJ then I feel sure that you have exposed your identity and the staff may well take that into account.
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Speedbird,
I understand that they do recieve a huge amount of calls, and that in most cases they wouldn't be able to help me. I understand that, thats not the problem, the lady concerned didn't even give me a chance to explain any reasons. She was blunt and generally rude and unhelpful.
I have worked in customer services of some kind or another for the last 4 years, and I know that you do not treat someone in the way she treated me when they have a genuine query.
I know she is not typical of the staff there, and am sorry if that is the way I made my comment sound. I have spoken to many people there who have been most helpful, which is why I was so shocked at her attitude.
Secondly, I am quite sure that a respectable company such as BA would not take into account stupid comments made on a forum such as this.
On looking back over my post it did sound as if I was having a dig at all of BA's call centre staff, and for that I apologise. My problem was with one particular member of staff and for that I do not apologise for.
I understand that they do recieve a huge amount of calls, and that in most cases they wouldn't be able to help me. I understand that, thats not the problem, the lady concerned didn't even give me a chance to explain any reasons. She was blunt and generally rude and unhelpful.
I have worked in customer services of some kind or another for the last 4 years, and I know that you do not treat someone in the way she treated me when they have a genuine query.
I know she is not typical of the staff there, and am sorry if that is the way I made my comment sound. I have spoken to many people there who have been most helpful, which is why I was so shocked at her attitude.
Secondly, I am quite sure that a respectable company such as BA would not take into account stupid comments made on a forum such as this.
On looking back over my post it did sound as if I was having a dig at all of BA's call centre staff, and for that I apologise. My problem was with one particular member of staff and for that I do not apologise for.
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SB2946,
You act as if you work for the airline, if you dont then you seem to know alot more about their procedures than most of the people on this website. If that is his opinion then that is his opinion.
Dont come in here and blow off because you know a few people in BA who might be high up or dare I say it 'involved in selection'. People dont want your big headed, dicky-know-it-all guff. I can understand the fustration in his mind and perhaps it was called for as British Airways are a commercial organisation and contary to the matter they wont be as organised as most people think. And you do get irrate people on the phone as with anything.
Just a point.
WT.
You act as if you work for the airline, if you dont then you seem to know alot more about their procedures than most of the people on this website. If that is his opinion then that is his opinion.
Dont come in here and blow off because you know a few people in BA who might be high up or dare I say it 'involved in selection'. People dont want your big headed, dicky-know-it-all guff. I can understand the fustration in his mind and perhaps it was called for as British Airways are a commercial organisation and contary to the matter they wont be as organised as most people think. And you do get irrate people on the phone as with anything.
Just a point.
WT.
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Thank you very much WTPURSER, thats exactly what I was trying to say!
Despite his views, I know that BA won't take into account my comments on a a member of their call centre staff in my application as a pilot for them. They are, iam sure, a fair, broad minded group of individuals, unlike speedbird!
I really don't want to get into a slagging match here with speedbird or anyone else because I think that is juvenile and unnecessary. I have apologised if I could have been misunderstood and that is an end to it!
Despite his views, I know that BA won't take into account my comments on a a member of their call centre staff in my application as a pilot for them. They are, iam sure, a fair, broad minded group of individuals, unlike speedbird!
I really don't want to get into a slagging match here with speedbird or anyone else because I think that is juvenile and unnecessary. I have apologised if I could have been misunderstood and that is an end to it!
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Fair enough gents, you retort scornfully so I shall reply with reason.
Firstly spikyt I understand you do not infer that all recruitment staff are 'unhelpful cows' Fair enough, they certainly aren't. The selction process can take upto around 6 months, bearing in mind how many stages there are before you are offered a contract so an earlier date may not help I am afraid.
You also say that you are sure that "BA would not take into account stupid comments made on a forum such as this' Fine, you are entitled to your opinion, and so am I, am I not? BA retains the right to terminate any contract offer if they discover that you have lied at any point during your selection process: "I am however very very good at talking bull!!!! and interpreting what people want from an answer... my essay answers were good and had some of my mates pissing them selves with laughter as they knew what a load of complete bollox it was!" My point being that publicly admitting your application form was fraudulent was not the best plan, the staff do read this site. Fact. I'm not blowing a trumpet, saying I know anyone in particular, just stating fact.
I think that this 'fact' is what wtpurser so rudely described as "big headed, dicky-know-it-all guff"
Ah well, I guess it's back to know-it-all land for me, a fellow PPRuNer who wants only the same as you guys and was in your shoes not so long ago.
Firstly spikyt I understand you do not infer that all recruitment staff are 'unhelpful cows' Fair enough, they certainly aren't. The selction process can take upto around 6 months, bearing in mind how many stages there are before you are offered a contract so an earlier date may not help I am afraid.
You also say that you are sure that "BA would not take into account stupid comments made on a forum such as this' Fine, you are entitled to your opinion, and so am I, am I not? BA retains the right to terminate any contract offer if they discover that you have lied at any point during your selection process: "I am however very very good at talking bull!!!! and interpreting what people want from an answer... my essay answers were good and had some of my mates pissing them selves with laughter as they knew what a load of complete bollox it was!" My point being that publicly admitting your application form was fraudulent was not the best plan, the staff do read this site. Fact. I'm not blowing a trumpet, saying I know anyone in particular, just stating fact.
I think that this 'fact' is what wtpurser so rudely described as "big headed, dicky-know-it-all guff"
Ah well, I guess it's back to know-it-all land for me, a fellow PPRuNer who wants only the same as you guys and was in your shoes not so long ago.
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I am sure that anyone with any small ounce of brains would see that the comment of myne that you refered to was an off the cuff remark meant to make someone feel better.
The people at BA may well read this, and I am sure that they will realise this as they must have brains to get such a job.
Nothing in my application was fradulent and I do have proof of some kind or another that everything stated in my application is true, whether this be in the form of certificates or experience that will be obvious if I get to the final board.All it meant was that I am very good at wording things correctly, due to my experience in customer service. Do you really think I would be as stupid as to lie in my application knowing that I would have to justify my answers at final board.
Stop being so petty, give it a rest and let this thread get back to its original topic!
Thank YOU!
( oh yeh, how do u know for a fact that they read this?? are you one of them perhaps? )
The people at BA may well read this, and I am sure that they will realise this as they must have brains to get such a job.
Nothing in my application was fradulent and I do have proof of some kind or another that everything stated in my application is true, whether this be in the form of certificates or experience that will be obvious if I get to the final board.All it meant was that I am very good at wording things correctly, due to my experience in customer service. Do you really think I would be as stupid as to lie in my application knowing that I would have to justify my answers at final board.
Stop being so petty, give it a rest and let this thread get back to its original topic!
Thank YOU!
( oh yeh, how do u know for a fact that they read this?? are you one of them perhaps? )
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Right, let's just leave things be shall we. Maybe I can help bring this topic back to it's starting questions...
The current BA eyesight regulations are inline with the new JAA regs entirely, this is not what is stated in the recruitment brochure but my information is the new, corrected version.
After aptitude testing you could expect to wait upto 2 months for Final Board.
If you pass that it could be over a month before your BA medical, done at Gatwick Airport itself, and if you already hold a Class 1 you do not need to go back to the CAA medics. You then need a dental examination and will not be considered for a place on the scheme until you get blood test results back and a satisfactory report from your dentist. Phew... then after all that you could expect to wait anything from weeks to 6 months to start training depending on what places are available and where.
Any questions, let me know.
SB
The current BA eyesight regulations are inline with the new JAA regs entirely, this is not what is stated in the recruitment brochure but my information is the new, corrected version.
After aptitude testing you could expect to wait upto 2 months for Final Board.
If you pass that it could be over a month before your BA medical, done at Gatwick Airport itself, and if you already hold a Class 1 you do not need to go back to the CAA medics. You then need a dental examination and will not be considered for a place on the scheme until you get blood test results back and a satisfactory report from your dentist. Phew... then after all that you could expect to wait anything from weeks to 6 months to start training depending on what places are available and where.
Any questions, let me know.
SB
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OK thats better !
I was just trying to say what some other peeps might want to point out, thats all. Yep I know we all want success really bad but it helps if we can be a bit less big-headed at times.
So how come you know sooooo much about the detailed selcetion procedure. If was A BA friend telling you then surely that would be in breech of their contract or something like that ?
No hard feelings !
WT.
I was just trying to say what some other peeps might want to point out, thats all. Yep I know we all want success really bad but it helps if we can be a bit less big-headed at times.
So how come you know sooooo much about the detailed selcetion procedure. If was A BA friend telling you then surely that would be in breech of their contract or something like that ?
No hard feelings !
WT.
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Glad to see this back to how it started!
Thanx for the advice and sorry for any mis-understandings speedbird!
Just incase speedbird is right and anyone from BA is reading this, I hope you do not misinterpret what I have said in the way some people obviously have. I think I have explained what I meant now!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE WITH YOUR CAREERS IN AVIATION!
Thanx for the advice and sorry for any mis-understandings speedbird!
Just incase speedbird is right and anyone from BA is reading this, I hope you do not misinterpret what I have said in the way some people obviously have. I think I have explained what I meant now!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE WITH YOUR CAREERS IN AVIATION!
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Dental Records: reason for? To identify your cremated remains after a crash...
No, no x-ray involved, just a record of dental work, treatment and general condition to state that your teeth are in good order. Dental illhealth can cause problems during flight and may also be indicative of other health problems.
No, no x-ray involved, just a record of dental work, treatment and general condition to state that your teeth are in good order. Dental illhealth can cause problems during flight and may also be indicative of other health problems.
