Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded
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Whitetail and Newly Qualified Pathway are basically direct entry but with the A320 type rating bonded and deducted over X years. The academy has a lower salary because you'll be repaying the bond which I guess will be a 25k deduction over 4 years. The salary for all these pathways will likely be direct entry FO salary minus a given bond repayment. Academy entry will have higher bond repayments and therefore more of a deduction form the base FO salary. I spent years running similar programmes in recruitment at an airline so fully understand how it works.
I'm not here to argue with you or insult your experience in recruitment, just simply repeating what has been said by the recruitment team. If you hold an opinion contrary to this, that's entirely your right.
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The thing about these forums (and the internet in general) is that people will state their opinions as facts, and muddy the water.
You'll find out more details once the application opens anyway, so don't stress.
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And it's LIIIIIVVVEEE!! *Martin Tyler voice Good luck to everyone applying, hopefully a few people reading this will have their ambitions of becoming a commercial pilot realised 
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Gotta be 18 by March 2024 which is very misleading as the FAQs on the Skyborne says that there will be 3 additional course starts throughout 2024 and I would be 18 by then. Also says that you can be 17 to apply on the BA website. Real bummer but there is hopefully next year.
Also told by a source they are expecting 50k applications and they're just gonna reject everyone who is still in full time education.
Also told by a source they are expecting 50k applications and they're just gonna reject everyone who is still in full time education.
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That was the quickest rejection ever! haha! Almost immediately after submitting. Saw the email after submitting and initially assumed it was just confirmation the tests were completed but no - rejection. Not sure what happened I thought the tests went okay and my background is suitable. Usually do okay on these kinds of applications. Aw well not to be this time.
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Website slow
Just had the experience of 3-4hours there about to get through the application. Most of the delay was it moving from one page to the next. Not sure if it’s my internet connection but advice is make sure yours is strong (mine usually is but it’s had a wobble today) I found the maths test count down was still going down when it was struggling to load the next question.
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The online tests are cascading tests, meaning you can only progress to the next one if you've passed the previous one. I know someone who received a rejection email within minutes of not passing the maths test.
Take your time and practice, don't rush to complete the application! You don't win any prizes for finishing first.
Good luck everyone!
Take your time and practice, don't rush to complete the application! You don't win any prizes for finishing first.
Good luck everyone!
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Hello guys, on the situated judgment test (the first test after you submit your application), out of the 20 or so questions 3 of those questions were factual questions, meaning there’s a definite right or wrong answer. What I think they do for those questions is put a time limit so people don’t search the answers on the internet and if you exceed there time limit, that would mean you failed that test. Even though they say that the SJ test is time limited I don’t believe it!