Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

[kyrodevv]

Rejection came through - anybody know if we will be offered the Self Sponsored pathway?

[AKBfly1]

Originally Posted by winningblue3

Word is that Lucy confirmed they had 440 candidates at the most recent round (including FTE and Skyborne). If that's correct, they'd need to invite pretty much everyone back to the final stage to give 50/50 odds. I'd like to think they whittled it down more than that in that phase to make the effort worthwhile. Still, at least we can establish the most pessimistic outlook, which is that there's a 1-in-2 chance of success at this stage, assuming they're happy to take all 200.

apparently there were 370 left for skyborne at the last stage? So I’m not sure if 440 sounds realistic as (if 370 is right) then 70 FTE left seems quite small.

[Chris2002]

Originally Posted by AKBfly1

apparently there were 370 left for skyborne at the last stage? So I’m not sure if 440 sounds realistic as (if 370 is right) then 70 FTE left seems quite small.

Guy said there were 330 IIRC

[Flapjack321]

I got my interview offer too - becoming very real now. Hopefully the odds have improved, but we shall see.

[AKBfly1]

Originally Posted by Chris2002

Guy said there were 330 IIRC

oh ok that makes more sense.

[Freedfromdesire]

Originally Posted by Flapjack321

I got my interview offer too - becoming very real now. Hopefully the odds have improved, but we shall see.

I feel the same way, pressure is definitely on. Anyone that got to this stage last year able to say what types of questions were asked for the speedy interviews? Was it competency/situation based, or questions about yourself etc.

[apollofield]

Originally Posted by EchoRomeoSierra

This is purely speculation, but when I went to book my interview I think I saw 3 weeks of interview slots available, so 15 days. For the speedy interviews, it states that there will be 8 desks, and it sounds as though there are 3 things which will be done simultaneously so each day will be split into 3 groups of 8 to do the technical task, speedy interviews and group exercise. Putting it at 3x8x15 candidates, which is 360 candidates for 200 positions. So maybe slightly better odds than 1 in 2, more like 56% chance of getting through. Again that's purely speculation, maybe someone who got through last time knows more about the structure of the assessment day.

Best of luck to everyone!

Interesting. Think I only saw one week of available assessment day slots and I booked about 30 seconds after the email came through. What range of dates were available to you if you can remember?

[SierraLimaJuliette]

Originally Posted by apollofield

Interesting. Think I only saw one week of available assessment day slots and I booked about 30 seconds after the email came through. What range of dates were available to you if you can remember?

FTE are only attending for 1 week before the Skyborne candidates...so add another 100 ish candidates on to that number for the total. I'm sure the final numbers will be confirmed at Waterside.

FTE available dates were 25th - 31st July as far as I'm aware

[apollofield]

Makes sense. So do Skyborne have 2 weeks of assessments after ours?

[LondonData]

Originally Posted by apollofield

Makes sense. So do Skyborne have 2 weeks of assessments after ours?

Skyborne is 1st - 16th August IIRC, so another 12 dates on top of the 5 FTE dates.

[kiana3011]

Originally Posted by LondonData

Skyborne is 1st - 16th August IIRC, so another 12 dates on top of the 5 FTE dates.

they opened up more going on the week starting the 19th

[Akd12]

IIRC the odds of getting in were 1/2 in the final stage. Does that mean by doubling the intake odds are much much higher?

[winningblue3]

Originally Posted by Akd12

IIRC the odds of getting in were 1/2 in the final stage. Does that mean by doubling the intake odds are much much higher?

At this stage, I don't think anyone can say for certain — we can only make assumptions. We have an idea of how many days have been allocated to the final stage, but it's not clear how many people will attend each day. Depending on how they structure the process, there's easily scope to assess 400 people. It's also worth considering that they have the option to take up to 200 cadets. I expect they'd like to fill all 200 places, but I also suspect they won't drop standards to achieve that.

All that to say, calculating the odds of any one person being successful isn't as simple as determining the number of people in the final stage.

[Donut_Ring]

Originally Posted by Lb564

How'd you get on?

Sorry, didn't see this. I was lucky enough to get invited to the next stage.

[NaW96]

When do FTE start assessments?

[hrs786]

Does anyone know if we can use photocopies of gcse results

[BASPA777]

If we need to provide qualification copies, does that mean they've not checked our gcse/equivalent results thus far? If they have, why do they require them again?

[Flapjack321]

Originally Posted by BASPA777

If we need to provide qualification copies, does that mean they've not checked our gcse/equivalent results thus far? If they have, why do they require them again?

They believe you've been telling the truth up until now!

I think originals if im honest, might be worth emailing the recruitment team.

[Rotate88]

Any updates on how you guys who have made the final hurdle are getting on?

[Lb564]

Originally Posted by Rotate88

Any updates on how you guys who have made the final hurdle are getting on?

Had my final assessment day last week. Assessment days are continuing until the 16th I believe. We find out in 3 weeks approx