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Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2009, 17:49
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yes I have taken them, and there aren't many...

Yes I have taken them, and there aren't many similarities. For a start the OASC ones are like 4 hours or so with lots of tests, the NATS ones take about 45 mins with (what I can remember) about 3...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2009, 13:41
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Unless the college has a re-jig of dates and...

Unless the college has a re-jig of dates and courses to allow area and aerdrome to start at the same time, it is likely to continue to being split. 216 (July 08) was the last "joint start" and it...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2009, 19:37
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Hi, I will point you in the direction of a...

Hi,

I will point you in the direction of a post I made about a week ago on this subject:

http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/265195-nats-interview-process-100.html#post4659379
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2009, 18:38
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Unless you already have a CAA class one medical...

Unless you already have a CAA class one medical for some other reason (pilot perhaps?), you will have the NATS medical first at Swanwick.

If there is something at the NATS medical that the doctor...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2009, 16:10
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

From your location I imagine you did yours in...

From your location I imagine you did yours in Glasgow. So did I. Mine took about 4 days.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 16:23
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

There is no interview as such at stage 1. Just...

There is no interview as such at stage 1. Just the tests and a few presentations. The website just uses the word "interview".

Rather misleading I know.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 11:02
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Having chatted at long lengths once about the...

Having chatted at long lengths once about the recruitment process with HR (after I got accepted), I was informed that the test that most people fail with at stage one is the basic checking. When I...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Jan 2009, 09:21
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Well it depends whether you go down the Area or...

Well it depends whether you go down the Area or Aerodrome route.

But on the whole you do things like Navigation, Altimetry, Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Aircraft Performance, etc.

Then...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Nov 2008, 15:06
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Shugs, the stuff tested at stage 2 is what is in...

Shugs, the stuff tested at stage 2 is what is in the stage 1 and the stage 2 "extra booklet" (I believe there still is a one for stage 2?). This is all that will be in the multi-choice test at stage...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Nov 2008, 09:36
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Chill, stage 1 took me 14 days to hear. Put...

Chill, stage 1 took me 14 days to hear.

Put it this way - there were like 60 at my stage 1 session, 4 at my stage 2, 3 at my stage 3.

You do the maths.
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Nov 2008, 17:02
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I got a call the day after my stage 3 saying yes....

I got a call the day after my stage 3 saying yes.

On my stage 2 I got a call on the train going home from it.
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Nov 2008, 19:36
Replies: 10
Views: 927
Posted By watch_the_birdie

And also depends on how many recoursed-people...

And also depends on how many recoursed-people they have filling up spaces!
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2008, 19:28
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yep, that question came up in our Law exam also. ...

Yep, that question came up in our Law exam also. Obviously a favourite....
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Oct 2008, 22:24
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Anything in the document can come up in the test,...

Anything in the document can come up in the test, so know it all!

As for the question on the distance between airports, I don't remember one in the test I did. However, as I remember, it is...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2008, 20:09
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

70 per cent or over I believe.

70 per cent or over I believe.
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Sep 2008, 16:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

A nautical mile is defined as the length of arc...

A nautical mile is defined as the length of arc of a great circle subtended by an angle of one minute at the centre of the Earth.

i.e. 1 minute= 1 nautical mile.

1 degree = 60 minutes

and so...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Sep 2008, 17:27
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

We had a buffet lunch thing at my one, so I think...

We had a buffet lunch thing at my one, so I think you should be fine without a lunch. Maybe some brain snacks though?
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2008, 19:25
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I don't know myself the actualy figures, but...

I don't know myself the actualy figures, but going on the people on my course, we have a large percentage of first-timers, yet there are also a significant number of 2nd attempts. Not sure about...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2008, 16:08
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Tam-the-merry, Funny you should bring this...

Tam-the-merry,

Funny you should bring this up. The other day whilst having a de-brief after a simulator run (that had gone pretty well, but there's always room for improvement), the rather...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Sep 2008, 20:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yep there's cabs usually hanging about, if not...

Yep there's cabs usually hanging about, if not there's a number on the wall to ring.

If you are lucky on the way back and time it right, there's actually a shuttle mini-bus that runs from Swanwick...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2008, 20:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Zooker, stop stealing precious bandwidth with the...

Zooker, stop stealing precious bandwidth with the same stupid question in the same purple font about the cubes. It's boring, not funny, not clever and only ever people that fail the test seem to...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2008, 16:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,700
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Well all I'm hoping for is that we don't break...

Well all I'm hoping for is that we don't break for Christmas with our "last day" on the 23rd. Some of us have 550+ miles to travel, and attempting that on the 24th? I think not. I dread to think...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Aug 2008, 15:42
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

If you are referring to the Nav DLP, then the...

If you are referring to the Nav DLP, then the first test is on sections 2-7 and 10. Well, that's what us July intake had a few weeks back.

The other sections are "re taught" in the first few...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Jul 2008, 06:26
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

To stop attention-seeking tards like you from...

To stop attention-seeking tards like you from getting in?
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jul 2008, 16:44
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Eh? Is that a wah? blackBUSH

Eh? Is that a wah?

blackBUSH
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jun 2008, 20:59
Replies: 21
Views: 2,283
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Haha not unusual at all! Out of 20 who started on...

Haha not unusual at all! Out of 20 who started on my degree, 3 dropped out by Christmas of first year. But then I did choose Geophysics. Best 4 years of my life so far, and I don't regret being in...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jun 2008, 21:13
Replies: 19
Views: 1,323
Posted By watch_the_birdie

haha "Scabface"

haha "Scabface"
Forum: ATC Issues
31st May 2008, 06:29
Replies: 35
Views: 10,026
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I return to be enlightened about Cwmbran ATC...

I return to be enlightened about Cwmbran ATC College. Alas, I am not.

Chrisy08 - stop biting! You're 17, and you still have much to learn young padawan.

Also, please look up the word...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th May 2008, 23:15
Replies: 1
Views: 405
Posted By watch_the_birdie

As quickly as you can get through, and depending...

As quickly as you can get through, and depending on what dates of various stages are available. It is possible to get an offer within a month or so, saying there were a week or two between each...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2008, 18:39
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,246
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Yes they notice, but there's so many of you at...

Yes they notice, but there's so many of you at stage 1, they can't remember all the names and who was wearing what that day.

Stage 1 is all about psychometric/motivation paper. Nothing about how...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th May 2008, 19:32
Replies: 8
Views: 1,438
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Accommodation in Bournemouth

Right...... Ok, I (and many others) are starting in July down at NATS CATC in Bournemouth.

So. July. Bournemouth. Summer holidays. Accommodation in B&Bs is impossible. I have been looking at...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th May 2008, 19:11
Replies: 35
Views: 3,688
Posted By watch_the_birdie

The word on the street is that contracts are...

The word on the street is that contracts are being sent out by hr tomorrow...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th May 2008, 12:20
Replies: 33
Views: 6,314
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I keep remembering a rather ominous figure of...

I keep remembering a rather ominous figure of 20%. Seen that somewhere on here, but then I remember seeing a hopeful figure of 80%?

To be honest, I don't worry about statistics. You go there...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th May 2008, 12:18
Replies: 35
Views: 3,688
Posted By watch_the_birdie

Ok...who has booked accommodation for...

Ok...who has booked accommodation for definite...and what date is everyone thinking of moving down?

There's nothing too major to organise for me, just accommodation is the biggie. I'm assuming...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th May 2008, 20:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,881
Posted By watch_the_birdie

I particularly like the name of one of the people...

I particularly like the name of one of the people that commented on the article:

[childish snigger]

Smegma, Ron Paul, USA

[/childish snigger]
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