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From: paranaque
good evening sir, im new here. i find your threads very informative specially to aspiring pilots like us. i just passed my requirements 2 months ago at pal learning center and sir narmon said he'll give me a call. i wonder when will the next batch start and would you please specify what are the medical requirements? specifically what are the test done in blood profiling? thank you very much and God bless to everyone. 
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be very very patient
Carlso:
the screening for the 2009 classes just finished and there are three batches in all, and the first batch has yet to start. Assuming that a batch needs AT THE VERY VERY LEAST one year to complete its training then it will take... well you can do the math.
If I were you I wouldn't worry so much about the medical requirements yet, instead I'd focus on my job and prepare for a long wait. You'll be lucky if you get called for the orientation late next year. In my case, I passed my requirements early 2007 and got called for the orientation in October of last year. That's more than a year's wait.
I'm not trying to discourage you ok? I'm just being real.
Well about the initial medical requirements, just don't get Hepatitis, TB, HIV, or any of those "heavy" diseases, all the rest can be remedied by medication. And don't be on any illegal drugs when you start the screening process. And also if you're colorblind then don't waste your time applying.
But of course before you even think about the medical requirements, you should worry about the first stage, the Impact Interview. A lot of applicants don't even make it past this stage, I'd say around 40-50% of the applicants don't make it through. And I think it's not enough to just merely squeak through the Impact Interview, you should go in there and knock 'em dead with your confidence, conversational skills, enthusiasm, and personality. So that when ranking time comes you'll have an advantage over the other applicants who didn't do quite as well as you did in the Impact Interview.
Well that's a lot of words, I hope I was able to help you.
the screening for the 2009 classes just finished and there are three batches in all, and the first batch has yet to start. Assuming that a batch needs AT THE VERY VERY LEAST one year to complete its training then it will take... well you can do the math.
If I were you I wouldn't worry so much about the medical requirements yet, instead I'd focus on my job and prepare for a long wait. You'll be lucky if you get called for the orientation late next year. In my case, I passed my requirements early 2007 and got called for the orientation in October of last year. That's more than a year's wait.
I'm not trying to discourage you ok? I'm just being real.
Well about the initial medical requirements, just don't get Hepatitis, TB, HIV, or any of those "heavy" diseases, all the rest can be remedied by medication. And don't be on any illegal drugs when you start the screening process. And also if you're colorblind then don't waste your time applying.
But of course before you even think about the medical requirements, you should worry about the first stage, the Impact Interview. A lot of applicants don't even make it past this stage, I'd say around 40-50% of the applicants don't make it through. And I think it's not enough to just merely squeak through the Impact Interview, you should go in there and knock 'em dead with your confidence, conversational skills, enthusiasm, and personality. So that when ranking time comes you'll have an advantage over the other applicants who didn't do quite as well as you did in the Impact Interview.
Well that's a lot of words, I hope I was able to help you.
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From: paranaque
sir thank you for that very informative post. Now i know i have atleast a year to prepare myself. Are there any other concerns i should be aware of? or let's say the process how the screening is done. God Bless
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Pilot Trainee Application Process
PILOT TRAINEE APPLICATION PROCESS
I. Applicants Orientation (All applicants; around 200 more or less)
II. Impact Interview (Panel of 6)
III. General Physical Exam
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Eye Exam (w/ Depth Perception, Color Blindness)
IV. Psychomotor Exam (PAL Office - PNB Building)
V. Psychometric Exam
VI. Complete Physical Exam
a. Height, Weight, Blood Pressure
b. Eye Exam (w/ Depth Perception and Color Blindness)
c. Dental (If necessary you will be asked to have impacted wisdom teeth extracted,
fillings, cleaning)
d. Chest X-Ray
e. Urine and Fecal Exam
f. Blood Exam- (Cholesterol/Triglyceride level is the usual problem)
g. Drug test (Somewhere in Taft Ave; near PAL LC)
h. Hearing test - Audiogram (Makati Medical Center)
i. Treadmill Stress test (Cardinal Santos Medical Center)
j. Electrocardiogram (Cardinal Santos Medical Center)
k. Final Evaluation of fitness for Aviation School.
VII. Waiting for the Results/Rankings
VIII. Results come out
- Around 12-16 pilot trainees per batch; PAL management determines how many batches will open
*Applicants can be eliminated on-the-spot at:
a. Impact Interview
b. Eye Exam
c. Psychomotor Exam
d. Drug Test ( I assume)
*NOTE: In case I left something out or put something that's not supposed to be in there, please do correct me. Thanks.
I. Applicants Orientation (All applicants; around 200 more or less)
II. Impact Interview (Panel of 6)
III. General Physical Exam
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Eye Exam (w/ Depth Perception, Color Blindness)
IV. Psychomotor Exam (PAL Office - PNB Building)
V. Psychometric Exam
VI. Complete Physical Exam
a. Height, Weight, Blood Pressure
b. Eye Exam (w/ Depth Perception and Color Blindness)
c. Dental (If necessary you will be asked to have impacted wisdom teeth extracted,
fillings, cleaning)
d. Chest X-Ray
e. Urine and Fecal Exam
f. Blood Exam- (Cholesterol/Triglyceride level is the usual problem)
g. Drug test (Somewhere in Taft Ave; near PAL LC)
h. Hearing test - Audiogram (Makati Medical Center)
i. Treadmill Stress test (Cardinal Santos Medical Center)
j. Electrocardiogram (Cardinal Santos Medical Center)
k. Final Evaluation of fitness for Aviation School.
VII. Waiting for the Results/Rankings
VIII. Results come out
- Around 12-16 pilot trainees per batch; PAL management determines how many batches will open
*Applicants can be eliminated on-the-spot at:
a. Impact Interview
b. Eye Exam
c. Psychomotor Exam
d. Drug Test ( I assume)
*NOTE: In case I left something out or put something that's not supposed to be in there, please do correct me. Thanks.
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On a personal note..
I hope that this helps future Pilot Trainee Applicants, I'm sure it would've helped me when I was applying.
Personally, I found the Psychomotor exam and wisdom teeth extraction to be the most difficult and painful parts
Next is the Waiting for the results.
Well, thats that.
See you guys in Clark
Personally, I found the Psychomotor exam and wisdom teeth extraction to be the most difficult and painful parts
Next is the Waiting for the results.Well, thats that.
See you guys in Clark