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2014 batches
Hey guys, any updates for this year's batches? Has 2014A started already? When will they start processing for bravo? If i am not mistaken the 2013bravo class was announced may of the same year.
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The Alpha 2014 has started already last March 2014, no definite date yet for Bravo. We are all done with the selection process together with Alpha last year. Hope this helps.
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Just a quick heads up. Avschool is not the same as before. No more fly now pay later program, no more "dodo knowledges", very relax environment and lenient on training. It become a typical gen-av flying school. PAL hire LSO with 250 minimum hours, CPL-IR rated, wether you came from Avschool or a different flying school which is 50% cheaper. After graduation, PAL doesn't assure a pilot trainee any job from their roster, so try to think of these things. Many PT never made it to the line.
A lot of PAL Management pilots never allow their kids to go to Avschool, but instead, earn their time from cheaper blocks. Wonder why?
Pointers: If you are still interested in applying, just do good, never fail any checks, and do the PTR nicely. That's the only stuff similar to what you'll do as SO in the line.
A lot of PAL Management pilots never allow their kids to go to Avschool, but instead, earn their time from cheaper blocks. Wonder why?
Pointers: If you are still interested in applying, just do good, never fail any checks, and do the PTR nicely. That's the only stuff similar to what you'll do as SO in the line.
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connections,
Hi guys, ive been lurking around these threads for the past 4 years haha. Im still studying civil engineering but i still plan to pursue flying after my degree if the aviation industry will be doing well. I would just like to know if aspiring PalAv cadets need connections to be assured a slot. Are any chances for an ordinary applicant lower if he/she does not know anyone inside? Ive met a pilot from PAL, and my parents know a former classmate who is in Pal management and their sons are pilots for PAL now. Its quite discouraging to think that only connected people have high chances of passing. Can anyone please shed some light on this one?
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a little late but
to those who applied for pal in the previous batches, did the psychological exam include math? if so, what kind of math like algebra? hehe thanks! I'm applying for pal av soon hoping for the best! 
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2018 Alpha Batch Application
Hi everyone! Just finished with my psychomotor exam today. It was actually fun. Haha. Scheduled for a psychological test next week. Anyone here applying for this batch too?
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I Can Attest to this....
Just a quick heads up. Avschool is not the same as before. No more fly now pay later program, no more "dodo knowledges", very relax environment and lenient on training. It become a typical gen-av flying school. PAL hire LSO with 250 minimum hours, CPL-IR rated, wether you came from Avschool or a different flying school which is 50% cheaper. After graduation, PAL doesn't assure a pilot trainee any job from their roster, so try to think of these things. Many PT never made it to the line.
A lot of PAL Management pilots never allow their kids to go to Avschool, but instead, earn their time from cheaper blocks. Wonder why?
Pointers: If you are still interested in applying, just do good, never fail any checks, and do the PTR nicely. That's the only stuff similar to what you'll do as SO in the line.
A lot of PAL Management pilots never allow their kids to go to Avschool, but instead, earn their time from cheaper blocks. Wonder why?
Pointers: If you are still interested in applying, just do good, never fail any checks, and do the PTR nicely. That's the only stuff similar to what you'll do as SO in the line.
as to those batches that came in the 2000's, I can truly say that the quality has truly diminished (mainly on the attitude side). Arriving late for a flight, having incomplete documents while on duty,
massively reasoning with a Flight Instructor without proper basis, filing ELs and SLs then to see a post in Boracay the next day and, of course, failing Sim Proficiency Checks
several times just to name a few...
These things greatly saddens me that our graduates have come to this. Most of them really need a VERY HUGE attitude adjustment. Unfortunately, some of the PALAS traditions
that were goin on for decades, that were designed to mold your character and attitude, have been literally banned and thus, voila!
Now, Im not discouraging nor disconcerting anyone from applying with PALAS but one thing you new cadets must learn (as I have), is that in PALAS, or flying in the line,
or any other airline for that matter, flying is basically 5% Skill and 95% Attitude. I've seen some really sharp PALAS cadets who graduated with honors but never made it
to the line. Conversely, cadets who happen to be at the bottom of their classes are the ones who actually excel here.
On a personal note, PALAS has a very intricate and substantial curriculum in which your are trained to execute everything as per PROCEDURE (the heart of airline flying).
Just keep your nose clean, study hard and bunk-fly at least 10mins a day, and you guys will do great....
All the Best!!!
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Thanks for your input.
I'm definitely not saying that PALAS is far superior than any other flying schools out there however being a PALAS graduate myself, comparing the quality of SO's now flying in the line,
as to those batches that came in the 2000's, I can truly say that the quality has truly diminished (mainly on the attitude side). Arriving late for a flight, having incomplete documents while on duty,
massively reasoning with a Flight Instructor without proper basis, filing ELs and SLs then to see a post in Boracay the next day and, of course, failing Sim Proficiency Checks
several times just to name a few...
These things greatly saddens me that our graduates have come to this. Most of them really need a VERY HUGE attitude adjustment. Unfortunately, some of the PALAS traditions
that were goin on for decades, that were designed to mold your character and attitude, have been literally banned and thus, voila!
Now, Im not discouraging nor disconcerting anyone from applying with PALAS but one thing you new cadets must learn (as I have), is that in PALAS, or flying in the line,
or any other airline for that matter, flying is basically 5% Skill and 95% Attitude. I've seen some really sharp PALAS cadets who graduated with honors but never made it
to the line. Conversely, cadets who happen to be at the bottom of their classes are the ones who actually excel here.
On a personal note, PALAS has a very intricate and substantial curriculum in which your are trained to execute everything as per PROCEDURE (the heart of airline flying).
Just keep your nose clean, study hard and bunk-fly at least 10mins a day, and you guys will do great....
All the Best!!!
as to those batches that came in the 2000's, I can truly say that the quality has truly diminished (mainly on the attitude side). Arriving late for a flight, having incomplete documents while on duty,
massively reasoning with a Flight Instructor without proper basis, filing ELs and SLs then to see a post in Boracay the next day and, of course, failing Sim Proficiency Checks
several times just to name a few...
These things greatly saddens me that our graduates have come to this. Most of them really need a VERY HUGE attitude adjustment. Unfortunately, some of the PALAS traditions
that were goin on for decades, that were designed to mold your character and attitude, have been literally banned and thus, voila!
Now, Im not discouraging nor disconcerting anyone from applying with PALAS but one thing you new cadets must learn (as I have), is that in PALAS, or flying in the line,
or any other airline for that matter, flying is basically 5% Skill and 95% Attitude. I've seen some really sharp PALAS cadets who graduated with honors but never made it
to the line. Conversely, cadets who happen to be at the bottom of their classes are the ones who actually excel here.
On a personal note, PALAS has a very intricate and substantial curriculum in which your are trained to execute everything as per PROCEDURE (the heart of airline flying).
Just keep your nose clean, study hard and bunk-fly at least 10mins a day, and you guys will do great....
All the Best!!!
I have some questions
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hi! Thank you...
here are some of my questions:
1. Is it still true that Pal av graduates are not guaranteed to have a job at Pal but based on history 100 percent are absorbed?
2. are asthma and allergic rhinitis grounds for disqualification?
3. Are there still CAAP medical that you need to undergo every year once youre a pilot?
thanks again
here are some of my questions:
1. Is it still true that Pal av graduates are not guaranteed to have a job at Pal but based on history 100 percent are absorbed?
2. are asthma and allergic rhinitis grounds for disqualification?
3. Are there still CAAP medical that you need to undergo every year once youre a pilot?
thanks again
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hi! Thank you...
here are some of my questions:
1. Is it still true that Pal av graduates are not guaranteed to have a job at Pal but based on history 100 percent are absorbed?
2. are asthma and allergic rhinitis grounds for disqualification?
3. Are there still CAAP medical that you need to undergo every year once youre a pilot?
thanks again
here are some of my questions:
1. Is it still true that Pal av graduates are not guaranteed to have a job at Pal but based on history 100 percent are absorbed?
2. are asthma and allergic rhinitis grounds for disqualification?
3. Are there still CAAP medical that you need to undergo every year once youre a pilot?
thanks again
1--> That's true. All graduates are not really guaranteed a job as an SO after graduating however, PALAS does not open a class if they do not foresee a need for
pilots a few years later either. Trend is that all graduates tend to get absorbed in the line whether there's a need or not. Just don't screw up big time on your
training.
2--> Normally, they're not that big a deal for disqualification for both PALAS and the line. You have to do a treadmill Stress Test and if they see a tendency for you to catch
your breath or peak your heart rate too soon, you get a failed mark.But then, they also give you time (like 1 month) to recover and take the test again.
3--> Yes there is. For all CPL holders, (SOs and A320 FOs), undergo CAAP med once a year. All ATPL holders however (Capts, widebody FOs) go through that
every 6 months. On a personal note though, CAAP med is not to worry, since PAL medical standards are a lot more restrictive and stringent than CAAP's.
What we do is we submit our PAL ECG and xray results to CAAP MED every time we need to renew a Class I medical certificate. CAAP honors PAL MED's
results since they know themselves that We have more restrictive standards.
Cheers!