SIA cadet pilot (Merged - Again!).

[mooney59]

This is a wind up right?,you mean you don't know what engines are attached to a -400 ??.

[yessir]

Dear sq111,

you mean you had friends who NEVER got called back? Not even a rejection letter or call or email? Gosh, that sucks.

what about the guys you said had to wait more than 9 months? Were they called up in the end? Are they Flying now?

[SIA300]

mooney59,

I'm not going to waste my time with a STUDENT PILOT who is still doing VFR circuits out of Seletar.(Have you even gone solo yet????)

Maybe when you have learnt the meaning of HUMILITY, then I might be tempted to share with you my technical knowledge of a really wonderful airplane. In the meantime, go practise your landings (yeah, I've read all your postings), EFATO, PFLs, steep turns, stalls, etc in your cute little Cessna/Mooney/Piper Warrior.

Gentlemen, I apologise for deviating from this topic. Allow me to give my views on the interviews. I don't think it's a big deal if you don't know what engines are fitted to SQ airplanes. It's just a rough gauge for them to see how genuinely interested you are in aviation. You can always impress them with some other aviation technical jargon that you may know.

They are basically looking for confident (not cocky though), composed candidates who are genuinely interested in a lifelong career with them.

I do wish all of you best of luck!!

P/S : PW-4056 engines are rated at 56,750 lbs of takeoff thrust each. That's why it's called 4056!

[Edwink25]

Hi SIA300,

Thanks alot! i will take note of your advice~.

Cheers

[landslyde81]

Yeah Edwin, don't worry man... important part is how you present yourself during the interview...big no no is signs of cockiness...just be confident, n u'll be fine...

on another note...keep on reading more aviation stuff...get flight international if u have too...take it one step at a time...

all the best!

[tebuan]

hey sia 300,

lighten up. nothing too outrageous with that post.

if you are in sia mainline and holding that attitude, i may want to feel sorry for you.

don't knock the chaps who are training-didn't we all start there?

cheers

[mooney59]

Hello, cool down man-you'll burst a blood vessel or something..

BTW no Mooneys at WSSL,just little Pipers,Tobagos and not so cute Cessnas and one Cirrus R 22.Now thats a cute little aeroplane.Everybody in the avaition industry in SGP knows that..

Love to stay and chat but off to work now back in ten days..




Ps: soloed in 10.5 hrs.

Take care now...

[Edwink25]

Hi landslyde81,

Thanks! i am still hoping and praying. Hah, but i heard that some interviewees from my batch has already been called up for the 2nd and 3rd interviews after just less than a week from the 1st interview. I have not received any replies from them yet though. So i can only hope that i will be called up SOON..:/

[halfscaledelfection]

phone outta batt???

Went for interview and med check up in July....but haven't heard anything yet. Am frm Msia myself and as far as i know, the rest of the msians from my batch haven't heard nothing either. Am actually doing a conversion course from OZ Fatpl to Msian Fatpl and CPL/IR. Takin it as nothing and doin my own thing till that darn phone rings

[jabba-777]

Hi there everyone,

Firstly congrats to those that have received interviews.
I just wanted to ask a few questions to those that have received interviews from the SIA cadet ship program.

To those that are Malaysians and applied from Malaysia, is the interview conducted in Malaysia (KL) or is it done in Singapore.

Also to those that applied and got interviews, did you guys complete any higher education (ie: Degree, diploma, etc)

On the SIA website they mention, that you need :
"Minimum of 5 GCE ‘O’/SPM level credits or its equivalent. These must include English, Mathematics and a Pure Science subject, preferably Physics, taken at one sitting"

I would like to know what is the equivalent of the GSE 'O'/SPM in Australia. Like in Perth we have the primary school years: 1-7
secondary school starts in year 8 to year 12. However, years 11 and years 12 is the years you need to sit to get yourself into university. So would the GSE 'O'/SPM be equivalent to year 10, or year 12.

I applied for the SIA cadet program back in 2002, I just started uni then and was told to wait until i finish my degree by a few pilots that i was in contact with, with SIA. They said they prefer to take cadets when they are more mature and have more education, compared to a school leaver. Since a few years have passed and Im' nearing the end of my degree, I would like to apply again and would greatly appreciate some answers to my questions above.

Thanks in advanced
Regards
jabba

[yessir]

Hi guys,

Any Singaporean SIA cadet pilots out there? What happens when you get called up for reservist? During the training phase, will SIA manage to write in to your units to request for deferment? Any such problems?

How about when you start flying? Won't reservist training affect your flying hours for that month?

[marble25]

Gentlemen,

Recently, on the next day after my SIA final interview and tea party, I called up HR and was asked to go for the medical checkup on the next day.

One month later, I checked with CAAS and understand I cleared the medical. A few days later, an email from SIA HR told me, refering to my final interview & tea party, that I have not been successful in my applicantion.

Does SIA have another round of selection after the candidates' medical checkups? What is SIA HR doing? In the email, it also stated that should there be a need for them to reconsider me, they will let me know. SHould I harbour any more hopes in this?

If there's one thing I want to do, this (airline pilot) is it. Now my dream is shattered by a blunt email.

Thanks.

[griffinventure]

In the selection process for SIA cadet pilots - do they use psychometric testing as part of the selection process. You know those verbal . mathematical and spatial reasoning type tests,and those various dot/joystick co-ordination computer tests.

[DoMePlease]

SIA cadets will be sent to the SIngapore Flying College for their training at Seletar, then Jandakot Perth lastly Maroochydore Brisbane.

During your trainning the college will apply for you to be excused from your reservist training. All the cadets will get this exemption from reservist duty. Though the airforce guys still return to the air force for a couple of hours now and then to maintain their currency. But these are the actual airforce pilots and not reservists. I do not know how it goes once you get into the main fleet once you complete training.

griffin: yes. they do have those tests. But to be honest don\'t stress with the tests. Just do it as you would without any preparation. These tests cannot be prepared for. They test your natural ability. No amount of pratice will get you ready for it. I don\'t believe the passing marks for these tests are very high. They just want to make sure you have a decent amount of skill. The much more important part is the tea party and final interview.

Marble: There are no more selection processes after the medical. They whole point of the medical is to satisfy the CAAS so they can start training you.

[Lasagne]

final interview cum tea party

Hi guys, i was wondering what the final interview cum tea party is like? i just went through the 1st interview and went through quite abit of bombardment from the interviewers but was called up for my 2nd round.
Was wondering if the final interview would be as "provoking" a session as the 1st one or a more relaxed really-get-to-know-you- interview? Are there particularly any topics i should read up on or should i just be myself and perform like i did at the 1st interview? And i have absolutely no idea what the tea party is like......need some help guys thanks alot! appreciate it!

[yessir]

Dear Marble25,

i share your feelings cos i am undergoing something like you. After my interview, i was also called up for medical. After the medical, i called CAAS and they have since cleared me. But when i call up HR, they tell me my status is 'pending'. I haven't gotten any rejection emails though. HR said if there is any news, they will let me know.

I have a friend who also got the rejection email after the medical. Very strange cos he doesn't have any medical problems. Makes you wonder, if you didn't pass the interview, why did they send you for the medical in the first place.

Well, hope they will still call you in the future. Good luck

[sq111]

dear all wannabes

that how SIA works, no question asks, no answer given, you just listen.

somehow SAF seems more democratic

They will NEVER tell you why u are no selected

[eng80616]

Dear Marble25,

My friend who was rejected after his medical had LASIK..... that may be the reason why he was rejected. Did u have LASIK also?

Another possibility may be u did not get the necessary clearance from RSAF and CAAS....

[DoMePlease]

You guys may not have replies because you guys scored really low somewhere along the interview process... you have passed your medical but they put you at the bottom of the pile cause there are better applicants at the moment. If they don' get enuf applicants then they will call you. but this is a long shot. If you have seen the HR office you will know what I mean. That place is piled with literally thousands of processed and UNPROCESSED applications. If you are at the bottom of the pile, you are forgotten.

And don\'t bother emailing or calling the HR guy as he does not care. So many ppl have called him it just isn\'t funny anymore. He will not dig you file up from under the pile jst becasue you called him.

[scc]

Marble25 & Eng80616,

Hi! I went for a medical about a month ago.

I was wondering:

1) How did you check with the CAAS that you passed the medical? Does it involve just a phone call?

2) How long after the medical till you got the e-mail from SIA?

3) Did your friend who got rejected for LASIK still get another chance for a medical? I heard from a cadet that during his interview, a candidate who had LASIK done had his medical postponed to a date which is 1 year after his LASIK. However, I'm not sure wheter he actually got to do the medical, or was put aside to the 'bottom of the pile'.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!
SCC