On the 24th.

For good measure I'd like to say I'm not claiming being a foreigner was the cause of me not getting an interview. It was most likely a multitude of different factors.

GA Driver, that is very fast!

I fired my app in in Sat 23rd and heard nothing yet!

How did you hear, email/call/letter?

Still sitting with everything crossed.

I wonder how they are getting through the applications. Plenty of people who applied after me (16th July!) have had very quick responses, both positive and negative.

One could go mad waiting, not me of course.

bigdaviet & Guy of Gisborne,

Replies are by email, best of luck, and no news is good news,

Regards

The SHL online practice numerical reasoning is, thankfully, not what you will sit. As I said above you are better off practicing your basic skills and improving speed and accuracy. All of the questions, with the exception of the 'calculate the area' questions, are maths wrapped up in a sentence. It may seem a little weird but some of the 11+ maths test papers are closer to what you will receive, all be it without the multi choice element. Type 11+ maths test papers into google or have a look at Sample Standard Short Tests - AE Tuition . Section 4 of Harry Trolley/Ken Thomas How to Pass Numeracy Tests is also spot on for what you will get.

With practice there is no reason you can't finish the paper or at least get close. The maths element of the day is probably the least scary as, no matter how you wrap it up, it is basic maths and not subject to personal interpretation as the verbal reasoning can be.

Mental rehearsal for the capacity test could be useful too. When following the flight director bars the controls are reversed. Anyone who is used to flying a flight director, with out a bit of thought, will come a croper when the pressure gets ramped up towards the end and the bars are going all over the place. As you get more and more to look for and listen to it is easy to revert back to what you have been used to over the past x amount of years of FD flying, which can screw you up if the bar moves left and you automatically move left with it making the situation worse!

Best of Luck

Finally heard back today after 12 days, got interview, but the website says there are no dates available at the moment!

4500 hours

3500 hours 737


Good luck all

So just to clarify once and for all...you don't get a cacluator for the numerical reasoning? As the notes in the SHL handouts says you do!!

No calculator

The maths is easy, the time pressure makes it difficult. 25 questions, 12 minutes. Thats 30 seconds a question. If you don't know the answer move on.
Its all basic maths dressed up in a sentance. a man drills 5 holes in 3 minutes, how many does he drill in a 4 hour morning. tyres are 35 pounds each, you get a 25% discount if you buy 4 - how much do you pay for 4. That sort of stuff. Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division only.
Practice, practice, practice mental airthmetic - including learning to do good approximations. what's 19x21 off the top of your head? instantly? nope i dunno either but 19x21 has gotta be bloody close to 20x20 so i'll guess at 400 as the answer - its multiple choice so using those sort of techniques will get you very close to the right answer.
Don't sweat it if you don't finish - very few people do - I'm a self confessed maths geek with 2 degrees in numerate / engineering / mathsy subjects and I didn't finish all 25 questions, but I passed.

Thanks for that, good to know!

Hi, just wondering what the earliest date anyone as booked for assessment is?

Cheers

Great advice from all of you guys, the maths and verbal stuff is really going down well, just seems like practice practice practice!!!!

Anyone know if the assessment days are ongoing every month? As I am sure there are thousands of applications! I have already started to prepare just in case I get an assessment, no reply just yet as mentioned before and has been over a week, but If it's a no, just give me six months worth of prep before the next round opens up at some point :-D

Booked first round today...18th Sept

great stuff!!! good to hear!

Late shift on the 14th anyone?

BA medical
 

Hey Guys,

I just read that the BA medical is more stringent than a standard class 1.

I'm just wondering how it is more stringent?

Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

Actually the email says it's the standard format so answered my own question....hopefully!!!
:ugh:

4 days??? I am now up to 13 and counting, i'm starting to get offended!

Day 5 for me too (working day that is) :sad:

How many of those still awaiting a response are Q400 drivers from a certain UK regional airline?