No calculators permitted!:{

thats what I thought.

To be fair, it wouldn't be much of a test if you could use a calculator! I seem to recall from last time that none of the questions were very taxing, just serious, serious time pressure. 20-30 seconds per question or something like that.

is PPJN pretty acurate with salary figures?
@ 757 driver, how did you order that booklet?
I had a look at their website but I couldn't find it.

the booklet came in the post from BA. I didn't order it.

euroflyer
know another 75 driver who got the negative. back to the grind :\

Simulator
 

Has anyone attended the simulator yet? If so any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please post or PM me.

BTW
757 driver, i can confirm that no calculators are allowed.

Does anyone have any good up-to-date links for Interview Prep courses? Would prefer the 'face to face' type rather than the 'on-line' type if possible - do enough of sitting in front of computer screens!

I have heard, very recently, from within BA that the company may be looking at opening their recruiting (can't say when, but I got the impression it will be before next summer) to non-type rated military pilots. It seems that they want to recruit from mixed backgrounds, but it might only be a small group though - in the order of 20 or so. I cannot say whether they will give some/any preference to military pilots who were formerly in the hold-pool. I would hope so, but who knows .....

Commiserations to those who have not been successful in their recent applications, and best of luck to those who are 'in the pipeline', or still waiting.

It is pointless trying to second guess when/how/why/what the recruitment process will be doing next year! The training department and the finance department are still trying to figure it all out! With the return of the 744's from the desert, the merger completion and new routes (Heathrow-Orly etc..) coming then what goes today might not be extant for tomorrow.

Suffice to say that friends I have spoken to are VERY upbeat about the requirements for the next year or so. Whilst internal movement is still slow everybody expects that to change with SH movement to LH thus freeing up the bottom of the SH fleets.

Keep watching the site, when the 'suitable' type rated applicants have been used up then the goal posts will be widened. Those looking at the FTO's there have been rumours of contact between the training department and the usual schools either taking place or being planned.

Good luck.

Hello

I have my selection in Feb and since I live abroad I will be flying in the day before. Can anyone recommend a hotel nearby...? A hotel not too far from the selection centre and within a 10min taxi ride away...?

Regards,

Jury's Inn Hotel

Assuming the selection is done at Cranebank then as well as Jurys Inn there's a Travelodge (the one at 700 Bath Road) that's within walking distance. Failing that you've got all the hotels on the Bath Road that are nearer the airport (e.g. the Ibis).

Hi - has anyone who's been in the sim yet in the last week or so heard any news whether positive or negative? Any indication of how long they take to let you know after the sim?

Thanks
SF737

Hotel wise - I'm in the Premier Inn on Bath road - perfect place to stay.

Boys and girls,

I understand sim results ( yes / no ) went out via email today. Being an ex swimmer I'm over the moon to have made the grade again.

Goodluck to everyone enduring the process.

If I can give any advice is prep prep prep.

B

Due to day 1 next feb,
How do you prep for the day 1?
how do you prep for sim day?
There is a lot of info but quite disorienting...
any final and simple line about it?
Thanks
D

Finally!!
 

Got the email and the phone call with a start date very early nxt year!!

Really happy as you can understand. Thnx to all those people who put contructive posts online which have been a massive help to so many of us. THNX.:D

Good luck to those who are about to go through the hoops!

GA

Well done GA! :D Hope to be colleagues soon! :-)
Could I ask you what books exactly you used for your preps?
Many thanks!
Skylark3:ok:

Finally!!
 

Got the email and the phone call with a start date very early next year!!

Really happy as you can understand. Thnx to all those people who put contructive posts online which have been a massive help to so many of us.

Good luck to those who are about to go through the hoops! Please contact me if you have any questions. If I can be of any assistance I would do my best to help.

Hi,

Thnx. I used the verbal and numerical reasoning test booklets you can get on amazon.com. How to pass a verbal reasoning test, how to pass a numerical reasoning test. The verbal test is the hardest, focus on that. The numerical is very simple and this only requires you to train your speed to calculate very simple calculations. Ie. A machine punches 15 holes in x seconds. How many punches is that in y seconds? Very simple, just train your speed.

Good luck!!

GA