VMC
 

Hey yo! I'm really struggling with VMC speccially 5 back and I'd say 4 back, I just dont get I press most of the times No but I got the feeling that sometime I should press yes, any tips on that?

I just find impossible to improve on this on

On 4 and 5 back just try to remember the colour, no way you can remember also the shape.
Anything above 65% should be ok.

No RAG, TVT and MEK.

@dirk85,

What's MEK?

Cheers.

It was a test included in the CBT not long ago.

No holding pool at the moment as far as I know, they still have not reached the number of FO they need.
I know of about 20 who passed, they need about 35/40 total.

Bye!

Hi Haistofeeck,

Obviously, you are speaking about RMS, not VMC ! Am I right ?

With regard to RMS, 25 % is not a bad score I think. Keep training and your results should still improve a bit.

Keep up the good work.

Happy new year to you and all other guys !

Cheers

They are random in Hamburg, no way to know the lenght of the sequences there.

Hi Guys,

I'm going to DLR assessment in March and was wondering if anyone with prior DLR experience could answer me a quick question.

I'm currently working at improving my Cube Rotation scores on the CBT provided and noticed in the explanation at the start of the application that it states "Your task is to imagine a cube and mentally rotate it without using additional aids, e.g. handmovements"

Might seem like a daft question but during the test if you were struggling and started using hand movements (aside from looking a bit weird twirling your hand around) would they kick you out of the assessment?

It really depends on your position in the classroom I would say :suspect:

I was in the first row, no more than 5/6 feet from the examiner, so it was not a possibility.

Bye

I have a question regarding RMS!! When practicising using the DLR software and the speaker stops you are allowed to put in as much numbers as you can remember and you will see the numbers right there on the screen and you can make as many changes to these numbers as you'd like........is this possible at the DLR also? The reason why I ask this is because I also use skysoftware and when the speaker stops I have to put in the numbers one by one and I won't be able to change the numbers once they are in, making it quite a bit harder to do!

Thanks in advance!:ok:

DD,

Unfortunately, thats what I was doing before I went to Hamburg. I could input the last 6 or 7 numbers I remembered, and it would put them in backwards for me. I then memorised what the new combination and put that in. On the real test, you can only delete the last 2 numbers or something like that so is definetley hard!! Stick to the rules and you should be alright, unlike myself :{

MIC ?
 

Hi Guys,

To those of you who passed the DLR, what did you think about the MIC test ?

Is this test difficult ?
Is the "flight" unstable ?
Is the joystick responsive, or on the contrary sluggish ?
Did you trained yourself before going to the DLR ?
In a nutshell, did you find this test easy or difficult ?

Thanks in advance,

PS: Dirk85, no news about your sim ?

Cheers

No news about the sim, will keep you updated.

About the MIC I will copy and paste what I have just replied to another guy asking via PM.

I can honestly tell you that you will have PLENTY of time to exercise the MIC the day of the DLR... they will give you almost one hour to practice, beginning form a single task, up to the complete simulated test: the actual test will take no more than 5/10 minutes.

Believe me when I say that it is more than enough, there is no point in prepare now. Some people bought the Skytest software: use your money for something better, like a couple of good beers the evening before the test. As I said the time they give for preparation and explanation is really long.

The only problem is that you will do that as the last test after 6/7 hours of stress: that is the difficult part, but I am afraid there is not much you can do about it.
Just try to stay relaxed.

To answer your question...

No, I found the test easy, and the same the other guys.
The flight is really unstable.
Think of the most sluggish joystick you can have. Done? ok, it's even more sluggish.
No.

And for the future, to everyone... please don't use PM, at least I don't have to write the same things 200 times. Thanks.


Bye

Hi Dirk85,

Thanks a lot for your quick reply !

Still no news for your sim, the company seems really busy at the moment !

So, the MIC is obviously not a real danger, good news !

Wish you the best for the future,

bye

@NAVEX320

I have the SIM later this month...

@FasterStronger

Thanks for sharing your experience. Sorry you did not pass.
I suppose that practicing a couple of hours on the 737 sim wouldn't be bad, unluckily it's not really cheap, and by the way I am not having many days off lately...

Bye

Hi FasterStronger,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I do share your disappointment ! Good experience, for sure, but definitely disappointing given our dedication to this selection process. I hope you will soon have an other opportunity for your career !

Dirk85, with regard to your forthcoming sim screening, I do think it is really wise, not to say necessary to pratice the B737 Simulator before attending the actual test. For my part, although I am A320 rated, If successful at the DLR, I will undoubtedly go and fly this aircraft.

As part of the evaluation process before commencing my Airbus Type Rating, I flew the B737-200 simulator. This aircraft is of very conventional design (on the contrary to the A320), heavy at the control yoke and demands to be "in-trim" at all time. Furthermore, those who are not used to jet performances will really be amazed and overwhelmed with them.


Cheers

Well, I am indeed trying to arrange a couple of hours on the 737, but everytime it seems I can make it my company schedules me on a trip to the worst sh**holes of this hemisphere. Nice of them. sometimes I have the feeling they don't want me to go away. Naaaaa.

I would like to get at least slightly familiar with the layout of the cockpit, and with the feeling of the controls/throttles.
It's not the speed that worries me, the plane I am flying now has far better climb performance than a 737, I am more concerned about the inertia, the swetpback wing characteristics and the pitch moments (rear mounted vs wing mounted engines).

Bye!

What about for mental arithmetic (KRN)? Can you use the pad there to type in numbers, erase them and then insert the correct answer afterwards? Or does it work the same way as RMS? I do this all the time using the training software to solve many of the problems, it would be awful if it doesn't work at the DLR :ugh:

Thanks in advance

Yes you can but the delete button deletes all the digits, not only the last one as in the CBT, if I remember well.

I see, thanks.

That does make things just a little more complicated. I guess I will deliberately delete all digits when I practice too so I get used to it then..