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Absolute minimum 15 years I would say but difficult to say in future. As of right now it’s 19 years (those doing command courses in July and a couple I’ve flown with who’ve just completed their line check joined in 2005) but it’s on the way down from the long term average as previously explained. You will get a SH command much sooner than that if you bid for it. Pretty much as soon as you have the requisite time in the company I would expect but it will be a much longer wait to widebody command. The optimism is more for those already with a decent amount of time in the company than new joiners coming in today.
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Yea pretty much but they are trying to schedule the eagle test on one day and group exercise/interview on separate days. Sometimes they do hold a one day event to give some options for people who are travelling far but it's just a free for all so first come.
The sim seems to be on either the 320/380 and you won't know until the day so need to learn pitch/power for both which isn't the hardest thing. They are asking you what pitch/power you're looking for so definitely make sure you know these for the day.
Long Haul suitability also, this was a big question mark in previous posts. From an assessor, they told me that aside from having the required 1500 hrs on type, they are judging this in the sim on how you perform and if they can be satisfied that you will be able to pass the intense conversion course to LH as it's short, intense and expensive. So they are looking to ensure that you can cope with it. Take that how you want but great CRM and IFR knowledge at a minimum.
The sim seems to be on either the 320/380 and you won't know until the day so need to learn pitch/power for both which isn't the hardest thing. They are asking you what pitch/power you're looking for so definitely make sure you know these for the day.
Long Haul suitability also, this was a big question mark in previous posts. From an assessor, they told me that aside from having the required 1500 hrs on type, they are judging this in the sim on how you perform and if they can be satisfied that you will be able to pass the intense conversion course to LH as it's short, intense and expensive. So they are looking to ensure that you can cope with it. Take that how you want but great CRM and IFR knowledge at a minimum.
I'd really appreciate it if you could please provide some info on the EAGLE capacity test ?
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[QUOTE=Logun94;11669610]Hi everyone I've got the egale test booked for later this week.
does anyone know if its possible to reschedule it to a later date? And how would i go about this
Thanks guys
does anyone know if its possible to reschedule it to a later date? And how would i go about this
Thanks guys
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I would recommend Skytest , yes it is expensive but it gets you into the flow of checking multiple systems in a similar pattern to the real test !
It definitely isn’t perfect and not the same as the real test
I think it helped me through
It definitely isn’t perfect and not the same as the real test
I think it helped me through
Good luck
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Hi All,
Apologies if it is in here somewhere but a thread search has yielded no results. Got the email for the Eagle Test, went to book and the options are all on one day which I just cant do. Do these dates update as they become available or do I need to contact someone and see if there is anything I can do?
Cheers in advance
Apologies if it is in here somewhere but a thread search has yielded no results. Got the email for the Eagle Test, went to book and the options are all on one day which I just cant do. Do these dates update as they become available or do I need to contact someone and see if there is anything I can do?
Cheers in advance
