Originally posted by Macarto.chan:May i know what attire to where and how should i prepare myself for the compass test? Personality test is all about honesty but what about the flight simulator game which one will undergo? I heard the cutting rate for compass test is 70%. Is there anything i can do to increase my chances of making it through? Will they ask me about knowlegde of planes during CPSS or will they teach us the basics before asking us to fly the simulator? If i dont know should i be honest and tell them i dont know before they ask me to do anything? Sorry for so many questions but i would appreciate if someone could help me out. I really want to experience the progress to becoming a full fledged pilot and it has always been my true passion. Thanks
casual attire.
no interview 1...
u just sit in a booth doing the tests on the computer, just like a computer tutorial classroom type.
Originally posted by Macarto.chan:May i know what attire to where and how should i prepare myself for the compass test? Personality test is all about honesty but what about the flight simulator game which one will undergo? I heard the cutting rate for compass test is 70%. Is there anything i can do to increase my chances of making it through? Will they ask me about knowlegde of planes during CPSS or will they teach us the basics before asking us to fly the simulator? If i dont know should i be honest and tell them i dont know before they ask me to do anything? Sorry for so many questions but i would appreciate if someone could help me out. I really want to experience the progress to becoming a full fledged pilot and it has always been my true passion. Thanks
If u really have the passion then I think that u shld have gone to syfc. Its too late now of course, but anyone who really has an interest in flying shld have been in syfc to get ur 1st taste of flying.
Well Im afraid i did not have the resources to do so which prevented me from joining YFC, im not that well off and parents nv understood the importance of YFC in our generation, academics comes first. I just hope i am prepared for the compass test on wed. I guess i can do nth to prepare for it?
No u cant prepare for it. Other than trying to get more sleep. And btw SYFC is free to fly. Being well off or not doesnt really matter. And I find it weird that if ur parents dun c the importance of yfc, y would they think RSAF is important?
Cos from wat I know, a VERY HIGH percentage of non-yfc people get chopped at the airgrading phase. Its basically the same shit as wat they teach back in yfc so it would give u kind of an advantage. So if u regard rsaf as important, they syfc is also quite important.
Although u can do anything abt it now, but to all aspiring air force pilots out there, I'd encourage u all to join yfc, albeit just to get a taste of flying, cos it would seriously help u that little bit.
if i'm not wrong, yfc should be a recognised ECA now right? or rather you guys call it CCA.. oops..
so its not that expensive, i think there's a registration fee? is it still $50? then thats about all there is to the cost..
and of course the time and effort put in to fulfill your interest.
last time PPL also can get chopped in air-grading. but nowadays they are absolved from air-grading. so lucky these new YFC graduates....
Nah the registration fee is $10. But you gotta pay for the yfc shirt and course materials though. But its not expensive.
And yea the PPL people now dun need to go airgrading. But I stopped after 1st solo, so still gotta go the whole airgrading. And isnt quite funny that people with PPL can still get chopped from airgrading??? God knows how they even got their license.
PPL holders just a good foundation to start from, and military flying demands totally different from civilian style of flying which PPL is based on.
having a PPL doesn't guarantee your airforce wings, but u do get alot of yayapapaya PPL holder pilot trainees coming in nowadays....
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lol. the compass test is fun. free oreo cookies and milo. if you're in bmt you can book out for the test (if you applied during the airforce bmt talk). just go for it. got really lousy scores for the section where you fly through the long row of boxes but still passed the pilot test overall:D it's really fun so try it!
Lol it sure sounds fun but cannot let the excitement take over me. Hmmmm usually how many people are there on a test date? And does casual mean i can wear slippers LOL
it depends. maximum is about 20 odd i guess.. there are about that number of computer terminals available.. think it's smart casual.... they'll tell you in the letter...
Originally posted by bloodsucker:Nah the registration fee is $10. But you gotta pay for the yfc shirt and course materials though. But its not expensive.
And yea the PPL people now dun need to go airgrading. But I stopped after 1st solo, so still gotta go the whole airgrading. And isnt quite funny that people with PPL can still get chopped from airgrading??? God knows how they even got their license.
Haha there are those cases who got through to phase 3 via repeated appeals..and also those who only passed FHT after multiple attempts. Don't know about the current batches, but for mine i guess i can safely say at least a third of syfc PPL holders fall into those categories.
Originally posted by cheeze:PPL holders just a good foundation to start from, and military flying demands totally different from civilian style of flying which PPL is based on.
having a PPL doesn't guarantee your airforce wings, but u do get alot of yayapapaya PPL holder pilot trainees coming in nowadays....
agreed and very true indeed
IMO, no pt appealing if u dont make it to phase 3. I dint, and my instructor told me not to, cos even if u do and u get thru, wats the damn pt? U are not up to that standard yet, and thats that. So I dint.
Anyway syfc PPL also not all that big lah. U compare with flying those big aircrafts in the air force, this piper warrior shit is nothing.
sgFish ? are u Chen JW ? 2006-2007 Best in flying ? lol
i havn't apply to RSAF yet ... :I still waiting for the right time to tho .
posted by sgFish.
And if you are planning to study in NUS, NTU or abroad, we will provide a full
Given all that, pilot wannabes must note that at every stage of this process, countless people are chopped/phased out/washed out, and it is indeed a tough climb to get the coveted pair of RSAF pilot wings. If this happens, you would return to the army to serve the remainder of your NS liability, and if you have none, then ORD loh!
And getting your wings is just the beginning. As evidenced through many pilots i've spoken to, and also certain forumers, life as a pilot in an operational squadron is no bed of roses. Contrary to the 'glamourous' image an air force pilot's life has among the public, it also comes with many responsibilities and duties, which result in many weekends/public holidays burnt and also odd working hours at certain times. Also, it does not mean that as a RSAF pilot you'd be flying all your life with the RSAF. After a few years of high-key flying and getting your operational status up, most pilots end up with staff jobs in the RSAF, flying only enough to maintain currency. And not to mention the compulsory early retirement age of 44.
I have a few questions thanks.
1) does the LSA-pilot have any bonds? Does the bond come on top of the pilot contract?
2) you said if you wash out you'll serve out ur remaining NS liability. but do you have to sign the contract before they send u for training? if so, then if you wash out you'll have to serve the remaining 10 years in the air force in another vocation?
3) I actually asked this in another post but only got 1 reply. I heard that only ppl with perfect eyesight will be chosen to fly the F16 and that even ppl with lasik cannot fly the F16. Is this true?
4) how often does our pilots fly nowadays, in terms of hours a year? and when they do not fly what are they normally doing?
thanks.
Originally posted by mrblitzer21:I have a few questions thanks.
1) does the LSA-pilot have any bonds? Does the bond come on top of the pilot contract?
the bond is 4 years but it runs concurrently with the pilot bond
2) you said if you wash out you'll serve out ur remaining NS liability. but do you have to sign the contract before they send u for training? if so, then if you wash out you'll have to serve the remaining 10 years in the air force in another vocation?
yes the signing is done before airgrading. nope. if you are washed out due to performance reasons your contract is void and you just have to finish serving your NS liability.
3) I actually asked this in another post but only got 1 reply. I heard that only ppl with perfect eyesight will be chosen to fly the F16 and that even ppl with lasik cannot fly the F16. Is this true?
as far as i know this is false.
4) how often does our pilots fly nowadays, in terms of hours a year? and when they do not fly what are they normally doing?
don't have the exact figures for the first part, but when they do not fly they have their secondary appointments and other duties to handle
thanks.
and to raspberrytea, no..
hi, im jus curious i went for my aptitude test on the 6 of auguest but yet there has been no reply is this a good or bad sign
Originally posted by Macarto.chan:hi, im jus curious i went for my aptitude test on the 6 of auguest but yet there has been no reply is this a good or bad sign
need 3 or more weeks for reply... be patient... just wait
Originally posted by sgFish:
yes the signing is done before airgrading. nope. if you are washed out due to performance reasons your contract is void and you just have to finish serving your NS liability.
thanks alot. just to confirm, so the contract is void if u drop out anytime between signing the contract and the advance wing course, and even during the advance wing course?
anyway would'nt the air force make a lot of losses financially if people keep dropping out half way through training?
actually, PPL does aid in your entry to becoming a pilot. if you have achieve your PPL from SYFC, it does allow you to bypass the air grading, and go straight to service term, provided you fulfil all your requirements such as OCS and medical.
PPL may not be similiar to flying a real military aircraft, but i am sure the basic aerodynamics is a good stepping stone towards becoming a pilot.
anyone still in SYFC?
that would be me :D
CT-4E PPL
ah. the irritating CT4Es. i guess it damn hard to fly especially when you have 3 to 4 other pipers in the circuit because of speed differentiation.
i seen before a CT4E flying low level circuit while maintaining sequence with 4 other pipers in the circuit. you got to be mad.
lesser downwind time and u always have to give way to other planes ... particulary the cessnas lol!becasuse of this i would normally go for extended downwind if possible tho :D
hello guys,
friendly reminder, RSAF open house this coming weekend at PLAB.
See you guys there!
erm regarding taking up a scholarship rite, be it LSA(pilot) or wadeva, there are restrictions to the modules u can take up rite? may i noe wad de restricted modules r? thx a lot