Thursday, November 25, 2010

Dragonair Cadet Pilot Programme

A while ago, I applied to KA's programme that enables pilot wannabes to train for their license in Adelaide, Australia free-of-charge with free accomodation. It's rumored to cost $800K per person; that's why KA is so tough with the interviews, which consists of 5 stages. FIVE stages! I took the 1st stage (initial tests) on November 10, which was subdivided into 4 tests in english and math. Nothing too tricky there. And this tuesday, I went to the 2nd stage (aptitude test), which I did miserably. Only on that day did I realize that Dragonair really wants to hire pilots with absolute "brain power". I, of course, have a lot of brain power, but my power is geared towards the creative side.

I doubt that I can go on to the next stages 3, 4, and 5, which consists of lunch group interviews, medical exams, and flight grading. But... I hope I can. I really want to work in a place where, despite doing repetitive mechanical work, I can communicate with people who share the same values as me.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 28, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    just wondering in the initial test part for maths is it MC or straight exam style

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  2. TheSecondOneMay 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    i totally forgot, it was so long ago. but you can go on pprune.org and there'll be countless posts on it. sorry for the late reply btw.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 3, 2013 at 4:25 AM

    Hi secondone

    Can i ask for the aptitude test did you have to do any physics/maths or was it just pure computer test

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  4. TheSecondOneSeptember 14, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Sorry for the two-year belated reply. When I took the test 4-5 years ago, I think they still had paper tests for the IQ. The english test was simply talking with the interviewer for a few minutes. The flight simulation was done on the computer. And I can’t recall the last test as of now. Hope it helps and I hope you’re already in the airline industry.

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