Well, I've now moved out of my New Forest home and am back in West Sussex until I go off to New Zealand for the next part of my training.
My Module 2 exams were last week and hopefully went well. I was surprised how long I spent in the exams as unlike in Mod 1 there is a lot of paperwork/charts to find and then search through, which takes up a lot more time than expected!
We had a great night out on Thursday and we felt that we thoroughly deserved it after all of the hard work!
Friday was our second Airline Preparation Day. This was great fun and a great way to end groundschool. At first, we went around the class describing each other - the good and the bad! Of course this was a good laugh and reminded us just how well we have managed to know each other. After this, we had a bit of a chat about New Zealand and found out more on how the training works over there. In the afternoon we had a role play situation, where two 'volunteers' acted as Captain and F/O and had to react in the way they felt appropriate to the situation - a passenger in the cabin who had become threatening. Although it was initially a bit of fun we did realise that this is actually a very real threat and something that could possibly happen in our careers. The end of the day consisted of one to one interviews about the past six months as well as going through our groundschool reports, which was a nice way to wrap everything up neatly.
I helped out at the CTC Careers Event on Saturday which was great fun as always. I was helping in the 737NG simulator for a lot of the day and got to meet lots of people who are hoping to join CTC in the near future. It is funny to think that just a year ago I was in the exact same position! Monarch were the guest speakers and gave a very interesting presentation on current and future plans. As well as this it was great just to chat to various guests about their experiences with aviation. With over 500 people in the building it sure was a very busy day!
I've been home for a few days now and have had my Class 1 medical renewal today. For anyone interested, this was a lot less intense than the initial class 1. The session basically consisted of:
. Urine test
. Blood test
. Eye sight exam
. Hearing exam
. General physical
Luckily I didn't have to go to the CAA at Gatwick for this, as renewals can be done at a certified AME's practise.
After 6 months of intense work I fully intend to enjoy the time off I have before going to start the next part of training, which will definitely feel strange!
Until next time!
Some shots from my CTC accommodation:
My Module 2 exams were last week and hopefully went well. I was surprised how long I spent in the exams as unlike in Mod 1 there is a lot of paperwork/charts to find and then search through, which takes up a lot more time than expected!
We had a great night out on Thursday and we felt that we thoroughly deserved it after all of the hard work!
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| Some of my CP with a few of our CP107 friends on our CTC night out! |
I helped out at the CTC Careers Event on Saturday which was great fun as always. I was helping in the 737NG simulator for a lot of the day and got to meet lots of people who are hoping to join CTC in the near future. It is funny to think that just a year ago I was in the exact same position! Monarch were the guest speakers and gave a very interesting presentation on current and future plans. As well as this it was great just to chat to various guests about their experiences with aviation. With over 500 people in the building it sure was a very busy day!
I've been home for a few days now and have had my Class 1 medical renewal today. For anyone interested, this was a lot less intense than the initial class 1. The session basically consisted of:
. Urine test
. Blood test
. Eye sight exam
. Hearing exam
. General physical
Luckily I didn't have to go to the CAA at Gatwick for this, as renewals can be done at a certified AME's practise.
After 6 months of intense work I fully intend to enjoy the time off I have before going to start the next part of training, which will definitely feel strange!
Until next time!
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| Got to play around with this at the Careers Event! |
Some shots from my CTC accommodation:
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| My room was the one at the bottom right! |
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| Excuse the mess - this is, in fact, us trying to clean up! |
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| Excuse the mess! |
