Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-19-ALLSRCE-61676

[ShortGuy]

There were paying people for months not allowing them to work just to ship an iPad? How do you swear in without the iPad?

I had to borrow a friends laptop to swear in. My ipad didn’t come in until 2 days before basics started

 

[CatEatingBroccoli]

En route basics finished up today. 12/13 passed, tentative academy dates starting January 15th through the 28th, we were split into 3 groups. Starting next phase next Friday.

 

[32andBelow]

En route basics finished up today. 12/13 passed, tentative academy dates starting January 15th through the 28th, we were split into 3 groups. Starting next phase next Friday.

Damn is that the first one to fail online basics

 

[CatEatingBroccoli]

Damn is that the first one to fail online basics

I'm not sure, but that test was way harder than I was expecting. Still came out of it with a 90.11% though.

 

[luchito]

En route basics finished up today. 12/13 passed, tentative academy dates starting January 15th through the 28th, we were split into 3 groups. Starting next phase next Friday.

Man we finished on a Tuesday and started the next phase on Wednesday

 

[Khang]

I'm not sure, but that test was way harder than I was expecting. Still came out of it with a 90.11% though.

Our class is going to have the EOC next week, what can we expect?

 

[CatEatingBroccoli]

It's harder than the block tests, you need to know how everything is applied, and the wording a ton of the questions is just god awful. Read the whole question and every answer to see if those answers even make sense.

 

[ONE]

Our class is going to have the EOC next week, what can we expect?

Don't underestimate it.

 

[Glip]

Our class is going to have the EOC next week, what can we expect?

They may tell you that there are no multiple answer questions on the test.

That is a lie.

It is the exact same format as the block tests, but the questions are the next step in difficulty. You'll need to know how to apply the terms and concepts you've learned in new situations and non-standard contexts/definitions.

Some of the questions were written terribly and had no correct answer the way they were written. You will not get to see what questions you got wrong, only your final score.

Class sizes at the academy are only 6-8 right now so your basics class will likely get split up, with some individuals split off to fill in spaces from failed members of earlier classes.

Good luck.

 

[thedude]

It's harder than the block tests, you need to know how everything is applied, and the wording a ton of the questions is just god awful. Read the whole question and every answer to see if those answers even make sense.

RTFQ

 

[wiso825]

Those of you still waiting, has your drug test expired? Do we just wait for HR or medical to ask us to retake it? Or should we send them an email?

 

[CatEatingBroccoli]

Those of you still waiting, has your drug test expired? Do we just wait for HR or medical to ask us to retake it? Or should we send them an email?

I think they expire after 6 months. I had to retake it around that amount of time.

 

[KiloZulu]

I think they expire after 6 months. I had to retake it around that amount of time.

Hmm, I haven't been asked and it's been 10 months for me

 

[CatEatingBroccoli]

Hmm, I haven't been asked and it's been 10 months for me

They requested a new one the day before I got my FOL. So they may wait until they move forward in the process to ask for it again.

 

[wiso825]

They requested a new one the day before I got my FOL. So they may wait until they move forward in the process to ask for it again.

Just a day before the FOL? I hope the testing sites have re-opened.

 

[Motodog]

I think they expire after 6 months. I had to retake it around that amount of time.

 

[Poppy]

It looks like it has been awhile since anyone waiting has actually moved forward from this bid. Has anyone onboarded after 10/01?

 

[anustart]

It looks like it has been awhile since anyone waiting has actually moved forward from this bid. Has anyone onboarded after 10/01?

FAA training catalog showing no new basics classes starting until 1/19/21, and then about one a week from then on. Guessing onboarding won’t be anymore than 1-2 weeks out from basics classes now since they saw how big of a shit show it was for people to be sitting around for 3 months waiting for a basics class.

 

[32andBelow]

FAA training catalog showing no new basics classes starting until 1/19/21, and then about one a week from then on. Guessing onboarding won’t be anymore than 1-2 weeks out from basics classes now since they saw how big of a shit show it was for people to be sitting around for 3 months waiting for a basics class.

There’s no reason they shouldn’t onboard people the first day of basics. Like they used to

 

[anustart]

There’s no reason they shouldn’t onboard people the first day of basics. Like they used to

Accountability maybe, and the time it takes to ship a new iPad? And maybe time to answer questions about how online basics will work. Who knows, they could start onboarding the first day of basics starting next year too.