Seneca orientation / test

Dujan · Post by **Dujan** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:27 pm

Who all on the board has applied to Seneca and is going to the orientation and test on March 7th? Hope to see you there.

gustind · Post by **gustind** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:41 pm

Hahahaha I am so going to that...hopefully they will have free food at Markham.

mike662 · Post by **mike662** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:41 pm

I have. I find it a little stupid though that they already had an orientation and I went to it and now I have to go again. And I don't think that everyone should have to drive an hour just so that they can make sure you can put a sentence together and divide 40 by 20. But hey, I want to go to Seneca and if you've got no choice, you do what you're told.

Dujan · Post by **Dujan** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:32 pm

When was it that you went to it before? Did you have to do the tests then?

Omzmoh · Post by **Omzmoh** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:24 pm

I'll be there come March 7th. Does anyone know if the tests are difficult? I've done the practise tests but is there anything else I should be looking over?

No kidding about the hour drive..I'm coming from Barrie.

Dujan · Post by **Dujan** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:32 pm

Haha yeah...I'm coming from two hours away myself.

CanadianEh · Post by **CanadianEh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:32 am

I'm planning to go and I live in a YOW.. pain the ass.

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:00 am

you guys are kidding, right?

it is too much trouble for you to drive an hour to write an entrance exam to an aviation college

i can't wait until your first day up on the ladder overwing fueling at -30C then setting up 18 seats then the bulkhead then loading the bags an the pax then actually flying the plane

Dujan · Post by **Dujan** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:26 am

I wasn't really complaining...I'm kind of excited for it actually. Where else did you guys apply? I applied to Confed and Sault and then to aerospace engineering at a few universities.

Omzmoh · Post by **Omzmoh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:53 am

I wasn't complaining either. I make that drive all the time...and enjoy it to be honest.

I'm also looking forward to the orientation day and the actual program, assuming I make it. I haven't applied to other aviation colleges because I'm not really going to be in a position to move as far as some of them are from me. If this doesn't work out, I might have to settle for full-time schooling and flight training on the side, which I really would rather not do.

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:16 am

are you not in a position to move just at this time or ever?

Omzmoh · Post by **Omzmoh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:33 pm

Not now and probably not anytime this year.

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:34 pm

but you are planning to be more mobile when you finish school right?

Omzmoh · Post by **Omzmoh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:46 pm

Definitely. I know its very unlikey of find a decent first job close to home. So are you a pilot? What was your experience like trying to find your first job?

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:59 pm

i wasted money mailing resumes out. i went on a short road trip and was offered a few jobs but i got a better offer over the phone. i moved from southwestern ontario to northwestern ontario for my first job.

Dujan · Post by **Dujan** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:03 pm

So did you go to Seneca then or another college? Or just a standard FTU?

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:02 pm

sault 92 to 95

CanadianEh · Post by **CanadianEh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:11 pm

I applied to Sault and Seneca as well as Western and Waterloo.

Still debating between Western and Sault, not really that interested in Seneca.

mattedfred · Post by **mattedfred** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:13 pm

save your money and go to the sault

CanadianEh · Post by **CanadianEh** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:17 pm

Anyone else planning to go from the Ottawa area?

Lurch · Post by **Lurch** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:23 pm

Omzmoh wrote:Does anyone know if the tests are difficult? I've done the practise tests but is there anything else I should be looking over?

Are you willing to throw bags and scrub toilets for 1-2 years to prove you are a good enough pilot to fly a plane?

Are you willing to work 7 days a week 18 hour days for 12,000/yr?

Do you love flying enough to fly as long as the boss says you should go?

If you can answer yes to any of the above questions, STAY HOME

We already have enough of those pilots, we don't need anymore

Lurch

CanadianEh · Post by **CanadianEh** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:34 pm

Lurch wrote:
Omzmoh wrote:Does anyone know if the tests are difficult? I've done the practise tests but is there anything else I should be looking over?
Are you willing to throw bags and scrub toilets for 1-2 years to prove you are a good enough pilot to fly a plane?

Are you willing to work 7 days a week 18 hour days for 12,000/yr?

Do you love flying enough to fly as long as the boss says you should go?

If you can answer yes to any of the above questions, STAY HOME

We already have enough of those pilots, we don't need anymore

Lurch

Yeah, I've heard the horror stories.. I really hope I'm not reduced to that.

gustind · Post by **gustind** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:04 pm

So back on topic here. When is the session? 8am maybe?

Omzmoh · Post by **Omzmoh** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:21 am

The actual orientation runs from 8:30am to 11am, then there's a break, then testing is from noon to 2pm.

Do you plan on being there?

gustind · Post by **gustind** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:04 pm

I plan on coming for the food.

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