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Flight School Entry Assessment

A pilot aptitude and psychological assessment for people applying to flight school. Built for aviation, administered by a qualified aviation psychologist, and designed to show you what training selection actually looks for — before you commit years and a great deal of money to it.

What this assessment is

Flight schools select on more than exam results. Selection looks at how you think under load, how you hold a picture of a moving situation, how you work with another person in a cockpit, and how you behave when something does not go to plan.

This is a psychological assessment of those qualities, specific to aviation. It is administered using validated methods by a qualified aviation psychologist — not an automated score, and not a personality quiz.

It is not a medical. It does not replace or affect your EASA Class 1 aeromedical certificate, and it is separate from the aeromedical mental-health assessment your AME performs.

Who it is for

Before you apply

You are considering an integrated or modular course and want an honest read on your suitability before committing the money.

Before a selection day

You have an assessment coming up at a flight school or cadet programme and want to understand what is being measured.

After an unsuccessful attempt

You were not selected and want to know why in specific terms, rather than guessing.

Sent by your school

An ATO or operator has asked you to complete an assessment as part of its selection process.

How this differs from COMPASS, Aon / cut-e, ADAPT and PILAPT

Those are aptitude test platforms. A flight school or airline licenses one, you sit it as part of their selection, and they receive a score. They measure multitasking, spatial orientation, mental arithmetic and psychomotor coordination, and they are good at it.

This assessment is a different instrument. It is conducted by an aviation psychologist and covers the areas EASA identifies for flight crew assessment — cognitive ability, personality, operational and professional competencies, and the social competencies underlying CRM. The output is an interpretation of you as a candidate, not a percentile.

The two are complementary. If you are preparing for a COMPASS, Aon/cut-e, ADAPT or PILAPT test as part of a school's selection, this helps you understand your own profile going in — but it is not a practice run of those platforms, and one does not substitute for the other.

How it works

Book and pay

€490. Your confirmation email and access instructions arrive as soon as payment clears.

Complete it online

You need a stable internet connection, a quiet room, and enough uninterrupted time to finish in one sitting. Complete it independently and honestly — assistance invalidates the result.

Receive your outcome

Your results are interpreted by the aviation psychologist who administered them.

Where an organisation invited you to complete this assessment, your results may be shared with that organisation. Completing an assessment does not guarantee acceptance onto a training programme or employment.

Not ready to book?

Our free preparation guide explains what a pilot psychological assessment involves and how to approach it — useful whether or not you assess with us.

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€490, completed online, administered by a qualified aviation psychologist.

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