Pilot Aptitude Tests are a form of psychometric testing that provides an insight into your suitability for a position as a pilot by assessing the core pilot competencies set out by ICAO, in addition to any other key areas defined by an airline.
Before you join an airline or if you are moving to another airline, you will likely experience assessments so the airline or organisation can gain an understanding of your skills and likely behaviour to see if you are a suitable match for their organisation. This is beneficial for both you and the company so you can be sure they are the right fit for you as well! You may continue to experience aptitude tests throughout your career and particularly if you move to a different fleet, upgrade to the LHS or move into a complimentary role such as instructing.
It is important to be as prepared as possible when taking a pilot aptitude test and one of the best things you can do is to take practice tests. Practice tests can allow you to familiarise yourself with what to expect in the assessment process, allowing you to reduce your test anxiety and perform to the best of your ability.
Symbiotics’ ADAPT Practice Pilot Aptitude Assessments are designed by Symbiotics to replicate the ADAPT Assessments that are used by airlines all around the world and upon completion provide you with a detailed report summarising your result and detailing personalised revision guidance.
As a member of Airside you get a 20% discount on all Symbiotics practice assessments, which are designed to allow you to familiarise yourself with the pilot aptitude process, reducing test anxiety and allowing you to demonstrate your true capability.
If you purchase any of the practice bundles detailed below then you get three months access to Symbiotics’ online ADAPT practice tests which feature immediate reporting and personalised revision guidance notes.
ADAPT Personality Questionnaire |
Usually £160.00 reduced to £128.00 with Airside Member Discount |
| The ADAPT Personality Questionnaire is designed to provide an understanding of your personality, values, behaviour and attitudes. Each of the questions has been created by a psychologist to identify specific aspects of the psyche as well as personality traits. | Add to Basket |
Cognitive Reasoning |
Usually £24.00 reduced to £19.20 with Airside Member Discount |
| The Cognitive Reasoning assessment is designed to help measure your natural talents and cognitive ability for doing and learning to do. | Add to Basket |
FAST |
Usually £42.00 reduced to £33.60 with Airside Member Discount |
| FAST is designed to test your multitasking, learning, cognitive, situational awareness and physical skills. | Add to Basket |
Aviation Knowledge |
Usually £18.00 reduced to £14.40 with Airside Member Discount |
| The Aviation Knowledge test is focused at Commercial Pilot License (CPL) holders and above and assesses your knowledge in 8 areas essential to good airmanship. This assessment is only likely to feature for pilots applying for their first position. | Add to Basket |
Purchase these assessments in the below bundles and take advantage of savings.
The bundle includes the following practice tests
Usually £40
with Airside members discount -
The bundle includes the following practice test
Usually £55
with Airside members discount -
The bundle includes the following practice test
Usually £175
with Airside members discount -
A computer or tablet is required to complete each practice test.
Personality Questionnaire – this assessment provides an insight into your personality and is valid for 24 months. Personality is relatively stable and would not change within the 3 months' usage of our tests so is only accessible to take once.
Knowledge tests (Cognitive Reasoning and Aviation Knowledge) – these tests provide a report of your knowledge strengths and weaknesses using a fixed set of practice questions; therefore each test can be repeated up to 4 times.
Dexterity tests (FAST) – this tests measure your physical and mental skills and provide an environment to practice and refine your performance, therefore each test can be repeated up to 14 times.
Increased Familiarisation with Online Tests
Reduced Anxiety
Development Guidance
Instant Results
Easy Access on a Computer
On purchase of the career guidance bundle you will receive an email containing the licence codes required to access your tests.
The licence codes will remain valid for 3 months and you will get one attempt at each assessment. On the completion of the ADAPT Personality assessment you will be contacted by our team to schedule your feedback call and on the completion of that call you will be issued with your detailed report. All other assessments result in an immediate report detailing how you have done.
It may be that you want to take a Practice Aviation Interview complete with feedback session to be as prepared as possible.
Aviation Interview Practice |
Usually £160.00 reduced to £128.00 with Airside Member Discount |
| A member of our psychology team will go through a mock airline interview with you, after which you will receive up to 75 minutes of feedback including developmental advice. |
If you need anymore information on the practice tests then please use the instant messaging function and a member of the Symbiotics team will reply as quickly as possible.
