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Old 1st Dec 2004, 13:24
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hotprop
 
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Tests are tests. Real life is something else.
I know airlines and training organisations say these tests are good for weeding out the bad from the terrible and in some cases even the good from the mediocre.

However, when it really comes down to flying and multitasking in a cockpit your aptitude for playing mouseball or whatever may not be of much use.

I trained most of my PPL and all of my IR with the ex head of recruitment for the swedish airforce. As such I think he was in a good position to judge my behaviour in a cockpit. I was told flying commercially would be no problem (during IR training) thanks to a cool head and good multitasking.

But, surprise, I failed the tests - due to low multitasking capability (on a relative scale). Obviously, in the cockpit it worked but not on the ground shuffling crap from here to there while answering stupid questions and counting backwards.

My point is. Don't let a web-based aptitude test dictate your future without a second opinion. Preferrably from a non-biased instructor.
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