RBS,
To answer your questions with regard to the pilot aptitude testing, it basically goes like this.
It goes for two full days followed by a medical on the third day.
The first day relates to the pilot side of things and involves doing simulator type exercises which assess your hand/eye/foot coordination (particularly with regard to how much you improve over time). You also do lots of spatial orientation exercises, speed accuracy tests, english comprehension tests, IQ type exercises etc.
The second day involves matters relating to leadership, team exercises, giving presentations etc which are designed to ascertain your potential to be an officer (all pilots are officers in the ADF).
If you're successful over the course of the first two days, you'll be invited to undergo a fairly thorough medical.
As far as the age thing goes, the ADF is very keen to take on anyone who meets the criteria as laid out and at 30 you'll be fine. On my course the youngest was 21 and the oldest was in his early 30's. However, as an instructor I had a trainee who was in his late 30's so don't stress about the age factor.
Good luck with it all.
P68
