I hope this helps:
I did the pilot tests at Cranwell around 8 years ago, the test was split into 3 sections... pilot, navigator and air traffic controller. I found the flying side ok, maths was hard but not over GCSE level and traffic control I didn’t really understand what they were after?
In the debrief they did not tell me my score but said I passed hand-eye pilot test very well, only just passed observer (maths etc...) and failed air traffic (not surprised). For the Fleet Air Arm they required a good passes in all 3 sections of the test. However during my debrief I was told that my score would make me a good civil pilot. So is the hand/eye test that valuable? General maths ability acceptable?
I am hoping to get a place on a CTC (or similar) cadet programme in the near future, so it’s nice to hear the civil tests are easier
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