about 3 weeks ago i wrote about 40 letters to all airlines employing british pilots at present. Since then i have had about 10 replies( not bad i think?!). My letter basically asked the question of employability when i have a frozen ATPL (and about 200 hours). A couple of the letters i received back suggested to go for this aptitude test with GAPAN - they even suggested it was worth including in a CV to the airline when i come to apply in about 18months?!
However, i also took the COMPASS tests at CTC for easyJet selection about a month ago - these were really tricky!! Back when i was 17 i took the tests for RAF Flying scholarship (luckily passed) and these are the same as the GAPAN tests. In comparison the CTC tests were much more difficult - so the question i've asked my self is are CTC tests meant to put you off? OR are GAPAN tests not tough enough?? tricky one!! In reality i think easyJEts tests wanted the top 5% of the population (not me unfortunately) - whether this was a scam or not i dont know? (those tests cost me £164.50!! - and no certificate to say pass or fail).
So in conclusion, airlines obviously do take note of GAPAN test (i have written evidence).