Have any applicants with zero actual flying experience been accepted in prior years? Eg Is it a true ab-initio program?
I don't think anybody in last year's selection had zero flying experience. Most of the candidates that I conversed with on the assessment day had flying hours.
Those with logbooks had to submit their records to an assessor upon entering the assessment room. Only three applicants did not submit a logbook. One of these were myself, with another being and a young man who had zero flying hours (and no aviation knowledge whatsoever!). I can only presume the third candidate didn't have any flying hours.