Airservices Australia Psychometric Testing
Joined: Jun 2018
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From: Melbourne
Just got my AC booking email for Sydney between March 16-19, wondering if anyone here also has theirs for Sydney coming up in Cohort 18?
Also if anyone has done their AC testing and would like to share some helpful insight into the testing, it would be greatly appreciated
Also if anyone has done their AC testing and would like to share some helpful insight into the testing, it would be greatly appreciated
Joined: Jan 2025
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From: Sydney
Just got my AC booking email for Sydney between March 16-19, wondering if anyone here also has theirs for Sydney coming up in Cohort 18?
Also if anyone has done their AC testing and would like to share some helpful insight into the testing, it would be greatly appreciated
Also if anyone has done their AC testing and would like to share some helpful insight into the testing, it would be greatly appreciated
Joined: Nov 2025
Aviation Qualifications: SLF
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From: italy
Congratulations on the invitation! Sydney’s assessments are known for being thorough, but don't let the 'psychometric' label intimidate you.
From a Safety Management (SMS) and Human Factors perspective, these tests aren't looking for a 'genius'—they are looking for reliability, consistency, and a specific cognitive profile. What to expect:
From a Safety Management (SMS) and Human Factors perspective, these tests aren't looking for a 'genius'—they are looking for reliability, consistency, and a specific cognitive profile. What to expect:
- Cognitive/Aptitude: Usually covers spatial awareness, mental arithmetic, and multi-tasking (capacity).
- Personality Profiling: This is the one people try to 'game', but don't. They are looking for traits like 'Conscientiousness' and 'Low Impulsivity'. In an SRM framework, these are your internal 'Preventative Barriers' against errors.
- Coordination: Often involves joystick/rudder tasks while performing mental math to check your 'bottleneck' under pressure.
- Don't over-prepare on the psychology: Just be consistent. If you try to answer how you think a pilot should answer, the 'validity scales' in the test will flag it as inconsistent.
- Brush up on mental math: Speed is key. Practice 3-digit subtractions and basic fuel/time/distance conversions.
- Look into 'Pilot Aptitude' software: There are several online platforms specifically for Sydney/Australian assessments that mimic the coordination tasks.
Joined: Oct 2025
Aviation Qualifications: Non-Aircrew
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From: Melbourne
Joined: Feb 2026
Aviation Qualifications: Non-Aircrew
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From: Newcastle
Just had my AC today in Sydney, honestly was not too bad. The hardest was probably the group assessment at the end. Felt quite confident with my chances until then haha
Joined: Jun 2018
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From: Melbourne
Joined: Feb 2026
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From: Newcastle
Each of us had 3 components to complete, along with a group activity. We had an interview, then the radar sim which was maintaining separation between planes, and then directing landings and takeoffs based on emergencies. Then the third component was a validation where we repeated some of the testing from the rounds to confirm that we didn’t cheat it or anything. Each section took about 1-1.5hrs. Group session was at the very end where we had to work together to direct planes to eachothers airspaces. The staff were very helpful with everything thankfully.
Joined: Oct 2025
Aviation Qualifications: Non-Aircrew
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From: Melbourne
Each of us had 3 components to complete, along with a group activity. We had an interview, then the radar sim which was maintaining separation between planes, and then directing landings and takeoffs based on emergencies. Then the third component was a validation where we repeated some of the testing from the rounds to confirm that we didn’t cheat it or anything. Each section took about 1-1.5hrs. Group session was at the very end where we had to work together to direct planes to eachothers airspaces. The staff were very helpful with everything thankfully.
Joined: May 2009
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From: Hong Kong
Decided to email ASA for an update as it was completely quiet after the phone screening 3 weeks ago.
Glad that they replied the same day saying pending for AC!
I hope they will remember me when sending out the AC invite!
Glad that they replied the same day saying pending for AC!
I hope they will remember me when sending out the AC invite!
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 51
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From: Hong Kong
Each of us had 3 components to complete, along with a group activity. We had an interview, then the radar sim which was maintaining separation between planes, and then directing landings and takeoffs based on emergencies. Then the third component was a validation where we repeated some of the testing from the rounds to confirm that we didn’t cheat it or anything. Each section took about 1-1.5hrs. Group session was at the very end where we had to work together to direct planes to eachothers airspaces. The staff were very helpful with everything thankfully.
Joined: Feb 2026
Aviation Qualifications: Non-Aircrew
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From: Newcastle
Just got an email back today asking for my reference and background, feels pretty surreal. I’m trying not to get my hopes too high though, once my background is confirmed is the next step receiving an offer for training start? Or is there another final interview? I was sure I had totally blundered the last activity on AC day so I’m a bit shocked.
Joined: Dec 2025
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From: Melbourne
Just got an email back today asking for my reference and background, feels pretty surreal. I’m trying not to get my hopes too high though, once my background is confirmed is the next step receiving an offer for training start? Or is there another final interview? I was sure I had totally blundered the last activity on AC day so I’m a bit shocked.
Joined: Mar 2023
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From: Sydney
Just got an email back today asking for my reference and background, feels pretty surreal. I’m trying not to get my hopes too high though, once my background is confirmed is the next step receiving an offer for training start? Or is there another final interview? I was sure I had totally blundered the last activity on AC day so I’m a bit shocked.
After I gave them my references it was still about 6 weeks until they called with my offer. And at that time they only had a rough time frame for when the course would start, and even then it still got pushed back by 3 months. So the waiting game isn't over yet haha but the reference check should mostly be a formality.
Joined: Feb 2026
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From: Newcastle
Nice job mate, for the group activity they aren't looking for perfection. As long as you communicated well and never stopped trying to solve your problem, that's what they are looking for.
After I gave them my references it was still about 6 weeks until they called with my offer. And at that time they only had a rough time frame for when the course would start, and even then it still got pushed back by 3 months. So the waiting game isn't over yet haha but the reference check should mostly be a formality.
After I gave them my references it was still about 6 weeks until they called with my offer. And at that time they only had a rough time frame for when the course would start, and even then it still got pushed back by 3 months. So the waiting game isn't over yet haha but the reference check should mostly be a formality.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 51
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From: Hong Kong
Just got an email back today asking for my reference and background, feels pretty surreal. I’m trying not to get my hopes too high though, once my background is confirmed is the next step receiving an offer for training start? Or is there another final interview? I was sure I had totally blundered the last activity on AC day so I’m a bit shocked.
More waiting but at least the hard part is over! Good job!