Congrats! That is really exciting. Please let us know how it is as it sounds like it has changed now. Are they doing multiple dates in Sydney?

I'm in Cohort 18! Doing my AC on the 19th @ Rydges.

The cogs are turning... Received notification of the phone call for tomorrow morning (10 Mar). Exciting!!
Melbourne based, also cohort 18. Any other Melburnians?

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:

1. Cognitive/Aptitude: Usually covers spatial awareness, mental arithmetic, and multi-tasking (capacity).
   
2. 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.
   
3. Coordination: Often involves joystick/rudder tasks while performing mental math to check your 'bottleneck' under pressure.
   

Recommended Reading/Prep:

• 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.
  

The biggest 'threat' on the day is fatigue and stress. Get to Sydney a day early, hydrate, and treat it like a long flight: manage your energy levels. Good luck!

Quick update, got my email today stating I had passed the screening call and just now awaiting an AC date in Melbourne.

Congrats! See you there (hopefully!)

Congrats guys! I’ve also progressed past the screening call. So will hopefully see some of you at a Melbourne AC date in the coming months…

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

Congrats, I'm sure you did great! Did you have to do an interrupt test or more tests like we've done before or was it mostly just interview based things?

Congrats mate, you never really know what they are looking for so be positive, good luck!

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.

Congrats for making it through! And thanks for the insight - reading about it has stressed me out all over again hahaha, good luck with the outcome!

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!

Many thanks for sharing your positive experience in the AC! I hope there will be further good news for you soon!

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.

I'm stoked for you! I just received the opposite email... I guess I did not-so-well in the individual testing.

Congrats! I've heard that being asked for reference check means you made it through.

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.

Ah I see thanks for the info, what stream was your offer for?

Congratulations!! I think after reference and background it comes the Class 3 Medical and ASIC process?
More waiting but at least the hard part is over! Good job!