Aer Lingus Future Pilot Programme 2023

[CatmanSlim]

My deadline is Monday 3pm for the assessments... of course this was the first weekend in over a year where I had plans to have a few drinks. Ropey today and a mountain of anxiety facing these tests... Wish me luck...

Good luck to you all!

[Knollsknows]

Originally Posted by Wexford Flyer

Hi guys, just completed the assessments now and not feeling too confident. I found the wing challenge as well as the deductive reasoning test particularly difficult but who knows. Best of luck to everyone that applied

For the wing, do you think i need a mouse or can it be done on my laptop?

[Wexford Flyer]

Originally Posted by Knollsknows

Hi guys, I just got sent the assessment. Just wondering those that have completed it, was there a video interview at the end, like the last few years?.
Thanks

No video interview this year

[Nino24]

Really hoping we find out some news this week regarding if we’ve made it through to the next stage of the process. The two dates they assessments 25th September and 13th. Hoping they can start sending out emails or calls if we’ve been successful to the next stage.

[Knollsknows]

Originally Posted by DizzyLizzy1712

okay… I know I did very well in the numerical section but maths is kinda my forte but the verbal stuff not so much and I didn’t do too bad in some of the games. Did anyone know what level they got to in the obstacle/crash game? I don’t wanna give too much away incase there are others here who haven’t done it yet….

I know its hard to tell. Did you answer all of them in the numerical? If i can remember correctly i got up to 80 level in the game, what about you?

[ShrannyToon]

I do not expect anyone to hear until Monday 28th. My friend got their assignment last night, 3 days to do it means results for AL on Wednesday. I imagine they need a few days to decide then on the candidates (unless it is simply the top 325 or so aptitude test results).

[Lauda]

Online assessments

Completed the assessments today.
Just to confirm, did anyone receive an email to acknowledge completion of the tests? Anytime I click the assessments link it just says you’ve completed all tasks but wanted to confirm the results definitely got sent over as I was surprised to see no automatic email! Is this the same for everyone else?

[Trickennuggets]

Originally Posted by Lauda

Completed the assessments today.
Just to confirm, did anyone receive an email to acknowledge completion of the tests? Anytime I click the assessments link it just says you’ve completed all tasks but wanted to confirm the results definitely got sent over as I was surprised to see no automatic email! Is this the same for everyone else?

Yes it was. There was a screen once I'd done all of them saying they were completed, but neither me or my friend recieved any further emails. I think it seems to be what is supposed to happen (I hope)

[CatmanSlim]

Verbal Reasoning

Swing and a miss I reckon...

[future_pilot_di]

Originally Posted by JumpSeat_M

I answered all the math questions (hopefully correct) I managed to fly the tunnel without crashing. So nerve wrecking! Almost forgot to breathe for the tunnel!

I too answered all the maths questions. The fly tunnel thing, i crashed once or twice :'). We see how it goes anyway! ALl the best to everyone

[future_pilot_di]

Originally Posted by SliabhLuachra

No I wouldn't worry about it - they put you through one (as you probably know), but I don't know if it would give you that much of an edge. There have been people who have progressed through and failed the medical so it seems that they don't pay any heed to that. Disclaimer: Could be talking out of my behind!

Ahh okay! Thank-you.

[DizzyLizzy1712]

Originally Posted by Knollsknows

I know its hard to tell. Did you answer all of them in the numerical? If i can remember correctly i got up to 80 level in the game, what about you?

yes I got to level 80 too, I did answer them all in the numerical but I did super bad on the verbal supposed ppl have different strengths and weaknesses. My strength has kinda always been maths over english and literature. I’m not getting my hopes up personally I don’t think I’ve done that great in that I crashed the obstacle thing a few times and my verbal reasoning was terrible and when I say terrible I mean terrible

[DizzyLizzy1712]

Originally Posted by JumpSeat_M

I answered all the math questions (hopefully correct) I managed to fly the tunnel without crashing. So nerve wrecking! Almost forgot to breathe for the tunnel!

omg amazing!!! I defo crashed it a couple of times…. I was going too quick and got the hang of it but stumbled twice and yeah think that’s will set me back but go you for completing it without any crashes!!!!

[CatmanSlim]

Spacial awareness?

Originally Posted by future_pilot_di

I too answered all the maths questions. The fly tunnel thing, i crashed once or twice :'). We see how it goes anyway! ALl the best to everyone

I crashed about 5 times but I got up to around 100. Not too sure that's a good thing but there you go lol

[JumpSeat_M]

It's all down to they way they score the tests and what weight each item gets. Hopefully we've all done enought to get a shot at the assessment centre.

[DizzyLizzy1712]

Originally Posted by CatmanSlim

I crashed about 5 times but I got up to around 100. Not too sure that's a good thing but there you go lol

least I’m not the only one lol we tried our best that’s all we can ask of ourselves but good luck everyone!!

[CatmanSlim]

Just have to wait and see...

Originally Posted by JumpSeat_M

It's all down to they way they score the tests and what weight each item gets. Hopefully we've all done enought to get a shot at the assessment centre.

Yeah, I was speaking to a guy who completed the 2019 induction and is currently flying with Aer Lingus. I was asking him if I was wasting my time trying lol he just said he scored terribly in some tasks but scored quite well in the others so you are either wired like a pilot and it will work in your favour or you arent wired a particular way and there is nothing you can do about it. Worth a shot at your dream though.

[DizzyLizzy1712]

Originally Posted by CatmanSlim

Yeah, I was speaking to a guy who completed the 2019 induction and is currently flying with Aer Lingus. I was asking him if I was wasting my time trying lol he just said he scored terribly in some tasks but scored quite well in the others so you are either wired like a pilot and it will work in your favour or you arent wired a particular way and there is nothing you can do about it. Worth a shot at your dream though.

abit more reassuring thank you for sharing

[Will66]

Originally Posted by CatmanSlim

Yeah, I was speaking to a guy who completed the 2019 induction and is currently flying with Aer Lingus. I was asking him if I was wasting my time trying lol he just said he scored terribly in some tasks but scored quite well in the others so you are either wired like a pilot and it will work in your favour or you arent wired a particular way and there is nothing you can do about it. Worth a shot at your dream though.

Great bit of encouragement thanks for sharing. I agree, they will hopefully take absolutely everything into account, including the CV, cover letter/personal statement and personal circumstances. For example I shared that I had to have two heart surgeries (one failed) in order to obtain a class 1 and shows my determination to follow the dream, and my experience in aviation dispatching aircraft at current. I hope these things would hopefully show more than just a few aptitude tests would.

I’ve also heard this years intake is encouraging more female applicants so I imagine it could be a 50:50 or 60:40 female to male split which is good to see in the industry, means us guys have to work harder to compete 😉

[CatmanSlim]

It's raining girls

Originally Posted by Will66

Great bit of encouragement thanks for sharing. I agree, they will hopefully take absolutely everything into account, including the CV, cover letter/personal statement and personal circumstances. For example I shared that I had to have two heart surgeries (one failed) in order to obtain a class 1 and shows my determination to follow the dream, and my experience in aviation dispatching aircraft at current. I hope these things would hopefully show more than just a few aptitude tests would.

I’ve also heard this years intake is encouraging more female applicants so I imagine it could be a 50:50 or 60:40 female to male split which is good to see in the industry, means us guys have to work harder to compete 😉

Yeah I heard this too but I think there will be more lenience shown towards more female applicants. Hypothetically, if only 5 female applicants applied but their aptitude tests were appalling then I doubt they would still get through to the assessments and then ultimately, the course itself. This is a slightly extreme example but hopefully the other non-female cadets wouldnt consider the successful female applicants as being "gifted" the opportunity due to their gender. They will have had to have completed the tests and scored high enough to be accepted in the first place. Let's not forget that

Sorry to hear about your troubles! Hopefully, you are on the mend properly now! (as evidenced by your class 1).

Even after my friends words of reassurance, I would be very, very surprised if my results were in the top x percentile to warrant an invite for assessment. During the multitask exercise, I mis-clicked more often than I thought. Whizzing the mouse over to "no duplicate" but clicking too soon and catching the very edge of the "duplicate" box... I'm a wreck waiting on feedback.