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cloud_surfing 30th Oct 2019 19:46

Results are out usually after 2-3 weeks.
No calculators are allowed in the maths or physics tests. They did allow it at the start of the year however they changed the rules back in April this year (confirmed by someone who works at CAE at PCL)
Good luck!

PPRuNeUser0185 9th Nov 2019 12:40


Originally Posted by cloud_surfing (Post 10606869)
Results are out usually after 2-3 weeks.
No calculators are allowed in the maths or physics tests. They did allow it at the start of the year however they changed the rules back in April this year (confirmed by someone who works at CAE at PCL)
Good luck!

Do you know if they still provide the maths and physics formulas?

I KINA 16th Nov 2019 12:53


Originally Posted by LanceHudson (Post 10597681)
I've just passed stage 2 and indeed there are NO calculators. It is all multi-choice for maths and physics. Don't worry, though, you don't have to deal with any nasties such as sin, cos & tan. Just multiplication/division (which you have a pen and paper for).

Hello,

Is it realistic this type of questions "A plane flies 1970 miles from point A to point B, at an average speed of 460mph. The fuel rate is 30 lbs/min. In Kg how much fuel is used during the flight?" because in my opinion, this one is quite difficult to solve without a calculator.

LanceHudson 16th Nov 2019 16:23


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10614645)
Do you know if they still provide the maths and physics formulas?

Yeah most of them are provided for you. The ones that aren't are from GCSE Physics, and not too hard to remember.

LanceHudson 16th Nov 2019 16:28


Originally Posted by I KINA (Post 10619815)
Hello,

Is it realistic this type of questions "A plane flies 1970 miles from point A to point B, at an average speed of 460mph. The fuel rate is 30 lbs/min. In Kg how much fuel is used during the flight?" because in my opinion, this one is quite difficult to solve without a calculator.

Yeah this sort of question is asked, however with easier numbers. E.g aircraft flies 900 miles at 300 mph. Fuel 30lbs/min.

Can just work it out as 3 hours = 180 mins. 180*30 = (can do it 18x3 = 54 * 100 = 5400) and given that roughly 1lb = 0.5kg, 5400/2 = 2700Kg.

These types of question are all multiple choice, so even doing some rounding in the calculation will point to the correct answer. As I remember, the wrong answers were fairly obvious...

PPRuNeUser0185 17th Nov 2019 10:07

Can anyone elaborate on what to expect in the cognitive part of the assessment? Do they test maths and physics again in this as well?

I KINA 17th Nov 2019 13:18


Originally Posted by LanceHudson (Post 10619925)
Yeah this sort of question is asked, however with easier numbers. E.g aircraft flies 900 miles at 300 mph. Fuel 30lbs/min.

Can just work it out as 3 hours = 180 mins. 180*30 = (can do it 18x3 = 54 * 100 = 5400) and given that roughly 1lb = 0.5kg, 5400/2 = 2700Kg.

These types of question are all multiple choice, so even doing some rounding in the calculation will point to the correct answer. As I remember, the wrong answers were fairly obvious...


Thank you so much for the answer LenceHudson.

How many questions will involve calculation about Fuel, Distance, Speed or Time?

Is It true that in physics test formulae are provided?

Are there questions with basic math as percentage, equations, division or multiplications?

PPRuNeUser0185 20th Nov 2019 19:52


Originally Posted by I KINA (Post 10620453)
Thank you so much for the answer LenceHudson.

How many questions will involve calculation about Fuel, Distance, Speed or Time?

Is It true that in physics test formulae are provided?

Are there questions with basic math as percentage, equations, division or multiplications?

I just did my stage 2. I can say that the vast majority of the maths questions were S-D-T, so make sure you brush up on them.

Physics and maths formulas are provided.

I didn't get any questions as basic as that, but they did involve multiplication and division to work out. I didn't get any on percentages.

I will warn you that the FAST test is difficult, so make sure you give your full focus and attention when doing that.

Good luck!

I KINA 20th Nov 2019 19:57


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10622861)
I just did my stage 2. I can say that the vast majority of the maths questions were S-D-T, so make sure you brush up on them.

Physics and maths formulas are provided.

I didn't get any questions as basic as that, but they did involve multiplication and division to work out. I didn't get any on percentages.

I will warn you that the FAST test is difficult, so make sure you give your full focus and attention when doing that.

Good luck!


Hello LeoBruce,

What software did you use for the preparation?


PPRuNeUser0185 20th Nov 2019 19:58


Originally Posted by I KINA (Post 10622864)
Hello LeoBruce,

What software did you use for the preparation?

Good old BBC Bitesize for maths and physics!

I also used SkyTest for the FAST, but I will say that the CAE FAST is much more difficult than the SkyTest one.

I KINA 20th Nov 2019 20:09


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10622866)
Good old BBC Bitesize for maths and physics!

I also used SkyTest for the FAST, but I will say that the CAE FAST is much more difficult than the SkyTest one.

Is there only Fast in SkyTest? C'mon It costs 80 euro!

Where did you train for Co-ordination and Control, Cognitive and Fixed Wing?

Do you know the results of the assessment?

sms8 20th Nov 2019 21:53

Can you confirm whether calculators where allowed or were the S-D-T questions doable without one?

Did you wear a suit for the assessment? Hearing we should, can you confirm.


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10622861)
I just did my stage 2. I can say that the vast majority of the maths questions were S-D-T, so make sure you brush up on them.

Physics and maths formulas are provided.

I didn't get any questions as basic as that, but they did involve multiplication and division to work out. I didn't get any on percentages.

I will warn you that the FAST test is difficult, so make sure you give your full focus and attention when doing that.

Good luck!


PPRuNeUser0185 21st Nov 2019 15:17


Originally Posted by Swale Smith (Post 10622935)
Can you confirm whether calculators where allowed or were the S-D-T questions doable without one?

Did you wear a suit for the assessment? Hearing we should, can you confirm.



S-D-T questions were very much doable without calculator. Just make sure you know how to multiply and divide efficiently.

Yes, business attire is recommended. We all wore suits.

sms8 21st Nov 2019 15:36

Awesome thanks, will put greater emphasis on s-d-t stuff Ive been working on a bit of everything for some time...with no calculator I take it no trigonometry?

how long before you get put out of your misery of whether you’ve passed or not, any ideas.

p.s did plan on wearing a suit but didn’t want to look a over dressed wally :)


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10623440)
S-D-T questions were very much doable without calculator. Just make sure you know how to multiply and divide efficiently.

Yes, business attire is recommended. We all wore suits.


PPRuNeUser0185 21st Nov 2019 15:38


Originally Posted by Swale Smith (Post 10623452)
Awesome thanks, will put greater emphasis on s-d-t stuff Ive been working on a bit of everything for some time...with no calculator I take it no trigonometry?

how long before you get put out of your misery of whether you’ve passed or not, any ideas.

p.s did plan on wearing a suit but didn’t want to look a over dressed wally :)



No worries!

I'm not too sure, they said a week maximum, but usually can be the next day. Today is the next day... and i've been checking my emails constantly! Still nothing yet!

Best of luck!

sms8 21st Nov 2019 15:53

Thank you, and fingers crossed you get a positive result.




Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10623454)
No worries!

I'm not too sure, they said a week maximum, but usually can be the next day. Today is the next day... and i've been checking my emails constantly! Still nothing yet!

Best of luck!


Wroclaw 22nd Nov 2019 09:24


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10623454)
No worries!

I'm not too sure, they said a week maximum, but usually can be the next day. Today is the next day... and i've been checking my emails constantly! Still nothing yet!

Best of luck!

You made the assessment during the morning or during the afternoon ?

PPRuNeUser0185 22nd Nov 2019 09:27


Originally Posted by Wroclaw (Post 10623954)
You made the assessment during the morning or during the afternoon ?

I did it in the afternoon.

Wroclaw 26th Nov 2019 08:46


Originally Posted by LeoBruce123 (Post 10623960)

I did it in the afternoon.

I did in the morning, but no answer yet

Simod4 11th Dec 2019 20:53

Hi Everyone
I might do the stage 2 during January 2020,so I've read and seen many thing about ADAPT test, and I think that I understood the majority of the test...but I didn't understand in what consist the cognitive test .I just know that it is going to be a reasoning test, however could someone say me what is it in particular?
thank u so much!


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