RAAF Flight Screening Programme
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Figured it'd be good to have a general idea of the layout so there's less shell shock when I get in the cockpit. I've done some lessons and know how disorienting it can be at first. And the Google images results don't show the actual buttons.
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The pilot aptitude test
HI guys,
Is any one able to tell me what is on the pilot aptitude test, in terms of math or hand eye coordination? I am scheduled to take the test this thursday the 15th of May, but I just want to make sure that I haven't been doing the wrong things for preparation.
If you could help me out that would be awesome.
Thank you,
Salamor
Is any one able to tell me what is on the pilot aptitude test, in terms of math or hand eye coordination? I am scheduled to take the test this thursday the 15th of May, but I just want to make sure that I haven't been doing the wrong things for preparation.
If you could help me out that would be awesome.
Thank you,
Salamor
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Researching the cockpit prior to screening isn't necessary. The only things you will need to know is how to use elevator and rudder trim, use of park brake and the joystick. Flight instruments such as vsi, altimeter, asi and the turn and bank co ordinator are really the only instruments used. Their functions are vastly more important than their location around the cockpit. I suggest focussing on basic aeronautical knowledge instead.
Regards, Alec
Regards, Alec
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Hi salamor,
I just passed my second attempt at the aircrew testing today so luckily for you my mind is still fresh on the content. I personally have a few practice tests from paid sources in hard copy form so unfortunately I can't give you those...but I have found some other good sources.
Firstly, the maths is fairly basic and anyone who meets the minimum requirements for applying for pilot should do just fine. That being said, you can find specific examples of very similar time/speed/distance questions here:
Speed/Distance/Time Qs
Secondly, there is not really any way to prepare for the hand/eye coordination tests, as they really do test your base skills in that area. However, do make sure you are good with your times tables as part of the test with the touch pen and joysticks involves them. If you have a smart phone or tablet, I suggest downloading an app from GooglePlay or the apple store called GetYourWings by Blue Horizon Enterprises. It has some good practice questions including the hand/eye coord tests.
Lastly, have a read of this from the New Zealand defence force:
NZ Aircrew Aptitude test
They use a very similar testing system.
I hope this helps a little
I just passed my second attempt at the aircrew testing today so luckily for you my mind is still fresh on the content. I personally have a few practice tests from paid sources in hard copy form so unfortunately I can't give you those...but I have found some other good sources.
Firstly, the maths is fairly basic and anyone who meets the minimum requirements for applying for pilot should do just fine. That being said, you can find specific examples of very similar time/speed/distance questions here:
Speed/Distance/Time Qs
Secondly, there is not really any way to prepare for the hand/eye coordination tests, as they really do test your base skills in that area. However, do make sure you are good with your times tables as part of the test with the touch pen and joysticks involves them. If you have a smart phone or tablet, I suggest downloading an app from GooglePlay or the apple store called GetYourWings by Blue Horizon Enterprises. It has some good practice questions including the hand/eye coord tests.
Lastly, have a read of this from the New Zealand defence force:
NZ Aircrew Aptitude test
They use a very similar testing system.
I hope this helps a little
Thank you !
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ADF PSF
Hey guys,
I just received my FSP date. I have a few questions for you all:
- what do you wear while there? and what do you wear whilst flying?
- what is the PT like?
- if I am going primarily for army & navy chopper pilot, should i still read up on all three services?
- could someone explain what is the importance of wearing in your helmet to avoid hotspots??
Any other advice would be awesome as I really want to get a recommended. Thanks for your help!
I just received my FSP date. I have a few questions for you all:
- what do you wear while there? and what do you wear whilst flying?
- what is the PT like?
- if I am going primarily for army & navy chopper pilot, should i still read up on all three services?
- could someone explain what is the importance of wearing in your helmet to avoid hotspots??
Any other advice would be awesome as I really want to get a recommended. Thanks for your help!
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A hotspot is like if you put a baseball cap on with the Velcro done up too tight. Multiplied by 100. And focused on a spot on your head, not all the way around. And you have to maintain a capacity to fly an aircraft whilst pushing through the pain.
Wearing in your helmet is a good idea because a hotspot will quickly become distracting. The key is when you're fitted, leave it on for a little while. If it's uncomfortable, tell them, and they should play with it and get it to sit better, Life Support Fitters are good at that. Don't feel like you're wasting their time or taking too long, it's important, and it's one thing you don't want to have to worry about whilst airborne because it will detract from you showing your potential.
Good luck
Wearing in your helmet is a good idea because a hotspot will quickly become distracting. The key is when you're fitted, leave it on for a little while. If it's uncomfortable, tell them, and they should play with it and get it to sit better, Life Support Fitters are good at that. Don't feel like you're wasting their time or taking too long, it's important, and it's one thing you don't want to have to worry about whilst airborne because it will detract from you showing your potential.
Good luck
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Hi everyone,
Just wondering about the time delay between having your file sent to Canberra and offers coming out. Also how do they contact you if you are made an offer? For anybody interested navy applicants were called today and I think tomorrow for the upcoming distribution with a start date in July I think, probably NEOC 51. I got a call so hoping to hear soon!
Just wondering about the time delay between having your file sent to Canberra and offers coming out. Also how do they contact you if you are made an offer? For anybody interested navy applicants were called today and I think tomorrow for the upcoming distribution with a start date in July I think, probably NEOC 51. I got a call so hoping to hear soon!
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Interview Prep
Hi guys,
Does anyone know of any courses to prep for OSB and Pysc testing? I would like to do some face to face interview prep before I do the real thing. I live in Brisbane.
Cheers
Does anyone know of any courses to prep for OSB and Pysc testing? I would like to do some face to face interview prep before I do the real thing. I live in Brisbane.
Cheers
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Hey Matt, nothing you can really do to prepare for psych except to be sure that you know what is involved in your training and can demonstrate that you are prepared (separation from family, willing to fight for your country, etc)
For OSB, much of the same, be ready to be able to do some reasonably complex calculations in your head while under pressure, know all you can about the role, the training, RAAF in general, world events, etc, etc.
For OSB, much of the same, be ready to be able to do some reasonably complex calculations in your head while under pressure, know all you can about the role, the training, RAAF in general, world events, etc, etc.
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Hi Buckshot,
Thanks for the reply. I am in the RAAF already, so this will be a remuster if I get my chosen service. Are you currently an ADF PLT yourself?
When you say calculations in your head, to what degree of difficulty would they be. For example distance, speed, time calculations and multiplication ect?
Cheers
Thanks for the reply. I am in the RAAF already, so this will be a remuster if I get my chosen service. Are you currently an ADF PLT yourself?
When you say calculations in your head, to what degree of difficulty would they be. For example distance, speed, time calculations and multiplication ect?
Cheers
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Hi Matt,
Shipper made a post a few months ago about the adfmentors OSB course, definitely worth checking out. I recently took their course after reading their material and seeing a few other people talk about them on here and it was fantastic. It definitely boosted me to the next level of preparation, they conducted a number of mock OSB interviews/exercises and really taught me to answer well under pressure. If you google them it should come up.
Ranopaul
Shipper made a post a few months ago about the adfmentors OSB course, definitely worth checking out. I recently took their course after reading their material and seeing a few other people talk about them on here and it was fantastic. It definitely boosted me to the next level of preparation, they conducted a number of mock OSB interviews/exercises and really taught me to answer well under pressure. If you google them it should come up.
Ranopaul
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Medical
Hi Guys,
I had assessment day about a week ago and the doctor said I to see a specialist regarding a "systolic heart mumur". I was wondering whether this will impact my application to intact join the ADF or as a Pilot. Thanks
Brenny95
I had assessment day about a week ago and the doctor said I to see a specialist regarding a "systolic heart mumur". I was wondering whether this will impact my application to intact join the ADF or as a Pilot. Thanks
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Hi guys,
This is a bit unrelated to flight screening, but I'm just curious whether anybody here has any idea what the process is and how difficult it would be to switch roles later on in a RAAF career?
My reason for asking is that a recent suggestion made by DFR has been to join as an engineer and then look at possibly going for pilot again later on down the track, and I was just wondering how feasible something like this is. I will qualify this suggestion by saying that I'm currently studying aerospace eng, and it is something I'm interested in doing; so I wouldn't be doing it just for the sake of doing it or as a stepping stone to something else. That said, I do still have a desire to be a pilot if the opportunity is still there.
Could anybody provide some insight?
Cheers,
VS
This is a bit unrelated to flight screening, but I'm just curious whether anybody here has any idea what the process is and how difficult it would be to switch roles later on in a RAAF career?
My reason for asking is that a recent suggestion made by DFR has been to join as an engineer and then look at possibly going for pilot again later on down the track, and I was just wondering how feasible something like this is. I will qualify this suggestion by saying that I'm currently studying aerospace eng, and it is something I'm interested in doing; so I wouldn't be doing it just for the sake of doing it or as a stepping stone to something else. That said, I do still have a desire to be a pilot if the opportunity is still there.
Could anybody provide some insight?
Cheers,
VS
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Depends on your long term goals.When I was flying on the C130A,
If you had engineering qualifications you could train as a pilot on the larger aircraft and qaulify as a Captain. Things may have changed since then but if you not inquire then the chance could pass by.
All the best
regards
Col
If you had engineering qualifications you could train as a pilot on the larger aircraft and qaulify as a Captain. Things may have changed since then but if you not inquire then the chance could pass by.
All the best
regards
Col
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On my FS course there was a current serving aeronautical engineer at Williamtown working on hornets He received a high recommendation and is currently at bfts. So yes it is possible, how you transfer I don't know, DFR will be your friend in that department.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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RAAF Pilot Screening
Hello everyone!
After having spent a good 2 days reading through the entirety of this thread, I have found a lot of great information. It's great to see such a sharing of knowledge and advice!
A little bit of context... I'm 21, and I'm halfway through a business degree. I have approximately 100 hours of flight experience and I would say I am somewhere between GFPT and PPL. I've always had a passion for aviation, and I've been airborne since I was 14 (which meant some interesting driving lessons involving both pedals!)
My YOU session and got a full career option result with 3 year validity, and I have the Pilot Specific Testing next Monday. So far as reading gauges, spatial awareness, or hand-eye is concerned, I feel relatively prepared, and I am doing some extra practice *cough* video games
*cough*. One thing I'm not fully sure of is the mathematical component, but I am going over my mental flight arithmetic as much as possible.
In any case, I am hoping that next Monday goes well, because I am actually feeling more anticipation for this, than the assessment session! I'd rather have the chance to "sell" myself to actual people than to a computer program! If I'm successful, I'm hoping to go through ADFA. With the "Jump Up" program, I've heard I could potentially get credits from my current studies for their equivalent courses... Alternately, DEO would also be quite appealing, and I have both listed.
One big concern I have though is that I am short sighted, and have glasses (fully corrected). Will this impact on my application?
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice!
Thanks,
Robert
After having spent a good 2 days reading through the entirety of this thread, I have found a lot of great information. It's great to see such a sharing of knowledge and advice!
A little bit of context... I'm 21, and I'm halfway through a business degree. I have approximately 100 hours of flight experience and I would say I am somewhere between GFPT and PPL. I've always had a passion for aviation, and I've been airborne since I was 14 (which meant some interesting driving lessons involving both pedals!)
My YOU session and got a full career option result with 3 year validity, and I have the Pilot Specific Testing next Monday. So far as reading gauges, spatial awareness, or hand-eye is concerned, I feel relatively prepared, and I am doing some extra practice *cough* video games
*cough*. One thing I'm not fully sure of is the mathematical component, but I am going over my mental flight arithmetic as much as possible.In any case, I am hoping that next Monday goes well, because I am actually feeling more anticipation for this, than the assessment session! I'd rather have the chance to "sell" myself to actual people than to a computer program! If I'm successful, I'm hoping to go through ADFA. With the "Jump Up" program, I've heard I could potentially get credits from my current studies for their equivalent courses... Alternately, DEO would also be quite appealing, and I have both listed.
One big concern I have though is that I am short sighted, and have glasses (fully corrected). Will this impact on my application?
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice!
Thanks,
Robert