Airline assessments are the last hurdle between any cadet and their first airline job. One of the aspects that forms a key part of this recruitment process is a simulator assessment. Major airlines across Europe have begun hiring off the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. If you need assessment preparation for Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizz Air, Jet 2, British Airways or any other airlines why not read our article below.
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What offers are there for airline assessment preparation?
JETEX Simulation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/jetex-simulation
JETEX Simulation offer mentored airline assessment packages and simulator hire for flight school graduates joining airlines. Each session can be tailored to focus on different areas of the assessments to ensure the maximum is gained by each student in the simulator.
Boeing 737 Motion Simulator - £500 per assessment preparation session (Minimum 2 hours simulator time)
Boeing 737 Motion Simulator Hire - £250/hr
Aviation Insider -
https://pilot-network.com/school/aviation-insider
Aviation Insider specialise in providing a conclusive course to cover aptitude testing, CV and Cover Letter Preparation, Group Exercise and Simulator Assessment Preparation.
Interview prep (cv, cover letter, interview and group exercise) - £250 per day
Simulator preparation guides - £19.99 to £49.99
Aptitude tests - from £50
Fixed base - from £250 for 2 hours
Simtech Aviation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/simtech-aviation
Simtech Aviation offer a full range of airline simulator assessment preparation, including specialist focus on HR, Technical and non simulator aspects of airline interviews.
Airline Prepared (€800) - With an Aviation HR specialist which focuses on the HR and technical interview, preparing cadets for the non simulator aspects of an airline interview
Pre-Assessment Preparation for pilots in our 737-800 simulator (€255 per hour/€75 per instructor hour)
APS and MCC refresher course which includes 8 hours in our 737-800 simulator (€1500).
Sim Air 737 -
https://pilot-network.com/school/sim-air-737
Sim Air have been providing simulator assessment preparation sessions for several years, with knowledge of simulator assessments for many of the major carriers across Europe.
1 To 1 Sessions - £199/hr. Min. 2 Hours
Motion Flight -
https://pilot-network.com/school/motion-flight
Motion Flight Training offer pre-session guides to assessment preparation and raw data flying techniques.
1 To 1 Sessions - £160/hr
Ascent Aviation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/ascent-aviation
Ascent Aviation offer High-quality Pilot delivered Group Assessment, Interview Support and Simulator skills preparation packages with over 98% 1st time pass rate!
With options for Boeing 737-800NG or Airbus A320, prices are below:
Airline Brush Up Course - £199
Airline Assessment Prep Course - £299
Advanced Airline Prep Course - £399
pmFlight -
https://pilot-network.com/school/pmflight
pmflight has been conducting simulator preparation for 15+ years, they have an understanding of many airlines simulator assessment requirements along with providing a full briefing specific to each assessment.
2 Hour Session - £425
At a glance, what is available?
JETEX Simulation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/jetex-simulation
£250 per hour
Simtech Aviation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/simtech-aviation
€255 per hour, dry hire.
Sim Air 737 -
https://pilot-network.com/school/sim-air-737
£299 per hour
Motion Flight -
https://pilot-network.com/school/motion-flight
£160 per hour
Ascent Aviation -
https://pilot-network.com/school/ascent-aviation
£199 per hour
Aviation Insider -
https://pilot-network.com/school/aviation-insider
£125 per hour
pmFlight -
https://pilot-network.com/school/pmflight
£180 per hour - Min 2 Hours
What can I expect?
While every airline simulator assessment differs they often share key components.
- Briefing - You will normally be given a short amount of time to brief your simulator partner on the departure you plan to fly. Highlight things such as altitude and speed restrictions, and inform them of any calls you are expecting them to make, for example distances for turns. Try to bring in a short discussion of T.E.M.
- Departure/SID - The flying segment will often start on the runway and require you to fly a departure, usually following a SID. If your brief was thorough this should be straightforward and something you have plenty of experience of from your MCC/APS.
- General Handling - You will often be asked to complete some steep turns, climbs and descents. You may also be asked to perform accelerations and decelerations. These are designed to test your scan technique as you will be flying mainly on the instruments.
- NAV Aid Work - This depends entirely on the assessment, and could be anything from "where are you relative to the X,Y,Z Nav Aid?" to flying a full NDB hold. Expect at-least some radial tracking.
- An Event/Emergency - You will often then be 'paused' and given an event or situation to deal with. This is purely to test you CRM work and your knowledge of a decision making model.
- Brief and Approach - After making your decision you'll complete an approach brief, again considering T.E.M, before then hopefully flying a successful approach and landing.
Do I need to prepare?
Yes, if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. That being said, if you are fresh out of your MCC/APS and importantly are familiar with the type your assessment is going to be on, getting additional preparation might be a waste of money. Ultimately, only you can tell if you are prepared for an assessment or not.
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