Pilot and aircrew selection

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for pilot and aircrew selection selection in the military and defence sector with 5 skill areas: situational judgment, safety judgment, spatial reasoning, attention and concentration and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Safety judgment — Hazard recognition, safe sequencing, escalation, and risk controls.
• Spatial reasoning — Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Preflight inspection reveals a minor discrepancy below minimum equipment list limits. Dispatch pressure is high. What is best?

   • A. Resolve or defer per approved maintenance guidance before release
   • B. Depart because the item is below MEL and pressure is high
   • C. Ignore the write-up and note it after landing
   • D. Ask the most junior crew member to sign it off

2. During final approach your co-pilot challenges your descent rate as unstable. What is best?

   • A. Acknowledge the concern, assess parameters, and go around if unstable
   • B. Continue because rank ends the discussion
   • C. Tell them to stay quiet until rollout
   • D. Transfer controls without briefing the go-around

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.