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A foundational cadet-style aptitude path

A broad, gentle starting route for ab-initio cadet selection.

Exercises: 5
Total, about: ~13 min
No account needed: Free

The route, step by step

Work through them in order, or jump to the ones you want to sharpen. Each opens on its own page with a how-to, worked examples and instant scoring saved privately in your browser.

Situational JudgementSituational judgementAirmanship and crew-resource-management judgement in realistic flight-deck dilemmas.~5 min~5 minPractise
Mental ArithmeticNumericalNumerical fluency and speed under time pressure.~2 min~2 minPractise
Data CheckingAttentionMeasures clerical accuracy and cross-checking speed: how reliably you spot a single altered value between two otherwise identical data tables, the error-catching discipline pilot selection screens assess.~2 min~2 minPractise
Radio ComprehensionListeningListening accuracy and speech comprehension under radio noise: extracting a specific spoken value from a transmission while similar-sounding values compete.~3 min~3 minPractise
Verbal ReasoningVerbalReading comprehension and logical evaluation of text.~60 sec~60 secPractise

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Where the time goes. One run of each step, estimated; the timed ones use their own clock.

About this practice path

New to pilot aptitude testing? Modern cadet schemes increasingly open with a short remote screen: a compact bundle of a situational-judgement test, a maths block, a checking task and a listening-accuracy test, often all inside one roughly thirty-minute window. This foundations route follows that shape with original SkyStudy exercises, then adds a verbal-reasoning warm-up, so you get a gentle, broad introduction to the skills an ab-initio stage-1 screen tends to sample. It is tied to no single publisher or airline: just an original SkyStudy warm-up across the core skills, at your own pace.

Cadet Foundations Path

What the real assessment covers

A gentle, broad introduction to a modern stage-1 cadet screen: situational judgement, mental maths, a checking task, listening accuracy and a verbal-reasoning warm-up in one short flow.

Ready for a timed run?

A path builds the skills at your own pace. When you want to rehearse selection-day pacing, a timed mock battery runs several exercises back to back under one clock and scores them together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the cadet foundations path for?

Anyone new to pilot aptitude testing who wants a broad, gentle warm-up before focusing on a specific airline's style. It follows the shape of a modern stage-1 cadet screen and samples one exercise from each of its core skill areas.

Is it linked to a specific airline test?

No. It is a general SkyStudy practice route, not tied to any one selection system or airline, and practising here does not predict or guarantee any selection outcome.

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Important information

This is an independent SkyStudy study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to any of the assessment providers named on this page, or any airline. DLR test, COMPASS, PILAPT, cut-e / Aon and Vienna Test System are trademarks of their respective owners, named here only to describe factually which assessment this practice is intended to prepare you for. These are original SkyStudy exercises: they do not reproduce, imitate or replicate any publisher's questions, images, timing or scoring, and practising here does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any selection.

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Last reviewed July 2026