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Prepare for the COMPASS pilot screening

A coordination and screening route for candidates preparing for COMPASS.

Start with Tracking Control
Exercises
6
Total, about
~19 min
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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.

  1. Tracking ControlPsychomotorHand-eye coordination and continuous control.~45 sec
  2. Gate SlalomPsychomotorSustained lateral tracking precision and fine motor control under forward time pressure, with gate gaps that progressively narrow to demand increasingly accurate steering corrections.~1 min
  3. Flight-Parameter MemoryMemorySequential working memory for cockpit parameters: chunking a running stream of flight levels, headings, speeds and frequencies and reproducing it in order under a time block.~6 min
  4. Cockpit MathsNumericalCalculator-free applied numeracy: table and graph interpolation, speed / distance / time, and proportional reasoning under time pressure.~60 sec
  5. Multi-Instrument OrientationSpatialMeasures the combined instrument scan and spatial orientation used in instrument flying: fusing heading, attitude and a relative bearing into one coherent picture of where the aircraft is and where it points.~8 min
  6. Dual Task ManagerMultitaskingDivided attention and multitasking workload capacity under sustained time pressure, combining data transcription accuracy and speed with peripheral visual reaction time.~2 min

Compare step durations

1.7 min3.3 min5 min6.7 minTracking Control~45 secGate Slalom~1 minFlight-Parameter Memory~6 minCockpit Maths~60 secMulti-Instrument Orientation~8 minDual Task Manager~2 min
Where the time goes. One run of each step, estimated; the timed ones use their own clock.

About this practice path

COMPASS, from European Pilot Selection and Training, is a computer-based screening battery used by a number of airlines and flight schools. Its six core tests are a compensatory control task, a slalom pursuit-tracking task, an aviation-parameter memory task, a maths block, a three-instrument orientation task and a task-manager multitasking run. Each is graded on a 1 to 7 scale and the six grades are summed into a single composite the airline or school checks against a threshold. This route rehearses that same six-part mix with original SkyStudy exercises, in a comparable order. On the real test the control modules use a joystick and rudder pedals; here you use a keyboard and mouse. These are original SkyStudy exercises, not the COMPASS battery itself.

Coordination & Screening Path. Independent practice for candidates preparing for COMPASS, the selection system from European Pilot Selection and Training (EPST).

What the real assessment covers

A six-test screening battery, each test graded 1 to 7 and summed into one composite, covering psychomotor control, pursuit tracking, aviation-parameter memory, mental maths, three-instrument orientation and multitasking.

A computer-based screening battery used by a number of airlines and flight schools. It typically covers psychomotor coordination, multitasking, short-term memory, instrument orientation, mental arithmetic and technical questions, with optional English and verbal reasoning.

  • Psychomotor coordination
  • Multitasking
  • Short-term memory
  • Instrument orientation
  • Mental maths

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.

See the mock batteriesWhich tests airlines use

Frequently asked questions

Is this the real COMPASS test?

No. It is an independent SkyStudy practice route made from our own exercises. It is not affiliated with COMPASS or European Pilot Selection and Training, does not reproduce their questions or scoring, and does not predict any selection outcome.

How is COMPASS scored?

COMPASS grades each of its six core tests on a 1 to 7 scale and adds them into a single summed score that the airline or school compares against a threshold. This route mirrors the six-test shape so you can practise each part, but it does not reproduce COMPASS's scoring and does not predict any selection outcome.

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