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Prepare for the DLR pilot selection test

A broad multi-aptitude route for candidates preparing for the DLR test.

Start with Cube Folding
Exercises
11
Total, about
~29 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. Cube FoldingSpatialSpatial visualisation and mental folding.~2 min
  2. Rule ClassificationAttentionMeasures rule-based selective attention and processing speed: how quickly and accurately you can hold a classification rule in mind and apply it to a continuous stream of stimuli.~60 sec
  3. Reverse Digit SpanMemoryMeasures backward working memory: how many recent items you can hold from a running stream and reorder in reverse, the manipulate-while-holding capacity pilot selection assesses.~2 min
  4. Audio ArithmeticNumericalNumerical fluency when the problem arrives by ear: holding spoken numbers in working memory while calculating an exact answer under a time window.~3 min
  5. Mechanical ReasoningTechnicalUnderstanding of basic mechanical principles.~2 min
  6. Path TracingSpatialMeasures visual path-tracing and route-following accuracy: the ability to follow a winding, self-crossing line to its exact endpoint, the spatial-tracking skill pilot selection assesses.~2 min
  7. Dial Speed ReadingAttentionMeasures perceptual speed and scale-reading precision when identifying analog instrument readings under time pressure.~60 sec
  8. Personality Self-ReportPersonalityThe non-technical traits and motivations that airline selection explores, so you can reflect on your own style and prepare your examples. It is a self-report for reflection, not a measurement of your personality and not a prediction of any selection outcome.~3 min
  9. 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
  10. Aviation EnglishVerbalWritten English accuracy and range: grammar, spelling, vocabulary, synonyms and idiom, in an aviation register.~2 min
  11. Instrument CoordinationPsychomotorDivided attention and multi-axis control: scanning three coupled instruments while monitoring a concurrent voice task.~5 min

Compare step durations

1.7 min3.3 min5 minCube Folding~2 minRule Classification~60 secReverse Digit Span~2 minAudio Arithmetic~3 minMechanical Reasoning~2 minPath Tracing~2 minDial Speed Reading~60 secPersonality Self-Report~3 minFlight-Parameter Memory~6 minAviation English~2 minInstrument Coordination~5 min
Where the time goes. One run of each step, estimated; the timed ones use their own clock.

About this practice path

The DLR test, run by the German Aerospace Center, is a supervised, mostly day-long selection that several European airlines use. Candidates report working through roughly ten short modules with breaks in between. This practice route follows that broad shape with original SkyStudy exercises, roughly in the order people describe: folding cube nets, a rule-based concentration sweep, a reverse digit-span memory task, audio-delivered mental arithmetic, technical reasoning, a path-and-figure spatial task, an instrument dial reading task, a personality self-report, an aviation-parameter memory task, an aviation English screen and a monitoring and instrument-coordination task. Work through it in order, or dip into the parts you want to sharpen. It is a study route, not the real assessment.

Multi-Aptitude Assessment Path. Independent practice for candidates preparing for DLR test, the selection system from German Aerospace Center (DLR).

What the real assessment covers

A broad, supervised multi-module battery spanning spatial folding, concentration, memory span, audio mental maths, technical reasoning, personality, aviation English and instrument monitoring.

A multi-stage selection used by several European airlines. The computer battery spans English, technical understanding, mental arithmetic, memory span, perception, spatial orientation, concentration and a monitoring and instrument coordination task.

  • Mental maths
  • Memory span
  • Spatial orientation
  • Concentration
  • Hand-eye coordination

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 DLR test?

No. It is an independent SkyStudy practice route built from our own exercises. It is not affiliated with the German Aerospace Center, does not reproduce the DLR test's questions or scoring, and does not predict any selection outcome.

What does the DLR test cover?

The DLR selection is a supervised, mostly day-long battery of around ten modules: spatial folding, concentration, memory span, audio-delivered mental arithmetic, technical reasoning, a path-and-figure task, a personality questionnaire, aviation English and a monitoring and instrument-coordination task. This route trains each of those with an original exercise.

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