Assessment
In order to enroll in Global Aviation’s courses, the student must pass the academy’s pre-entry assessment, which can be conducted online. The purpose of the assessment is to evaluate the applicant’s knowledge in the English language, basic mathematics and basic physics. Moreover, it includes some logic evaluation questions.
In addition to the mandatory pre-entry assessment, described above, the candidate can also take the COMPASS test. This comprehensive aviation-focused test, which is not mandatory, takes place on the Academy’s Ground School base in Athens, Greece. The cost of the COMPASS test is €100.
COMPASS consists of six tests which have been developed to test some of the key aptitude areas for the pilot profession. Flying experience is not required to perform well in the tests. The test includes the following subparts:
- Control
- Slalom
- Memory
- Mathematics
- Orientation
- Tech Test
- Task Manager
Control and Slalom measures how well you can co-ordinate your hand and foot movements. Memory scores your ability to memorize data for a short time and then reproduce it while Mathematics scores how fast and accurately you can make simple calculations of the sort a pilot might need to make.
Orientation examines your ability to interpret instrument readings and use them to locate an aircraft relative to a fixed point. The Tech Test examines your physics and mechanics understanding. The final test is Task manager, which scores how quickly, and accurately you can perform two different tasks in the same time frame.