Pilot Selection - ADVANCED COMPASS™
Advanced COMPASS is for license holders and experienced pilots only.
Advanced COMPASS consists of six tests which have been developed to test some of the key skill areas for the pilot profession.
The result of Advanced-COMPASS is a very cost-effective way to avoid unnecessary grading cost (and time). The tests are produced automatically.
Complex control task
A test to fly an ILS while handling the rudder pedals and speed settings.
Professional Knowledge
A number of questions and situations to test the pilot's theoretical comprehension.
Mathematics
A test of basic applied mathematical understanding and speed.
Memory
Accuracy of short-term memory recall and ability to 'chunk’ information.
Task manager
A test of the candidate’s ability to scan the screen and manage two concurrent tasks accurately and quickly.
Orientation
Instrument interpretation, comprehension and spatial orientation.
Aviation-english
Test English language abiity, including recognizing ATC sound messages
Verbal reasoning
The ability of the candidate to understand, analyze and logically interpret written information.
It is EPST’s experience (together with its world-wide clients with over 5000 tests performed with this product) that a combination of Advanced-COMPASS and a simulator grading prior to a Type Rating virtually reduces the training failures to near zero. We at EPST had no Type Rating training failure since the introduction of these elements in our pilot selection.
Advanced-COMPASS is available in the following languages (instruction text): British and American English, Chinese (2 versions), Spanish, Turkey, Arabic and Russian.
Advanced-COMPASS Copyright is owned by European Pilot Selection & Training (EPST).
Design
Advanced-COMPASS is a product of European Pilot Selection & Training (EPST). The test battery was designed and developed by Captain Robin Acton BA (design and testing), dr. John Acton PhD (data processing) and ing. Martijn Niekerk BSc (IT specialist). Robin Acton has been involved in basic pilot training since 1968 and was British Airway’s manager responsible for pilot recruitment and selection in the late 1980s.
Validation
An independent validation of the COMPASS product has been carried out by drs. Lilian Biber-Klever of the Aviation Human Factor Center. Drs. Lillian Biber is a specialist Aviation Psychologist. The results is summarised below.
“The total validity of the COMPASS testing battery is .79. The lowest level is .6 and so .79 is not bad. The confidence level is also .79. This means that if someone takes the tests twice, the odds are .79 that the result will be the same. Also here the lowest level is .6.”
A lot of tests give a confidence level that can be calculated in many ways. Often tests are divided in two parts and one half linked to the other half. The EPST method (analysing results of candidates doing the test with 3 months in between) is more realistic but often gives a lower result. So .79 is not bad.”