Operators need predictive psychometric methods to evaluate new hires for high stakes jobs in aviation like flight crew, air traffic controllers or dispatchers. MOLLYMAWK psychometrics offers a test battery for this purpose and saw its launch in 2009. The founder is Melina Rauch, an aviation psychologist accredited by the EAAP who worked for the DLR. Test takers possess their own results and make them available to flight operators of their choice.1

The total duration is approximately 3 hours, which includes a general briefing and identity check, six tests, one questionnaire, and two short breaks. You must follow a mandatory sequence of tests. Note paper is provided for Math & Science and for Aeronautics, but not for any other test. The skills tests are English, Math & Science, and Aeronautics. The aptitude tests include Working Memory, which calls for choice reactions that follow four basic rules and require dealing with visual as well as acoustical information. Spatial Orientation involves visualising objects or positions in two or three dimensions, and for pilots this contributes to the interpretation of maps or the understanding of one's own position relative to an aerodrome. Time Sharing calls for the management and coordination of three tasks, processing visual as well as acoustical information, solving numerical problems, and monitoring instruments in the periphery. Finally, the Self Description questionnaire asks you to agree or disagree to 100 statements about yourself.2

You need a test package and an exam slot, and neither includes the other. You can only register if you receive a system-generated invite with a link that is valid 48 hours. Individuals can purchase a test package not tied to any airline. Exam slots are available at airline-internal exam centres, which are usually reserved for test takers who are accepted as candidates of those airlines. You can also book at public exam centres, which offer exam slots to anybody and set their own fees. The listed public exam centres are Sky Aviation in Istanbul and Aviation Psychology Prague.34

Your certificate will not include a pass/fail decision. Airlines or flight schools apply their company-specific bench marks to that measurement. MOLLYMAWK does not communicate pass marks. The organisation that provided your test package has automatic access to your certificate, but the test centre does not. You can actively share your results with other airlines via your account. Your training scores are not provided to anybody but you alone, although the organisation that provided your test package can see how many training runs you have used, but not your raw scores. Your training scores will have zero effect on the results printed on your certificate.3

Every exam requires its own test package. A minimum of 7 days must pass between two exams. A maximum of two exams may be taken within any 24-month period. A new test package eliminates all training runs of your previous test package, but it does not eliminate your earlier certificates. An acquired certificate remains available in your account for the full 24-month validity period. If you take a second exam, the publisher strongly recommends completing the entire test battery.3

The test package includes original preparation material, providing 20 training runs per aptitude test and 2 training runs per skills test, plus access to one exam run per test. You can spread your training and exam runs over 12 months. Once you start an exam you lose access to the training runs. The publisher strongly recommends doing at least 1 run in each skills test and 12 runs in each aptitude test. You need a Windows PC or Mac with a minimum recommended screen size of 13 inch. Do not use a tablet or smart phone. You need speakers or a headset and a mouse, as a touchpad is not suitable. You should use a standard keyboard with a designated numeric keypad and prefer wired devices. Use Chrome or Edge as your browser and work on a single browser tab. The publisher notes that test scores increase with repetition, which is why MOLLYMAWK psychometrics says it is unique in its aim to provide optimum test preparation for all. On the day of the exam, you must bring your passport or your national ID. The exam takes approximately 3 hours and includes two short breaks. You may not eat or drink inside the exam room. Practise with our free practice set. The Pilot Pass gives unlimited practice.135