When the Future Pilot Programme opens (intakes are announced by year — candidates were searching "2027" before the 2026 window closed), thousands apply for a two-digit number of places, and the cut-e online battery is the first cut. Aer Lingus's cut-e usage is corroborated by multiple sources; the detailed battery composition rests on fewer, and we label the preset accordingly. We simulate the spatial + grid-logic core; numeracy, verbal and the behavioural questionnaire are on our roadmap, not in the trainer, and the preset says so.
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OPEN THE AER LINGUS TRAINERVendor descriptions of the FPP screen consistently name cut-e's pilot staples: spatial orientation on instruments (scales ndb family) and deductive grid logic, alongside applied numeracy (scales tmt), verbal reasoning, and the squares behavioural questionnaire. One vendor openly lists what its own pack doesn't cover — a reminder that every prep provider, us included, simulates a subset. The difference is where the subset boundary sits and whether anyone tells you.
FPP windows are short and announced with limited notice. The candidates who do well on the online tests are overwhelmingly the ones who were already fluent when the window opened — PPRuNe's FPP threads fill with "two weeks to prepare" posts every cycle. The free tier here (eight items per module per day) is deliberately enough to build fluency over a slow month before a window, without paying anything.
| module (simulated) | what it tests | reported timing | fidelity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial orientation (scales ndb-style) | Reading a gyro heading + relative-bearing needle and answering compass directions | 3 min | reconstructed |
| Deductive grid logic (scales lst / gapChallenge) | Latin-square deduction — which symbol belongs in the ? cell | 6 min | matches published spec |
"Matches published spec" = the module follows the test publisher's own public task description. "Reconstructed" = built from converging third-party descriptions; format may differ in detail. Deep-dives on how every module works live on the module guide.
From the reported battery, these parts are not in our trainer today:
For those, use the official Aon practice items linked from your test invitation — they exist for exactly this purpose, and no third-party imitation (ours included) substitutes for them.
Employers change vendors and battery composition without notice. Treat every battery list on the internet — ours included — as a best-available reconstruction, and always do the official practice items your test invitation links.
Vendor reports name cut-e spatial orientation, deductive grid logic, applied numeracy, verbal reasoning and the squares behavioural questionnaire. Our evidence tier for the exact composition is moderate (one detailed vendor, cut-e usage converged by three more) and the preset displays that honestly.
By announcement — there is no fixed calendar. Watch Aer Lingus’s careers site directly; forum rumours about intake dates are wrong more often than right. Prepare before the announcement, not after.
Yes — multiple independent sources corroborate Aon/cut-e online testing for pilot selection. As always, employers can change vendors without notice; your invitation email is the ground truth.
The spatial-orientation and grid-logic core, unlimited and free (8/day). Applied numeracy and verbal are roadmap items we don’t simulate yet; for those, use Aon’s official practice plus any reputable cut-e-format numeracy/verbal material.
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