Cut-e (Aon) Pilot Assessment - Free Practice Test [2026]
Updated: June 28, 2026
The Cut-e/Aon Pilot Test is a psychometric assessment used to measure the core aptitudes required for a career as a pilot.
The Cut-e/Aon Pilot test assesses essential competencies of airline pilots, such as multitasking, eye-hand coordination, spatial awareness, and arithmetic abilities.
The assessment contains several short tests, each evaluating a different cognitive or behavioral quality. The number of mini-tests differs between airline companies and flight schools. These tests, taken with the MapTQ Online Platform, are pretty challenging since most of them deduct points for wrong answers and have strict time limits.
Cut-e/Aon) Airline pilot test - Expert Tips & Tricks
Cut-e Aon Pilot Practice Test
This section includes information, explanations, tips, and sample questions for each part of the test.
Note: Not all of the sample questions below are interactive. All questions are fully interactive with our Cut-e/Aon Pilot Test preparation pack. Additionally, please note that our practice questions and PrepPack do not cover the Complex control test that you might also have to take as part of your assessment:
Feel free to take our free practice simulation which includes a small selection of sample questions.
Pilot Spatial Orientation Test
The Pilot cut-e Spatial Orientation Test, or the GYRO and RBI Test, involves identifying aircraft position and attitude using the GYRO and RBI indicators. You will have 3 minutes to complete the test.
You will see a dashboard featuring a gyrocompass (GYRO) to show your flight direction and a radio compass (RBI) to indicate the location of a non-directional beacon. Your task is to determine the aircraft's flight direction and location. To do this, you must mentally rotate the RBI to identify the position of the non-directional beacon.
Sample Question:
Select the aircraft’s flying direction, indicated by the GYRO, and the zone indicated by the RBI.
According to the GYRO, the plane is flying west- its nose is facing left.
To find the zone, we have to perform three steps.
1. Calculate the angle of deviation. To do this, measure the clockwise angle between the plane's nose and the RBI's arrow point.
According to the RBI, the angle of deviation is 225°.
2. Find the relative bearing. To do this, draw the plane (facing the direction the GYRO indicates) and the RBI's arrow, such that the arrow is pointing 225° clockwise from the plane- that's the angle of deviation we just found.
3. Find the zone. On the compass we've drawn, the unpainted arrow's end marks the plane's position relative to the ground station. So, we can see it is in zone 8.
The airplane is facing left and is in zone 8- which leaves us with answer A.
Tip: To help you make the correct calculations, imagine that the RBI turns the same way as the aircraft.
Cut-e Spatial Orientation Test Explained (using Gyro & RBI)
Pilot Reaction Speed Test (scales rt)
The Cut-E Reaction Speed Assessment measures your speed in processing and responding to visual information.
During the test, you will be presented with pairs of geometric shapes. Your task is to quickly determine whether the shapes are identical. You will have 3 minutes to complete the test.
Sample Question:
Tip: Pressing the key when the shapes are different will be considered a mistake and will reduce your score.
Pilot Monitoring Test
In the pilot monitoring test, you’ll be shown varying numbers of moving balls. Your task is to count the balls as quickly as possible. Each correct answer will increase the difficulty. Overall, you have 2 minutes to answer as many questions as possible.
Sample Question
Tip: Group the balls into pairs of four, then count the number of groups and multiply them by four.
Pilot Multitasking Test
The Cut-E Multitasking Test assesses your ability to perform tasks quickly and simultaneously.
You will be required to complete three tasks at the same time –
- Task I – on the center of the screen, you will be presented with aircraft that fly from left to right.
Your task is to bring as many aircraft as possible to the runway. - Task II – On your screen's top right corner, you will be presented with changing equations.
Your task is to verify that the equations are correct. - Task III – on the bottom right of your screen, you will be presented with a sequence of seven letters.
Your task is to check if any of the letters appear twice.
You will have 5 minutes to complete the task.
Sample Question:
Math Task:
In this task, you’ll be presented with an equation and its answer. Your job is to decide whether the provided answer is correct or incorrect.
Duplicates Task:
Here, you’ll see a series of shapes, and you need to identify if any shape appears twice or if all the shapes are unique.
Plane Task:
In this task, you are responsible for guiding the plane to avoid collisions with approaching obstacles. Your goal is to move the plane to a clear spot where it will remain safe from any potential crashes.
Tip: Dedicate a few seconds to each task, while paying enough attention to the other two.
Pilot Inductive Logical Thinking Test
The Cut-e Inductive Logical Thinking Test assesses your ability to recognise and apply rules and patterns.
You will be presented with two sets of grids. In the upper set, each grid has an assigned colour. Grids marked with the same colour are a part of the same group.
Your task is to recognise the patterns of each colour group and assign the unmarked grids to the group they belong to.
You will have 12 minutes to complete 12 tasks.
Let's look at an inductive logical thinking sample question:
Sample Question:
Tip: The pattern of each group can be manifested in every variable within the grid. Thus, you need to pay close attention to every fine detail – the arrangement of the numbers and letters, the quantity of each character, etc.
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Deductive Logical Thinking Test
The Cut-E Deductive Logical Thinking Test assesses your ability to learn, infer, and apply new information.
You will be presented with a grid that contains a series of symbols and one cell with a question mark. Your task is to identify which symbol should replace the question mark so no two identical symbols occupy the same column or row.
You will have 6 minutes to complete as many tasks as possible.
Sample Question:
What symbol should appear in place of the question mark?
The shape missing from the fourth column is the X.
Having added the X to the bottom row, the shape missing from the bottom row is a circle.
Therefore, the correct answer is :
Tip: A symbol can appear only once in each column or row. Therefore, you need to be sure that the symbol you choose as missing is not violating that rule and does not appear more than once.
Applied Numeracy Test (scales tmt)
Verbal Reasoning Test (scales verbal)
Work-Related Behaviour
Pilot Working Memory (SmartPredict GridChallenge)
FAQs:
The Cut-e/Aon Pilot Test is a psychometric assessment used to measure the core aptitudes required for a career as a pilot. It assesses essential competencies such as multitasking, eye-hand coordination, spatial awareness, and arithmetic abilities.
The GYRO and RBI test (also called the cut-e Spatial Orientation Test) asks you to identify an aircraft’s position and attitude using a dashboard with a gyrocompass (showing flight direction) and an RBI radio compass (showing the location of a non-directional beacon). You’ll need to mentally rotate the RBI to work out the beacon’s position and determine the aircraft’s direction and location.
The assessment contains several short tests, each evaluating a different cognitive or behavioural quality, including spatial orientation, reaction speed, monitoring, multitasking, inductive and deductive logical thinking, applied numeracy, verbal reasoning, work-related behaviour, and working memory.
Many flight schools and large airlines companies use the cut-e pilot test; among them are L3 Flight Academy, Aer Lingus, Qantas Academy, EasyJet, Ryanair, L3/CTC, FlyDubai, Lufthansa, Swiss (DEC), Thai Airways, Norwegian, and Etihad.
The cut-e pilot assessment is demanding, requiring a high score to pass. To excel, it's essential to prepare thoroughly and become familiar with each section’s challenges.
Our PrepPacks are designed to help you succeed on the cut-e pilot test, offering comprehensive guides and test simulations with detailed explanations.
