The Aviation Medical Center (AMC) from the Netherlands needs a new, modern selection procedure that complies with EASA regulations and can accurately filter out the best of the best candidates.
Safety is essential for (civilian) pilots and crew. All pilots are required to undergo psychological and periodic medical examinations in accordance with the statutory EASA and FAA requirements. AMC’s client operates a training facility for pilots and used to rely on an in-house flight simulator for selecting students. However, this method proved impractical due to low testing capabilities of just one applicant at a time and high replacement costs for a newer model.
A new approach to the selection process should tackle both issues.
The main goal was to establish a new, modern selection process conform to EASA rules and regulations that allowed AMC to advise their client on whether or not a candidate was able to complete the flight education with regard to various cognitive and motoric skills, such as stress tolerance, eye-hand-foot coordination or multi-tasking. The new selection process had to meet essential criteria: significant cost-reduction, increasing testing capabilities without compromising on scientific validity of the results and conformity with the EASA rules and regulations.