Interview & Group Ex Coaching
face-to-face coaching
Searching for expert coaching to excel in your pilot interview or group assessment?
Your Blueprint to Ace Your Pilot Interview or Group Ex
Since we first started out in 2016, we’ve supported more than 4,500 pilots across both our brands, Flight Deck Wingman and Flight School Wingman, with their pilot interviews and group assessments for airlines all over the world. Our ‘Techniques Not Tip Offs’ approach will help you understand the way in which pilot recruiters assess you during your airline (or any other) pilot interview. Our coaching is led by one of the most experienced trainers and pilot recruiters in the pilot assessment preparation arena – a current airline pilot, recruiter and former military pilot – and covers all of the non-technical aspects of any pilot interview and group assessment.
Our Coaching Includes:
- One-to-one coaching for any pilot interview or group assessment
- Delivery from a current airline pilot, recruiter and former military fast-jet pilot
- Tailored guidance and individual feedback
- Option to choose online or in person coaching, including...
- 1:1 Online Interview Coaching - interview coaching or mock interview with feedback
- 1:1 Online Group Exercise Coaching
- Airline Assessment Preparation Group Courses delivered in person
- Perfect for newly qualified, experienced or military pilots applying to any airline, anywhere in the world
What's included?
In Person Group Airline Assessment Preparation (Full Day)
What’s included?
- Module 1: What evidencing a competency means. This is the key to a successful assessment and forms the foundation of your days training.
- Module 2: Airline Ethos Training. Understanding an airline and its ethos is key to success. Our techniques will teach you how to transmit this at interview.
- Module 3: Interview Training. We know that you know that demonstrating core airline competencies is vital. We will train you in all of the core competencies you need to shine during your pilot interview, including easy to follow frameworks to answer those tricky pilot interview questions.
- Module 4: Group Exercise Training. Crew Resource Management and Human Factors are vital in the airline pilot world, working as a team to achieve a safe and successful outcome. We will ensure that you understand the key skills to shine during this the Group Exercise process designed to select the crucial skills required by its pilots.
- Module 5: Practical Group Exercise Assessment. Together, you and your team mates will work together to solve two very different fictitious scenarios. These group exercises are extremely representative of a real pilot selection process. Get ready for an in-depth post flight debrief from your Wingman!
- Module 6: Interview Practical. An opportunity to practise navigating those tricky pilot interview questions! Flight Deck Wingman will provide you with invaluable feedback and support, plus you’ll have the chance to watch the other course members deliver their answers – a real benefit to all on the course.
- Module 7: Post Flight Debrief. Your Wingman will be by your side to talk everything airline and answer any other questions you might have about life in the airline world.
- Pilot Aptitude Testing. We’ve teamed up with SurePilot to provide you with some aptitude testing practice. You’ll be provided with full details of how to access this aptitude testing with your course.
- Free eBook. All clients that choose to book onto our Airline Assessment Preparation Group Course will receive a free copy of our eBook. It’s packed full of training techniques and practical examples that will form an essential part of your training with us and doubles as a refresher ahead of any selection process.¹
¹£PRICE of eBook non-refundable if you subsequently cancel or curtail your training.
How it works
Book your course at the link below and we’ll be in touch as soon as the course receives the minimum course booking numbers. We’ll refund you if the course doesn’t reach the minimum numbers by the scheduled course date.
Re-observe for Free!
We know how much you’ll want to feel ready for your assessment – and we don’t want you worrying about forgetting the ‘Techniques Not Tip Offs’ you’ll learn on your course. That’s why, once you’ve attended a paid Assessment Preparation Group Course, we give you the opportunity to come back and re-observe a future course of the same type, completely free of charge.
It’s our way of helping you keep everything fresh. Places are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability, and each client is entitled to one free re-observation place. Full details are set out in our Terms & Conditions.
Pre-course preparation
To ensure you get the most out of your training day, we’ll be sending you some pre-course learning material. This isn’t designed to be onerous, but to ensure that you and your course colleagues get the most out of the day. Please be sure to complete this preparation which will take approximately 1-2 hours depending on your experience level. We’ll be in touch closer to your course date with more information.
Training locations and dates
You can find all available dates and locations for courses at the bottom of the page when you go to book your place. If no dates are showing, then more dates will be added soon – please check back regularly or follow our WhatsApp Broadcast Channel to be notified first of new course dates. Our courses are usually run in Farnham, Surrey.
Booking Terms and Conditions ¹
Before booking, please note our cancellation policy below. This is a summary extract from our full Terms and Conditions, which apply to all bookings.
A course date is confirmed once three participants have booked onto that specific date. We will email you to notify you when your course is confirmed. Until that confirmation email is sent, you are entitled to a full refund on request.
After confirmation, cancellations made more than 10 days before the course start date will receive a 50% refund; cancellations made 10 days or fewer before the course start date are non-refundable. Timing is calculated from the date we receive your written cancellation request to the scheduled course start date.
Cancellation or failure to attend, for any reason, does not entitle you to reschedule or transfer your booking to a later course date. The refund terms above are your only entitlement in these circumstances.
If a course date does not reach the minimum of three participants, we will contact you to offer either a transfer to an alternative course date or a full refund.
¹ Current serving military personnel will be offered a full refund at any stage due to service reasons. Evidence to support cancellation will be required.
Online Interview Coaching One-to-One (3 hours)
Who’s it for?
If you have an upcoming interview and want to prepare with techniques covering every question category, then we recommend our interview training – suitable for any airline pilot interview, anywhere in the world.
Whats included?
- 3 hours of interactive training, questioning and feedback, face-to-face online with your Wingman.
- Training in integrating your chosen Airline or Flight Schools’s ethos into your answers – crucial to evidencing your “fit” for that company.
- Training in evidencing competencies – crucial to a successful interview performance.
- Training in reliable and easy to use frameworks to answer any question category.
- Don’t worry if you don’t have a specific company that you are applying to, simply choose one. We will deliver our “Techniques Not Tip Offs” based training to enable you to be successful with any airline interview!
- Receive a free copy of our Interview & Group Exercise e-Book when you purchase this service.¹
¹£PRICE of eBook non-refundable if you subsequently cancel or curtail your training.
How it works
- Book your service from the link above.
- Meet us on online at your booked time – we’ll send you details on how to join your Wingman – please check your email.
- We get started! Your Wingman will be making use of ‘screen sharing’ and work closely with you to develop your pilot assessment skills.
- Watch out for your booking confirmation and reminder emails which contain some important information – please check your junk mail.
Online Mock Interview inc. Pilot Aptitude Testing + Feedback Report (1 hour)
For current pilots that would like to be put under interview conditions to assess their readiness for an interview process, or aspiring pilots to check their suitability and readiness for their chosen career.
What’s included?
- Pilot Aptitude Testing + full airline style interview face-to-face via video call with written or verbal feedback (choose your preferred option at checkout).
- A chance to have your questions answered.
Choose from written or verbal feedback
- Written Feedback Option. You have the option to receive a detailed written report which is scored according to how well you evidenced the competencies assessed during your pilot interview. The scores are accompanied by a detailed written explanation for the score given. Overall areas of strength as well as areas for development will also be highlighted. A verbal debrief can be purchased for an additional cost.
- Verbal Feedback Option. Alternatively you can opt for immediate verbal feedback following your interview.
How it works
- Book your service from the link below.
- Complete your aptitude testing (you will be provided with information on how to do this in your booking confirmation email)
- Meet us on online at your booked time – we’ll send you details on how to join your Wingman – please check your email.
- We get started! Your Wingman will be making use of ‘screen sharing’ and work closely with you to develop your pilot assessment skills.
- Watch out for your booking confirmation and reminder emails which contain some important information – please check your junk mail.
Online Group Exercise Coaching One-to-One (2 hours)
Who’s it for?
If you’re looking to prepare for an Airline or Flight School group exercise and can’t attend one of our Assessment Preparation Day Courses, then we can help train you in all of the key skills that will help you to shine during any group exercise!
What’s included?
- 2 hours of online face-to-face training with your Wingman. All of the key skills required to shine during a Group Exercise.
- Frameworks with which to solve the Group Exercise problem.
- Watching out for common “tricks” used by recruitment teams during a pilot group exercise process!
- Managing difficult candidates during the Group Exercise.
- A practical ‘role play’ exercise mimicking a real group exercise.
- Receive a free copy of our Interview & Group Exercise e-Book when you purchase this service.¹
How it works
- Book your service from the link above.
- Meet us on online at your booked time – we’ll send you details on how to join your Wingman – please check your email.
- We get started! Your Wingman will be making use of ‘screen sharing’ and work closely with you to develop your pilot assessment skills.
- Watch out for your booking confirmation and reminder emails which contain some important information – please check your junk mail.
¹£PRICE of eBook non-refundable if you subsequently cancel or curtail your training.
Online Interview Coaching
- OPTION 1 - INTERVIEW COACHING (3 hours) + FREE eBook
- OPTION 2 - MOCK INTERVIEW (1 hour) plus detailed written or verbal feedback
- Tailored guidance and feedback from a pilot recruiter
- Conducted face-to-face via online video call
Group Courses
- Full day of interview & group ex training plus practical assessment
- Extensive debriefs and tailored individual feedback
- Free re-observation to refresh your knowledge
- Free preparation eBook and extensive training material
- Free pilot aptitude testing
Online Group Ex Coaching
- 2 hours of Group Exercise Training
- Learn how you're assessed and common mistakes
- Tailored guidance and feedback from a pilot recruiter
- Conducted face-to-face via online video call
Frequently Asked Questions
What questions are asked in a pilot interview?
Airline interviews typically draw on a few recognisable categories of question: getting-to-know-you questions, scenario-based questions, questions about the industry and the specific company, competency-based questions, and a closing “any questions for us?” stage. Each is looking for something slightly different, and knowing what that is makes all the difference to how you respond. Our course trains you in clear techniques for tackling questions across every one of these categories, so you’re ready for whatever comes up.
Why do airlines and flight schools use group exercises?
Because flying is a team activity, and no amount of technical skill makes up for poor teamwork on the flight deck. A group exercise lets recruiters see how you actually behave with others – how you communicate, listen, influence and contribute under pressure – in a way an interview simply can’t. It’s one of the most revealing parts of an assessment, which is exactly why airlines rely on it and why it’s worth preparing for properly.
How do I prepare for a group exercise?
You can’t know in advance exactly what a group exercise will involve, so the best preparation is understanding the process rather than rehearsing anything. That means learning how these exercises work, what recruiters are actually assessing, and how to effectively evidence competencies throughout whatever the task turns out to be. Our coaching gives you clear, repeatable techniques for exactly that, so you walk in knowing how to add value and stand out for the right reasons.
How do I prepare for an airline interview?
Thoroughly, and well in advance! Starting early is one of the best things you can do. You’ll want to make sure your technical knowledge, your company knowledge, and your ability to evidence competencies for the non-technical elements of the interview are all sound. We’d strongly advise against waiting until you’re called for an interview before you begin preparing – by then, time is against you.
If your interview is coming up soon, our Academy Interview & Group Exercise course is a great place to start – it’s online and self-paced, so you can work through the essentials in your own time, at whatever pace your timescale allows. And for fully immersive, hands-on preparation, our Airline Assessment Preparation Group Course is excellent prep, giving you a full day of interview and group exercise training, including assessed and de-briefed practical exercises.
What's the biggest mistake people make in a group exercise?
One of the biggest mistakes we see people make is trying to dominate. Many candidates assume they need to take charge and talk the most to stand out – but that often counts against them. Assessors want to see collaboration, not control: listening, including quieter members, and helping the group succeed together score far higher than talking over everyone. Equally, saying too little can mean you’re not seen at all. Our coaching helps you find that balance, so you contribute meaningfully without overpowering the group.
Why should I choose Flight Deck Wingman for group exercise coaching?
Because our coaching is genuinely human-led and built on real recruiter insight. Every coaching session is one-to-one with a current airline pilot and experienced recruiter who understands exactly what’s being assessed – never AI, never generic content. Rather than tips or tricks, you’ll learn transferable techniques through our ‘Techniques Not Tip Offs’ approach that work for any group exercise, with any airline, anywhere in the world.
What if I find group exercises really daunting?
That’s completely normal – for many people it’s the most unfamiliar part of the whole process. The antidote is understanding: once you know how these exercises work and what’s being assessed, most of the anxiety falls away, because you’re no longer walking into the unknown. Our coaching is designed to build exactly that confidence, so instead of dreading the group exercise, you know how to approach it.