The KCO is the psychological evaluation, conducted at the AMC, and it looks past your test scores at the person who produced them. Where the earlier phases measured cognitive and sensorimotor capacity, this day assesses personality, thinking style, interpersonal skills and suitability for the cockpit — summarised in four competencies: mental stability, decisiveness, communication and the ability to work in a team.
The three components
Personal interview with a psychologist: a one-on-one conversation about your motivation to become a pilot, your personal history and how you respond to situations — evaluating emotional stability, decision-making and self-awareness. The questionnaire you filled in during the BCO is on the table here, so expect questions that probe it.
Role-play with an actor: a simulated scenario played out with a professional actor while psychologists observe — assessing communication, emotional intelligence, problem-solving and professionalism under pressure.
Group assignment: working on a task with fellow candidates while psychologists watch how you interact — leadership, teamwork, communication style and your role in the group dynamic.
How to prepare
You cannot cram a personality, but you can prepare self-knowledge. Know your genuine strengths and weaknesses with real examples, be able to explain why an airline career — with its irregular rosters and long training — fits your life, and stay consistent with what you reported in the earlier questionnaire: inconsistent self-presentation is the classic reason strong test-scorers fail this phase. In the role-play and group assignment, the observed behaviours matter more than the outcome — listen actively, involve quieter candidates, and stay professional when the actor turns up the pressure. A practice personality assessment, like the Big Five test on this platform, helps you understand your own profile before someone else reads it to you. The platform's wider psychology layer builds the same self-insight from other angles: the Situational Judgement Test lets you compare your instincts on realistic crew scenarios with an expert reference, and the Hazardous Attitudes and Safety Locus of Control questionnaires surface the decision-making tendencies a selection psychologist probes for. The interview itself, from the motivation questions to the questionnaire debrief, is covered in depth in Understanding the Psychological Evaluation.