FEAST III is the personality questionnaire component of EUROCONTROL’s FEAST selection battery. The official candidate information calls it the FEAST Personality Questionnaire (FPQ) and says it is used by many FEAST user organisations - not automatically by all.
The important distinction is that FEAST III is not another cognitive practice game. It is not FEAST I’s English test and not FEAST II’s RADAR or MULTI-PASS work samples. Your recruiting organisation decides whether and how the FPQ fits its selection process.
For the source definition, read EUROCONTROL’s FEAST candidate information; for the full battery, see FEAST test format.
How does the FPQ differ from FEAST I and II?
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| Component | Purpose | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| FEAST I | Cognitive abilities and English language testing | Employer selects the test subset and cut-offs |
| FEAST II | Complex multitasking work samples, RADAR and possibly MULTI-PASS | Not every FEAST applicant takes the same second-stage tasks |
| FEAST III (FPQ) | Personality questionnaire that adds information about the applicant | Optional for FEAST user organisations; not an aptitude answer key |
EUROCONTROL describes the questionnaire as providing a picture of the applicant relevant to the role, alongside the recruiting organisation’s other selection methods. This does not establish a single worldwide FPQ pass score, a public scoring formula or a profile you can learn from a commercial website.
What should you expect from a personality questionnaire?
A personality questionnaire concerns self-description, preferences and typical behaviour, rather than recalling aviation facts. Read each statement, the time frame it refers to and the response scale actually shown in your session.
Don’t claim to behave in a particular way merely because the description sounds desirable. Also don’t assume every extreme response is automatically wrong; an answer should reflect your real circumstances and the actual item wording.
An independent educational guide cannot know confidential FPQ items or decide what the recruiter will infer from an individual’s answers. We therefore provide two procedural examples, not mock psychological questions or a scoring personality profile.
Original example 1: following the stated response instructions
This is an original instruction-reading scenario, not an FPQ item.
A fictional questionnaire tells applicants: “Describe how you usually behave, not how you hope to behave after training.” One applicant plans to answer according to their usual behaviour. Another plans to select the strongest positive-sounding option in every item.
Which approach follows the fictional instruction?
Reveal the instruction-reading answer
Answer: the first applicant's approach. The instruction asks for a description of usual behaviour, not an idealised future self. This does not mean the first applicant has a better personality or predicts the score they would receive; it only checks whether the stated instruction was followed.
Original example 2: identifying the correct stage
A recruitment invitation says: “You completed FEAST I. The next appointment is a personality questionnaire (FPQ) and a separate interview. It does not contain RADAR tasks.”
Which FEAST component does FPQ refer to? Is the message confirmation that the candidate has passed FEAST II?
Reveal the FEAST III identification answer
Answer: FPQ refers to FEAST III. The invitation does not confirm that FEAST II has been taken or passed, and it explicitly says the appointment has no RADAR task. Passing an earlier stage is not a final job offer.
Both exercises teach accurate reading of selection instructions without encouraging a candidate to manipulate personality assessment answers.
How to approach FEAST III responsibly
Read the employer’s actual invitation and any administration instructions. Answer questions about your own usual behaviour truthfully; do not assume a standard list of desirable controller traits or a secret answer key can be obtained from an independent vendor.
If a question is unclear, follow the examiner’s official clarification process rather than relying on unverified online explanations. Do not share screenshots or confidential live questionnaire items.
For selection outcomes and candidate feedback, read FEAST results and contact the organisation that administered the session. Neither a third-party test score nor an independent blog can disclose an employer’s actual decision.
What about free practice and commercial questionnaire courses?
EUROCONTROL’s free training platform is designed for FEAST I familiarisation. Its official FAQ says it covers nearly all FEAST I tests but no FEAST II. It does not establish a public FPQ answer key.
The same FAQ states that this is the only FEAST preparation software authorised by EUROCONTROL. Commercial personality-test courses may be independently marketed, but they are not endorsed official FEAST III scoring guides.
EUROCONTROL’s suggested maximum of approximately eight hours on its platform concerns general FEAST I familiarisation, not a requirement to practise questionnaire answers or to construct an idealised personality.
What the official source does not establish
The general candidate materials do not prove that FPQ is compulsory for every FEAST user, that the same timing applies to every recruiting campaign, that detailed item-level scoring will be given to applicants or that another employer automatically recognises the questionnaire.
Selection details should come from the relevant ANSP, academy or other recruiting organisation. For the distinction between FEAST and broader European recruitment, see the European ATC test guide and the FEAST FAQ.
Official sources and editorial limits
- EUROCONTROL - FEAST candidate information - FEAST III FPQ availability, comparison with FEAST I and II.
- EUROCONTROL - FEAST service - scope of selection testing.
- EUROCONTROL - official FEAST training and FAQ - training platform coverage and non-endorsement of commercial products.
Editorial review: 7 November 2026. No confidential questionnaire items, personality score keys, psychological diagnoses, vendor outcome claims or verified Google/Bing indexing are provided.