Military Flight Aptitude Tests, 3ed

About the Contributors......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
1.
Becoming a Military Aviator......Page 11
airplane pilot Duties......Page 12
transition to civilian Life......Page 13
transition to civilian Life......Page 14
Navigator/Flight officer Duties......Page 15
How Can I Become an Officer?......Page 16
service academies......Page 18
a good paycheck......Page 19
the benefits......Page 22
air Force reserve and air National guard......Page 24
marine corps reserve......Page 25
Navy reserve......Page 26
2.
Aviation Opportunities in Each Branch of the Military......Page 27
Unknown......Page 0
pilot training......Page 28
Flight Navigator training......Page 30
commissioned officers......Page 31
commissioned officer pilot training......Page 32
warrant officers......Page 34
For more information......Page 35
aviation preflight indoctrination (api)......Page 36
pilot training......Page 37
Naval Flight officer/ Navigator training......Page 39
Coast Guard......Page 41
pilot training......Page 42
Direct commission aviator program......Page 43
For more information......Page 44
3.
Test Maneuvers: Explanation of Military Flight Aptitude Tests......Page 45
academic aptitude......Page 46
Army Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test......Page 47
Navy Aviation Selection Test Battery......Page 48
4.
Sample Military Flight Aptitude Test Questions......Page 51
Section 2: Arithmetic Reasoning......Page 52
Section 3: Reading Skills......Page 53
Section 4: Word Knowledge......Page 54
Section 6: Mechanical Comprehension......Page 55
Section 7: Instrument Comprehension......Page 57
Section 8: Block Counting......Page 60
Section 9: Table Reading......Page 61
Section 10: Aviation Information......Page 62
Section 11: Rotated Blocks......Page 63
Section 12: General Science......Page 65
Section 13: Hidden Figures......Page 66
Section 14: Complex Movements......Page 68
Section 15: Helicopter Knowledge......Page 69
Section 16: Cyclic Orientation......Page 70
Section 17: Spatial Apperception......Page 71
Section 18: Biographical Inventory......Page 75
5.
Sample Military Flight Aptitude Test Answers......Page 77
Section 3: Reading Skills......Page 78
Section 6: Mechanical Comprehension......Page 79
Section 10: Aviation Information......Page 80
Section 13: Hidden Figures......Page 81
Section 16: Cyclic Orientation......Page 82
Section 18: Biographical Inventory......Page 83
6.
The LearningExpress Test Preparation System......Page 85
straight talk about Your military Flight aptitude exam......Page 86
combating test anxiety......Page 87
schedule a: the 30-Day plan......Page 90
Step 4: Learn to Manage Your Time......Page 91
Step 5: Learn to Use the Process of Elimination......Page 92
Step 6: Know When to Guess......Page 96
rest......Page 100
gather Your materials......Page 102
Step 9: Do It!......Page 103
7.
Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)......Page 105
Section 1: Verbal Analogies......Page 109
Section 2: Arithmetic Reasoning......Page 111
Section 3: Instrument Comprehension......Page 115
Section 4: Block Counting......Page 126
Section 5: Word Knowledge......Page 129
Section 6: Table Reading......Page 131
Section 7: Math Knowledge......Page 137
Section 8: Aviation Information......Page 140
Section 9: Rotated Blocks......Page 143
Section 10: General Science......Page 147
Section 11: Hidden Figures......Page 149
Section 1: Verbal Analogies......Page 153
Section 2: Arithmetic Reasoning......Page 154
Section 4: Block Counting......Page 156
Section 5: Word Knowledge......Page 157
Section 6: Table Reading......Page 158
Section 7: Math Knowledge......Page 159
Section 8: Aviation Information......Page 160
Section 10: General Science......Page 162
Section 11: Hidden Figures......Page 163
8.
Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test (AFAST)......Page 165
Section 1: Instrument Comprehension......Page 168
Section 2: Complex Movements......Page 176
Section 3: Helicopter Knowledge......Page 184
Section 4: Cyclic Orientation......Page 187
Section 5: Mechanical Functions......Page 203
Section 1: Instrument Comprehension......Page 209
Section 2: Complex Movements......Page 210
Section 3: Helicopter Knowledge......Page 211
Section 4: Cyclic Orientation......Page 212
Section 5: Mechanical Functions......Page 214
9.
Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB)......Page 217
Section 1: Math Skills......Page 220
Section 2: Reading Skills......Page 224
Section 3: Mechanical Comprehension......Page 231
Section 4: Spatial Apperception......Page 240
Section 5: Aviation and Nautical Information......Page 253
Section 1: Math Skills......Page 257
Section 2: Reading Skills......Page 259
Section 3: Mechanical Comprehension......Page 261
Section 4: Spatial Apperception......Page 264
Section 5: Aviation and Nautical Information......Page 265