Military Flight Aptitude Test

by Weiner, Solomon

• ISBN13: 9780028635446
• ISBN10: 0028635442
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Arco Pub

Summary

Each year thousands of armed forces personnel--including up to 80 percent of all officer candidates--seek admission to the U.S. military's world-class flight training programs. This unique guide covers every type of flight aptitude test and includes three full-length sample tests with explanations and diagrams for simulating in-flight practice. Illustrated.

Table of Contents

PART 1 CAREERS IN MILITARY AVIATION	1	(36)
Career Opportunities as Military Pilots, Navigators, or Flight Officers	3	(7)
Career Opportunities as a Commissioned Officer	3	(1)
General Qualification Requirements for a Commission	3	(1)
Pathways to Becoming an Officer	4	(2)
Basic Officer Training	6	(1)
Rank, Pay, and Benefits	6	(4)
Military Aviation	10	(4)
Airplane Pilots	10	(1)
Helicopter Pilots	11	(1)
Airplane Navigators	12	(1)
Naval Flight Officers	13	(1)
Service Information on Flight Training Programs	14	(23)
Air Force	14	(3)
Army	17	(3)
Navy	20	(7)
Marine Corps	27	(5)
Coast Guard	32	(5)
PART 2 MILITARY FLIGHT APTITUDE TESTS	37	(16)
Military Flight Aptitude Tests	39	(9)
General Information	39	(1)
Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)	40	(2)
Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test (AFAST)	42	(3)
Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Selection Test Battery	45	(1)
Composite Scoring	46	(2)
Strategies for Preparing for and Taking Military Flight Aptitude Tests	48	(5)
Preparing for the Test	48	(1)
Guessing	49	(2)
Taking the Test	51	(2)
PART 3 TYPES OF QUESTIONS USED IN MILITARY FLIGHT APTITUDE TESTS	53	(80)
The Kinds of Questions You'll Be Asked	57	(76)
Synonyms	57	(1)
Verbal Analogies	58	(2)
Reading Comprehension	60	(9)
Arithmetic Reasoning	69	(1)
Math Knowledge	70	(2)
Data Interpretion	72	(2)
Mechanical Comprehension	74	(5)
Electrical Maze	79	(2)
Scale Reading	81	(1)
Instrument Comprehension	82	(9)
Block Counting	91	(3)
Table Reading	94	(2)
Aviation Information	96	(4)
Nautical Information	100	(5)
Rotated Blocks	105	(2)
General Science	107	(1)
Hidden Figures	108	(2)
Background Information---Self-Description---Biographical Inventory	110	(1)
Complex Movements	111	(2)
Cyclic Orientation	113	(5)
Spatial Apperception	118	(8)
Correct Answers and Rationale for Practice Items	126	(7)
PART 4 SAMPLE AIR FORCE OFFICER QUALIFYING TEST	133	(138)
Sample Air Force Officer Qualifying Test	134	(109)
Key Answers and Rationale	243	(28)
PART 5 SAMPLE ARMY ALTERNATE FLIGHT APTITUDE SELECTION TEST [AFAST]	271	(62)
Sample Army Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test [AFAST]	273	(51)
Key Answers and Rationale	324	(9)
PART 6 SPECIMEN NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION SELECTION TEST BATTERY	333	(2)
Specimen Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Selection Test Battery	335	(48)
Key Answers and Rationale	383