Military Flight Aptitude Tests, 3ed

272 Pages·2009·10.08 MB·English

by  LearningExpress

MILITARY FLIGHT
APTITUDE
TESTS
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MILITARY
FLIGHT

APTITUDE
T E S T S
3rd Edition
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N e w Y o r k
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Copyright © 2009 LearningExpress, LLC
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.
Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Military flight aptitude tests.—3rd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57685-688-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-57685-688-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Air pilots, Military—Training of—United States. 2. United
States—Armed Forces—Officers. 3. United States—Armed Forces—Examinations. 4. United States—Armed
Forces—Recruiting, enlistment, etc. I. LearningExpress (Organization)
UG638 ,M55 2009
358.400973—dc22 2008052184
Printed in the United States of America
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Third Edition
ISBN-10: 1-57685-688-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-57685-688-8
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About the Contributors
Patti Courville is a Long Island–based photographer. Aside from aerial photography, she photographs artists,
musicians, gardens, and landscapes.
Jason Foley, formerly a collegiate flight instructor, is now flying for a regional airline.
Lt. Col. Michael France recently retired from the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Fighter
Weapons School, with more than 3,000 hours in military aircraft, including 2,800 hours in the F-16 Fighting
Falcon. He holds a bachelor of science in engineering science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s
of science in engineering from Arizona State University.
Marcella Gallardo is a graphic artist and illustrator whose work includes everything from industrial schemat-
ics to children’s book illustrations. She lives in Massachusetts.
Major Doug Hadley is a member of the U.S. Air Force. He is an F-16 instructor pilot with more than 2,200
flight hours and more than 1,200 hours of instructor pilot time.
Chris Kirschman, a captain in the U.S. Air Force, is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. He has
10 years of experience flying combat aircraft and is currently training EC-130H students at Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
Montgomery Knott is a freelance project editor. Besides making music, he is currently finishing his first feature-
length film in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
James D. MacDonald was born in White Plains, New York, and now lives in New Hampshire. He is a published
novelist and a former naval officer.
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–about the coNtributors––
CDR Bill Paisley is a former F-14 Tomcat radar intercept officer with 25 years active and reserve service. He
holds two undergraduate degrees in education and a master’s of arts in national security. He lives in northern
Virginia and works as a modeling and simulation professional for the U.S. Navy.
Toni Saul, who made the flight arrangements for the Cyclic Orientation section, is director of flight programs
at Dowling College in Oakdale, New York.
Diann Thornley is a novelist and reserve Air Force officer who lives in Houston, Texas.
LCDR John Wickham is an active-duty officer in the U.S. Navy with more than 17 years of service in the sub-
marine and maritime patrol communities. He is a P-3C “Orion” instructor pilot with more than 2,000 hours of
flight time.
Special thanks to Chief Warrant Officer Dan McClinton, Master Sgt. John E. Lasky, Scott A. Thornbloom, Mas-
ter Sgt. David Richards, Master Sgt. Fernando Serna, Mass Communication Specialist First Class Erik Hoff-
mann, CDR Bill Paisley, and the U.S. Army and Navy for providing us with many of the beautiful images used
in the book.
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Contents
chapter 1: Becoming a Military Aviator 1
chapter 2: Aviation Opportunities in Each Branch of the Military 17
chapter 3: Test Maneuvers: Explanation of Military Flight Aptitude Tests 35
chapter 4: Sample Military Flight Aptitude Test Questions 41
chapter 5: Sample Military Flight Aptitude Test Answers 67
chapter 6: The LearningExpress Test Preparation System 75
chapter 7: Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) 95
Section 1: Verbal Analogies 99
Section 2: Arithmetic Reasoning 101
Section 3: Instrument Comprehension 105
Section 4: Block Counting 116
Section 5: Word Knowledge 119
Section 6: Table Reading 121
Section 7: Math Knowledge 127
Section 8: Aviation Information 130
Section 9: Rotated Blocks 133
Section 10: General Science 137
Section 11: Hidden Figure 137
AFOQT Answers 143
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–coNteNts –
chapter 8: Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test (AFAST) 155
Section 1: Instrument Comprehension 158
Section 2: Complex Movements 166
Section 3: Helicopter Knowledge 174
Section 4: Cyclic Orientation 177
Section 5: Mechanical Functions 193
AFAST Answers 199
chapter 9: Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB) 207
Section 1: Math Skills 210
Section 2: Reading Skillls 214
Section 3: Mechanical Comprehension 221
Section 4: Spatial Apperception 230
Section 5: Aviation and Nautical Information 243
ASTB Answers 247
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MILITARY FLIGHT
APTITUDE
TESTS
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