Reasoning
Airborne NumericalPhone, tablet or desktop
Route-based numerical reasoning involving distance, speed, time, parcel weight and arrival-time calculation.
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RAF CBAT Practice Tests
Free interactive practice for RAF aircrew aptitude selection. Train the cognitive, numerical, spatial, multitasking and psychomotor skills assessed during CBAT preparation.
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Spatial
Angles, Bearings & DegreesPhone, tablet or desktop
Two-part spatial estimation: judging angles and estimating compass bearings.
Memory
Auditory CapacityDesktop or laptop required
Short-term memory and divided attention while listening, tracking and responding to multiple simultaneous demands.
Multitasking
Cognitive UpdatingDesktop recommended
Manage changing aircraft systems while completing waypoint, sensor, communications, load-drop and video tasks at the correct times.
Multitasking
Colours, Letters & NumbersPhone, tablet or desktop
Rapid task switching between string matching, colour matching and mental arithmetic.
Memory
Digit RecognitionPhone, tablet or desktop
Briefly memorise digit strings and answer questions about the information that was shown.
Spatial
Directions and DistancesPhone, tablet or desktop
Work out where places are in relation to each other, from a written route or from statements such as “Place B is 400 m east of Place A”, and give the direct distance or direction between two points.
Multitasking
Dynamic ProjectionPhone, tablet or desktop
Control several moving aircraft through a changing airspace while managing gates, separation, altitude and interception tasks.
Supplementary
Figures, Logistics and GroupsPhone, tablet or desktop
A high-load multitasking exercise combining rapid arithmetic, aircraft monitoring and short-term callsign memory.
Spatial
Instrument ComprehensionPhone, tablet or desktop
Read multiple aircraft instruments and select the description that matches the aircraft state.
Reasoning
Mathematics ReasoningPhone, tablet or desktop
Interpret written numerical problems and apply time-speed-distance reasoning under time pressure.
Reasoning
Numerical OperationsPhone, tablet or desktop
Rapid mental addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with an emphasis on work rate and accuracy.
Psychomotor
Rapid TrackingDesktop or laptop required
Maintain control of a moving target while predicting motion and making accurate target responses.
Supplementary
Rapid Tracking IIDesktop or laptop required
A wider version of Rapid Tracking with a coastline-to-mountains landscape and ten object types, testing the same pursuit-tracking and prediction skills across more places for a target to disappear.
Psychomotor
Sensory Motor ApparatusDesktop or laptop required
Coordinate hand and foot inputs to keep a moving target aligned with a central reference.
Multitasking
Situational AwarenessPhone, tablet or desktop
Build, maintain and update a mental model from several streams of changing verbal, numerical, visual and coded information.
Spatial
Spatial IntegrationPhone, tablet or desktop
Combine multiple two-dimensional viewpoints into a coherent three-dimensional air and ground picture.
Reasoning
System LogicPhone, tablet or desktop
Search a technical information system, connect facts from different pages and solve logical or numerical questions.
Reasoning
Table ReadingPhone, tablet or desktop
Cross-reference rows, columns and multiple tables quickly while maintaining a high work rate.
Multitasking
Target RecognitionPhone, tablet or desktop
Detect and register multiple types of visual targets while switching rapidly between different search rules.
Spatial
Trace Test 1Phone, tablet or desktop
Respond with the control input the pilot would make while accounting for the aircraft's orientation relative to you.
Spatial
Trace Test 2Phone, tablet or desktop
Watch coloured aircraft move, remember which changed direction, then answer a recall question.
Reasoning
Verbal LogicPhone, tablet or desktop
Search a large information set, connect facts across pages and infer answers that are not stated directly.
Attention
VigilancePhone, tablet or desktop
Sustain visual attention while switching between routine detections and higher-priority events.
Attention
Visual SearchPhone, tablet or desktop
Find a matching letter or line-figure target among many distractors as quickly and accurately as possible.
Supplementary
Visualisation TestsPhone, tablet or desktop
Supplementary pre-CBAT spatial practice for mentally rotating three-dimensional shapes and determining how separate pieces fit together. It is not part of the 23-test RAF CBAT guide battery.