Module overview
What the test trains
This module focuses on eye-hand coordination, pursuit tracking, prediction, precision and sustained motor control. It is designed to make the underlying process easier to recognise, repeat and review before you add more speed or workload.
Task profile
What the task looks like
What it involves
- Use a joystick or pointer to track moving and stationary objects across a much larger scene.
- Control a moving aim point while the viewpoint itself changes.
- Predict an object’s path when it becomes temporarily obscured by terrain or buildings.
- Distinguish the named target from other objects moving nearby.
Interface briefing
Controls and difficulty
Controls
Uses the same camera-tracking controls as Rapid Tracking, across a larger scene with a wider mix of moving and stationary objects and its own separate difficulty settings and history.
Difficulty and settings
Same speed and targeting-window progression as Rapid Tracking, but the object roster grows from 6 to 10 types across a wider landscape with more places for a target to pass out of view.
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Build a method that holds up under pressure
Why this becomes difficult
- A larger scene gives targets more terrain and structures to pass behind.
- Overcorrection causes oscillation around the target.
- A moving viewpoint changes the apparent target motion.
- Trying to centre perfectly can be worse than stable close tracking.
- Motor fatigue reduces precision over time.
Preparation tips
- Use small, continuous corrections rather than large jerks.
- Look slightly ahead along the target’s path.
- When a target is obscured, continue the existing velocity mentally.
- Relax your grip; excessive tension makes fine control harder.
- Use the compass and off-screen bearing indicator to reacquire a target quickly after a large scene change.
Common mistakes
- Chasing the target from behind instead of leading its motion.
- Making large corrections that overshoot.
- Freezing when the target is obscured.
- Confusing viewpoint motion with target motion.
- Searching randomly instead of using the bearing indicator when a target is off-screen.
Useful practice drills
- Mouse or joystick pursuit-tracking games with a moving target.
- Track a target that periodically disappears for one or two seconds.
- Keep a cursor within a small moving zone rather than hitting exact centre.
- Use short precision blocks with relaxed grip and review average tracking error.
Transparency
Sources and information status
Task guidance on this page describes CBAT Academy’s own software. Broad aptitude context is checked against the public references in the source register.
This guide describes CBAT Academy’s independently developed practice modules. It is not an exact specification of any current RAF, Canadian Forces or Ministry of Defence assessment. Official content, timings, scoring and administration may differ.
Continue the briefing
Turn the method into repeatable performance.
Launch the interactive trainer, begin with accuracy and review the pattern behind each mistake before increasing pace.