Auditory Capacity Test
CBAT-style practice test · Multitasking
Following a stream of spoken instructions and holding numbers in memory while flying a continuous tracking task.
- Skill area
- Multitasking
- Length
- 16 minutes
- Format
- Real-time simulation
- Cost
- Free version, or Premium
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What this test involves
- Four rounds of four minutes. Turn your sound on, the orders are spoken.
- You are flying down a winding tunnel. Going round a bend throws the ball toward the outside wall. Correct for it and keep the ball in the middle of the bore.
- Coloured shapes come at you out of the distance. Be lined up with one as it arrives to fly through it.
- On a beep: press Space. "Change ball number to N": press N. "Remember…" a number, then type it back and press Enter when asked.
- SIMON SAYS: obey an order only if it starts with YOUR callsign. Ignore the rest. Later orders may tell you NOT to fly through a shape.
- Each round starts gently and tightens across its four minutes, then resets for the next.
How to prepare for the Auditory Capacity Test
- Never stop flying. Keep nudging the ball back to the middle even while you deal with an order.
- Listen for the callsign first. If it is not yours, do nothing. Acting on it is an error.
- A shape only counts at the moment it reaches you, so line up early and hold position.
- Rehearse a remembered number under your breath until you are asked to recall it.
- The end of a round is the hardest part of it. Expect to be busiest just before the break.
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