Barron's Military Flight Aptitude Tests by Terry Duran
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Book Reviews of Barron's Military Flight Aptitude Tests
Book Review: Barron's Military Flight Aptitude Tests
Summary: 5 Stars
I am using this book as an incentive to establish a motivation and focus for my 16 year olds studies. He would love to be a pilot but I felt he needed a good grasp of the knowledge needed to reach his goal. This book does that and even exceeds my expectations to equip my son for further testing and studies.Book Review: very pleased with book
Summary: 5 Stars
I got the book in the time that was communicated to me and also got an extra book for free!!! Very happy with my purchase! Thank you!Book Review: OCS Candidate Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This book helped me a tremendous amount with taking the ASTB. Couldnt have done it without it. Great buyBook Review: Very helpful but lacking in a few key areas
Summary: 4 Stars
I just took the AFOQT (10/28/2010) and managed to to do well.
My scores were:
Pilot/Navigator/Acad Aptitude/Verbal/Quantitative
98/97/98/99/91
Barron's guide was extremely useful in learning the rules of the test. I can guarantee that I would not have done well at all if I did not have foreknowledge about the rotated blocks, instrumentation, hidden figure, and aviation information sections. I only had a week to study and what I recommend is learning about runway lights, aircraft lights, airport landing and takeoff protocols, and basic plane emergency operations. These did appear on my version of the test and Barron's had basically no information on it at all.
A short breakdown of the test compared to Barron's guide and studying tips:
Verbal Analogies and Word Knowledge
The same as Barron's guide. If you have a good grasp on the English language, you should do well. Study the practice exams in the guide. If you have a few months to prepare, READ. Read for fun, read for work, just read. Books, magazines, newspapers: if you read on a regular basis, these sections will be no trouble at all.
Arithmetic Reasoning + Math Knowledge
Again, nearly the same as Barron's guide. Study the practice exams in the guide. The test does not get much more difficult than algebra. If you feel you need more practice, grab an SAT prep book. The math practice in SAT guides are a level higher (it includes basic trigonometry and geometry) than what shows up on the test but SAT guides do have a few algebra questions that are the same difficulty as the actual test.
Instrument Comprehension
The pictures are MUCH clearer than what Barron's provides. Study the guide and study the Peterson practice test online.
Block Counting
Barron's is helpful but wrong on this subject. The corner blocks do not count as touching, so disregard them. Study the guide and the online practice exam.
Table Reading + Aviation Information
The table is huge. The x and y axes are fairly large -- there are over a 1000 numbers in the table -- so be prepared to work fast to find numbers.
You will need to study basic landing protocols and lighting systems for the aviation section. Barron's does a good job of prepping you for the other basic information like the forces acting on a plane, the direction ailerons and elevators move a plane, etc. Study the guide for the basic information and search online or in other books for protocol information.
General Science
Study the guide. It does not get harder than basic information on science. No balancing equations, no velocity problems, no probability of electrons.
Rotated Blocks
The blocks are much clearer than in the guide. Study the guide and practice moving the shapes in your mind/pretending that you're holding the block in your hand and rotating it around.
Hidden Figures
Again the actual test is much clearer. It is more like the last 2/3 of Barron's guide.
Self-Description Inventory
This will take you the longest. Nothing much to study here, though if you know what kind of person you are, this portion will go by fairly quickly.
Barron's Guide may have some problems -- I recommend reading Esk's review on it for a far more detailed breakdown -- but for a guy that's never flown a plane/knew how to read plane instrumentation this guide was extremely helpful.
Prepare yourself and good luck!
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 4 Stars
Just took the AFOQT today.
I'll keep it straight forward:
Verbal Analogies: dead on (Content/Format)
Arithmetic Reasoning: dead on (Content/Format)
Word Knowledge: dead on (Content/Format)
Instrument Comprehension: dead on (Content/Format) - planes silhouettes are very clear, more than what the books and others show
Block Counting: dead on (Content/Format)... does not specify in directions on test if the edges of the blocks are considered touching aside from full sides.
Book is inconsistant with counting just sides vs also counting edges
Table Reading: not the same
Aviation Information: Good information in book but test can touch on things you would know having gone through getting your civilian license
General Science: very broad topic, decent coverage
Rotated blocks: dead on (Content/Format)
Hidden figures: just like the first sets in the practice exams...didn't get into the funky lines cris-crossing everywhere
Over-all book is great....couple errors in solutions but you'll catch them if you are paying attention. Go FLY!