Has anyone taken the Naval aviator exam recently?

Zech Marquis The 2nd

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Wed Apr-08-09 07:27 PM
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Has anyone taken the Naval aviator exam recently?

I'm going to apply for the Navy Reserve (Naval Intel), so I'll have to take the aviator's exam (all officer candidates have to take it, even if you don't want to fly). Has anyone taken it recently? my recruiter was nice enough to give me one link with some sample questions, but I could use some more...

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DS1

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Wed Apr-08-09 07:29 PM
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1. I took the Intel test in bootcamp in 1991

Edited on Wed Apr-08-09 07:29 PM by DS1

This was after they separated the guys who might pass it from the guys who had no chance. It was long, and there were lots of them, including a timed morse-code part where you'd learn 5 letters and would have to keep up on the bubble sheet as it got faster and faster. That was the hardest part for me, the rest was pretty easy :shrug:

Not recent, obviously.

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Zech Marquis The 2nd

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Wed Apr-08-09 07:33 PM
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3. didn;t know they had an actual intel test

wow...I took the ASVAB way back in high school, but at 36 and with 156 college credits, I seriously doubt they'd let me take the ASVAB .

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DS1

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Wed Apr-08-09 09:04 PM
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6. You'll probably take the ASVAB no matter what

There are plenty of study guides for it at your typical bookstore or amazon.com. In fact, I can guarantee you'll take it again, that will be your baseline, and your score will be recorded in your record.

Then, if you do well enough, you'll also take the Air Force test, then the Navy test, and then after you're wiped out, take the morse-code test I was talking about. It's all about your ability to handle lots of questions and handle stress and learn something at the same time. I passed them, but being not a US citizen, I was disqualified from Marine Intel.

Oh well :)

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Wed Apr-08-09 07:30 PM
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2. No, but I've tried to get through Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators.

:scared:

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whistler162

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Wed Apr-08-09 07:48 PM
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4. You want to join the oxymoron part of the Navy....

<DUCKS>Brother retired after 20 years in the Navy, Intelligence. But, not as an officer.

He did see alot of the Far East and Australia.

Good luck.

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av8rdave

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Wed Apr-08-09 08:59 PM
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5. Never took that, but took the AFOQT many years ago

Air Force Officers Qualification Test.

The aviation related stuff was mostly common sense.

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Zech Marquis The 2nd

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Wed Apr-08-09 09:13 PM
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7. cool

I know the basic parts of a boat and airplane--the bow, stern, canards, fuselage, etc--what I'd like to do this weekend is to start studying on spatial recognition (when you view from the cockpit and need to answer the is the correct image). Like you said, the aviation stuff is mainly common sense.

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av8rdave

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Wed Apr-08-09 09:16 PM
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8. I took it many, many years ago, so what I say may not even be applicable...

I do remember the cockpit spatial questions. There were also questions that showed an aircraft in flight, then would show the direction a control surface moves and you had to determine the effect on the flight path. That also is pretty much common sense.

Good luck with the test!

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UTUSN

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Wed Apr-08-09 10:11 PM
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9. You got a "nice" recruiter?!1 n/t

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MajorChode

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Thu Apr-09-09 03:32 AM
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10. Here's some study material

I haven't ever taken the test, but it sounds as if it's probably just basic aerodynamics. The FAA publishes a handbook that's quite nice and it's free to download in PDF format:
http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/

The FAA used to publish a book called Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators (I'm not sure if they still do). I never read it, but have just flipped through it a few times. It's still available commercially:
http://www.amazon.com/Aerodynamics-Naval-Aviators-FAA-Handbooks/dp/156027140X

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