TBAS - Test of Basic Aviation Skills Horizontal Tracking Control Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the primary control input used to manipulate the tracking box in the Horizontal Tracking Control subtest of the TBAS?

Accepted Answer

Rudder Pedals

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Joystick

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Mouse

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Keyboard

Question 2

A candidate is performing the Horizontal Tracking Control test and notices the target airplane, which was moving at a steady pace, suddenly speeds up. What is the most likely cause for this increase in difficulty?

Accepted Answer

The candidate has successfully kept the box over the target for a period of time.

Answer

It is a random event to test reaction time.

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The test is approaching its time limit.

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The candidate has failed to track the target accurately.

Question 3

Which of the following scenarios accurately describes the main objective of the standalone Horizontal Tracking Control test?

Accepted Answer

Use rudder pedals to keep a box centered over an icon that moves only left and right.

Answer

Use a joystick to keep a reticle on a target moving in all directions.

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Simultaneously use a joystick and rudder pedals to track two different targets.

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Listen for specific numbers while using a mouse to click on a moving box.

Question 4

During the Horizontal Tracking test, the target airplane is moving steadily towards the left side of the screen. Besides hitting the screen edge, what other event will cause the target to change direction?

Accepted Answer

Sustained successful tracking of the target for several seconds.

Answer

A random timer expiring.

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The candidate pressing down on both rudder pedals at once.

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The introduction of an auditory distraction.

Question 5

The Horizontal Tracking Control portion of the TBAS is fundamentally designed to assess a candidate's proficiency in which area?

Accepted Answer

Psychomotor skills and foot-eye coordination.

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Spatial orientation and map reading.

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Short-term memory recall.

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Auditory processing and multitasking.

Question 6

In the more complex, combined-task portions of the TBAS, the Horizontal Tracking Control task is performed simultaneously with another activity. Which of the following tasks is most likely to be paired with it?

Accepted Answer

Tracking a second target moving in two dimensions with a joystick.

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Answering true/false questions via keyboard.

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Identifying aircraft silhouettes from a list.

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Solving complex mathematical equations.