AFCAT case studies
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AFCAT, the Air Force Common Admission Test, is the written selection exam used by the Indian Air Force to shortlist graduates for several officer-entry branches, including flying and ground duty roles. It suits candidates who hold, or are completing, a relevant degree and who want to begin a multi-stage selection process that continues with physical and medical checks and an interview stage after the written test. The AFCAT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,326 words.
1Fuel Load Decision on a Short Sector
A twin-engine transport is scheduled for a 95-minute sector. Its planned fuel is: trip fuel 2,400 kg, contingency 10% of trip fuel, alternate fuel 700 kg, final reserve 900 kg, and taxi fuel 120 kg.
568 words, about 3 min2Sentence Correction Under Time Pressure
A candidate is attempting a 20-question verbal ability section in 15 minutes. Question 14 reads: 'Neither the squadron leader nor the pilots was aware of the change in the sortie timing, and each of them were asked to report to the operations room immediately.' The candidate spots three possible errors: (i) 'was' should be 'were' after 'neither...nor'; (ii) 'were' should be 'was' after 'each'; (iii) 'sortie timing' should be 'sortie timings'.
417 words, about 2 min3Patrol Interception With Changing Wind
Two aircraft, A and B, are 480 km apart on the same straight line, flying towards each other. A flies at 320 km/h and B at 240 km/h in still air.
382 words, about 2 min4Radar Contact Classification
An air defence operator tracks an unknown contact. Data over four sweeps: range from the station falls from 180 km to 150 km to 120 km to 90 km at 12-second intervals; bearing is constant at 045°; altitude is steady at 8,500 m; speed over ground is 900 km/h.
586 words, about 3 min5Aptitude Test: Sequence and Coding Under Constraint
A ground-duty technical candidate faces a reasoning set. Series: 3, 7, 16, 35, 74, ?.
373 words, about 2 min