What does Basic Coordination measure?

Running two independent continuous-tracking tasks at once: hand-eye coordination, attention splitting and correction dosage.

What counts as "correct"?

The needle task is correct while its tip touches the target ball; the ball task while any part of the ball overlaps the centre line. The score is the share of run time spent in those states.

Should I train with joystick or keyboard?

Both are supported (needle = Y axis, ball = X axis). Training on whatever hardware the real test uses gives the best transfer.

Why is my total low when I am good at one task?

The score is the average of the two percentages: 90% needle + 30% ball = 60. The weaker task dominates the total — aim your training there.

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Basic Coordination

This is the start module for Compass; hand-eye coordination, directional control, and basic motor rhythm are read here.

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Compass Basic Coordination simulation preview

What it measures

Basic Coordination shows how quickly a candidate adapts to joystick or directional control.

Common mistake

The biggest mistake is assuming this module is too easy and skipping proper warm-up.

Training note

This is the best starting point for Guest and Free users.

What this module reveals

Why recruiters care about it

Basic Coordination shows how quickly a candidate adapts to joystick or directional control.

It often acts as the entry layer that measures baseline stability before heavier tasks begin.

From a recruiter perspective, this task shows the candidate’s baseline cockpit adaptation.

How to play

Step-by-step simulation flow

Two instruments, two hands

On top sits a round dial with a fixed green target ball and a drifting needle. Below runs a horizontal rail with a sliding ball and a bright centre line. Both tasks run continuously, at the same time.

Basic Coordination: the needle aligned with the target ball (green), the rail ball on the centre line

Hold the needle on the target

The needle drifts on its own; you rotate it with ↑ / ↓ (or the joystick Y axis) and keep its tip on the fixed green ball. The needle renders green while aligned and red when it slips off.

Basic Coordination: the needle off target (red) — a correction is due

Keep the ball centred

The rail ball drifts randomly; you push it back with S / D (or the joystick X axis). Its ring turns green while any part of the ball overlaps the centre line.

Scoring

Time-in-tolerance is tracked separately for both tasks and converted to percentages; the score is their average. A standard run lasts 5 minutes; CHECK RIDE hardens in 100-second blocks.

Difficulty

How difficulty scales

Higher difficulty makes the drifts both stronger and more frequent while also reducing your control authority: on HARD you answer a stronger disturbance with a slower hand.

The deciding skill is scanning both tasks in one rhythm: needle – ball – needle – ball. Locking onto one instrument bleeds the other's time, and since the score is an average, both sides are worth exactly the same.

How to train it

CadetPrep training approach

Split your hands: one on ↑/↓ for the needle, one on S/D for the ball — crossing them up is the classic beginner error.

Use the colour feedback: correct the instant you see red; every second spent red is score lost.

Set a fixed scan rhythm and keep it — drift grows exactly when you abandon the rhythm.

Keep corrections small; dual-task oscillation (over-correcting each in turn) is the fastest way to melt the score.

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