The Capacity Test (CPT) splits the screen in two: a continuous flying task on the left and a careful matching task on the right. The goal is to keep both running at once — one of the most typical divided-attention loads in CASE.
CPT is one of the clearest examples of CASE workload: do one task without dropping the others.
CadetPrep's CAPACITY simulation rehearses that load through manageable side-task layers.
On the left panel you steer the plane left and right with the arrow keys (or a joystick). Orange-blue dot pairs (gates) scroll down from the top; you must pass through the gap of every gate. Hitting a dot or passing outside the gap counts as a fail.
At the start of the run a die is shown on the right panel labelled REFERENCE. Then dice change one by one: if the shown die equals the reference you press SPACE; if not, you do nothing.
At intervals a new reference die is shown, again labelled REFERENCE — keeping the current reference in memory is the real load of this task.
In the second half of the run the ROD task replaces the dice: two stick figures are stacked vertically. If the red-segment patterns are identical you press SPACE; if even one segment differs, you do nothing.
Separate percentages are computed for flight, DICE and ROD (gates passed, matches caught); the overall score is their average. Fixating on one task while dropping the other pulls the average down fast.
In the real exam the module runs as three back-to-back sections with no break. The practice section is not scored.
| Section | Duration | Scored | On CadetPrep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice | 2 min | No | Available at all difficulty levels |
| Level 1 | 3 min | Yes | EASY – MEDIUM |
| Level 2 | 10 min | Yes | MEDIUM – HARD |
The CadetPrep mock exam mirrors this exact flow; Level 1 corresponds to the EASY–MEDIUM pace on the platform, Level 2 to MEDIUM–HARD.
Separate the primary task from the side tasks in your head.
Preserve priority order instead of giving identical energy to every stream.
If you miss one sub-task, do not abandon the others.
Divided attention: keeping continuous flight control on the left while running the reference-matching task (DICE/ROD) on the right at the same time.
You memorise the die shown with the REFERENCE label at the start. From then on you press SPACE only when the shown die equals the reference. The reference renews at intervals.
It replaces the dice in the second half of the run: press SPACE only when the two stacked stick figures are identical; if even one segment differs, do nothing.
Separate percentages are computed for flight (gates passed) and for DICE and ROD (matches caught); the overall score is their average.
A 2-minute practice section (not scored), 3 minutes of Level 1 and 10 minutes of Level 2; the pace rises noticeably in Level 2.
Use practice mode to switch tasks on one at a time and automate each separately, then combine them. Short daily repetitions beat one long session.