Free ADF aptitude test practice app for the JOA and Officer Aviation (2026)
Free ADF aptitude test practice app for the 2026 Job Opportunities Assessment and Officer Aviation selection: Brain Preflight gives you 5 free iPhone sessions every day of general numerical, logical and spatial practice.
Country overview: Australia — ADF and Airservices.
By Brain Preflight, the app developer · Updated 23 October 2026
Start your 5 free practice sessionsJob Opportunities Assessment (JOA)
ADF Careers describes the JOA as general ability and mathematical ability questions. Its candidate guide, revised on 21 September 2026, covers numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning: 51 questions in 20 minutes after a familiarisation section. The guide allows up to three attempts, six months apart.
The same guide says study is unnecessary, suggests you avoid other practice websites, and says the ADF does not recommend or endorse any course or website. Start with the official guide and its examples. Brain Preflight is independent general skill practice; it does not promise a better result.
| JOA area | Brain Preflight exercises | Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical reasoning | Calculation grid; number families in Logic sequences | Partial: arithmetic checking and number patterns. |
| Verbal reasoning | None | Not covered. The English word games are vocabulary tasks, not verbal reasoning. |
| Abstract reasoning | Logic sequences; Cube nets, Stacks, Sliding shapes | Partial: symbolic series and spatial tasks. No figure-matrix exercise. |
| Timed mixed format | None | The app has no 51-question mixed test with a shared clock. |
In the app, open Calculation grid and Logic sequences from the catalogue for short general practice. Do not treat a long queue of unrelated exercises as a JOA mock.
Officer Aviation selection
For the Air Force Officer Aviation role, ADF Careers describes a primary selection with interviews and an initial Officer Aviation Test Battery (OATB). Suitable candidates then attend a two-day Aviation Screening Program at RAAF Base East Sale, where aviation aptitude is assessed with the computer-based MACTS over two four-hour sessions. An Officer Selection Board may follow, with group activities, problem-solving exercises and an interview. The public page does not list the OATB or MACTS subtests.
Provisional routine: open Logic sequences, Calculation grid, Cube nets, Stacks, 3D objects, Shapes & colors, Psychomotor and Airways. It gives general practice in reasoning, calculation, spatial, attention and concurrent-task skills. It is not an OATB or MACTS simulation, and touchscreen tracking does not reproduce test equipment. Board exercises and interviews need separate preparation.
Practise with Brain Preflight
Brain Preflight is an iPhone app with short aptitude exercises: mental arithmetic, memory, spatial reasoning, attention and a psychomotor tracking task. Start with 5 free sessions immediately and get 5 more every day, choosing any exercise, without a purchase or subscription. Installed exercises work offline. Optional Premium adds unlimited sessions, mock exams and detailed diagnostics. The interface is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch. The catalogue includes 32 exercises, accessible from All in each interface language. Some exercises use their original content language.
FAQ
Do I need to study for the ADF JOA?
The ADF says study is unnecessary and points candidates to its own guide. Use that first. Brain Preflight is optional general practice for numerical and logical skills.
Does Brain Preflight simulate MACTS?
No. MACTS subtests are not published, and the app’s touchscreen exercises do not reproduce its equipment or scoring.
Sources
- ADF Careers: application process
- ADF guide to the Job Opportunities Assessment (PDF)
- ADF Careers: Officer Aviation
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