Pilot selection batteries routinely test the ability to hold a set of verbal and numerical values in working memory under interference, then reproduce a queried item accurately. This exercise presents a four-parameter clearance (altitude, heading, speed, frequency), gives you a short window to memorise it, blanks the display, optionally inserts an arithmetic distractor, and then asks for one of the four values. Optional text-to-speech reads the clearance in ATC digit-by-digit style. Choose Easy (3 s display, 3 s delay, no distractor), Medium (2 s, 5 s, 1 distractor), or Hard (1.5 s, 7 s, 2 distractors).
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This measures short-term verbal and numerical working memory under interference: holding a four-part clearance of altitude, heading, speed and frequency through a delay and an optional distractor, then recalling one queried value. It is the same load as reading back a clearance accurately while still flying the aeroplane.
Group the values by unit as you read them: the flight level, the heading, the speed, and the frequency each live in a distinct mental slot. Saying them silently to yourself (sub-vocal rehearsal) during the display window extends how long your phonological loop can hold them before the delay drains it. To build that habit on a longer, growing chain, the Flight-Parameter Memory drill runs the same chunk-and-recite technique across a running stream of cockpit values.
Scoring 10 or more correct out of 12 (Excellent) at Medium or Hard means your working memory is coping well with the delay and the distractor. Aim to respond quickly once you know the answer (the time bonus is generous at up to 5 seconds) and work up through the difficulty levels as accuracy stabilises.
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