{"product_id":"9781472145321","title":"The RAF Association Puzzle Book : Do You Have What It Takes to Fly with the Best?","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Moore, Dr Gareth\u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Robinson\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Puzzles \u0026amp; quizzes\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472145321\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn aircraft- and flight-themed puzzle book compiled by Dr Gareth Moore, author of the bestselling Mindfulness Puzzle Books among many others, done with the support of The RAF Association, a membership organisation and registered charity that has been providing welfare support to the RAF family for over 90 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir membership of 74,000 includes serving RAF personnel, veterans and members of the public. Pilots need to be able to think quickly and react immediately to unexpected, complex situations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book consists of puzzles that test a wide range of skills that might be expected of a pilot. The book's five chapters cover: Cognitive challenges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuzzles which require the reader to solve logic puzzles of a range of types, testing many different types of reasoning skill. Just as pilots have to do, the puzzles require readers to focus on both the big picture - what they are trying to achieve - and the small picture of each individual deduction or decision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurvival skills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe challenges in this section are all about speed. No complex logic is required, but all of the puzzles must be solved as quickly as possible - though without making any mistakes. This reflects a pilot's need to make quick, accurate decisions while flying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisual abilities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe puzzles in this part of the book test 3D manipulation and other visual transformation skills, mirroring a pilot's need to be able to understand the world around them as more than just a flat picture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMemory tests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite the advanced abilities of modern devices, it's still important to be able to maintain a ready awareness of the current situation and active goals, and so in this section the reader is helped to practise and improve their memorization and recall skills with a series of simple games.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Knowledge training\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this section a reader's knowledge of the real-world aircraft and situations that the RAF and other air forces has handled is tested, with a range of quiz-related questions that are sometimes solved by cracking codes so that readers aren't required to have any specialist knowledge to take part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis section also includes specific tasks such as navigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36229282594969,"sku":"9781472145321","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781472145321.jpg?v=1601404872","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781472145321","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}