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[exNavyOffRec]

Took the ASTB for the first time last week and got 7/6/8 OAR:61. I had a study book but I didn't spend that much time reviewing the aviation knowledge, which was the hardest section for me. I felt the reading comprehension and math were very easy and I probably got nearly all of them correct. Does the FOFAR score weight the reading/math more heavily and the PFAR weight the aviation stuff more? That would seem to make sense. I'm going to study the FAA handbook a lot and retake it in a month to get my PFAR score up.

The math, reading, mech comp all go to the OAR

 

[ea6bflyr]

Minimum score for both PFAR and FOFAR is 5. Your AQR of 4 is the minimum.

Correct...and as a reference, here's a blast from the past: http://www.airwarriors.com/communit...quired-for-what-min-scores.28968/#post-503747

-ea6bflyr

 

[dmoney5857]

What is the mechanical advantage here?

 

[ea6bflyr]

What is the mechanical advantage here?

Maybe this will help you.

I certainly hope that is not a page from the actual ASTB.

-ea6bflyr

 

[dmoney5857]

I certainly hope that is not a page from the actual ASTB.

-ea6bflyr

No, its in the Barrons book. According to the link and what I already know about pulleys, the mechanical advantage is 2...according to the correct answer in the book (15) the M.A. is 3??

 

[ea6bflyr]

No, its in the Barrons book. According to the link and what I already know about pulleys, the mechanical advantage is 2...according to the correct answer in the book (15) the M.A. is 3??

Clearly the Barron's answer key is wrong. The MA in this example is 2. MA = 2n (Where n equals to the number of movable pulleys). No MA is acheived from standing pulleys.

-ea6bflyr

 

[dmoney5857]

Clearly the Barron's answer key is wrong. The MA in this example is 2. MA = 2n (Where n equals to the number of movable pulleys). No MA is acheived from standing pulleys.

-ea6bflyr

Ok,hopefully that is the only wrong answer. I don't understand how they can print a book with such obvious mistakes

 

[lax311]

Does anyone know the answer to these questions:

1) What are the white fluffy clouds that are found at high altitudes?
2) Where does the pilot feel the most g-force? (picture of a plane doing an entire loop)
3) 6 guys can lay a stack of bricks in ten hours. Starting at 11 if 6 guys lay bricks and every hour after five one person is added what time would they finish the same stack of bricks?

 

[MikeEcho]

1. Cumulus (unless they are white fluffy *and* towering, then cumulonimbus)
2. Entrance/Exit of the loop
3. No clue... too lazy to figure it out.

 

[lax311]

1. Cumulus (unless they are white fluffy *and* towering, then cumulonimbus)
2. Entrance/Exit of the loop
3. No clue... too lazy to figure it out.

I thought cumulus clouds were found at relatively low altitudes?

 

[ProsNest1]

3) 6 guys can lay a stack of bricks in ten hours. Starting at 11 if 6 guys lay bricks and every hour after five one person is added what time would they finish the same stack of bricks?

I get 2000. No clue if this is correct. I assigned a per hour value of 1/60 per stacker. 6 guys in 10 hours = 1 guy in 60 hours = 1 guy at 1/60th a stack in 1 hour. If that basis is incorrect the rest of the answer fails. The original team (6 stackers) works for six hours. Therefore, 1/60 x 6 x 6 = 36/60 of the stack complete by 1700. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 7/60 to bring you to 43/60 at 1800. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 8/60 to bring you to 51/60 at 1900. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 9/60 to bring you to 60/60 at 2000.
This does not factor in alcohol consumption by the stackers.

 

[dmoney5857]

I just took version 3, the bricklayer question showed up, i just guessed 7hrs idk?

A month ago I took version 4 and studied the Arco book, marine gouge, and atrickplays stuff. Studied OAR sections for 30 hrs and made a 46.

Today I took version 3 and made a 55. Im satisfied with the score, studied the same stuff and also the Barons book for about 30 hrs.

Work hard and it will pay off

 

[ea6bflyr]

I get 2000. No clue if this is correct. I assigned a per hour value of 1/60 per stacker. 6 guys in 10 hours = 1 guy in 60 hours = 1 guy at 1/60th a stack in 1 hour. If that basis is incorrect the rest of the answer fails. The original team (6 stackers) works for six hours. Therefore, 1/60 x 6 x 6 = 36/60 of the stack complete by 1700. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 7/60 to bring you to 43/60 at 1800. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 8/60 to bring you to 51/60 at 1900. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 9/60 to bring you to 60/60 at 2000.
This does not factor in alcohol consumption by the stackers.

Nor does it take into account the quantity or quality of the alcohol consumed by the person doing the math.
-ea6bflyr

 

[ProsNest1]

Nor does it take into account the quantity or quality of the alcohol consumed by the person doing the math.
-ea6bflyr

Very true. Math is hard. Though I did re-read the question and realize the phrase "after five" could be interpreted as "after 5 o'clock" or "after five hours". I assumed the former. (Makes the math easier but works the other way as well.)

 

[rreagan3]

taking into account the alcohol factor, they would finish around noon the next day. at 1700, the original 6 completed 36 of the 60 total man-hours required to do the job. when the 7th guy, who hasn't been laying bricks all afternoon, shows up, the original 6 realize it's happy hour, make #7 dd them to the nearest bar, get hammered, and finished the job the next morning. at about noon.