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[ththai]

no formulas, just concepts. Little to no math

for the match & mechanical portions did they give you formulas on the side or everything has to be memorized?

 

[Navy boy]

Yes

Any tips on taking the simulator portion as a whole

 

[Jackmerius]

for the match & mechanical portions did they give you formulas on the side or everything has to be memorized?

They give formulas only for math section

 

[Jackmerius]

what type of questions was it if not pulleys/levers/gears like you said? Do you mind also describing how fast the targets were moving in reference to the speed setting on the jantzen simulator? if you dont know what im talking about then nevermind. thanks for the info!

The concept of how to calculate work. What unit is used for resistance. A little bit of DC theory. Balancing weight on a lever based on it's distance.
Not sure what that simulator is but the speed varies. It'll speed up if you're doing good. Moves about as fast as the dot in that Pong game

 

[Jackmerius]

Any tips on taking the simulator portion as a whole

Listen first, fly second. Make sure you are making the audio calls moreso than flying the plane. I heard playing video games with a inverted y axis will help as well. It took a few tests to get used to the inverted axis so I lost points there. You get after a while tho

 

[Jackmerius]

Hey guys took the ASTB. Got 61 7/7/7. Is this competitive? Felt I could have done better if I didn't botch the math portion.

I got very similar scores to this, but I'm still waiting on some of the ex pilots to comment. I also did terrible on the OAR portion but came out with 7's. 5 is average so we're doing good. I wouldn't say we were competitive until you get 8 and up but 9 is a perfect score so you should feel good about it given the circumstances

 

[Jeiskymeisky]

I got very similar scores to this, but I'm still waiting on some of the ex pilots to comment. I also did terrible on the OAR portion but came out with 7's. 5 is average so we're doing good. I wouldn't say we were competitive until you get 8 and up but 9 is a perfect score so you should feel good about it given the circumstances

Do you have flight experience or prior service?

 

[Jackmerius]

Do you have flight experience or prior service?

Both yes. I was an AT3 and have a PPL

 

[Jeiskymeisky]

Both yes. I was an AT3 and have a PPL

You're Def competitive

 

[exNavyOffRec]

I got very similar scores to this, but I'm still waiting on some of the ex pilots to comment. I also did terrible on the OAR portion but came out with 7's. 5 is average so we're doing good. I wouldn't say we were competitive until you get 8 and up but 9 is a perfect score so you should feel good about it given the circumstances

5 is not average, 5 is the minimum, the higher the score the better the chance of selection, of course the number of spots available comes into play as well.

 

[Jeiskymeisky]

5 is not average, 5 is the minimum, the higher the score the better the chance of selection, of course the number of spots available comes into play as well.

I have no flight experience or prior service, should I retake after getting a 61 7/7/7?

 

[Jackmerius]

You're Def competitive

I wouldn't say that. My gpa is 2.3, maybe 2.4 so that'll be a huge hindrance. Which is why I feel like I need at least 8's on the test for them to look beyond that

 

[exNavyOffRec]

I have no flight experience or prior service, should I retake after getting a 61 7/7/7?

no, give it a shot with the 7's and then if it is a no you can look at retaking after studying.

 

[Jackmerius]

My recruiter just told me they pushed back all boards until late 2023 early 2024. FYI. I live in GA if that matters...

 

[Jeiskymeisky]

no, give it a shot with the 7's and then if it is a no you can look at retaking after studying.

Can you verify the above comment by any chance?