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1,001 questions about the ASTB (post your scores & ask your questions here!)

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jew56

New Member
exNavyOffRec said:
Program Authorization, it is what NRC uses to make sure a person is qualified for the designator, which one are you going for?
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Supply Officer. I have an MBA in supply chain a management. Currently working in the field. Overall GPA ( All Degrees Added) is a 3.1. My MBA GPA is a 3.7.
 
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flyer4life2020

Member
eisenhower said:
Just retook two days ago. Went from a 57 7/6/6 to an 60 8/9/8.

OAR/ANIT
I'm not going to beat the dead horse here but I used Holly's, Kyle's and Gomez's guides for the OAR as well as reading every post on this site from page 300 up.
I am a criminal justice major that had not done any sort of math since 2019, the guides and YouTubing sections I was struggling with got me where I needed to be.
Now I do have my pilots license so that gave me an edge on the ANIT, as well as knowing the cram cards inside and out. There were still some questions that I totally guessed on. Just get you hands on as many practice tests as you can.

PBM/UAV
If you can afford an stick and throttle (specifically the X52) buy it and put the hours in to Jantzen's. Increase the difficulty every couple days until you are at the max (I was doing it at 90 second intervals). I put in around an hour a day for two weeks leading to the exam. I struggled with the listening portions on my first go, but it turns out my headphone settings were messed up and playing both sides of audio in both ears at the same time. Got it fixed for the second go and made a huge difference. I leaned into the target ear, and focus on listening way more than tracking. The ASTB prep app made by @TwoScoops is worth every penny for the UAV section alone. Get it and practice up, using the compass trick.

This sounds ridiculous but visualize yourself doing well leading up to the exam every day, it seriously seriously helps.
Message me with any other questions you might have. Good luck
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"turns out my headphone settings were messed up and playing both sides of audio in both ears at the same time." is it not supposed to play the audio at the same time during the actual test? How did you fix it?
 
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exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
flyer4life2020 said:
Can anyone confirm if taking the astb for the second time is more difficult than the first attempt by default?
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That is not correct, there are 3 versions what version you get when you go to take the exam is random, when you go to take it again you will get 1 of the 2 remaining versions. In addition if 2 people are taking the exam next to each other in the same room they will each have a different version.
 
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Biff42

Well-Known Member
Is the UAV component most similar to the setup thats on the ASTB app or more like the flashcards (its been posted on several threads) and when taking the test for the stick and throttle portion is it best to have more focus on the stick portion and ever so often mess with the throttle?
 
elariosa95

elariosa95

SNA (Primary - VT-6)
Biff42 said:
Is the UAV component most similar to the setup thats on the ASTB app or more like the flashcards (its been posted on several threads) and when taking the test for the stick and throttle portion is it best to have more focus on the stick portion and ever so often mess with the throttle?
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1) I didn’t use the app, but the flash cards helped me tremendously. They’re pretty similar

2) FaithByFlight on YouTube says that listening is the most important, but that you should focus on the stick while keeping the throttle in your peripheral. I have to agree with his analysis
 
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carviator

SNA
Biff42 said:
Is the UAV component most similar to the setup thats on the ASTB app or more like the flashcards (its been posted on several threads) and when taking the test for the stick and throttle portion is it best to have more focus on the stick portion and ever so often mess with the throttle?
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Very similar to the ASTB Prep app. Dont mess with the flashcards or compass pencil thing. Practice that uav app test everyday until you take your test and you will be fine. Both the stick and throttle are important, why would one be more important than the other?
 
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Yoda11

New Member
Would someone be able to confirm whether the trigger corresponds to even and clutch with odd or the other way around in the PBM section on the ASTB? I've been practicing the other way around with the Jantzen sim and I don't want to develop incorrect "muscle memory".
 
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