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1,001 questions about the ASTB (post your scores & ask your questions here!)
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sawyer_719
New Member
Thankyou!
georgethegreat
New Member
im using a windows hp computer so i am not sure how to help on a macbook
@TwoScoops
Is there a way to practice the easier questions other than using the flashcards on the app? I feel like I get the same questions a lot, I am getting mostly very hard and getting them right but I feel like it’s skipping over the easier ones so I want to make sure I’m covering those also. Specifically ANIT is where I notice it most
Is there a way to practice the easier questions other than using the flashcards on the app? I feel like I get the same questions a lot, I am getting mostly very hard and getting them right but I feel like it’s skipping over the easier ones so I want to make sure I’m covering those also. Specifically ANIT is where I notice it most
sawyer_719
New Member
Has anyone found that knowing the nick names for a variety of different aircrafts has been very prevalent on the test?
ASTB Second Attempt
I just took my second attempt at the ASTB. My first attempt scored a 2/3/2… and today a 6/8/6 ! This forum has been incredibly helpful for understanding the test.
If you are like me and have not done math in years and struggle with it, one of the biggest changes I made was getting a tutor for the math section. Luckily, my sister is a math tutor, so she helped me a lot. If you’re someone who struggles with self-learning or understanding certain concepts, I highly recommend finding someone who can explain them to you. Having the material broken down by someone else made a huge difference for me. Then just drill the worksheets and practice questions.
Surprisingly, the math section ended up feeling like my strongest area this time around. Got a lot of geometry questions, probability, exponents etc same thing everyone else has been saying. Those DRT questions really aren’t on the test, I studied those like crazy for no reason. Lots of questions dealing with triangles.
What I wish I did better on
Like others have said I wish I had spent more time reviewing for the Mechanical Comprehension section, specifically the concepts. I could’ve gotten east points if I had studied more concepts then word problems. I specifically got questions asking what specific formulas are like work. Many of the questions involved diagrams with balloons, pulleys, etc. so brushing up on basic mechanical principles is something I strongly recommend. Had one questions where I had to calculate the speed of a boat in a river with a stream. Got the drop a bullet and shoot a bullet question.
I struggled with the Reading Comprehension section more than I expected. Like others have said the reading is extremely dull… like extremely. I had practiced with engaging material, which didn’t translate well to the test. My advice: practice reading dry, technical content, especially Navy-related material, to prepare for this section. There’s usually two answers that are the most correct for this section and the incorrect one usually has a word that makes it wrong so be prepared for that.
ANIT
This section was pretty straightforward. I can’t emphasize enough how helpful it was to use the flashcards people have linked. Be sure to study ship parts—I got a few questions about this, including one about the beam of a ship, where they make commands on the ship. Other than that, the aviation-related questions were fairly easy for me as a private pilot so can’t say much for that.
PBM
The stick-and-throttle portion is much easier on the actual test compared to the practice websites if you get the X52’s.
One tip: take deep breaths before starting a section and stay calm. I felt very confident before going into this section, but nerves hit me out of nowhere due to the high-pressure nature of the tasks. Staying calm helped me perform better.
set up the emergency procedures before, (they go in order).
I really hoped for all 7s but will just go with this score for now and submit my application.
Thank you so much to everyone in this thread for your contributions!
I just took my second attempt at the ASTB. My first attempt scored a 2/3/2… and today a 6/8/6 ! This forum has been incredibly helpful for understanding the test.
If you are like me and have not done math in years and struggle with it, one of the biggest changes I made was getting a tutor for the math section. Luckily, my sister is a math tutor, so she helped me a lot. If you’re someone who struggles with self-learning or understanding certain concepts, I highly recommend finding someone who can explain them to you. Having the material broken down by someone else made a huge difference for me. Then just drill the worksheets and practice questions.
Surprisingly, the math section ended up feeling like my strongest area this time around. Got a lot of geometry questions, probability, exponents etc same thing everyone else has been saying. Those DRT questions really aren’t on the test, I studied those like crazy for no reason. Lots of questions dealing with triangles.
What I wish I did better on
Like others have said I wish I had spent more time reviewing for the Mechanical Comprehension section, specifically the concepts. I could’ve gotten east points if I had studied more concepts then word problems. I specifically got questions asking what specific formulas are like work. Many of the questions involved diagrams with balloons, pulleys, etc. so brushing up on basic mechanical principles is something I strongly recommend. Had one questions where I had to calculate the speed of a boat in a river with a stream. Got the drop a bullet and shoot a bullet question.
I struggled with the Reading Comprehension section more than I expected. Like others have said the reading is extremely dull… like extremely. I had practiced with engaging material, which didn’t translate well to the test. My advice: practice reading dry, technical content, especially Navy-related material, to prepare for this section. There’s usually two answers that are the most correct for this section and the incorrect one usually has a word that makes it wrong so be prepared for that.
ANIT
This section was pretty straightforward. I can’t emphasize enough how helpful it was to use the flashcards people have linked. Be sure to study ship parts—I got a few questions about this, including one about the beam of a ship, where they make commands on the ship. Other than that, the aviation-related questions were fairly easy for me as a private pilot so can’t say much for that.
PBM
The stick-and-throttle portion is much easier on the actual test compared to the practice websites if you get the X52’s.
One tip: take deep breaths before starting a section and stay calm. I felt very confident before going into this section, but nerves hit me out of nowhere due to the high-pressure nature of the tasks. Staying calm helped me perform better.
set up the emergency procedures before, (they go in order).
I really hoped for all 7s but will just go with this score for now and submit my application.
Thank you so much to everyone in this thread for your contributions!
jacobniemeyer
New Member
Hello, could you share the specific files in the Gomez & Kyle drives that you found the most beneficial.
ChillBeast69
Well-Known Member
I would just go through everything man and see where you are weak and then run the practice tests.
If you have a Mac, you can utilize the custom test functionality. I’ll be rolling that feature out as soon as possible on the iOS version. Please give me some time to complete the rollout.
I apologize to all of you who are experiencing the bug where you can’t finish some of the review lessons. I’m currently working on the issue. The update should be available this Thursday. However, Apple has been quite slow in approving updates lately.
Keep crushing it you guys.
FYI,
For you guys who are applying to the USAF and USMC/NAVY simultaneously, the macOS version of AFOQT & TBAS Prep is available on the App Store. Android Version coming soon.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/afoqt-tbas-prep/id6463172603
For you guys who are applying to the USAF and USMC/NAVY simultaneously, the macOS version of AFOQT & TBAS Prep is available on the App Store. Android Version coming soon.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/afoqt-tbas-prep/id6463172603
What mac version are you using? What joysticks are you trying to connect?
I took the ASTB today and scored 60 8/9/8. I’ll keep this short as everything already mentioned previously is accurate and sufficient to prepare for the test.
Math: I didn’t have any DRT or work time problems as others have mentioned. The difficulty does ramp up pretty quick I had one matrix, and a lot of radicals, one log, I honestly made educated guesses on a lot of questions. Got kicked out around 12-15 or so. Kyle and Gomez drives are great for math practice
Reading: Dry, boring, try not to fall asleep. Reading out loud helped. The lady in the office outside the door was loud on the phone which made it super hard to concentrate on this one
Mech: Felt easier than two scoops app, I feel as though it prepared me well. As everyone else has said mostly conceptual I think I did maybe one calculation if any
ANIT: Only had 3 or so Naval questions the rest were about aviation a lot of controls like ailerons, elevators, what happens as load factor increases, etc. I have a commercial pilot license so that gave me a huge advantage here but the cram flash cards should cover most of this
UAV and Terrain: use two scoops app, it’s nearly identical and prepared me well I think I got all them right. Compass trick worked well for me. On the UAV I didn’t realize the practice ended and the test began until it ended
Stick and Throttle: This part makes you feel stupid, just track them the best you can. Seriously buy an X52 to practice, I have a Mac so I used it on that to practice
DLT: The app works well to prepare for this, the actual test is much easier than the app if you put it on .1 or .25. As others have said the ear changes in the middle so be ready for that. I took off the non target ear and this worked pretty well just have to swap occasionally
Emergency: As others have said, FIRE-ENG-PROP and write down the procedures and then pre set the response so all you have to do is push the clutch to clear the emergency. On the prop one I couldn’t do this, I would
put the fuel to the middle and it would move itself either up or down so I had to wait for the emergency to set this one.
Overall this forum is more than enough to prepare for and do well on the test. If anyone has questions I’m happy to help.
Also if anyone in central NC needs an X52 I have one I no longer need
Math: I didn’t have any DRT or work time problems as others have mentioned. The difficulty does ramp up pretty quick I had one matrix, and a lot of radicals, one log, I honestly made educated guesses on a lot of questions. Got kicked out around 12-15 or so. Kyle and Gomez drives are great for math practice
Reading: Dry, boring, try not to fall asleep. Reading out loud helped. The lady in the office outside the door was loud on the phone which made it super hard to concentrate on this one
Mech: Felt easier than two scoops app, I feel as though it prepared me well. As everyone else has said mostly conceptual I think I did maybe one calculation if any
ANIT: Only had 3 or so Naval questions the rest were about aviation a lot of controls like ailerons, elevators, what happens as load factor increases, etc. I have a commercial pilot license so that gave me a huge advantage here but the cram flash cards should cover most of this
UAV and Terrain: use two scoops app, it’s nearly identical and prepared me well I think I got all them right. Compass trick worked well for me. On the UAV I didn’t realize the practice ended and the test began until it ended
Stick and Throttle: This part makes you feel stupid, just track them the best you can. Seriously buy an X52 to practice, I have a Mac so I used it on that to practice
DLT: The app works well to prepare for this, the actual test is much easier than the app if you put it on .1 or .25. As others have said the ear changes in the middle so be ready for that. I took off the non target ear and this worked pretty well just have to swap occasionally
Emergency: As others have said, FIRE-ENG-PROP and write down the procedures and then pre set the response so all you have to do is push the clutch to clear the emergency. On the prop one I couldn’t do this, I would
put the fuel to the middle and it would move itself either up or down so I had to wait for the emergency to set this one.
Overall this forum is more than enough to prepare for and do well on the test. If anyone has questions I’m happy to help.
Also if anyone in central NC needs an X52 I have one I no longer need
I’m curious, neither my Mac or MacBook Air have usb ports.
Has anyone used a dongle to connect an x52? Wanna check before I buy one.
I used an adapter to plug into the USB-C on my MacBook and had no issues with it
CoMa
Member
Huge congrats on the score! Just out of curiosity, what was your average percentage tracked on the ASTB prep app with the x52? When I was studying last year I would get around 40% and got an 8 PFAR so I am just curious on what you were getting since I like to still mess around with it here and there. Thanks, and again congrats!