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

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dannycookss

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exNavyOffRec said:
Are you eligible for ISPP? Or have you looked into it?
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I haven't looked into it but just read the Program Auth 109. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing? Program for enlisted sailors to become SWOs, or is there a program for SNA as well?

I'm not worried about getting my test scores up either! Just wanted to see the test first. Got plenty of study guides I'll be looking at while on night shift this month!
 
hiwdy99

hiwdy99

Newb
Got a 56 7/8/7 and figured I'd give a report. A little annoyed at myself because I slacked on studying for the OAR. It really wasn't that hard and I could tell I was missing easy questions, but whatever. Practiced the PBMs a lot more heavily. Thank you to everyone on this forum and especially TwoScoops for cracking this test!

Math:
I did not grind math as hard as I could have but I recommend this if I had to pick to pick a single resource. I mainly used ASTB Prep app but it was way more systems of equations heavy than the real test. Was getting 80s-90s in the ASTB prep app. The real test is more diverse in types of problems. Again, the Docdroid is very good.

Reading:
Way harder than expected. Did the ASTB prep practice test once and got 100, figured I'd be fine because usually I crush these things. I don't have any advice honestly because I feel like I bombed. Could see the questions get easier before my eyes.

Mechanical comprehension:
Also didn't really study. Was getting 50% in the ASTB prep APP just guessing the night before. Not equation heavy, lots of diagrams and questions about basic physics concepts. Probably bombed this section harder than the reading.

Personality thing:
Idk, just tried to reflect on my good qualities and answered honestly.

ANIT:
Some questions about parts of boats, some questions about parts of planes, some questions about plane instruments, some questions about airspace. No questions about shirt colors, specific Navy boats and planes, airport lights, or Navy history, sadly. I studied every section of the ASTB Prep app, was getting 90-100% on the practice tests. Also memorized this Quizlet, and went through the Cram flashcards. Of the non video game sections, this was definitely my strongest. There were maybe a one or two questions I didn't absolutely know or have some intuition about.

UAV:
Identical to the ASTB Prep app. On the app, was getting 20/20 and a little under 2 seconds reaction time. I got thrown off because there's no pause between questions on the real test and missed two questions. Reaction time in practice shouldn't be taken too seriously because every screen is different, just go fast. Used the compass trick.

Listening:
Pretty much the same as the app, not much to say. Said the ear and numbers out loud. Was getting 95-100% consistently on the app.

Joystick:
Bought a Logitech X52 and encountered the same stick on the real test. Practiced with 3000 dead zone on both the normal and hardest difficulties of the Janzten sim. My rule of thumb for practice was to average under 150/150 on hard 10 times in a row, but I think I got a little lower on average, probably closer to 130/100. The dead zone felt way smaller on the real test and tracking was way easier, probably closer to normal difficulty than hard. The ASTB Prep app is closer aesthetically to the real test than the Janzten sim but it doesn't really matter. It's the same concept. Wrote down emergency procedures but didn't practice them before hand. That section is really short and it's ultimately just turning a couple knobs. Again, said the listening numbers out loud.

Terrain:
Once again, the app is identical to the real test except higher resolution. Was getting 80-100% in the app practice tests. Again, used the compass. It was way easier to find hard cardinal directions on the real test.
 
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matt.aguirre12

New Member
Blindwannabepilot said:
Hi all, first post here.
I took my ASTB this morning, and i got a 51 6/7/6. This was far better than what I was expecting. I studied for about 10 hours total, mainly ANIT stuff, UAV flashcards and some math refreshers on Khan academy. I'm a 2nd year undergrad studying Finance with a 3.9 GPA, so some math skills present but overall nothing crazy.

Math stuff -
More probability/statistics than I had studied for. I concentrated my studying on DRT, logs, exponential stuff, but was tested mainly on simple algebra, lots of probability, some factoring equations questions, percentages of percentages, etc. I don't remember a whole lot about this section because I thought I was doing terribly. One thing I did notice -- I finished with about 20 minutes to spare. Feel like the exam kicked me out early, I must've only done 15-20 questions???

Reading -
This was terrible. Not too difficult, but my brain struggled to process any of this after 10 minutes of reading. Not much to it. I didn't practice. My advice: get comfortable with breaking down and actually understanding how the questions work. Look at SAT reading examples, and then ask ChatGPT to convert it into Navy terms (lots of abbreviations, Navy dept program readings, etc).

Mech -
Was worried about this one, but most of the questions ended up being theoretical rather than quantitative. Make sure you know stuff about electricity, because I didn't and had to guess on a couple of those questions. Overall not bad if you understand basic physics (quite accurate to the Khan academy college physics questions).

15 min break after OAR, which is nice. Stretch your legs and breathe!

ANIT questions were a breeze if you study and understand the concepts. Maybe had one or two that confused me. I used these flashcards to study, so thanks forum user for those! No history questions for me here. Just practical naval/aero stuff.

UAV - Use the flashcards readily available online. I was getting good at doing those in my head without the compass, but i made a little compass on my scratch paper on the test itself, which honestly slowed me down a bit. I was averaging 2-6 seconds/question. Got a few wrong, but that happens.

Terrain identification sucked. I didn't know this was on the test, failed most of the practice qs and YOLO'd the questions. Basically has one image of terrain with defining features (roads, rivers, coastlines) oriented north to the left, and then the same image, just rotated and zoomed in/out on the right hand side. Your task is to figure out which way you're headed if you go in the direction of 12oclock on the right image. This section, unlike the UAV section, doesn't tell you when you score correctly or incorrectly. Good luck! I was unprepared, but with practice this should be ezpz.

Then the flight sim stuff. Never used any of these controls in my life, this section sucked. Apparently I did well enough though. Honestly no advice here. If you can, practice using a flightstick as I had never used one and kept messing up the direction due to inversion. Felt like I was always off both targets and my attention was all over the place. Emergency procedures gave me three, write down the procedure on paper and then reference it. They're pretty simple though, this wasn't terrible.

Oh yeah and the personality questions... just go through them. There's an obvious right answer for some, but others make you feel like you're outing yourself as a horrible person. It is what it is.
Did much better than I expected. My current ranking is NFO, suppo, SWO. subject to change since I've got a couple years left of college.

Thanks all for the help!
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I had a question about how long the flight sim section was. I've been practicing on the app and have been getting more and more comfortable. Just wanted to see if you had to track the targets with the stick and throttle for 2 minutes? 4 minutes? 10 minutes? a rough estimate will help me practice and get the muscle memory down for that amount of time! thanks!
 
DBM

DBM

Well-Known Member
matt.aguirre12 said:
I had a question about how long the flight sim section was. I've been practicing on the app and have been getting more and more comfortable. Just wanted to see if you had to track the targets with the stick and throttle for 2 minutes? 4 minutes? 10 minutes? a rough estimate will help me practice and get the muscle memory down for that amount of time! thanks!
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I would say at most the flight sim sections were all under 2 minutes but close to it.
 
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matt.aguirre12

New Member
hiwdy99 said:
Got a 56 7/8/7 and figured I'd give a report. A little annoyed at myself because I slacked on studying for the OAR. It really wasn't that hard and I could tell I was missing easy questions, but whatever. Practiced the PBMs a lot more heavily. Thank you to everyone on this forum and especially TwoScoops for cracking this test!

Math:
I did not grind math as hard as I could have but I recommend this if I had to pick to pick a single resource. I mainly used ASTB Prep app but it was way more systems of equations heavy than the real test. Was getting 80s-90s in the ASTB prep app. The real test is more diverse in types of problems. Again, the Docdroid is very good.

Reading:
Way harder than expected. Did the ASTB prep practice test once and got 100, figured I'd be fine because usually I crush these things. I don't have any advice honestly because I feel like I bombed. Could see the questions get easier before my eyes.

Mechanical comprehension:
Also didn't really study. Was getting 50% in the ASTB prep APP just guessing the night before. Not equation heavy, lots of diagrams and questions about basic physics concepts. Probably bombed this section harder than the reading.

Personality thing:
Idk, just tried to reflect on my good qualities and answered honestly.

ANIT:
Some questions about parts of boats, some questions about parts of planes, some questions about plane instruments, some questions about airspace. No questions about shirt colors, specific Navy boats and planes, airport lights, or Navy history, sadly. I studied every section of the ASTB Prep app, was getting 90-100% on the practice tests. Also memorized this Quizlet, and went through the Cram flashcards. Of the non video game sections, this was definitely my strongest. There were maybe a one or two questions I didn't absolutely know or have some intuition about.

UAV:
Identical to the ASTB Prep app. On the app, was getting 20/20 and a little under 2 seconds reaction time. I got thrown off because there's no pause between questions on the real test and missed two questions. Reaction time in practice shouldn't be taken too seriously because every screen is different, just go fast. Used the compass trick.

Listening:
Pretty much the same as the app, not much to say. Said the ear and numbers out loud. Was getting 95-100% consistently on the app.

Joystick:
Bought a Logitech X52 and encountered the same stick on the real test. Practiced with 3000 dead zone on both the normal and hardest difficulties of the Janzten sim. My rule of thumb for practice was to average under 150/150 on hard 10 times in a row, but I think I got a little lower on average, probably closer to 130/100. The dead zone felt way smaller on the real test and tracking was way easier, probably closer to normal difficulty than hard. The ASTB Prep app is closer aesthetically to the real test than the Janzten sim but it doesn't really matter. It's the same concept. Wrote down emergency procedures but didn't practice them before hand. That section is really short and it's ultimately just turning a couple knobs. Again, said the listening numbers out loud.

Terrain:
Once again, the app is identical to the real test except higher resolution. Was getting 80-100% in the app practice tests. Again, used the compass. It was way easier to find hard cardinal directions on the real test.
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Couple of questions:
1. Does the UAV section speak the direction that the question is asking for like how it is in the app? I usually don't look at the actual "N,S,E,W" and just listen, look at the picture, and choose quick. Also, would you say the compass slowed you down? And is it more important to get them right with a slower reaction time?
2. Is the real test's flight sim tracking as sporatic as the app's is? Changing directions as soon as you lock and drastic when it does (i'm unable to connect to the jantzen sim with my setup for some reason so i can't really see their "hard difficulty" vs. the normal).
Thanks!
 
hiwdy99

hiwdy99

Newb
matt.aguirre12 said:
Couple of questions:
1. Does the UAV section speak the direction that the question is asking for like how it is in the app? I usually don't look at the actual "N,S,E,W" and just listen, look at the picture, and choose quick. Also, would you say the compass slowed you down? And is it more important to get them right with a slower reaction time?
2. Is the real test's flight sim tracking as sporatic as the app's is? Changing directions as soon as you lock and drastic when it does (i'm unable to connect to the jantzen sim with my setup for some reason so i can't really see their "hard difficulty" vs. the normal).
Thanks!
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1. Yeah, it speaks like the app. I think the compass is worthwhile. For me at least, it's easier to just move the compass irl than it is to try and mentally imagine rotating the offset south facing one's all around. Idk if accuracy or speed is preferable, my gut feeling is being slightly slower and more accurate is probably better, but again I was rushing so I didn't nail 20/20. The listening also sounds really similar to the app, but slightly faster.

2. It gets really sporadic during the emergency procedures and listening sections specifically. The basic tracking sections were pretty easy and I was on green most the time. It's comparable to the Janzten sim. I didn't play the ASTB Prep app but I'm sure it's the same thing.
 
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mpesposito

Member
matt.aguirre12 said:
Couple of questions:
1. Does the UAV section speak the direction that the question is asking for like how it is in the app? I usually don't look at the actual "N,S,E,W" and just listen, look at the picture, and choose quick. Also, would you say the compass slowed you down? And is it more important to get them right with a slower reaction time?
2. Is the real test's flight sim tracking as sporatic as the app's is? Changing directions as soon as you lock and drastic when it does (i'm unable to connect to the jantzen sim with my setup for some reason so i can't really see their "hard difficulty" vs. the normal).
Thanks!
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I’m not able to connect to the jantzen sim either. I have a Mac and then an HP but it’s my work laptop so can’t download any additional applications. I have a cardboard cylinder I just hold on top of my mouse when running the jantzen sim to at least simulate the muscle memory a little more, and then connect my Xbox controller to my phone to use the prep app
 
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cthuwu

New Member
5/4/6 OAR 51
Is someone able to explain the dichotic listening portion to me?
I took the exam and was very confused on what I had to do. From my understanding, you are given a series of letters/numbers you must listen for in the target ear the voice tells you, and you click either the clutch or throttle. It felt like I was doing it wrong the entire time because I only got the target letters maybe once or twice so I was just sitting there doing nothing. Any help will be appreciated!
 
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