Test and Studying Information
Alrighty, as far as the test goes:
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The math was mostly algebra, with a lot fewer geometry questions than I thought there would be. The links below will cover this kind of stuff.
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Reading comprehension, I think I just took a couple sample tests to understand what that would be like. Remember to choose what the paragraph states, not what you know/think to be right. Most of the questions were pretty obvious, but 1-2 were like WTF none of these choices make any sense.
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Mechanical comprehension: I knew this would be the hardest section for me, so I just took every damn practice exam I could, even the ones for the AFOQT and the AFAST. Now, the AFOQT physics is sometimes way more advanced than the ASTB was, but it still has some of the same questions, and it is still good practice.
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Spatial Apperception: Not much to really learn here, just you figure it out or you don't I guess. The key is A) just to practice till you understand what they are asking, and B) practice practice practice and C) develop a system.
At home practicing, I would just quickly write things like LB, OTS, DIV, RWTS, etc., meaning left bank, out to sea, diving, right wing to shore. However, I wasn't allowed to write on the test, so I just had to memorize what I saw; not that big of a deal, but whatever. Most of the questions you can eliminate 2-3 right off the bat, and I think there was only one that was a bit tricky, and 1-2 were super obvious (like only one plane heading out to sea).
The plane was like a T-34 (the one that looks like a WWII dive bomber), the outline, not colored in.
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Nautical/Aviation: Pretty much trivia for nautical stuff and aviation stuff. Just learn trivia from the various sites I list or from all the links around this forum. i.e. port/starboard, lighting, buoys, airplane and boat parts, what those parts can do, rudder action, atmospheric things like clouds, fog, some theorems, chord line, angle of attack, transponder codes, runway numbers, bla bla bla, you get the idea.
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My supplement test was all reading comprehension as stated above.
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In addition to the links, I also hired a physics graduate student as a tutor for about 5-6 1-2 hour sessions. This was way below his pay grade, and you may not need it, but it really helped to have someone really smart review the tests with me.
All I did to study besides reading information on the internet was a few practice tests at home and like 40 more with the tutor. :icon_tong
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Links:
Boat Parts and Buoys
Aircraft for Amateurs
ASTB Overview
Aeronautics
Pilot Handbook
FAA Exam
Aircraft Site
Cloud Information
More ASTB Information
Free ARCO study guide
I additionally downloaded and purchased the Cliff Notes Flight Appitude study book online. I know I also studied on the atmosphere and a few other sites that I forgot to bookmark. Use the various gouges around this site as well.
Some of these links I used alot, and some very very little. But they all helped in some way or another.
The number one link here is Air Warriors;
without it I would have been lost.
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Hope this helps some; any questions send a shout.
Then you won't hear from me for another 31 days....
