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Mechanic section

DLawrence

Registered User
Can anyone recommend good study guide for the mechanic portion of the test, I have pulled out my notes from my high school physics class but I was wondering if anyone knew of a good study guide floating around.
 

BigRed389

Registered User
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I thought the marine gouge was supposed to be "dead on"

Based on the version I took, there are only going to be a few question you won't be able to solve using the Marine gouge or basic common sense.

I was a little confused with one question on optics and one on pressure. But overall, almost the whole thing was your typical pulleys, gears, inclines, electric circuits type stuff. If you're solid on that you'll probably do better than most IMO.
 

HeyJoe

Fly Navy! ...or USMC
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Super Moderator
Contributor
You say Mechanic, they say Mechanical....

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Can anyone recommend good study guide for the mechanic portion of the test, I have pulled out my notes from my high school physics class but I was wondering if anyone knew of a good study guide floating around.

http://marinegouge.com/mediawiki-1.13.3/?title=Aviation_Selection_Test_Battery

the mechanic section in this marine gouge comes up as page not found. first is this the correct page i should be looking at, and second are there any other recommendations for studying the mechanic section?

You guys might have better luck searching if you used proper title...........

"Mechanic" will take you here vvv

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Whereas "Mechanical" (or "Mechanical Comprehension Test") will take you....to some where entirely different and appropriate for your needs

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navygirl7

New Member
Tool knowledge on the ASTB?

Most of the books that I've looked at on mechanical comprehension include a chapter on "tool knowledge". Is that necessary for the ASTB?
 

SynixMan

Mobilizer Extraordinaire
pilot
Contributor
The only "tools" I remember on the ASTB were simple levers, pulley systems, and gears. Nothing fancy...
 

BullGator

Active Member
http://http://www.columbia.edu/~mmx1/astb/

Go to the ASTB forums on this site. There is a wealth of information there.
That link has been dead for years.

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As said, most of the stuff is common sense, and there will be a couple that you will probably guess on as you likely have never seen them before. ;) Know physics in relation to airplanes more so than your intro to physics class. I.e. know about pressure above and below flight surfaces. It's been a year since I had taken the exam, but that is the gist of it. I studied the Arco and Barron's books, as well as the Marine pdf's. In Barron's I did the AFAST problems too for extra practice. -It depends on how good you are at physics and how much time you have to prepare. I had ~ 1month to study and scored 7,7,8 58. And I only took one version, FYI.

In short, study as much as you can to cover a wide variety of problems. Focus on your weaknesses. And don't neglect other sections unless they are your strengths and Mechanical is your weakness. (Redundant, I know :))


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As far as tool knowledge, I don't remember, but I think there weren't any of the questions about tools like there were in Arco or Barrons. Just simple tools at most: levers, wedges, pulleys. Again, though, I took version 5 only.
 
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