elariosa95
SNA (A-Pool)
I remember seeing exponents on mine
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csanfilippo9
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Negative exponents, dividing binomials , cube roots, logarithms, basic probability. Hardest question I saw was about arc length but I only got a 51 oar so I would bet I didn’t see the most difficult stuff.
The2ndworst
Active Member
Systems of equations, matrices, logs, basic trig, and simplifying equations.
American007
New Member
Thank you, and on the MCT part what concepts should I look at also, and what books and websites should I study with.
The2ndworst
Active Member
For MCT just basic physics principles like force, pressure, work, and properties of gas. I didn’t really study for the OAR part, but I would recommend the Barron’s Study Guide it’s 15$ on Amazon and walks you through sample problems.
LGuapo
Active Member
I saw a surprising amount of logarithm questions compared to what I've heard others say on here (I want to say 3). I encountered one matrices problem and a couple probability problems.
Unknowntime
New Member
Does anyone know what portions of the test make up the second part of the scores?
Are you talking about aqr pfar FOFAR? That is going to be math, anit, uav, tracking, dichotic listening, and emergencies.
Unknowntime
New Member
I was wondering if we knew which sections applied to the pfar or the pilot score.
Primarily dichotic listening, tracking, and EPs. All sections I mentioned comprise a small part of the score though.
Hello everyone,
I have never in my life been a great test taker! I’ve been studying day in/ night for about 4 and a half weeks now. The OAR is a huge struggle for me currently.
1st attempt : 36
2nd attempt: 39 ( a year later )
Although I did see progress I’m feeling a little discouraged to continue trying in the process. I have one more final time as you all know but I’m not sure how to approach it. I found math to be not so hard. However, mechanics and reading took me out. I was using Gomez and kyles study guide. Is there any more resources or any advice to take on that reading section as well as mechanical?
I have never in my life been a great test taker! I’ve been studying day in/ night for about 4 and a half weeks now. The OAR is a huge struggle for me currently.
1st attempt : 36
2nd attempt: 39 ( a year later )
Although I did see progress I’m feeling a little discouraged to continue trying in the process. I have one more final time as you all know but I’m not sure how to approach it. I found math to be not so hard. However, mechanics and reading took me out. I was using Gomez and kyles study guide. Is there any more resources or any advice to take on that reading section as well as mechanical?
elariosa95
SNA (A-Pool)
Reading is probably the hardest to prepare for. You might want to look into an LSAT or GRE prep book that will have similar questions to the reading portion.
Mechanical is much easier bc physics never changes and is more intuitive. I would recommend taking another look at your practice material then searching YouTube for anything that doesn’t make sense.
I actually appreciated some of Kieno Thomas' content on youtube. Especially for the mechanical sections. A lot of what he prepped for was on the ASTB, definitely more of the basic stuff but a good starting point.
https://www.youtube.com/user/kienothomas/videos
Took my second attempt at the ASTB-E recently. Write up below. This forum and the resources listed throughout were invaluable so thank you all. Going for SNA.
1st attempt(February 2022): 56 6/6/7
2nd attempt(April 2022): 61 8/7/7
Definitely was hoping for all 8s, but this is still a solid score that I'm happy to stick with. Will not be retaking.
MST: felt like I did poorly, but apparently not based on my AQR score. 2-3 questions on probability, a few easy ones involving radicals, some line slope stuff(y=mx+b). There was one that threw me off, something like "the perimeter of a rectangle is 60x^2,. and the base is 2 times the height. What is the area? It was weird and I had to guess after staring at it for about 90 seconds. This section was misleading because the first 2-3 problems were hard, then it got easier and stayed that way the whole time. Was not feeling great after finishing this one. Also, I had almost no word problems aside from probability, and no distance and time ones, surprisingly, which sucks because I studied a lot of word and distance problems.
RCT: I think I did exceptionally well this time around. I was able to successfully eliminate 3/4 answers nearly every time, to get me the right answer. The hardest part, to me, was how dull the topics of reading were. It is boring stuff, for sure. I was just drinking my coffee and staying focused here. I think it's easy to get very bored here and start getting complacent. This time around I was expecting this so I kept myself focused and attentive the whole time. Process of elimination is the name of the game here. A lot of the time, 2 answers will both seem correct, but one word(like an "and" instead of an "or") differentiates the right from the wrong. I studied for this section far less than any others.
MCT: This was one of the ones I studied most for, and I think is the main contributor to my 2 point AQR increase. I knew nearly everything on it, except for a circuit one(don't remember specifics, sorry). Lots of MA, force calculations, pulleys, classes of levers. The MCT packets in Kyle's Guide were incredible for this! Know static and dynamic friction and the basic computations associated with each!
ANIT: I only am aware of one that I might have missed, involving types of flaps on an airplane(smooth flaps, plain flaps, fowler flaps, slotted flaps, and one other one). A few from Popeye's Gouge: dissymmetry of lift, and basic aircraft stuff. I had no historical ones at all which was unfortunate because I studied a whole hell of a lot of dates and aviation history stuff. Key takeaway that you've all head before: PPL stuff is invaluable here. If you've already taken your PAR written exam, this section is pretty damn easy. Know Bernoulli's principle, basic aerodynamics, and parts of the aircraft.
PBM
UAV: average time was right around 1.8-2 seconds. I missed 2 or 3. Not much to say here, it's exactly as described here in the forums.
Dichotic listening: I think I blew it here. I don't wanna blame the crappy speakers/headphones at the testing center, but I wasn't too pleased with the sound quality and inability to increase the volume very much. I think if it weren't for the listening parts, I would have got an 8 PFAR.
Tracking: Jantzen's sim was invaluable here. Some people say it doesn't help very much: I couldn't disagree more. After playing the sim on hard difficulty the last few days before the test, it seemed easy on the actual test because it was slower. Also, I was practicing on a 32" monitor at home, so it is definitely easier on the smaller screen at the testing center.
Dichotic + Tracking: Simply think I blew it on the listening as mentioned above. Tracking was solid with green targets a lot of the time.
Emergency procedures: take your time and memorize the 3 different procedures. I just sat there for about 2-3 minutes writing them down and also just memorizing them. This section was the quickest of them all. Just one of each procedure and you're done.
1st attempt(February 2022): 56 6/6/7
2nd attempt(April 2022): 61 8/7/7
Definitely was hoping for all 8s, but this is still a solid score that I'm happy to stick with. Will not be retaking.
MST: felt like I did poorly, but apparently not based on my AQR score. 2-3 questions on probability, a few easy ones involving radicals, some line slope stuff(y=mx+b). There was one that threw me off, something like "the perimeter of a rectangle is 60x^2,. and the base is 2 times the height. What is the area? It was weird and I had to guess after staring at it for about 90 seconds. This section was misleading because the first 2-3 problems were hard, then it got easier and stayed that way the whole time. Was not feeling great after finishing this one. Also, I had almost no word problems aside from probability, and no distance and time ones, surprisingly, which sucks because I studied a lot of word and distance problems.
RCT: I think I did exceptionally well this time around. I was able to successfully eliminate 3/4 answers nearly every time, to get me the right answer. The hardest part, to me, was how dull the topics of reading were. It is boring stuff, for sure. I was just drinking my coffee and staying focused here. I think it's easy to get very bored here and start getting complacent. This time around I was expecting this so I kept myself focused and attentive the whole time. Process of elimination is the name of the game here. A lot of the time, 2 answers will both seem correct, but one word(like an "and" instead of an "or") differentiates the right from the wrong. I studied for this section far less than any others.
MCT: This was one of the ones I studied most for, and I think is the main contributor to my 2 point AQR increase. I knew nearly everything on it, except for a circuit one(don't remember specifics, sorry). Lots of MA, force calculations, pulleys, classes of levers. The MCT packets in Kyle's Guide were incredible for this! Know static and dynamic friction and the basic computations associated with each!
ANIT: I only am aware of one that I might have missed, involving types of flaps on an airplane(smooth flaps, plain flaps, fowler flaps, slotted flaps, and one other one). A few from Popeye's Gouge: dissymmetry of lift, and basic aircraft stuff. I had no historical ones at all which was unfortunate because I studied a whole hell of a lot of dates and aviation history stuff. Key takeaway that you've all head before: PPL stuff is invaluable here. If you've already taken your PAR written exam, this section is pretty damn easy. Know Bernoulli's principle, basic aerodynamics, and parts of the aircraft.
PBM
UAV: average time was right around 1.8-2 seconds. I missed 2 or 3. Not much to say here, it's exactly as described here in the forums.
Dichotic listening: I think I blew it here. I don't wanna blame the crappy speakers/headphones at the testing center, but I wasn't too pleased with the sound quality and inability to increase the volume very much. I think if it weren't for the listening parts, I would have got an 8 PFAR.
Tracking: Jantzen's sim was invaluable here. Some people say it doesn't help very much: I couldn't disagree more. After playing the sim on hard difficulty the last few days before the test, it seemed easy on the actual test because it was slower. Also, I was practicing on a 32" monitor at home, so it is definitely easier on the smaller screen at the testing center.
Dichotic + Tracking: Simply think I blew it on the listening as mentioned above. Tracking was solid with green targets a lot of the time.
Emergency procedures: take your time and memorize the 3 different procedures. I just sat there for about 2-3 minutes writing them down and also just memorizing them. This section was the quickest of them all. Just one of each procedure and you're done.
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American007
New Member
I take mine in May, are there any other sources and study material I could look at as well.