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

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Jenshotjr2013

Member
Hey everyone. I was looking at some of the other posts people recommended a Free Petersons Publishing ASTB practice test. However many of you may know that the free test is gone. I was just wondering if anyone recommends the paid course course from Peterson Publishing. I am planning on taking the ASTB in a few months. Thank you.
 
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DCubi

New Member
Hey everyone,

Took the test and didn't do as hot as I hope, got a 38 4-4-4

UAV part really got me, and I studied the flashcards but some questions UAV locations really screwed me up. I wish I could've seen what I did bad at in the OAR part.

The flight controlling part was also difficult, anyone know of any practice on the joysticks?

Question that tripped me up: If train A takes off from location A to B at 45 minutes, how fast does he need to go in order to make it there in 30 minutes?

What creates wind vortices?

What plane is best for a tank on the ground?

Any advice is great!
 
gilan101

gilan101

Pilot Wannabe
DCubi said:
Hey everyone,

Took the test and didn't do as hot as I hope, got a 38 4-4-4

UAV part really got me, and I studied the flashcards but some questions UAV locations really screwed me up. I wish I could've seen what I did bad at in the OAR part.

The flight controlling part was also difficult, anyone know of any practice on the joysticks?

Question that tripped me up: If train A takes off from location A to B at 45 minutes, how fast does he need to go in order to make it there in 30 minutes?

What creates wind vortices?

What plane is best for a tank on the ground?

Any advice is great!
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For the UAV: I have been practicing the UAV trick once a day and timing myself always go accuracy first rather than speed, I would just practice over and over.

For practicing with the joystick you can buy one on amazon from thrust master for not to bad of a price. Practicing flight SIMS will help. If you can not afford the joystick then perhaps try playing FPS games with inverted controls. You can get Aim Lab on steam for free to practice target tracking.

For the train question your formula will be RT=RT (R being the rate or speed) and (T being the time) So just replace what variables you have with the appropriate numbers, and for what is left use X, then just solve the formula like a regular algebra problem.

What creates wind vortices? are you referring wing tip vortices? then this may be helpful; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_vortices
Also the the FAA handbook will be a good resource.

The A10 would probably be the answer for what plane would be the best for a tank on the ground.

Hope that helps :)
 
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maowczykowski1

Active Member
DCubi said:
Hey everyone,

Took the test and didn't do as hot as I hope, got a 38 4-4-4

UAV part really got me, and I studied the flashcards but some questions UAV locations really screwed me up. I wish I could've seen what I did bad at in the OAR part.

The flight controlling part was also difficult, anyone know of any practice on the joysticks?

Question that tripped me up: If train A takes off from location A to B at 45 minutes, how fast does he need to go in order to make it there in 30 minutes?

What creates wind vortices?

What plane is best for a tank on the ground?

Any advice is great!
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Don’t reschedule the test again. Many people who have had successful scores have written previously of their study guides and start there. Also, I recommend tutoring on how to take military aptitude tests. I’d start with kieno Thomas. You can find him on YouTube. He has a way to contact him on his videos. Good luck
 
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maowczykowski1

Active Member
gilan101 said:
For the UAV: I have been practicing the UAV trick once a day and timing myself always go accuracy first rather than speed, I would just practice over and over.

For practicing with the joystick you can buy one on amazon from thrust master for not to bad of a price. Practicing flight SIMS will help. If you can not afford the joystick then perhaps try playing FPS games with inverted controls. You can get Aim Lab on steam for free to practice target tracking.

For the train question your formula will be RT=RT (R being the rate or speed) and (T being the time) So just replace what variables you have with the appropriate numbers, and for what is left use X, then just solve the formula like a regular algebra problem.

What creates wind vortices? are you referring wing tip vortices? then this may be helpful; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_vortices
Also the the FAA handbook will be a good resource.

The A10 would probably be the answer for what plane would be the best for a tank on the ground.

Hope that helps :)
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Youve taken tutoring with kieno huh?
 
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sasebobeast

Well-Known Member
Two question I encountered during my test back in February, I will retake mine this upcoming May 1st Friday

Tim was sitting in the middle of a large, rotating merry go round. As it was still rotating, he decided to crawl toward the outer edge. What happened to the rotational speed of the merry go round?
A: it decreased
B: it increased
C: it stayed the same

Carol spent 30% of her savings on a stereo and 20% less than she spent on the stereo for a television. What percent of her savings did she spend on the stereo and television?
A: 36%
B: 46%
C: 50%
D 54%
 
Rahul Gupta

Rahul Gupta

Active Member
sasebobeast said:
Two question I encountered during my test back in February, I will retake mine this upcoming May 1st Friday

Tim was sitting in the middle of a large, rotating merry go round. As it was still rotating, he decided to crawl toward the outer edge. What happened to the rotational speed of the merry go round?
A: it decreased
B: it increased
C: it stayed the same

Carol spent 30% of her savings on a stereo and 20% less than she spent on the stereo for a television. What percent of her savings did she spend on the stereo and television?
A: 36%
B: 46%
C: 50%
D 54%
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For Q1...
You can try this in your office room if you have one of those spinning chairs. Anyways, think of it as if you were an ice skater spinning in a circle. When you put your arms out you start to spin slower, whereas, when you put your arms in your rotational speed increases. Why? Well think of it like this, your 'mass' is no longer concentrated in one area so the acceleration will be slower since it is further away, but if you put your arms in, your mass will be concentrated in one area and so the acceleration will increase as will the rotational speed. So to answer this question, as Joe or whoever the hell crawls outboard of the marry go around, it will spin slower! Thus, D is the answer

For Q2...
Let x = $100 (i would always use 100 for theses q's bc its easier to work with!)
For convenience let 30% = 3/10 and 20% = 2/10 which simplifies to 1/5
So for stereo: 100*(3/10)= $30
So she now has: 100-30 = $70 left

TV is 20% less than the 30% spent on stereo so: $30 - $30*(1/5) = $24
We are asked for what percentage of her total savings (so $100) did she spend on the TV and Stereo, thus, take the total amount of the stereo and the TV and then divide by 100 likeso...

$30+$24 = $54 and total amount is $100, so $54/$100 = 54% , thus, D is the answer!

Hope this helps and feel free to ask more if ya need any help!
 
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sasebobeast

Well-Known Member
Another question I remembered from my test back in February

Hot air balloon continues to ascend along a path, what adjustment must be made to keep the volume of this hot air balloon constant?
A: Air must be added to the balloon
B; Air must be removed from the balloon
C: There is no change in the volume in the balloon

My answer is B: Air must be removed from the balloon
 
Rahul Gupta

Rahul Gupta

Active Member
sasebobeast said:
Another question I remembered from my test back in February

Hot air balloon continues to ascend along a path, what adjustment must be made to keep the volume of this hot air balloon constant?
A: Air must be added to the balloon
B; Air must be removed from the balloon
C: There is no change in the volume in the balloon

My answer is B: Air must be removed from the balloon
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From my understanding based from these articles: https://www.britannica.com/technology/balloon-flight & https://astrocampschool.org/air-balloon/

"The buoyancy of a gas balloon is controlled by changing the amount of gas in the balloon or the amount of ballast. " and "a tiny release of gas will make a balloon ascend or descend accordingly. "
So I'd also assume B to be correct! Someone in here can correct me if i'm wrong but that'd make logical sense as to how a balloon would ascend or descend in the 1st place. Since the question is asking how to keep the volume constant and the balloon is ascending, at a constant volume the buoyancy in theory would also then be constant and hence, the balloon would neither ascend nor descend (also assuming that temperature is constant). Since it also states that the balloon is ascending, then to make the volume constant or to make it stay at a constant altitude in other words, air would need to be released at a slight rate. Again correct me if wrong, but this is my logical stab at this!
 
gilan101

gilan101

Pilot Wannabe
YeRok said:
I went through all of Holly's ASTB "Practice Tests" and compiled 20 questions that I thought were the most challenging. If anybody wants to post solutions or direct message me with 'em, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
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I went through and made a word doc with the correct answers. I am not an expert so if you get a different answer you should check my work.

Hope this helps :)
 

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