FlightEngineerBobby
SNA Applicant (ISPP)
Now I’m confused.
PA106 AQR4/PFAR5
PA100.f states specific PA requirements.
OPNAV 1420.B states AQR4/PFAR5
Where is the discrepancy?
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PA106 AQR4/PFAR5
PA100.f states specific PA requirements.
OPNAV 1420.B states AQR4/PFAR5
Where is the discrepancy?
ijsha_brooks
JustDoIt!
No discrepancie lol unless I’m missing something also
chunkylver99
New Member
I went from a 48 5/6/5 to a 50 7/8/7 for my ASTB. I feel pretty good about my "ASTB" portion of the scores. I know I killed the math section on the OAR. From my experience, Barrons is a little easy compared to the actual test.
For math, do as many practice problems as you can, specifically for Geometry (what is perimeter, given area and length/width, and vice versa), Probability (I had like 5 of these problems, choosing from deck of cards, marbles, etc.) and Work problems (If Suzy can paint a house in 6 hours, and Sam can paint a house in 8 hours, how long would it take for them to paint a house together?). Figure out what you are the weakest at and grind.
Same deal for Mechanical comprehension, I had a ton of the AC vs DC, light problems, a problem involving Centripetal force and one pulley problem. The flashcards that are posted everywhere here do a great job.
For reading comprehension, I did not really study this section, which probably explains why my OAR is decently low, and it took me the longest on the actual ASTB
.Best advice I can offer for getting better at math: Literally practice every chance you get. If your schedule allows it, dedicate a few hours a day to work practice problems. Don't limit yourself to the practice problems on the ASTB related study material. Do worksheets found in the google drives. Then go scour the internet clean of any practice problem you can find. If the problems start feeling easier, go find harder ones, there are always harder ones, keep challenging yourself.
For Aviation portions, know what the 5 main components are on an airplane, know the 3 axes that a plane works with, do the ANIT flashcards, learn the basics of charles and boyles law, and bernoulli's principle. Idk if the marine version of the ASTB is different than navy, but know all parts of a boat too.
flyer4life2020
Member
Where is mikes trainer? cant find it
If you don't mind answering another question, how many minutes and how many problems is the math section? Baron said 25 mins for 30 questions, and I was definitely rushing and making dumb mistakes. Other people/places have said 30 problems in 40 minutes. I ask because I want to know what speed to practice for.I went from a 48 5/6/5 to a 50 7/8/7 for my ASTB. I feel pretty good about my "ASTB" portion of the scores. I know I killed the math section on the OAR. From my experience, Barrons is a little easy compared to the actual test.
For math, do as many practice problems as you can, specifically for Geometry (what is perimeter, given area and length/width, and vice versa), Probability (I had like 5 of these problems, choosing from deck of cards, marbles, etc.) and Work problems (If Suzy can paint a house in 6 hours, and Sam can paint a house in 8 hours, how long would it take for them to paint a house together?). Figure out what you are the weakest at and grind.
Same deal for Mechanical comprehension, I had a ton of the AC vs DC, light problems, a problem involving Centripetal force and one pulley problem. The flashcards that are posted everywhere here do a great job.
For reading comprehension, I did not really study this section, which probably explains why my OAR is decently low, and it took me the longest on the actual ASTB
Best advice I can offer for getting better at math: Literally practice every chance you get. If your schedule allows it, dedicate a few hours a day to work practice problems. Don't limit yourself to the practice problems on the ASTB related study material. Do worksheets found in the google drives. Then go scour the internet clean of any practice problem you can find. If the problems start feeling easier, go find harder ones, there are always harder ones, keep challenging yourself.
For Aviation portions, know what the 5 main components are on an airplane, know the 3 axes that a plane works with, do the ANIT flashcards, learn the basics of charles and boyles law, and bernoulli's principle. Idk if the marine version of the ASTB is different than navy, but know all parts of a boat too.
afies
New Member
I had my first attempt of the OAR last month and got a 48 for SWO and my recruiter wants me to retake it. I used a lot of the study guides on here but I feel all of the mechanical study material didn't prepare me at all for it. I was expecting more mechanical stuff but was met with heavy physics definitions and didn't have a single mechanical question. Does anyone know of good study guides for the mechanical portion. I also feel reading was a downfall for me due to the content and format of the section. I believe I did good on the math question due to only having to answer 10 or so questions before it cut off after I got a math problem I have never seen in my life. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
chunkylver99
New Member
I feel that. The test is adaptive. So the amount of questions you do are based off how good you do. I think I only had 11 problems for the math section and I believe I had 40 minutes.
It’s adaptive, people won’t have the same time or number of questions. Frankly if you’re counting questions on the different portions of the test, I’d say that’s a poor strategy. That’s just brain power not focused on getting the questions right in a timely manner. Barron’s is just a reference to help you prepare and wasn’t similar in format when I took it but the knowledge required was similar.
You’re golden as long as you don’t have any extenuating circumstances. I’ll point you to @Mouselovr’s profile for previous board data in spread sheet form
eisenhower
Member
Just retook two days ago. Went from a 57 7/6/6 to an 60 8/9/8.
OAR/ANIT
I'm not going to beat the dead horse here but I used Holly's, Kyle's and Gomez's guides for the OAR as well as reading every post on this site from page 300 up.
I am a criminal justice major that had not done any sort of math since 2019, the guides and YouTubing sections I was struggling with got me where I needed to be.
Now I do have my pilots license so that gave me an edge on the ANIT, as well as knowing the cram cards inside and out. There were still some questions that I totally guessed on. Just get you hands on as many practice tests as you can.
PBM/UAV
If you can afford an stick and throttle (specifically the X52) buy it and put the hours in to Jantzen's. Increase the difficulty every couple days until you are at the max (I was doing it at 90 second intervals). I put in around an hour a day for two weeks leading to the exam. I struggled with the listening portions on my first go, but it turns out my headphone settings were messed up and playing both sides of audio in both ears at the same time. Got it fixed for the second go and made a huge difference. I leaned into the target ear, and focus on listening way more than tracking. The ASTB prep app made by @TwoScoops is worth every penny for the UAV section alone. Get it and practice up, using the compass trick.
This sounds ridiculous but visualize yourself doing well leading up to the exam every day, it seriously seriously helps.
Message me with any other questions you might have. Good luck
OAR/ANIT
I'm not going to beat the dead horse here but I used Holly's, Kyle's and Gomez's guides for the OAR as well as reading every post on this site from page 300 up.
I am a criminal justice major that had not done any sort of math since 2019, the guides and YouTubing sections I was struggling with got me where I needed to be.
Now I do have my pilots license so that gave me an edge on the ANIT, as well as knowing the cram cards inside and out. There were still some questions that I totally guessed on. Just get you hands on as many practice tests as you can.
PBM/UAV
If you can afford an stick and throttle (specifically the X52) buy it and put the hours in to Jantzen's. Increase the difficulty every couple days until you are at the max (I was doing it at 90 second intervals). I put in around an hour a day for two weeks leading to the exam. I struggled with the listening portions on my first go, but it turns out my headphone settings were messed up and playing both sides of audio in both ears at the same time. Got it fixed for the second go and made a huge difference. I leaned into the target ear, and focus on listening way more than tracking. The ASTB prep app made by @TwoScoops is worth every penny for the UAV section alone. Get it and practice up, using the compass trick.
This sounds ridiculous but visualize yourself doing well leading up to the exam every day, it seriously seriously helps.
Message me with any other questions you might have. Good luck
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MaxReboLives
Member
Here you go.
MaxReboLives
Member
Anybody know the ideal settings for the Jantzen sim that best replicate the test? For me the default deadzones and acceleration feels more sluggish than the actual test. I'm using AntiMicro
FlyingGamecock
Well-Known Member
How did you get the headphone settings fixed? I’ve been having the same issue