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

JRDrezzoo

Member
Hey guys, how much does the aviation board weigh our OAR? I got a 46 OAR, but a 6/9/7 so my recruiter is pretty confident about September board, but im worried that my OAR may be too low.
 

ChrisF11

New Member
Anyone have any recommendations on how to map the X52 to the Jantzen sim on a Macbook Pro? I tried using the Joystick Mapper app but it hardly works and continuously disconnects making the sim unplayable. Would appreciate any advice.

Additionally, I know the ASTB App has a sim as well, is it any different to the Jantzen sim? Is one better than the other? Or should I use both?
 
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Gagarin

Member
Anyone have any recommendations on how to map the X52 to the Jantzen sim on a Macbook Pro? I tried using the Joystick Mapper app but it hardly works and continuously disconnects making the sim unplayable. Would appreciate any advice.

Additionally, I know the ASTB App has a sim as well, is it any different to the Jantzen sim? Is one better than the other? Or should I use both?
Jantzen sim is superior for stick+throttle, as well as allowing you to combine stick+throttle with dichotic listening and emergency procedures. The ASTB App has good simulators for the UAV and Terrain Recognition test portions, I’d recommend a mix of both.
 

gliders

New Member
Anyone have any recommendations on how to map the X52 to the Jantzen sim on a Macbook Pro? I tried using the Joystick Mapper app but it hardly works and continuously disconnects making the sim unplayable. Would appreciate any advice.

Additionally, I know the ASTB App has a sim as well, is it any different to the Jantzen sim? Is one better than the other? Or should I use both?
I have an M1 Mac and was able to connect my T.Flight HOTAS X to use on Jantzen. I used this joystick mapper.

There was a bug where the joystick would freeze mid-sim because the mouse moved off-screen and needed to be re-centered. I wrote a Python script to recenter the mouse every 200ms and ran the code while playing the sim. I attached the code as a .txt file, but you will need to paste it in a .py file (python file) and run it before starting a sim session (run python3 pbm.py) -- ChatGPT can definitely give full setup instructions.

Highly recommend using the sim though, a little Jantzen practice was super helpful for the test. Took it recently and ended up with a 9/9/9/73.
 

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ChrisF11

New Member
Jantzen sim is superior for stick+throttle, as well as allowing you to combine stick+throttle with dichotic listening and emergency procedures. The ASTB App has good simulators for the UAV and Terrain Recognition test portions, I’d recommend a mix of both.
I see, thanks for elaborating! I'll definitely utilize both.
 

ChrisF11

New Member
I have an M1 Mac and was able to connect my T.Flight HOTAS X to use on Jantzen. I used this joystick mapper.

There was a bug where the joystick would freeze mid-sim because the mouse moved off-screen and needed to be re-centered. I wrote a Python script to recenter the mouse every 200ms and ran the code while playing the sim. I attached the code as a .txt file, but you will need to paste it in a .py file (python file) and run it before starting a sim session (run python3 pbm.py) -- ChatGPT can definitely give full setup instructions.

Highly recommend using the sim though, a little Jantzen practice was super helpful for the test. Took it recently and ended up with a 9/9/9/73.
Thank you for this! I'll definitely try it out and see how it goes.

Might be a dumb question but if the mouse keeps recentering, wouldn't it affect my accuracy and stick movement? For example if I'm moving right but the mouse recenters, does that bring it back to the center instead of continuing to follow my input? Not too much into computers so I just wanted to make sure.
 

fighter-cat22

SNA BDCP Applicant
Hey guys, how much does the aviation board weigh our OAR? I got a 46 OAR, but a 6/9/7 so my recruiter is pretty confident about September board, but im worried that my OAR may be too low.
From what I’ve read on here it seems like as long as your OAR isn’t outstandingly bad, then they really only care about PFAR/FOFAR. You’ve got good scores in both of those so I would assume you’ll be just fine. Especially if you’re going for pilot with a 9. Good stuff brother!
 
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