Hey guys,
I'll admit, I ony read the first half of the post before heading out to take the ATSAT in San Bruno, CA (SFO) on Tuesday, Sept 30. The summary of what to expect was dead on. You should know exactly what to expect if you read the whole post. No curve-balls.
I found myself enjoying the ATSAT a ton! I really didn't care for the scan section, but I did really well. The air-traffic scenario was a blast! I think I didn't quite understand the instructions though because I didn't realize I was actually being tested until I finished it. Thought I was still practicing. Nevertheless, I did awesome on it. Wouldn't mind getting a copy of the home game to mess around with.
Analogies suck. That much is certain.
All in all I think that some really good ideas to keep yourself relaxed are to bring that MP3 player with you to keep yourself loose before the text starts (you can't have it anywhere near you during the test). Blow through the dials and applied math parts and take a break. Stand around and chat with some of the other guys, not necessarily about the test, but just get relaxed and start to enjoy yourself and your company a bit. Take the lunch, maybe see if one of the proctors has some good FAA stories to tell. Ours had some great stories. Just don't stress because this test really aint that hard. I juts feel sorry for the poor lady who was sitting next to me, crashing planes every 5 seconds. It was all I could do not to bust out laughing. I mean it was distracting!
After it was all said and done, I scored a 99.4. I didn't stress about any green book, didn't read through the whole post, just said "screw it, I'm just going to go in and rock it!" Just READ THE DIRECTIONS! Lol.
Chris