Original post by PolarBear....found it using that wonderful search function...cant be outdated because the test doesnt change
Honestly, unless someone gives it to you, your wasting your time and money. 70% is passing. 85% is Well qualified. Contrary to what you have been told, most don't study for it. This is not from a poll online, but from asking those in OKC. I did not study, and I am here. If anything, brush up on angles and time/distance problems(If you are really worried about this, PM me and I'll send you some).
Do the Time/Distance problems in your head and realize they are not complicated(i.e. An airplane flies 200 nautical miles in 2 hours. How fast was the airplane traveling?). They will not ask: an airplane traveled 135 miles in 14 minutes, how fast did it travel?
Also everything is multiple guess....I mean choice, lol. The correct answer will be in front of you. Nothing is fill in the blank.
I will save you the money and give you the math to study: R*T=D
R= Rate(i.e. mph, knots)
T= Time
D= Distance
Angles:
Memorize what angles look like from 1-360 degrees. Concentrate on 0-45 degree intervals (i.e. 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 360). You can guess the interval by looking at those and seeing what is closest(i.e. if you see a angle that is close to 45 degrees and the answers can be 50, 97, 135; 50 would be the correct answer).
ATC, letter factory, etc are not weighted very high. A lot of people have crashed a ton of planes and scored in the 90s. You will have plenty of time to learn them in the practice exercises and are not expected to be experts at it. I did find Letter factory to be fun, but their are better games based on ATC that you can get for free.
Do not stress over this test. It is really not that hard(although you'll come out feeling like you failed miserably). A score over 85 only gives you bragging rights and trust me.....people are not going through the halls bragging about "I did this well on the AT-SAT...........". They would probably be ostracized and ridiculed if they do.
A score between 70 and 85 isn't bad either. I'd begin to have a good side income if I had a dime for those I have met who were hired with a score between 70 and 85. (If you can't get a 70 on your own, I'd look into another career.).
In short, I would worry more about other things rather than this test.