ASTB-E Study Guide 2026–2027 | Aviation Selection Test Battery Prep | Navy & Marine Corps Pilot Test with Practice Questions

A complete study guide for the ASTB-E, the Aviation Selection Test Battery used to select Navy and Marine Corps pilots and flight officers.

What's Inside:

• Exam overview: all six subtests, the OAR and aviation ratings (AQR, PFAR, FOFAR), adaptive testing, timing, retest rules and what to bring
• Math Skills Test: numbers and operations, fractions and percents, rate, wind, current and work problems, linear equations, quadratics and geometry, all without a calculator
• Reading Comprehension Test: the ASTB-E "inferred only from the passage" format and the four answer-choice traps
• Mechanical Comprehension Test: motion, forces, energy, levers, pulleys, gears, fluids, heat and electricity
• Aviation and Nautical Information Test: aerodynamics, flight controls, instruments, maneuvers, helicopters, airport lighting and markings, airspace, ship terms, buoys, navigation lights and naval acronyms
• 2 full-length practice tests with 200 exam-level questions, arranged by subtest like the real test (Mechanical items use 3 answer choices, as on the official samples)
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• 41 quick-reference tables plus diagrams (four forces of flight, lever classes, gears, PAPI lights, traffic pattern), worked examples, study schedules and test-taking strategies

Format:

• Digital PDF, instant download
• 126 printable US Letter pages

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard, or the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command.