thebleakmw Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hey all, I have a question about the tbas scoring structure after reading and hearing about some of the pcsm scores people ended up with. For some disclosure I have a 99 pilot score, 55 flight hours (so in the 41-60 bracket), and currently have a 75 pcsm. My 201+ score is 91 and I am retaking the tbas next week. Using some extrapolation I figure I have 8 points to gain if I max the tbas. However, I've been noticing some scores that have been posted that don't align with this (i.e. someone with an 83 pcsm with less than 20 hours). If I were in the same hour bracket that would put me at a 67 which is a 16 point difference, significantly more than the 8 points I figure I have to gain from retaking and that's assuming the other person has a 99 201+ score. My question is, if I hypothetically maxed the tbas, could I expect my score to increase significantly more than 8 points? Is there something else I'm overlooking that is affecting my PCSM? Or is the current state of hiring making me crazy and over-analyze insignificant things I read on the internet? 🤣 Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten30Seven Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The highest score I've seen in the 41-60 hour bracket with a 99 pilot AFOQT is a 96. So yeah, you could increase your score by quite a bit if you maxed the TBAS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiAlph12 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I don’t know the voodoo algorithm that is used to calculate PCSM, but I would expect more than a 8 point boost to your current score if you “maxed” out the TBAS. You can only improve your 201+ bracket by 8 points however. Since you earned a 99 AFOQT score, that is not negatively impacting your PCSM score from my understanding. For another data point, I had a 92 PCSM in the 41 hour bracket, 95 in the 61 hour bracket, 97 in the 81 hour bracket, 98 in the 101 hour bracket, and a 99 in the 201+ bracket. With your current PCSM score, it is easy to deduce you did not do too well on the TBAS. Shoot for 99 in the 201+ bracket. There is a lot of great advice on this forum for TBAS preparation. I personally spent about 1.5 months doing 1 hour of prep everyday (pilotaptitudetest psychomotor games w/ joystick and rudder pedals, multitasking games, Lumosity, and mental math games). Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebleakmw Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 These are exactly the type of answers I was looking for. Wow, along the lines of what I expected but not to that degree. Thanks for the gouge, makes me excited about what the scores could look like after the retake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebleakmw Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Update: retook the test today and ended up with a 98 in the last hour bracket. Boosted my PCSM 11 points to an 86 with no increase in hours. I’d recommend considering a retake for anyone below a 95 in the last bracket. Could be a significant return on a small time investment. Cheers and good luck. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelaviator Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Yeah its starting to look like everyone who takes a second time just murders it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_G Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, thebleakmw said: Update: retook the test today and ended up with a 98 in the last hour bracket. Boosted my PCSM 11 points to an 86 with no increase in hours. I’d recommend considering a retake for anyone below a 95 in the last bracket. Could be a significant return on a small time investment. Cheers and good luck. Awesome this is really inspiring after messing it up the first time. Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR-1 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, tarheelaviator said: Yeah its starting to look like everyone who takes a second time just murders it I retook. First time I thought I couldn’t have done worse. Second time I thought I couldn’t have done better. No score change (95 in 81-100 bracket). Edited September 15, 2020 by ZR-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelaviator Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 4:34 PM, ZR-1 said: I retook. First time I thought I couldn’t have done worse. Second time I thought I couldn’t have done better. No score change (95 in 81-100 bracket). I mean to be fair what is your 201+ hour projected? Its got to be like 97-98+ right? At your point you've essentially maxed out the score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7thokage Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hey all, I have a question about the tbas scoring structure after reading and hearing about some of the pcsm scores people ended up with. For some disclosure I have a 99 pilot score, 55 flight hours (so in the 41-60 bracket), and currently have a 75 pcsm. My 201+ score is 91 and I am retaking the tbas next week. Using some extrapolation I figure I have 8 points to gain if I max the tbas. However, I've been noticing some scores that have been posted that don't align with this (i.e. someone with an 83 pcsm with less than 20 hours). If I were in the same hour bracket that would put me at a 67 which is a 16 point difference, significantly more than the 8 points I figure I have to gain from retaking and that's assuming the other person has a 99 201+ score. My question is, if I hypothetically maxed the tbas, could I expect my score to increase significantly more than 8 points? Is there something else I'm overlooking that is affecting my PCSM? Or is the current state of hiring making me crazy and over-analyze insignificant things I read on the internet? 🤣 Thanks in advance. 94 PCSM @21 hours, 99 @81-100 and 97 Pilot AFOQTTBAS will make a massive differenceSent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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