Comments on: The Best Way to Study for the Private Pilot Written Exam http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/ Exercise Your License to Learn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pat Flannigan http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-7142 Pat Flannigan Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:34:26 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-7142 Right on, it takes time and practice to learn to fly. Right on, it takes time and practice to learn to fly.

]]> By: Nick http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 Nick Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:55:40 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-7137 Thanks for the tip on the book. Glad you pointed out that just reading this book wont help you become a pilot by itself. Many think that just because they know the book material that they know it all. It takes being able to pass the other portions, and also having the skills and ability to actually fly. Thanks for the tip on the book. Glad you pointed out that just reading this book wont help you become a pilot by itself. Many think that just because they know the book material that they know it all. It takes being able to pass the other portions, and also having the skills and ability to actually fly.

]]> By: Lucas http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Lucas Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:42:32 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2954 maybe you should look in the future of aviation and aviation training. The software I developed is highly interactive, easy to use and in 6-8 hours will guarantee you will pass the written and also give you all the knowledge you need to pass the Written Test. maybe you should look in the future of aviation and aviation training. The software I developed is highly interactive, easy to use and in 6-8 hours will guarantee you will pass the written and also give you all the knowledge you need to pass the Written Test.

]]> By: Patrick Flannigan http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Patrick Flannigan Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:21:07 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2894 Can you clarify that? This post is about a book that will help you study for the written exam, so you can spend as much or as little time on it as you need. Getting a private pilot's license requires a minimum of 40 hours of flight time plus the ground school time necessary to meet the aeronautical knowledge requirements. Those hours are not set in stone and most pilots require more depending on aptitude and training regimen. Does this answer your question? Can you clarify that? This post is about a book that will help you study for the written exam, so you can spend as much or as little time on it as you need.

Getting a private pilot’s license requires a minimum of 40 hours of flight time plus the ground school time necessary to meet the aeronautical knowledge requirements. Those hours are not set in stone and most pilots require more depending on aptitude and training regimen.

Does this answer your question?

]]> By: John Smith http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2893 John Smith Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:35:49 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2893 how long can you stretch the course out to if i need to do it for a class. would i be able to get about 100 hours out of it? how long can you stretch the course out to if i need to do it for a class. would i be able to get about 100 hours out of it?

]]> By: John Smith http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2892 John Smith Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:33:03 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2892 how many hours does the course take up? could u stretch it into about 100? how many hours does the course take up? could u stretch it into about 100?

]]> By: Windtee™ http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2793 Windtee™ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:31:16 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2793 I did very well on all of my knowledge tests including a 100% on the FOI. Did it all through ASA's written test book series. Studied intensively in a methodically-structured way which worked best for me. Anyway, the runway's threshold is behind me now. When studying in my hotel room for the multi-engine ride, noise abatement procedures were developed by, and enforced by me... as the pages of aviation knowledge turned. I do have to report, your... "I don’t know what my hotel neighbors thought of me speaking to myself every evening about aviation for hours. I’m surprised they didn’t call the TSA or something!" ...made me laugh! Good job! Keep rockin' those wings! I did very well on all of my knowledge tests including a 100% on the FOI. Did it all through ASA’s written test book series. Studied intensively in a methodically-structured way which worked best for me. Anyway, the runway’s threshold is behind me now.

When studying in my hotel room for the multi-engine ride, noise abatement procedures were developed by, and enforced by me… as the pages of aviation knowledge turned.

I do have to report, your… “I don’t know what my hotel neighbors thought of me speaking to myself every evening about aviation for hours. I’m surprised they didn’t call the TSA or something!” …made me laugh! Good job!

Keep rockin’ those wings!

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Matthew Stibbe Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:48:37 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2681 For my instrument rating, I learned the written exam this way: repeatedly watching the King interactive videos and taking mock tests on each section then repeatedly doing mock tests until I could consistently get a reasonable pass mark. As you say, Patrick, the main drawback to this method is that it doesn't prepare you very well for the oral exam. Also, if you don't get a very high score on the written you're signalling the examiner to give you a harder time during the oral. When I did my commercial, I repeated the king method but I also tried very hard to learn stuff in a more methodical (i.e. flash cards) way for the oral. I scored in the high 90s on the written (98%, I think) and I felt much more confident in the oral exam. It helps that the CPL is perhaps a bit easier on the brain than the IR and I had an excellent examiner who gave me a hard time in a friendly sort of way. I also used the Dauntless Software CPL oral exam prep software which is much more interactive and thought-provoking that trying to memorise the little orange book. (If you've done it, you'll know what I mean!) I don't know what my hotel neighbours thought of me speaking to myself every evening about aviation for hours. I'm surprised they didn't call the TSA or something! :) I guess my point is the same as yours: don't skim on the homework. For my instrument rating, I learned the written exam this way: repeatedly watching the King interactive videos and taking mock tests on each section then repeatedly doing mock tests until I could consistently get a reasonable pass mark.

As you say, Patrick, the main drawback to this method is that it doesn’t prepare you very well for the oral exam. Also, if you don’t get a very high score on the written you’re signalling the examiner to give you a harder time during the oral.

When I did my commercial, I repeated the king method but I also tried very hard to learn stuff in a more methodical (i.e. flash cards) way for the oral. I scored in the high 90s on the written (98%, I think) and I felt much more confident in the oral exam. It helps that the CPL is perhaps a bit easier on the brain than the IR and I had an excellent examiner who gave me a hard time in a friendly sort of way.

I also used the Dauntless Software CPL oral exam prep software which is much more interactive and thought-provoking that trying to memorise the little orange book. (If you’ve done it, you’ll know what I mean!) I don’t know what my hotel neighbours thought of me speaking to myself every evening about aviation for hours. I’m surprised they didn’t call the TSA or something! :)

I guess my point is the same as yours: don’t skim on the homework.

]]> By: Patrick Flannigan http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2674 Patrick Flannigan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:27:22 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2674 You just hit on one of my biggest complaints about the FAA written: they give you broad subject codes to identify areas in which you were deficient. It'd be a lot more useful to know exactly what question a student missed so as to focus study in exactly the right area. I've heard rumors that the FAA is working to change this. You just hit on one of my biggest complaints about the FAA written: they give you broad subject codes to identify areas in which you were deficient. It’d be a lot more useful to know exactly what question a student missed so as to focus study in exactly the right area. I’ve heard rumors that the FAA is working to change this.

]]> By: Tom http://www.aviationchatter.com/2010/01/the-best-way-to-study-for-the-private-pilot-written-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-2666 Tom Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:46:34 +0000 http://www.aviationchatter.com/?p=1847#comment-2666 I agree, but the FAA exam doesn't always take the same number of question types from each category. I hated the 'how long does it take, wind is so and so, and its the last day of the month" sort of questions. Yet I got six of those straight off. I rehearsed the Gleim questions so often that I could pass the exam just by reading the answers and not the questions. I did pass it, but I didn't know that the long sting of letters you get when you pass, and give to the flight examiner, is the topics that you failed on. So I had to verbally answer what I didn't know in the first place. I agree, but the FAA exam doesn’t always take the same number of question types from each category. I hated the ‘how long does it take, wind is so and so, and its the last day of the month” sort of questions. Yet I got six of those straight off. I rehearsed the Gleim questions so often that I could pass the exam just by reading the answers and not the questions. I did pass it, but I didn’t know that the long sting of letters you get when you pass, and give to the flight examiner, is the topics that you failed on. So I had to verbally answer what I didn’t know in the first place.

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