Originally Posted by N9373M

Just to make sure you kow - the pre-solo exam is not the written. I did the shortcut method and just memorized the answers. Rather than spend 15 minutes with a plotter/wind thingy, I just used a clue in the question to send me to the correct answer.

You do need to understand/know how to use the tools to manually prep for a cross country - the examiner may want to see it - just not for the written.

Why the 2 month deadline to finish?