I did it
05-30-2007, 01:20 AM
#14
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Joined APC: May 2006
Position: ATP, CFI etc.
Posts: 6,056
I used study buddy and found it useful. The general rule of thumb is, go for your written when you get 90% or more on practice tests. I used the Sportys dvds, and I those combined with the Jeppeson textbook was enough, and I got a 93. The bad news is, after private pilot there are no more free study buddies. I use Gleim testbank, the written and the dvd bank, combined with ASA lectures on dvd. I am a slow learner, so I always take months to prepare for a written and use lots of study materials to help make sure I know what I am doing. I got 96 on the FOI which is my best so far and I used ASA dvds & manual plus the Gleim dvd testbank. When I got over 90% consistently then I took it. I have yet to take the CFI written, but am about 60% done studying now. It's hard studying for stuff like that when you have two jobs but I use my lunch hours. I have been toting the CFI manual around with me for months.
Private pilot is hard due to being new, but everyone agrees the instrument written is harder. I got 86 on it and was disappointed but had forgot to bring an E6B which cost me several questions. I just thought, you don't need an E6B for this test. " I was wrong"... as Ron White likes to say.
Private pilot is hard due to being new, but everyone agrees the instrument written is harder. I got 86 on it and was disappointed but had forgot to bring an E6B which cost me several questions. I just thought, you don't need an E6B for this test. " I was wrong"... as Ron White likes to say.
Last edited by Cubdriver; 05-30-2007 at 08:06 AM.
05-30-2007, 09:05 AM
#15
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2007
Position: JS32 FO
Posts: 848
CFI-A is rough, but I'm learning that the ATP is in another league. It's rough since much of the ATP is about 121, which I'm having to learn. Usually I just use the software to answer all the questions in the test bank, and then start taking practice tests until I can consistently score high.
06-01-2007, 12:03 AM
#18
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Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: Learjet 45 & G-IV
Posts: 637
... because i took my checkride today for my PPL (yes i passed).. and my examiner told me, after 26 years, i was one of the best he's had. but i mean come on, he's gotta say that to anyone who isn't horrible.
