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Old 06-27-2015, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by N9373M View Post
I'm not sure if you are for real, based on your questions, and how many times you ask the same ones over and over, but................

The pre-solo test is usually just a one pager from the flight school making sure you know the airplane (wt+bal, V speeds, emergency procs, etc).

To get a PPL, you must pass a written (multiple guess) exam, pass an oral exam with the examiner, as well as pass a flight test with an examiner.

It's been 20+ years, but when I took it, it was a 50 question test out of a bank of 700 (?). The FAA gives you the questions and the answers to study. You don't know which ones you'll get on the written test.

The day of the flight test with the examiner, he/she will give you an oral exam. This can last from 1 to 3 hours. The better you do on the written, the better you are prepared (documents, logbook, x-cty planning, etc), the quicker the oral.

The flight test will consist of items from the PTS (I think it's now called something different). Stuff like short/soft field takeoffs and landings, stalls, steep turns, slow flight, etc.

I'd sit down with your CFI, let him know what you're trying to accomplish (PPL in 2 months), and have him explain what you need to do (written, minimum flight hours, etc) and how he plans on helping you achieve your goal.

Here's a brief outline pulled from AOPA's website

Aeronautical knowledge and FAA knowledge test (the written)
Pre-solo training in the airplane
Solo training
Flying to other airports (cross-county training)
Solo cross-county training
Practical test preparation
Practical test

Good luck.
No I understand that there is a pre-solo and a written for the exam.
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Old 06-27-2015, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Stets656 View Post
No I understand that there is a pre-solo and a written for the exam.
You asked the question, it was answered, and you're arguing the answer?

You were just told that there's a pre-solo exam. You were just told that there's a "written" exam (called the "knowledge test.").

Your response: "no, I understand that..." and then repeated what you were told, in a contrary way. You ask the same questions over and over, and argue with what you're told. Enough, already. Ask once, get your answers, move on. You've no need to argue with what you're told. Be thankful for the replies, don't insult anyone by asking and asking until you hear what you think you want to hear, and interact on a little more mature level.

You're a teen, most of us are adults. We only need to be asked once, and you only need to ask once. Once you're told, you don't need to argue the point. Your question can easily be answered by looking the information up yourself. It's all public knowledge.
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Old 07-06-2015, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
You asked the question, it was answered, and you're arguing the answer?

You were just told that there's a pre-solo exam. You were just told that there's a "written" exam (called the "knowledge test.").

Your response: "no, I understand that..." and then repeated what you were told, in a contrary way. You ask the same questions over and over, and argue with what you're told. Enough, already. Ask once, get your answers, move on. You've no need to argue with what you're told. Be thankful for the replies, don't insult anyone by asking and asking until you hear what you think you want to hear, and interact on a little more mature level.

You're a teen, most of us are adults. We only need to be asked once, and you only need to ask once. Once you're told, you don't need to argue the point. Your question can easily be answered by looking the information up yourself. It's all public knowledge.
Not arguing the point in the least. Just trying to understand but obviously you know all don't you....?
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