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AV8R72
09-02-2019 11:01 AM
Originally Posted by E175LVR
(Post 2879673)
Has anybody take the ATP written recently? (as in a week or 2 ago). Is the Sheppard program pretty updated now? and were majority of the questions chart/performance questions? PLEASE HELP! THANKS!
I took it on 8/8, made a 94 on it, and only had 4 questions I didn’t recognize from SA
DBono
09-05-2019 01:30 PM
Originally Posted by Positiveg
(Post 2879818)
I took it a couple of weeks ago and got a 96 after one week of using the app. Some of the questions were worded slightly differently, but if you follow their strategy you’ll do well. Questions were mixed. There were some chart questions but they weren’t the majority. If you practice a few you’ll easily figure them out on the test.
Took it yesterday (9/4). Seemed like there were a few that I did not recognize specifically, but they were very similar to others that I had seen. No real surprises. As you go through Sheppard, they will point out a few questions where the FAA is scoring a wrong answer as the correct answer. Don't try to outsmart them - if Sheppard says the FAA is scoring it a certain way, then answer that way in spite of your (mine - I thought) superior ability to determine the correct answer.
Trust Sheppard. Do what they say and invest the time and you won't have any troubles. I think they say to allocate 25 hours and that seems about right (I did not track my hours). I spent a total of about 6 hours on Sheppard before the start of ATP/CTP, but our sim schedule left a whole day to study and I needed it. I would not recommend waiting until the start of ATP/CTP to start Sheppard. But I don't think starting it more that about a week ahead would be that helpful, either. That said, if you follow their process, you will score in the 90's.
JTwift
09-06-2019 05:14 AM
I tel everyone who asks to spend no more than two weeks max studying for a Sheppard Air test. Get the program, knock it out. If you go more than two weeks, you’re just forgetting stuff and spinning your wheels.
