almost there...

[nibot]

I passed my FAA knowledge test (with a 97%!). Only thing left is the checkride (sometime in January)!

Now back to the thesis writing, paper writing, and job applications...

Comments

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!

wait..you missed 3%?

(just kidding!)

[shamster.livejournal.com]

That's great! When are you flying out to pick me up for a transpacific fiesta in Japan?

[nibot.livejournal.com]

I propose that we travel by Kon-Tiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki).

[shamster.livejournal.com]

for safety reasons?

awesome!

[lert.livejournal.com]

Job well done!!

[clevermynnie.livejournal.com]

Nice job!

[bluepapercup]

Very, very nice! A good score on the written will make your oral exam MUCH easier.

If you want to chat checkride stuff (since I've taken and failed one already - bet you didn't know that!) I'd be happy to. My biggest piece of advice is if you're comfortable with the flying part, study your ass off for the oral part. That's first, and if you don't pass it, you don't fly.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

oh no! I didn't know that.

I have the ASA book (http://www.asa2fly.com/Oral-Exam-Guide-Private-P1336_product1.aspx) and the RideReady (http://www.dauntless-soft.com/products/rideready/) software. I'm also going to give the Cessna 152 POH a thorough review. How did your real life questions compare to what you saw in study guides?

[bluepapercup]

Heh. It's okay. It was all for the best, and now when I am well enough to go back to flying, it will be with a foreknowledge of the checkride format!

DEFINITELY review the POH. Also take the time to become familiar with the maintenance logs of your airplane. Be able to cogently discuss the MEL and what you can and cannot fly with when equipment is INOP. Know your runway signs and markers very well, the FAA is emphasizing this in their effort decrease runway incursions.

I felt that my questions were reflective of the study guide. Basically you just need to know everything, and if you don't you really need to know where to find it in the FAR/AIM. Tab the relevant sections of your 2011 FAR/AIM and be able to say, "I am going to look this up". The examiner will admire your resourcefulness.

Also, know your weather stuff, know your aircraft systems, and be sure you know what you need to complete to be able to be a pilot. Brush up on the medical info (they changed it last year). Basically every examiner has a personal agenda of things they feel are slightly more important. As long as you know most things and can articulate what you do and don't know, you'll be okay. Also, review all your flight planning steps from studying for the written. You will probably be required to plan a flight in real time during your oral. Take your time, don't freak out, and it's okay to ask for a bathroom/drink of water break.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

exactly. (-:

[nibot.livejournal.com]

It's those same scoundrels who run the SAT, GRE, etc.