Passing exams.

[Chuck Ellsworth]

There is a lot of discussion in aviation about the importance of passing exams during training.


So here is my question.


To those of you who have been flying for a living for a long time if you had to sit and do the written exams for the PPL cold with no chance to study the subjects how do you think you would do?

[Slick Goodlin]

That's a good question.  There's a bunch of stuff on the PPL I haven't had to think about in a while but I think I could squeak out a pass if an exam was thrown down in front of me.

[Nark1]

I just taught an FAA private ground school to a crew chief while overseas.  So probably well enough to pass.

But...  I had to read up each lesson plan, probably more so than my student.  A lot of stuff I have forgotten, or simply not used in a long ass time. 

I will say the Canadian way of doing is better for long term learning.

[Eric Janson]

[quote author=Chuck Ellsworth link=topic=8117.msg22478#msg22478 date=1521408287]
There is a lot of discussion in aviation about the importance of passing exams during training.


So here is my question.


To those of you who have been flying for a living for a long time if you had to sit and do the written exams for the PPL cold with no chance to study the subjects how do you think you would do?
[/quote]

Easy - I'd fail.

A lot of the material would be things I haven't used/done in 25+ years.

[ScudRunner-d95]

Just for shits I downloaded this PSTAR App actually surprised myself


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