Instrument written test?

[CaptO'Brien]

Hi just wondering if you can give me advice on whats going to be on the instrument written....

From what i have heard it is exactly what is published in the ASA study guide that i have...does that mean they are word for word and i can just memorize the answers? sounds to easy.....im actually writing the "instrument foreign pilot test" which will add the instrument rating i hold in Canada to my current FAA private which is based on my Canadian certificates..but the test is similar...im just looking for a heads up on what i can expect.

Thanks

Capt O'B

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

It's pretty much word for word. The FAA always has some new questions that aren't in the latest publications but 90-95% of what you see on the exam, you should have seen reviewing the study guides.

Mr. I.

 

[siucavflight]

Study the Gliem, there are alot of IRA type questions on it.

 

[avbug]

How about just learning the material, rather than memorizing test answers?

 

[CaptO'Brien]

Because i already should know the material considering i am instrument rated.....right?

Just need to memorize the questions for this hoop i have to jump through to fly a "N" reg aircraft. In fact i wont even need to write the test as of Dec 1st but i am just writing it now because i need the rating asap.

 

[siucavflight]

How about just learning the material, rather than memorizing test answers?

Because that would be a waste of time, knowing the information on that test in no way makes you a more competent instrument pilot.

 

[CaptO'Brien]

I have the ASA "instrument written" book will that do? it says its the study guide for the instrument written including the "instrument foreign pilot" test. Thanks again.

 

[avbug]

Because that would be a waste of time, knowing the information on that test in no way makes you a more competent instrument pilot.

Boy, oh boy. What DOES one say to that? Knowing the information on the instrument written, the building blocks and most basic knowledge of flying instruments, including the regulations, proceedures, requirements and particulars of holding an IFR rating, doesn't make you a more competent pilot? Knowing your material isn't an inherent part of competency?

You call yourself an FO for life. It's in your little biography in the corner of the screen. With an attitude such as that, it's no wonder.

I have to choke back bile when I read someone asking if they can just memorize the answers. Why study, why learn, why know what you're doing or talking about when you can just memorize the answers? Why be competent? Why lift a finger to help yourself? Why bother learning when you have the answers and you can just memorize them? Sickening.

You don't need to know your lost comm proceedures. That won't make you more competent. You don't need to know how to read an enroute chart or an approach proceedure. Nothing to do with competency there. You don't need to understand how to tell your position from a navaid based on an instrument indication...it won't ever come up in your flying. Just memorize what you see. Why bother trying to do a performance calculation anyway? It's all about pointing the nose down the (hopefully correct) runway and blasting off, right? Weight and balance is for dummies! You are absolutely right...memorize the material instead of learning it, because the instrument test only tests your ability to memorize meaningless material.

Did you approach all your training this way, or just the most critical rating and training there is...your instrument training?

FO for life, you say.

 

[VNugget]

Boy, oh boy.
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FO for life, you say.

Either that or he was just being sarcastic.

Right?...

Please?...

 

[siucavflight]

FO for life, you say.

If we are to believe everything that we write in our bios then I guess that you have flown everything out there.

And as far as the IRA written test goes knowing the written testing material does not make you a better instrument pilot period. I have seen guys score 100% on it and not be able to fly their way out of a papper bag, and other guys who struggle with it and they can fly an ILS down to mins no problem and are also able to execute sound decision making skills, I am not sure what you have seen to lead you to believe that knowing that one dot low on the glideslope at 1.9 miles out equals 140 feet makes you better.