Taking PVT written tomorrow

[MFRskyknight]

Well, plenty of fine advice here so far. I guess I could tell you what NOT to do. I took mine with another guy one computer away from me. He sat down and began first. In the 5-10 minutes it took the lady to get my info and my comp fired up and ready to go, he was finished. If you've breezed through the test in 10 minutes...red flag city.

I spent a good 6-7 hours the night before going straight through the Gleim book for like the third time. When I took the test, it took me around 40 minutes. Though most of the answers jumped out at me, I still took my little marker and worked out all of the plotting/performance math. Some might call that "overdoing" it, but worth my time.

Me = 97. Other guy = something in the low 70's. I tend to think it's as easy as you want to make it.

PS--My oral STILL lasted over 4 hours (albeit with generous breaks). It was the most thorough exam I've taken for anything in my life, but I'm thankful for that in that it boosted my intuitive knowledge more than any SAT ever could. My advice: go through Gleim's a couple times, then spend any remaining time you have left HAMMERING away for the oral.

 

[FN FAL]

By the way, my insturctor told me a little detail that I didn't expect. He said you were actually better off not getting a 100%, because if you do, the examiner evaluating your checkride will tend to break your balls, and expect you to know EVERYTHING.

Not really...I knew a guy that scored 102.6 percent, but they let it pass because he was a transient.

 

[FlyJordan]

Go to Sportys.com, they have free practice test online, and at the end they have the questions broken down and tell you what areas you might need to study more. VERY VERY helpful right before your test, just make sure you treat it like the real thing and you will get accurate results of your knowledge.

The results are all color coded and crap, breaks it down for you like you are a sport pilot.

J/K

 

[MVSW]

By the way, my insturctor told me a little detail that I didn't expect. He said you were actually better off not getting a 100%, because if you do, the examiner evaluating your checkride will tend to break your balls, and expect you to know EVERYTHING.

Are you for real?? Come on...think about this one. If you made a 100%, the DE will not give you as a hard time then if you made a 72%. B/C if you made a 100%, that just shows that you know what you talking about(most of the time)and the oral will be that much shorter. I am freinds with a DE in Little Rock, and this is from the horses mouth.

 

[cforst513]

ok, so i scored a 92% (55/60) on the sporty's practice test, and i still have 2 1/2 sections to read in my gleim book. when i looked at my mistakes.... i kicked myself in the head for a few of them. i think i'm pretty ready

 

[TDTURBO]

An orthopaedic surgeon freind of mine scored a 100 on his instrument then failed the check ride 5 times with Carl Tim. I told him to use another guy but he wouldn't listen until the fifth time. The guy flys solid but I guess the DE just didn't like him. All DE's are different, some are notorious and should be avoided. Don't worry too much about the written, if you get an 86 or better, you are good to go.