Im sitting here with my PPL confuser and my Trevor Thom air pilots manual and just curious on how long the exam is. i.e is there a time limit and how many qusetions are there….. my first attempt at all the qusetions in the confuser cam out at 65% with only a brush through the the air law book….. got some serious studying to do!
By: crazymainer - 11th January 2005 at 13:38
you can’T really call the FAA C.P.L papers exams, more like 15-16year old general knowledge.
Young Mr. Weaver,
With statement like that I would fail you in a Heart Beat, here in the States its the oral that is the most important test. remember the exaimer can ask you anything with-in you training. Ie what is the stall speed and how do you recover from a left to right hand wing stall.
Or in my case how much trim do you need for your B-25 yes these are questions that I was ask.
RER
By: met24 - 11th January 2005 at 13:05
you can’T really call the FAA C.P.L papers exams, more like 15-16year old general knowledge.
The FAA puts an awful lot of emphasis on the oral exam that’s part of the skills test. Those orals can be 40 minutes or longer — and if the examiner isn’t satisfied that you know the stuff he/she can stop the test (ie fail you) at that point. So don’t go thinking that once you’ve done the written that’s all you need to know.
By: Flying chick - 11th January 2005 at 12:18
cheers guys….
did another run through today after some cramming last nightand got 85% on the 167 questions in the confuser – im gonna give that airquiz on line a go so i get some variation on the questions.
Pretty good going i’d say! I hated air law and managed to get through with 80-something % (can’t remember exactly) and I mainly used the confuser. My advice would be to make sure you know that Chicago convention stuff – my exam was heavy on that stuff – all that business about sovereignity – have forgotten it all now but I knew it at the time!
By: Tony Norman - 11th January 2005 at 10:48
cheers guys….
did another run through today after some cramming last nightand got 85% on the 167 questions in the confuser – im gonna give that airquiz on line a go so i get some variation on the questions.
By: Swift - 11th January 2005 at 09:45
Here is a run down of the exams time allowed and number of questions the pass mark for all the exams is 75%.
Air Law, 60 mins 40 questions.
Meteorology, 60 mins 20 questions.
Navigation, 90 mins 25 questions.
Aircraft General, 90 mins 50 questions.
Flight performance and planning, 60 mins 20 questions.
Human performance and limitations, 30 mins 20 questions.
Communications, 40 mins 30 questions
By: Deano - 10th January 2005 at 15:41
If I recall the Exam has 40 questions & is 1 hour long
Dean
By: DME - 10th January 2005 at 15:26
Tony,
65% is not bad for a qucik look through the book!
There is a time limit but I can’t remember what it is. Good luck with it anyway.
DME
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