Cheating on an FAA knowledge test

[SFCC/UND]

I know I got a 100 on my FOI, but that was too easy

 

[NotCoolEnufToFly]

Nope, the room just has to be monitored by the proctor. How they choose to do it is up to them. I took some test where a person walked through the room randomly and they had a glass window where the proctor could check on us from his office.

I was a lasergrade proctor and this is correct. You don't have to have a camera, the proctor just has to have some way to monitor the testing facility. We had a room with a HUGE window that I could see in from my office. I had people try to cheat all the time.

 

[JoelT]

I know I got a 100 on my FOI, but that was too easy

I actually got a 74. That was the only one I didn't study for. :drool:

 

[JEP]

On a written? Oh man, they're not that hard and you have the answers in advance.

How some will jeopardize their entire career for wanting to get a 98 instead of a 74 on a knowledge exam confuses me.

:yeahthat:

Dazzler got 100's on a couple of his writtens where I scored mid-80's....I figured why waste points. Good or bad, I saw it as pass or fail. I don't recall seeing a box for your 'score' on the 8710....:bandit:

 

[jynxyjoe]

I've never done well on those gliem tests. I do just enough to pass. But really man, if ur gonna cheat don't get caught.

 

[Bumblebee]

. . . But really man, if ur gonna cheat don't get caught.

if you're gonna cheat stay out of the air . . .:crazy:

 

[jynxyjoe]

if you're gonna cheat stay out of the air . . .:crazy:

Obviously I was serious. I cheated on a math test in 8th grade. Wanna come pull my ticket?

 

[SpiraMirabilis]

Brings up an interesting discussion on what amounts to cheating on a practical test. If an examiner performs the examination the exact same way every time is using a gouge 'cheating'?

 

[jynxyjoe]

Brings up an interesting discussion on what amounts to cheating on a practical test. If an examiner performs the examination the exact same way every time is using a gouge 'cheating'?

Hehe. Makes you think.

 

[tonyw]

Brings up an interesting discussion on what amounts to cheating on a practical test. If an examiner performs the examination the exact same way every time is using a gouge 'cheating'?

No more than studying videotape of a pitcher so that you know what pitch he's going to throw you in a given situation.

You still gotta hit the ball.

 

[granlistillo]

It's binary. It's like the girlfriend being a little bit preggo.

Either you're preggers or you're not!

Either you pass the written or you do not? You're getting those questions anyway on your practical.

True. however (don't you just love that word?)... However, I would rather hand the DPE a written report that said > 95% than one that said 72%.

 

[Barty]

Jeeez...I mean yeah it's pretty greasy to cheat on an FAA written but I don't think demolishing his entire flying career forever is the answer. Penalize him for sure, but give the guy a chance to learn and redeem himself.

I'm sorry, taking a shortcut there tells me you're willing to take shortcuts elsewhere in your training or in your flying. You are continually admonished to NOT cheat on these tests. Both times I have taken a written, I have always had to sign something indicating I understood the policy on cheating. It isn't one of those things where there is really any gray area. It displays a clear lack of judgment and discernment in a career that is responsible for people's lives on a daily basis. We're not talking about busting the speed limit by 5 mph on a freeway.

Written tests are not that difficult if you study for them, even more so if you actually absorb and understand the information rather than memorizing questions and answers.

 

[dcramer16]

I'm sorry, taking a shortcut there tells me you're willing to take shortcuts elsewhere in your training or in your flying.

Exactly!:yeahthat: I also don't think we should crucify him and take his license away for life. But a good year or two suspention to think about it wouldn't hurt either.