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deek

deek

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I'm taking tests on Sports, and I get this question all the time, but somehow it's left out of the answers at the end, go figure.

An indication that you may be flying into bad weather at night would be
a.Halos appear around lights on the ground
b. gradual disappearance of lights on the ground
c. can't remember this one but I know it's not C

I wanna say A cause B could just mean you're flying out of the city and thus, less light to be seen.

Appreciate it,
 
If I remember right (been a while since I've taken that written) it's B. It's kind of the situation where you start climbing into a cloud at night without realizing it. The lights below you just sort of fade out (i.e. gradually disappear). Halos may indicate that some foggy conditions exist below you, but not that you're necessarily flying INTO those conditions. If you were flying into bad weather pretty soon even the halos from those lights wouldn't be visible.
 
When I was studying for the comm written I initialy got that wrong. I chose A. The correct answer is B. I guess the reasoning is unless you are flying in the middle of nowhere there will be some ground lights and clouds in front of you will block those lights.
 
I just took my commercial written test and used the study buddy to help me on the test, I looked over every subject and was making 95 + on all of them. Took my written test and only 75 questions or so where on my cats test, Go figure. The study buddy helped but 20 questions I have never seen before where on my test, So know how to solve the problem and they also randomized the order the answers. Good Luck !
 
So does anyone else have a problem with FAA written test? Seems to me it's more of a hurdle to overcome to prove you want your cert and not so much a test for the canidate to prove his knowledge of the subject areas.

How many people really studied for the written? I mean really studied and not just memorized the Gleim or ASA books. Shoot, i'm guilt of just memorizing and having students do the same.
 
Let just say I've never gotten below an 95 on all of my test up to CFII. All of this memorizing the asa books, I also must say most of the questioned asked were common sense.
 
Poser, I agree that the written is just a hurdle that was made to generate $$$. Rote is the only learning that takes place.
 
deek said:
I'm taking tests on Sports, and I get this question all the time, but somehow it's left out of the answers at the end, go figure.

An indication that you may be flying into bad weather at night would be
a.Halos appear around lights on the ground
b. gradual disappearance of lights on the ground
c. can't remember this one but I know it's not C

I wanna say A cause B could just mean you're flying out of the city and thus, less light to be seen.

Appreciate it,
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B is the correct answer, I can tell you it is true. As you approach a cloud you will notice lights starting to fade away. you robably will not see the cloud. It is different then flying away froma city.
 
poser765 said:
So does anyone else have a problem with FAA written test? Seems to me it's more of a hurdle to overcome to prove you want your cert and not so much a test for the canidate to prove his knowledge of the subject areas.
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I agree with you about it being just a hurdle. But I don't have a problem with that.

It's a weeding out process, the apparent theory being that, unless you have standardized-test-disability, if you can't get at least a 70 on a test that you study for by reading all the questions and all the answers over and over again, you shouldn't be let near anything with moving parts, let alone an airplane. :D
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
I agree with you about it being just a hurdle. But I don't have a problem with that.

It's a weeding out process, the apparent theory being that, unless you have standardized-test-disability, if you can't get at least a 70 on a test that you study for by reading all the questions and all the answers over and over again, you shouldn't be let near anything with moving parts, let alone an airplane. :D
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True...but wouldn't a more stressful practical test be plenty to weed out those not with it?
 
poser765 said:
True...but wouldn't a more stressful practical test be plenty to weed out those not with it?
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Plenty is right. Plenty of unnecessary work.

Think about how many Examiners you'd need to cover the same number of people who could be excluded by the knowledge test in one day.

I did my private, instrument and commercial writtens before computerized testing, using one of those weekend courses with large classes where they cram the stuff into you for a day and 3/4 you so you can spit it out in the 4th quarter of the second day. I met people who had already failed twice using that system and were trying for #3.

You don't need a more stressful practical test to weed them out; they'd be weeded out with the first couple of questions. The point is not to waste Examiners' time with idiots to begin with.
 
Yeah good response i'm with you.

Looking at my post though I think I worded it wrong. I wasn't trying to imply the checkride should be more stressful...just that the ride itself IS more stressful than the test. Either way your response is valid.
 
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