FAA test changes

middies10

middies10

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Pardon me if this has already been talked about, but I did do a search and did not come up with anything.

Are there any updates as to the FAA's response to AOPA or NAFI regarding the changes that were made to the FOI, ATP, and FE? I also believe they (FAA) were planning on changing the PPL, IR, and COMM at some point. The reason I bring this up is because I will be taking both the IR and COMM this summer and am concerned about preparation.

Also, discussion on what others feel about the changes would be good. It somewhat sounds like a "money grab" to me. With failure's going through the roof, and the number of retakes, the FAA is seeing the $$$$!
 
There have been several threads about this before, yes. I do not think the FAA has come to a decision yet regarding the FAA test changes being permanent. I am curious, as I haven't yet talked to anybody who has taken a new version of the knowlege test; have you taken one of these new tests? What is so different about them that is causing such a spike in failure rates?

Just curious, as these changes seem to be causing quite a stink.
 
I was curious about this to because I'll be taking the comm written this summer. I heard that the FAA was trying to prevent people from memorizing all the questions and not actually learning how to work out all the questions involving calculations.
 
I just took the IR and COMM within the last few months and I could not even tell you if it was a new version or not. I used ASA Prepware to study and made over 87% on both tests. I am working on the FOI and CFI tests now.
 
I took the FOI and FIA in February and noticed several surprises. I had "up-to-date" prep software and books that were 90% accurate to what was on the tests. Not sure if the surprises count as test changes or if the preps I had werent as accurate as they could have been.
 
Took the Comm. airplane 3 weeks ago- 84% pretty accurate to the asa prep

Took the Flight Instructor Airplane last week- 85% seemed just about as accurate as the commercial using asa prep

Took the FOI 2 weeks ago- 54%... now that was a real ball buster (I used the asa prep and read the entire Flight instructors handbook cover to cover)
 
Great so the FOI is pretty hard? I have herd that was a quick test to get thru. I just got my ASA Prep in the mail and have went thru about 8 pages of the questions. Correct me if I am wrong but to be a CFII and MEI you have to take the FOI and the FIA written tests right? Or is there another test as well? Of course the practical rides.
 
I took the FOI several years ago, and scored 100%. It was (back then) probably the easiest of any knowlege test I've taken to date. It seems like the FOI has taken the brunt of the FAA's changes. I think I remember reading this on the AOPA website as well.
 
I took it a few days ago and got a 73 after studying for a week... took it 2 1/2 years ago and got an 88 with very little studying. The format of the test wont surprise you but the questions definitely don't seem to match the study materials anymore... maybe I was just having a bad day... They tell me the best way to study for it now is to make sure you know the Aviation Instructor's Handbook material. I'm told the failure rate is much higher since they changed it.
 
Is the foi 20 questions still? I don't remember it being hard, but so few questions it's bad to miss any...One wrong questions drops your score by 5 percentage points.
 
I can say I just did take the FOI and FIA and there were changes for sure esp, as noted, the FOI. I used the Gleim software and spoke with them on the phone and they backed up the changed that have been or will be made to the tests by FAA. Crazy stuff!
 
I have been watching this too-took the FOI about a month ago and noticed changes. Here is what I have found so far...

“We learned last week that the FAA’s Airman Testing Standards Branch recently implemented changes to the banks of questions the agency uses to compile knowledge tests for pilot candidates,” said NAFI Executive Director Jason Blair. “These include the airline transport pilot, flight engineer, and fundamentals of instruction tests—and possibly more—and they involved significant revisions to test-bank questions.”

Link to the NAFI article-
http://www.nafinet.org/news.aspx?id=539
 
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