First of all I wanna let everyone know, this is not nav-vet, but his wife. I have quite a bit of time on my hands and am on this site much more than he is.
I have read in several post about how easy basics is. I do not want you guys to give the new arrivals false hope. Basics is not easy for everyone. My husband is very smart and Im not just saying that because Im bias, he really is. He had an exceptional score on the ATSAT, and can multi-task like no bodies business, but he struggled in Basics, he had been out of school for quite sometime and I believe it was due to the lack of knowing how to study. he failed the first test and began studying deligently every night and from then on he never scored below 90% and passed his PV with flying colors. Im sure for some, Basics was a piece of cake, but thats not the case for all. There were several in my husbands class who had the same problem.
While I agree you shouldn't study before arriving at OKC, I do think you should listen closely to your instructors once your there, take notes, and study. It may be a snooze fest for some but trust me my husband and at least three other class mates swear that basics was way more difficult than tower cab training. It is not as easy as you would think from reading the post on this forum.
and just so you know he has been at his facility for a week now and already passed two of the test there,and he is at a level 9 facility ( again very smart).
Everyone learns at a different pace, some people have a hard time grasping things they feel dont apply to what they will be doing. Basics teaches alot about other positions that dont directly apply to the air traffic control position .......but anyway thats my two cents, just didnt want people going in thinking that basics is a piece of cake for everyone.
I have read in several post about how easy basics is. I do not want you guys to give the new arrivals false hope. Basics is not easy for everyone. My husband is very smart and Im not just saying that because Im bias, he really is. He had an exceptional score on the ATSAT, and can multi-task like no bodies business, but he struggled in Basics, he had been out of school for quite sometime and I believe it was due to the lack of knowing how to study. he failed the first test and began studying deligently every night and from then on he never scored below 90% and passed his PV with flying colors. Im sure for some, Basics was a piece of cake, but thats not the case for all. There were several in my husbands class who had the same problem.
While I agree you shouldn't study before arriving at OKC, I do think you should listen closely to your instructors once your there, take notes, and study. It may be a snooze fest for some but trust me my husband and at least three other class mates swear that basics was way more difficult than tower cab training. It is not as easy as you would think from reading the post on this forum.
and just so you know he has been at his facility for a week now and already passed two of the test there,and he is at a level 9 facility ( again very smart).
Everyone learns at a different pace, some people have a hard time grasping things they feel dont apply to what they will be doing. Basics teaches alot about other positions that dont directly apply to the air traffic control position .......but anyway thats my two cents, just didnt want people going in thinking that basics is a piece of cake for everyone.