Written Test Before Training.

I most be an idiot because I actually needed to study to pass those tests. With the software I used if I got something wrong it explains it to you and tells you were you can find correlated information in the fars/aim/pilot handbook, etc. so I actually did learn from studying for the tests.

I stick by my opinion that you should get them out of the way before starting unless your taking one lesson a week and are taking your time. Better to be studying for your oral when your flight training than to still be studying for your written.

Obviously different strokes different folks but I would at least try to study for the written and if it isn't coming together then go to option B and start flight training.
 
If you want to practice taking the actual tests, Mywrittenexam.com has Private, Inst. and Commercial practice tests that you can take as many times as you want..........for free.
 
nosehair said:
The miltary does not do ground school first. There are no airline schools, as such, that I know of.

The military does do some preliminary ground training at first, as it should be; some theory, some practical. Do your research and you will find the military school coorelates the theory with practice; which is the way it is recommended in all books on education theory and practical experience.

And I am speaking from many years of practical experience.

Yes, it is 'common wisdom' to do the written first, but that comes from, as you said, (flight schools are in the business to make MONEY on the training) and it is convenient to do flight and ground as a seperate animal, so that's how it has evolved, but, the OP was asking for information upon which to make a decision. I gave him my opinion, from my personal long-time experience of obseving the process.
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Well, I have yet to see any evidence that your method actually provides an applicant that truly understands the theory, at least, certainly no better than anyone that learned the theory before flying..

Your comment on airline training has been addressed already.
 
I think it's a great idea! I took my private written right before I took my check ride. I studied and took my instrument written before I even started my instrument training. You will definitely thank yourself in the end if you finish your writtens before you start training.
 
I would add that I am NOT advocating just rote learning of the test questions. He%%, when I took my written we didn't even HAVE copies of the exam, they were simply not available. We had to actually LEARN the material and apply it to the answers.

I am against having those books.
 
seagull said:
I would add that I am NOT advocating just rote learning of the test questions. He%%, when I took my written we didn't even HAVE copies of the exam, they were simply not available. We had to actually LEARN the material and apply it to the answers.

I am against having those books.
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I hear ya seagull,I remember blackening in the dot on the correct(or incorrect) answer.Waited a couple of weeks to get the results.,T.C.
 
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