cars exams

apprentice · Post by **apprentice** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:00 am

anyone have any info on studying for cars, online sample exams? or study guides? any help would be great!

kai · Post by **kai** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:27 am

there is a book that you can get called "CARs for AMEs". You can get it at aviation world. It has CARs spelled out for you, as well in the back there is 3 tests you can do. Apparently the questions are the same as the actual CARs test (so i've been told).

impress · Post by **impress** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:57 am

http://www.aerotraining.com

One of the best sample test resources i ever used.

Fully Articulated · Post by **Fully Articulated** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:13 pm

When I wrote my Car's (Air Regs back then) it was an open book exam. Inspectors wanted to see if you could navigate the manual not memorize it.
As we all know, the use of current maintenance manuals even when conducting simple tasks is important. Don't try to memorize steps or torque values because they may have changed.

Shouldn't the same be said regarding Car's

impress · Post by **impress** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:36 pm

I agree that you should learn how to navigate CAR's and that is what the AME exam basically prepares you to do. But I also know that you should have a working knowledge of the Regulations by which you conduct yourself daily. It is easy in present times just to learn your own companies policies and procedures, without ever truly understanding why they exist. But when you know the Reg's and standards then you can truly understand the profession and make yourself a more valuable asset not only to your company but also making yourself more marketable to other employers. You put yourself in a position to contribute to the foundations of your company, and the industry. Poised to improve and change the environment in which you work for the better.

IMHO

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:55 pm

Is there a book for TC inspectors to learn how to interpet CAR's?

So they all come up with the same answers?

Fully Articulated · Post by **Fully Articulated** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:00 pm

Impress, I do agree with your statement however, I think it is unfair to put such high expectations on a 4th year apprentice. I am sure you have heard the "licence to learn" statement and I think this hold true to regs as well.

I just know that most App Ame's fear the CAR's exam and for what? I think their energy would be better spent learning how to impress the Crew Chief, DOM with their abilty to fix airplanes.

I know we want to promote thinkers and people who can solve problems on their own but I think that comes with time.

impress · Post by **impress** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:36 pm

Point well taken, i guess i got a little carried away. I wasn't trying to say that a newly licensed guy should know so much. I was trying to say that there is a slight lean within the profession to slack off when it comes to CAR's and an idea that DOM's and QC's are the only ones who need to care. I was just trying to encourage all AME's to strive for more.
But to do it over time is, like you said, the best way.

propdoc · Post by **propdoc** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:05 am

There are "practice" exams out there if you talk to the right people. That being said, perparing for the exam should be the start of an on going learning process that will span your entire career. The other "posters" hit the nail on the head. As a production manager I am required to know the CARS, but any AME should have good working knowledge of the regulations they are working under. Take pride in that signature, you earned it.

cooterdavenport · Post by **cooterdavenport** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:06 am

Cat Driver wrote:Is there a book for TC inspectors to learn how to interpet CAR's?

So they all come up with the same answers?

LOL oh that's a good one. You can' t get two inspectors in a room of 50 to agree on the interpretation of a particular reg. Oh my do I sound bitter, you bet I am. I have a darned good knowledge of the CARs but you get some of those A.H's to make a decision based on logic their usual answer is NO. They have "Risk Analysis" to help them make decision. ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

ramp_rat · Post by **ramp_rat** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:34 pm

I wrote the CARs exam not very long ago. I used the "Cars for the AME" book which like what the other guys said, you can buy at "Aviation World". It is a good book. There is about 4 or 5 sample exams that come with it. I read it quite a few times before trying the sample exams. Believe me, those sample exams are quite hard. I didnt memorize anything, but I tried to understand what the book is actually explaining. When I got 80 percent on all the sample exams, that was when I wrote it right away. One thing about CARs is knowing how to navigate through it so you can easily find what you need in the future. Good Luck!

scootermp · Post by **scootermp** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:54 pm

call stevenson aviation in manitoba, an instructor named bill sells a great study guide that he wrote, i used it, and he sells many of them to various groups of people. Good luck

ybp · Post by **ybp** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:39 pm

I wrote the exam about a year ago. I studied CARS for the AME, they have practice axams which i did over and over. Also study the CARS table of contents. There were also qwite a few questions about inspection intervals for components like altimeters and ELT's. Some of the exam questions were the same as the questions in the practice exams.

Good Luck