Commercial Written , We meet again

[Salmonela132]

Well its a long story but im going to attempt my CPAER once more one year later. Yes i've put it off that long. The last time i passed Gen and Air law, Failed nav and met. To be fair by the time i got to nav, i had 10 minutes left, so I kind of had to wing it. Either way, I need this done and could use a few tips. I have my notes from last year and am thinking of going of those but im not sure if much has changed in the exam as far as rules and regs. This time around I wont let this exam take me down, so I am studying like a banshee until I'm honestly ready. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

thanks

[JungianJugular]

Practice exams! Google it. Use the search function, there's some great advice here about resources.

Sounds like you weren't ready the first time and you spent too much time on the previous sections. Maybe manage your time spent on each question more widely? Study, you'll make it. I'm still going through the ground school.

[iflyforpie]

Besides the obvious studying and practice exams... use the following sage advice from a veteran of 14 TC administered exams without a single failure.

-Do the questions you know first. Don't waste time on questions that are giving you a hard time.. the answer might be more self-evident after reading the next questions or be easier with a fresh start. When you are under time pressure, it doesn't make sense to forfeit questions you do know to try and answer one you don't know.

-Don't change your answer. Your first instinct is usually the correct one.

-RTFQ^2. TC loves to through answers in that will fit in with a simple transcription or mathematical error or omission. Make sure that you miss nothing.

-Use the process of elimination to increase your odds. Of the four choices. typically there will be one that is right out to lunch, one that has one of the before-mentioned errors in there, and two that are nearly identical. 4:1 to 2:1 is quite a jump in odds.

-Try the met or nav section first since this requires the most patience to interpret maps and text... that way you aren't pressured to do it at the end.

Best of luck!

[Duffman]

Good advice above. Don't let the first failure bother you, I failed met on mine too. I studied for a couple weeks, re-wrote it and got 90% or something. No big deal. I used Air Command Weather Manual and the workbook that comes with it.

[Colonel Sanders]

The important thing is to not get
depressed about failing a TC written.

Let's face it, you have to have a pretty
twisted mind to think the same as they
do!

In my lifetime, I have seen very little
correlation between aces at written
exams, and great pilots. Thinking
about it, there is a strong anecdotal
case for an inverse relationship.

[dahspeers]

I flunked Nav my first time around. NDB/ADF stuff just sent me for a loop, and for whatever reason my exam was incredibly NDB heavy. Studied more, flew a few exercises with the stupid things. Went and rewrote my exam and had 2 NDB questions. So goes life.

[iflyforpie]

The important thing is to not get
depressed about failing a TC written.

Let's face it, you have to have a pretty
twisted mind to think the same as they
do!

In my lifetime, I have seen very little
correlation between aces at written
exams, and great pilots. Thinking
about it, there is a strong anecdotal
case for an inverse relationship.

Hey..... I resemble that remark....

[davecessna]

Twisted mind is doing low level aerobatics in a plane commissioned during the Triassic period.