I doubt any employer will be able to obtain the scores from teh FAA,
assuming that the FAA even keeps those things.

What I would be worried about is the 72% score. True, it is a passing
score, but just barely. While not all questions on the written exam are
critical to safe flying, some of them are. You may be able to score 90%
now, but sometime between now and then you were probably flying with a
weaker than average knowledge, and that could be a cause for concern.





chris priest wrote in
:

This has been on my mind for a long time now. I am planning on
pursuing
a career in aviation, whether that be in the military, corporate,
regional, the airlines, or possibly as just an instructor. Now when it
comes down to hiring, will the results of my private, instrument,
commercial etc. knowledge tests come in as a factor?

My dad who is at about the same place as me in training (he is only
doing it as recreation) keeps drilling to me that it is EXTREMELY
important to do as best as I can on these tests, because he is sure
that
if I get a bad grade, then it will hurt me in the long run when it
comes
time to get a job. Of course, when he took his instrument test two
weeks
or so ago, he got a 100%. But then again he probably spent 15 hours a
week for 4 or 5 months studying (mildly exagerated), which I am just
not
willing to do as I actually have a life. I personally haven't taken
the
instrument test yet, but i got a 72 on my PAR, and when my dad found
out
about my score, he (typically) threw a fit.

I personally feel that if the test results indeed do effect me in the
long run, it shouldn't. Even though I got a barely passing grade on my
private knowledge test, that doesn't;t necessarily mean I only know
72%
there needs to know about being a private pilot. If I was to retake
the
test now, I guarantee I'd get at least a 90. That is to say I learned
a
lot during my training, as I *did* afterall pass my checkride.

So does it really matter, or is my dad just being a over-achiever?