Well, nobody except you will know, unless you tell them. On the other
hand - how in heck did you get such a low grade? This is a test
where all the answers to all the possible questions are published.
I got above 95 on my instrument written and I sure as heck wasn't
that good. It's just that the badly worded questions and/or poorly
worded answers were noted and remembered. Thank goodness
they are published now. Not so many years ago, none of the questions
were published. You had to read the book. The book was smaller.

Do better the next time. You will be competing against people who
really want to fly and will put in the effort to be the best. Small demand,
huge supply of pilots. It has always been so. It will never be otherwise.


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?