Newps wrote in
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Neil Gould wrote:


The point isn't to score well, it's to master the information
critical to flying an aircraft. Guess what happens when you do that?
You'll score well on the test, too. And, if you don't master the
critical information, it's not likely that you'll turn out to be much
of a pilot, much less a career pilot.

Yeah and it's absolutely critical that you understand which way the
compass initially swings when starting a turn. So much of the
knoweledge test is pure crap.


Not all questions may be useful for flying, but I wouldn't necessarily call
it pure crap. In my instructing career I have seen a strong correlation
between flying skills and test scores. This is not because the written test
is a good indicator of aviation knowledge, but because the students who
strive to score high also strive do perform well in all aspects of flying.