sport pilot gyro - written and practical

[NutmegCT]

Morning folks.

Could someone please point me to where I can read about (and maybe even see and practice for):

1. Sport Pilot Gyro - FAA written test - sample and/or set of questions? Or maybe there's just one Sport Pilot written test regardless of aircraft?

2. Sport Pilot Gyro - FAA practical test - expected knowledge, maneuvers, etc.

Making progress ... making progress ...

Thanks.
Tom

 

[helipaddy]

https://www.faa.gov/education_research/testing/airmen/test_guides/

https://www.faa.gov/education_research/testing/airmen/test_questions/

https://www.faa.gov/education_research/testing/airmen/test_standards/pilot/media/faa-s-8081-29.pdf

 

[Vance]

Hello Tom,

I used the Aviation Supplies & Academics cd study guide for my private pilot’s knowledge test.

They have them for sport pilot also.

It allowed me to take the test over and over until I finally got the answers correct. They have the actual test questions and the reasons why the wrong answer is wrong. The actual test has fewer questions but they are the same as the study guide.

It also helped me see where I was ignorant. It is hard to know what you don’t know so you can learn more.

I feel that I learned more than just how to pass the test.

I purchased mine at Sun n Fun but Aircraft Spruce has a complete selection as well.

They also have books on the practical test standards and this is very useful for solo practice so you learn what is expected.

Good luck, Vance

 

[barnstorm2]

Tom,

First I would suggest reading the FAA rotorcraft handbook. Lots of questions come from this book even up to the Commercial Pilot knowledge exam that I took early this year.

https://gyrowiki.com/Shared Documents/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=9

Second, I use Dauntless test prep software. They have an exam simulator that is kept very up todate. This actually counts as FAA ground school as they have all of the background reading material for a full ground school and more.

I used this software and ground school and I got a 100 percent on my FOI exam and 95% on my gyroplane Commercial exam.

For the practical exam, you will do 3 hours of prep for this with your CFI. You can download from the FAA site ( I don't have the link handy just now, I will post it later if some one else does not) the subjects and maneuvers you will be tested on.

You can fully expect to be testing in the oral exam all of the questions you missed in the written exam so I suggest using the FAA web site tools to look up the questions you got wrong. When you take the exam it will give you codes to look these up.

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[helipaddy]

Vance is correct, the ASA CD prepware is really good, here's a link:

https://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&did=19&product_id=9763

Paddy

 

[scottessex]

www.exams4pilots.org
you can select, sport or Private, or many other options.

 

[NutmegCT]

This is a *very* helpful group!

OK - I'd already ordered my Rotorcraft Flying Handbook; should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. Also downloaded the Practical Test Standards for SportPilot Gyroplane. I passed the PPL written with no problem a few years ago, but I realize it doesn't serve for Sport Pilot; so ... I'll follow your suggestions on the ASA or Dauntless.

Run for the hills - I'll soon be hitting you with even more of my incessant detailed questions. You gentlemen may rue the day I joined PRA and became a member here.

Onward through the fog. Thanks!
Tom

 

[barnstorm2]

Send forth the questions!

I have found that there is alot of cross-over information on the FAA exams. Having taken the PPL FW you will find a great deal of the information familiar.

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[PW_Plack]

Practice using the computer test simulators will alert you to questions for which the FAA has the wrong answers as the right answers. I don't know if this is a problem with the SP test, but one I recall from the Private test for Rotorcraft/Gyroplane test was something like...

"Which is the appropriate control to use for maintaining directional control while taxiing?"

The answer the FAA considered correct was "cyclic!" It was obviously just held over from the helicopter test, with no thought given to the fact that gyroplanes taxi on wheels, not in a hover.

There was a chart/heading question on my Private ASEL test for which arriving at the FAA's "correct" answer required misplacing a straight-edge on the chart during flight planning.

 

[Tom_Millican]

This is a *very* helpful group!

OK - I'd already ordered my Rotorcraft Flying Handbook; should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. Also downloaded the Practical Test Standards for SportPilot Gyroplane. I passed the PPL written with no problem a few years ago, but I realize it doesn't serve for Sport Pilot; so ... I'll follow your suggestions on the ASA or Dauntless. ...
... Onward through the fog. Thanks!
Tom

You don't have to wait for it, you can download the Rotorcraft Flying Handbook here:

https://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf


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