Knowledge test

The weather in the northwest has been awful for flying for more than a week now. So I decided to take this opportunity to get the mandatory FAA "knowledge test" under my belt.

This is a 60-question, computer-delivered, multiple choice test on the full range of private pilot subject matter. A score of 70% is technically a "pass", but any missed questions are likely to be "explored in depth" by the examiner during the "practical test" (aka checkride) later on.

I drove up to Tacoma Narrows (KTIW), the nearest testing center to home. After the staff at Pavco (the KITW FBO and test provider) resolved a few technical difficulties with the exam workstation, I finished the test and got 59/60 correct. Certainly a score I can live with!

Hope to go flying next weekend with Joel in between trips to DC and Honolulu. We'll see if the weather cooperates.