Going in for the written
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:13 pm
Well, this is probably slightly off-topic, so please pardon the posting.
I'm working on my transition from Sport to Private Pilot and have been studying up a storm. I've got my practice tests into the upper 80's and am looking for a date on the calendar when I can go in and take the test.
It's been a couple of years since I went in to take my Sport exam, so I don't know if this is changed much or not, but I've been using the Sporyt's iPhone/iPad E6B calculator (which didn't exist last time I was in) for doing some of the formulas.
Does anyone know if these are allowed to take in for the exam? I certainly can see this being an obvious issue if someone wanted to use the Internet features of the phone for cheating - however that certainly wouldn't be my goal. I'm just looking to use it as the tool that it is - for calculating the necessary information.
I just looked up what was allowable from the FAA's perspective and the manual was written in 1999...
Anyway - I figured I'd toss that question out there. I'm sure the answer isn't one I'm going to like, but I figured I'd at least ask to see what others experiences have been.
Thanks,
Brian
I'm working on my transition from Sport to Private Pilot and have been studying up a storm. I've got my practice tests into the upper 80's and am looking for a date on the calendar when I can go in and take the test.
It's been a couple of years since I went in to take my Sport exam, so I don't know if this is changed much or not, but I've been using the Sporyt's iPhone/iPad E6B calculator (which didn't exist last time I was in) for doing some of the formulas.
Does anyone know if these are allowed to take in for the exam? I certainly can see this being an obvious issue if someone wanted to use the Internet features of the phone for cheating - however that certainly wouldn't be my goal. I'm just looking to use it as the tool that it is - for calculating the necessary information.
I just looked up what was allowable from the FAA's perspective and the manual was written in 1999...
Anyway - I figured I'd toss that question out there. I'm sure the answer isn't one I'm going to like, but I figured I'd at least ask to see what others experiences have been.
Thanks,
Brian