Ok...for those of you out there that are going for a new rating (or possibly even you PPL), here's an awesome tool/game. There's a bunch of questions on the written tests that start with something like, "On Figure 23 (some weather map), what are the winds over South Western Nebraska (or some other state)." The whole map is littered with wind symbols, of course, so you have absolutely no prayer of getting this right unless you happen to know exactly where South Western Nebraska happens to be.
I don't know about you, but I haven't been able to flawlessly fill in a map of the US since my 5th grade geography final. What can I say....if you don't use the information for 20 years you forget it I guess. At least I do...
Check this out:
http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html
Run through it 5 or 6 times and it'll be burned back into your memory just as if you'd never lost it.
If only Mrs. DeLillo could see me now.
edit: Link to RV's - if you own a plane that cruises close to 200mph, you'd better know where all the states are! Maybe Doug could make section for cool training stuff like this? Not generic "how to pass the written" stuff but for out of the ordinary neat stuff. Hey, if this is too far removed from RV's and flying, my apologies Doug.
I don't know about you, but I haven't been able to flawlessly fill in a map of the US since my 5th grade geography final. What can I say....if you don't use the information for 20 years you forget it I guess. At least I do...
Check this out:
http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html
Run through it 5 or 6 times and it'll be burned back into your memory just as if you'd never lost it.
If only Mrs. DeLillo could see me now.
edit: Link to RV's - if you own a plane that cruises close to 200mph, you'd better know where all the states are! Maybe Doug could make section for cool training stuff like this? Not generic "how to pass the written" stuff but for out of the ordinary neat stuff. Hey, if this is too far removed from RV's and flying, my apologies Doug.
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