(bon ok, ca va prendre un temps administratif de deux ans...mais quand meme)
--> dans le magazine "Flight Training" de ce mois-ci:
FAA to revamp knowledge tests
In a recent industry meeting to review changes that have been and will be made to knowledge tests and practical test standards this year, the FAA said that it plans to expand its test-question bank from the current 15,000 to 20,000 questions, to more than 100,000 questions. Another goal is to make the knowledge tests Internet-based. The tests would continue to be taken in approved testing centers, but they would be served online instead of the hard drives of the testing center computers.
Both moves are expected to take at least a couple of years, the FAA said. Industry groups, including AOPA, met to review what changes to the written and practical test standards the FAA has already made and what is upcoming. This allows representatives the opportunity to point out any problems that some of the changes may cause. Regarding the knowledge tests, the FAA’s announcement of changes were general, and none of the actual test questions or answers were released to the group.
A change that will be incorporated into all knowledge tests is a general question about glass cockpits. The FAA will develop a bank of questions, so that one will appear on every knowledge test given. The questions are not specific to any particular type of glass cockpit. The FAA decided to add the question based on NTSB recommendations that it do more to enhance pilot training and knowledge requirements for glass-cockpit aircraft.
