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DVA11048
Captain, B757-200

Joined on September 27 2012
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 250 Club
Six Century Club
Online Six Century Club

Davenport, IA

655 legs, 838.0 hours
619 legs, 791.7 hours online
652 legs, 833.9 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 09:59 ET by Bob Bressert

I took my first exam for 757 Captain and got a 70%. So, I didn't pass. I have a couple of questions about preparing for these exams.

First, what is a passing percentage?

Second, I had studied the 757 manual but many of the questions were from material not covered in that manual. I'm sure it's written somewhere, but what other material should I have studied besides the 757 manual. After the test I noticed a lot of the questions were taken from the Flight Sim Encyclopedia, but even then there were still questions that seemed to be from other sources. Can someone tell me what those sources are?

Thanks!

Bob Bressert

Captain, B757-200

DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP

Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club

Rosemount, MN USA

1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs, 3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs, 4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs, 1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2 hours

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 10:25 ET by Jason Boche

I find questions are pulled from a multitude of manuals in the DVA documentation library. They aren't all pulled exclusively from the aircraft manual you're being tested on. They are all open book.

Jason Boche

Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200

DVA10323
Chief Pilot, B727-200
OLP

Joined on November 26 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tin Dispatcher
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Capital Club
Online Seven Century Club
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Everett Millennium Club

"GPS, we don't need no GPS"
Gulfport, MS

1,583 legs, 1,451.3 hours
735 legs, 680.1 hours online
1,575 legs, 1,443.8 hours ACARS
41 legs, 58.7 hours event
327 legs dispatched, 343.5 hours

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 13:19 ET by Kevin Lundy

This Documents should give you everything you need.

http://www.deltava.org/library/DVA%20Flight%20Encyclopedia%205th%20Edition.pdf <<<< Excellent Resource!!! Will have most of the information you need.
http://www.deltava.org/library/dva%20flight%20academy%20atc%20-%20first%20edition.pdf
http://www.deltava.org/library/DVA%20Flight%20Encyclopedia%205th%20Edition.pdf
http://www.deltava.org/library/DVA%20Flight%20Academy%20-%20Traffic%20Pattern%20Procedure%20.pdf

Kevin Lundy

Chief Pilot, B727-200

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 14:36 ET by Bob Bressert

And passing grade (percentage)?

Bob Bressert

Captain, B757-200

DVA8752
Captain, B767-300

Joined on January 01 2010
50 State Club
Triple Century Club

Sedalia, CO

338 legs, 1,236.8 hours
31 legs, 181.3 hours online
37 legs, 232.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 8.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 14:57 ET by Brandon Howell

80%

DVA9677
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on April 11 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Quincentenary Club

"American 1482, your APU is leaking baggage."
Kissimmee, FL USA

543 legs, 735.9 hours
247 legs, 299.2 hours online
538 legs, 725.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 28 2012 18:40 ET by John Anderson

Two words . . . Open Book wink

DVA9716
First Officer, A330-300

Joined on April 26 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
Online Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"Take Offs are optional - Landing are mandatory!"
Killeen, TX USA

154 legs, 324.0 hours
102 legs, 218.1 hours online
153 legs, 321.7 hours ACARS
4 legs, 8.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 30 2012 11:09 ET by Kenneth Dickerson

When I would have to take my annual requalification test in the military one of the exams we took was the open book test. Sounds easy, right? But not so. I have taken as much as 6 hours to to finsh the test. The first question could be out of your operators manual, the next could come from the FAR's then the next was from the NOAH Weather legend. When I was a rookie pilot and a senior pilot was walking by me, it was better for me if he saw me studying something or at least table talking with anther more experienced pilot. A professional pilot never stops learning!

Kenneth Dickerson

First Officer, A330-300

Posted onPost created on December 01 2012 12:21 ET by Bob Bressert

Yeah, I know it's open book, but you have to have the right books open and I didn't! So, now I know, thanks to you all, and I'm looking forward to taking the test again! I love the learning environment here at Deltava! I will never be a RW pilot, but I have been smitten by the Flying bug!!!! FSX, Vatsim and VA's like ours provide the next best thing. Thanks all!

Bob Bressert

Captain, B757-200

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