I went and took my 107 test yesterday and was quite surprised at the test. I had been studying from Remotepilot101 for a couple of weeks, watched the videos a couple times and took the final test about 20 times. I could nail the test and felt I had a good grasp of all the information I would need to know. Especially since they said over and over "You WILL see this question on the test".
So first question was something I hadn't seen before, no problem. Second question came, same thing. Finally on question 5 was information I had seen in the course. By question 7 I was starting to get worried. These questions were not the information taught in the Remotepilot101 course. I kept going with the test and trying to eliminate at least one of the answers. Then I would read the question again, read the answers and try to figure out exactly what the question was asking. By about question 45 I was feeling like I could have missed at least 18 by now and would fail. I was blown away because I had paid for a course and studied alot.
Finally I got finished, went back and reread some questions I really had problems with and made sure I answered all 60 questions. Reluctantly hit the quit button and it popped up that I had answered questions incorrectly. I went and got the test monitor and he entered his password. Up popped a screen with questions that I had missed. I scanned the questions and knew those were ones I guessed at. There were only four questions on the screen and I asked if I would be able to see all the questions I got wrong. I hadn't seen anything that said I had passed so I figured I had failed. He said, "those are the questions you missed". I said, "I only missed 4"? Yup, out of 60 questions, I only got 4 wrong.
This is just a word of advice for anyone taking the 107, you will not see the same questions on the test that you have seen on the practice tests. A few questions might be similar but not the same. Don't panic, just try to eliminate one of the answers and then work through the last two. Really look at what the question is asking, they are trying to trip you up.
I had one question about latitude and longitude, one question about alcohol, very few questions about weather which surprised me. I'm not sure if the FAA is monitoring companies that do test prep but the questions on the test were not necessarily what was taught online. I felt like I was guessing at about 40% of the questions and that didn't instill confidence in me.
Bottom line, watch the videos a couple times and really get an understanding of the concepts that they are teaching.
So first question was something I hadn't seen before, no problem. Second question came, same thing. Finally on question 5 was information I had seen in the course. By question 7 I was starting to get worried. These questions were not the information taught in the Remotepilot101 course. I kept going with the test and trying to eliminate at least one of the answers. Then I would read the question again, read the answers and try to figure out exactly what the question was asking. By about question 45 I was feeling like I could have missed at least 18 by now and would fail. I was blown away because I had paid for a course and studied alot.
Finally I got finished, went back and reread some questions I really had problems with and made sure I answered all 60 questions. Reluctantly hit the quit button and it popped up that I had answered questions incorrectly. I went and got the test monitor and he entered his password. Up popped a screen with questions that I had missed. I scanned the questions and knew those were ones I guessed at. There were only four questions on the screen and I asked if I would be able to see all the questions I got wrong. I hadn't seen anything that said I had passed so I figured I had failed. He said, "those are the questions you missed". I said, "I only missed 4"? Yup, out of 60 questions, I only got 4 wrong.
This is just a word of advice for anyone taking the 107, you will not see the same questions on the test that you have seen on the practice tests. A few questions might be similar but not the same. Don't panic, just try to eliminate one of the answers and then work through the last two. Really look at what the question is asking, they are trying to trip you up.
I had one question about latitude and longitude, one question about alcohol, very few questions about weather which surprised me. I'm not sure if the FAA is monitoring companies that do test prep but the questions on the test were not necessarily what was taught online. I felt like I was guessing at about 40% of the questions and that didn't instill confidence in me.
Bottom line, watch the videos a couple times and really get an understanding of the concepts that they are teaching.