The part that has the definitions. It's on pp. 1-19 of this (which you get a copy of when you take the test)
http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_questions/media/sport_rec_private_akts.pdf
I understand... Some people (like my son and I) are awesome test takers, but some of us are bad at homework. A good thing to know is your learning style, and there are 4 (that was #7 that I deleted, but I'll post here), and play to that while studying.:
7. There are 4 principle ways (most learn 2 of these ways) that people learn, and these ideas will supplement Oscar’s teachings:
a. Kinesthetic – Get a flight simulator and practice the things that you learn on Tuesday/Thursday. Also, do flight plans, because you’ll have to know the CTAF frequencies and what altitude you need to be at. Also, on that flight plan, you’ll have to know what your ground speed is as well, and how to do the Sectional and Terminal maps. Doing a flight plan for simulators is an excellent way to learn many different facets of flying.
http://www.elseyworld.com/good-stuff/vfrflightplanner (it works with Mac and PC versions of Excel)
b. Visual – With #6 above, you can watch the Sporty’s videos with your kid. Also, there are the MZeroA videos, tons of Youtube ones, and it’s out there.
c. Audio – Do 7b above, and just listen.
d. Read/Writers – You can combine each of the above, including taking notes on the videos, and reading the Jeppesen book. It is really an excellent book; I just wish the videos were more modern (side note: That video with the landmarks and the lake where the road makes an abrupt left, I used to drive that road every night on the way home from work when I lived in Windsor, Colorado)
One other thing: Go to the testing center and look at the room. The odds are there will be a computer from 1995 there, and then do the practice exams on a computer in a similar environment. Turn the TV off, have the family go to the movies, and have just you and the computer, the test book, your E6B (electronic or mechanical - I preferred the mechanical one, because the batteries don't fail on it), 3 sheets of blank paper, and a pencil/pen. The "doing the test twice" tip I gave is good, because sometimes there are answers that refer back to other questions in the test (in a referential sort of way, like What is the ATIS frequency of Omaha Airport? and another question on the test will be something like, At noon, you are approaching Omaha from the west, what frequency do you use to contact the tower? (and the ATIS frequency is not there in the answers, so you can double check ).
I used the ASA blue book, Prepware on my iPhone ($10), and the Sporty's Study Buddy ($10). Using them on an iPad is much better, and if you buy it for your iPhone, the iPad one can be installed there as well for nothing extra. If I had to pick two, I'd use the ASA blue book (
http://www.asa2fly.com/Test-Prep-2017-Private-Pilot-P3493C22.aspx ) ($20), and Sporty's Study Buddy
