Sheppard Air Flight Test 4.0 Prep Software ATP, Flight Engineer, Mil Comp

In June of 2010, the FAA announced that it would be making some changes in the conduct of FAA knowledge tests. [ You can read more about that announcement at http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100623faa.html ] The most notable change would be an increase in the size of the question banks for knowledge tests. It was apparent at the time that a large change in a question bank's size (say doubling it) would probably cause a transition period that would be a bit painful. Think about it; for a 500-question bank, just doubling it would mean having to add 28 questions per month every month for two years. As painful as these changes may seem at first, please realize one thing: it's been our experience over the last 12 years of asking questions of the FAA testing experts in Oklahoma City that one overriding concern and objective has guided their work: enhancing safety.

Unfortunately, some recent question bank changes led to testing applicants who'd used a variety of test prep courses doing poorly on the FOI exam (although test takers continue to perform well on other exams including ATP and FEX). As a result of the FOI tests, AOPA and NAFI wrote a letter to AFS-600 in Oklahoma City representing all of our concerns about these changes and their affects on these test takers. You have to empathize with these test applicants who, despite preparing diligently for their exams the same way they have for all of their previous exams (studying a test prep course), were confronted by a test constructed of questions they were unprepared for.

You can read the AOPA/NAFI letter itself at http://download.aopa.org/epilot/2011/110303knowledge_test.pdf
You can read more about the issue at http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FailuresFollowFAATestChanges_204225-1.html
and http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2011/110303knowledge_test_revisions_surprise_scores_suffer.html

Shortly after the issue was raised following the failures on the FOI exam, on April 20th, the FAA hosted a vendor conference and went over the subject and their vision of future testing. You can read more about that meeting at either of the following links:
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2011/110421industry_faa_seek_fix_for_knowledge_tests.html
http://www.nafinet.org/news.aspx?id=543

Since that meeting, another meeting was held in May to discuss the FAA's process for creating tests/test questions, and to look at specific results from FOI tests. Please read more about that at any of the following links:
http://www.nafinet.org/news.aspx?id=544
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAAAddressesTestProblems_204719-1.html
http://flighttraining.aopa.org/magazine/2011/July/Presidents_Perspective.html

All of that activity is enough to make anyone nervous about taking an FAA test now. So what should you do? Our answer is incredibly predictable, but sincere: call us for our test prep software and personal support. If you're not already using our software, you should know that for 12 years we've been providing professional test preparation for FAA tests, and for that entire time we've chosen to share the risks with you. We've done so by always backing our test prep software with one-of-a-kind, No-Surprises money-back guarantee... so if we don't do our jobs well enough, and you see a question on your test we didn't have you study, you get your money back... it's that simple. In addition, we support you with experienced instructors available in person by telephone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our support team prevented our subscribers from failing the FOI test when the changes above were made by sending out a notice thru our software to everyone studying for that test. Clearly, any company that's watching your back by updating their databases 24-hours-a-day and providing in-person support to you around the clock places your success first. So the bottom line is this: whether it's because your friends have told you to use us since it worked great for them, or because you read great things about us online, or just because our money-back guarantee gives you nothing to lose, please let our team help you to succeed.

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Sincerely,
-SA

Bottom Line Up Front: We've provided you lots of information below if you'd like to read more about the subject of FAA question bank changes; but the bottom line is that if you study with our software, you don't need to worry about the current turmoil and rapid pace of FAA test bank changes. We provide updates 24-hours a day, NOT only every 6 or 12 months; that way you don't get surprises on a test you take in May because you didn't have the changes that came out over the 5 previous months. Also, the message system built into our software allows us to broadcast notices to you rapidly so we can keep you from taking a test if you should really wait a day or two. As always, we are the only company who backs our FAA test prep with a No-Surprises Money-Back guarantee... so if we don't do our job professionally and you see a surprise question on your test, we don't get paid and you study for free.