How many of you guys used flash cards to prepare for your ppl checkride?
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I was looking for flashcards, but I couldn’t find anything unique or truly helpful. Most of them seem like random notes rather than structured and well-organized study material. Do you have any recommendations?
TinyAd6315@reddit
I used them almost extensively
Funny-Muffin313@reddit
I have used Anki for my several type ratings. It’s import to make your own cards. Don’t use anyone else’s .
johnsonexe@reddit
why not use anyone else’s? i found a pretty thorough deck online for PPL. https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/569581097
Funny-Muffin313@reddit
I was actually a teacher before becoming a professional pilot. I used to let kids make a note card for tests. Once you write it down it’s easier to remember. Also, you don’t know if the info from the deck you can download is accurate !
johnsonexe@reddit
y’know that’s hilarious bc i had a professor in college do the same thing. i always thought damn he was smart for that bc i never actually used the notecard after making it. thanks for the reminder!
AdviceTypical9721@reddit
I use Brainscape, it’s free, app based, customizable, intuitive. I’ve used it for years
cez801@reddit
I did. I created them myself using an online tool.
BrtFrkwr@reddit
Put all your limitations and memory action items on flash cards and regulations questions also. It's a technique you will use right into your airline training.
PM_ME_YOUR_PITOTTUBE@reddit
Flash cards changed my game. Legacy pilot now. Still use them.
Pretend_College_8446@reddit
I bought the Airplane Academy ones, which are nicely designed and well organized. I have not taken my check ride yet so I can’t speak to that. I’m happy with them though
ATrainDerailReturns@reddit
Every single check ride
GoobScoob@reddit
I used them for every single checkride and continued to use them into airline training. Sometimes blunt force repetition is good
Vivid-Razzmatazz9034@reddit
My system is doing some kind of online ground school, making flashcards (on Quizlet) for each chapter, then after that doing the same for the asa oral exam guide for the given rating. Then go over all the flashcards and make a new set with only the things you struggled with to review, and it gives a good last minute study set for the day before the checkride. Worked well for me so far, and definitely a lot easier with Quizlet than real flashcards.
Sleepy_Pylote@reddit
Flash cards sometimes. Acronyms I just wrote over and over in a notebook until they stuck with me
vivalicious16@reddit
I did for acronyms and requirements, VRF stuff. Anything that you have to memorize can be a flash card, scenarios aren’t as easy to make cards for
Antique-Kitchen-1896@reddit
I don’t know why you’d need flash cards. By the time you get to that point you should know all the oral bits quite well.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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I was looking for flashcards, but I couldn’t find anything unique or truly helpful. Most of them seem like random notes rather than structured and well-organized study material. Do you have any recommendations?
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