Okay so I'm kind of at my wit's end here. I've been working toward my private pilot certificate for about 14 months now and I've failed the FAA knowledge test twice — both times weather questions killed me. I grew up nowhere near an airport, never really thought about why plane tickets cost more in summer vs. winter (turns out weather routing is part of it), and honestly the whole airspace/weather minimums section feels like reading a foreign language.
My instructor keeps telling me to just memorize the charts but I'm a concepts person. I need to understand WHY a VFR pilot can't fly into certain conditions, not just that the rule exists. I've been using some online practice tests lately — specifically worked through the FAA Private Pilot Weather Test 1 material and it's been way more helpful than the textbook alone. But I'm still not confident going in for attempt three.
Anyone else struggle specifically with the weather and airspace minimums section? How many hours did you study before it clicked? I want to hit at least 80 on my third attempt. Any study strategies would genuinely help.