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This was normal timing even before Covid. the only status update you have is to see the check get deposited. Congrats on your license!

Good luck!

Found another issue: Either that needs to be the lowercase w or the L should only be cubed. It was correct in version 1.1, why was this done?

Not an error but a new vibration formula, but it could be an error because I suck at vibration problems...

Metric bolt stress values are still in Imperial units 

Well I said Vibrations aren't my strong suit, apparently neither is searching

Admittedly vibrations are not my strong suite in MDM but noticed this when I was reviewing some topics with a colleague. Seems they added an extra r^2 to the formula when going to  version 1.1 In MERM this term is absent so I'm pretty sure the formula in 1.1 is wrong but someone who knows...

I'm well aware of the errors in the book. I was just curios if any of your questions forced you to pick between the correct answer and the correct answer per the handbook? since your comment mad it seem like the errors were not going to get fixed before your exam.

@mechengineer1213 I asked this question before with no response so maybe you can shed light. The PE handbook was riddled with errors when first came out and appears to still contain some issues. Did you have any questions that required the use of formulas or information from these incorrect...

Didn't know the Europeans had switched to kpsi and inches... (p.194)

@Ijoinedbecausecovid Did you come across any questions that required use of the section in the manual that still have incorrect information? it seems most of that was in the TFS exam but I'm curious if you went from memory or used incorrect equations for consistency. Guess it doesn't matter much...

hurricane calculations for the wind load?

I have heard otherwise, it depends on the state. Had a college professor tell us that he stamped his own home addition, in Indiana.

Just to stir this pot a bit more, all the PE exams before they went to multiple choice were hand graded long form problems that required a lot of partial credit for you to pass. Having spoken to those that took that version of the test, their licence is granted entirely on partial credit.

if the plane lands with one engine but is built with 2, is that partial credit?

Congrats fellow railroader! 

It was a calmer more civilized time back then.....[cue nostalgic music]

No problem, good luck on Friday!

See the NCEES Errata:

I used the 27th edition and I found it helpful but other books also contain similar info. Thinking you will have enough time to seek out info you don't know on a page you have not already tabbed is unlikely unless you get to the end of the exam ahead of schedule or are just extremely good at...