big.al
18th Oct 2001, 21:58
I am taking my PPL in April in a 3-4 week intensive course in the USA. Assuming the FTO is still operating that is....
I've had my head in the Jeremy Pratt books for a few weeks and also invested in some PPL ground school software on CD-ROM. My intention is to get as many of the exams passed as possible before leaving the UK, so I can concentrate on flying and hopefully be done in three weeks rather than four, so I can have a week's holiday too!
So a question or two for those who have been there, flown that, worn out the teeshirt so to speak.
Is it possible to take ALL the ground exams without having actually flown? Is this impractical, for example for the Nav exam? If not possible (or practical) to do them all without flying, which ones would you guys and gals suggest I concentrate on to reduce the study burden whilst abroad? Burning the midnight oil to study is ok in principle, but not necessarily safe if I'm planning on being up flying early next morning.
In theory, can I go to any UK flying school and just ask to sit the exams? I'll probably invest in an hour or two of flying experience before I go anyway, if the savings will stretch that far. Many people have taken this route successfully so advice from those people regarding the best way to tackle this would be appreciated.
Big.al
I've had my head in the Jeremy Pratt books for a few weeks and also invested in some PPL ground school software on CD-ROM. My intention is to get as many of the exams passed as possible before leaving the UK, so I can concentrate on flying and hopefully be done in three weeks rather than four, so I can have a week's holiday too!
So a question or two for those who have been there, flown that, worn out the teeshirt so to speak.
Is it possible to take ALL the ground exams without having actually flown? Is this impractical, for example for the Nav exam? If not possible (or practical) to do them all without flying, which ones would you guys and gals suggest I concentrate on to reduce the study burden whilst abroad? Burning the midnight oil to study is ok in principle, but not necessarily safe if I'm planning on being up flying early next morning.
In theory, can I go to any UK flying school and just ask to sit the exams? I'll probably invest in an hour or two of flying experience before I go anyway, if the savings will stretch that far. Many people have taken this route successfully so advice from those people regarding the best way to tackle this would be appreciated.
Big.al