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Old 22nd May 2017, 13:11
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Ppl help.....

Hi im new on here..currently about to do my ppl but am worried about the exams.
Im revising some subjects but will the rest all fall into place one i have some hours behind me...any help thanks
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Old 22nd May 2017, 13:44
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The exams are not difficult.

You get to take them when you choose i.e. once you are confident of passing.

Not like school/college where they were an immovable date.
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Welcome Jimmy,

Exams intimidate all but the most experienced exam takers. Exams are not the best way to determine competence, they are just the most practical, and can be given by people who, themselves, may not be competent to judge your competence.

Take the exams when you are ready, they are your opportunity to express what you know, rather than to intimidate you, and remind you of what you don't know... Think of exams as working for you, rather than the other way around!
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Time off in loo

Read books on the train, copy pages and leave them in the loo, read them in dentist waiting rooms, make them part of your life.

It worked for me and several friends ( still in their loos to this day )
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Old 23rd May 2017, 07:46
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Some of the above advice is incorrect in the UK. Whoever is setting the exam assesses whether you have gained sufficient knowledge and then approves you to take each exam. Although the exams are not difficult, the rules about taking them are complicated and I recommend you take your school's advice about how to deal with those rules. PM me if you wish.
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Old 23rd May 2017, 08:02
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When can I take the exams?

You can only take your exams once an approved training organisation (ATO) has recommended that you do so and after you have completed the appropriate training course of theoretical knowledge instruction to a satisfactory standard.

See here - https://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviati...-examinations/
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really? i thought the requirement for mandatory training had been cancelled.
but regardless of that , youll be best to sit two exams at a time, fits in with the system better.
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I too think the mandatory training bit has gone - the CAA website is a mess - but still think you need an ATO to take the exams.

I may be wrong - my wife says I am all the time.
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You can take the exams at a Registered Training Facility (RTF), provided they have a ground examiner available.

TOO
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Ground school is still technically required but they removed the "minimum 100 hour" requirement. How much is up to the ATO, the RF or soon the DTO..............
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Originally Posted by MrAverage
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Some of the above advice is incorrect in the UK. Whoever is setting the exam assesses whether you have gained sufficient knowledge and then approves you to take each exam. Although the exams are not difficult, the rules about taking them are complicated and I recommend you take your school's advice about how to deal with those rules. PM me if you wish.
I'm not sure any of this comes across, in reality. I've taken two exams at a different location (having let my base know - their examiner was on holiday) and then waltzed back into my school, weeks later, and put my name down for three more, two of which I take tomorrow. I'd imagine most schools - once they know you - are happy for you to put your name down for any of the exams whenever you please (within reason). Particularly with regard to the easier exams, much of the content of which I'd question in terms of value. My school/instructor encourages some ground school for subjects like Nav but I'm pretty sure you can just read the Pooley's book and understand it all within a few days. It just depends on your ability to concentrate for a sufficient period of time, outside of work commitments. For some, and I include myself in this, there is likely much value in attending an offsite ground school for the more important subjects like Nav and Met.

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