CaptWUFF

Thanks alot, I finally got the FAA to give me that same link you told me about, and I was emailed the verification letter. I really appreciate your help, good to know their are helpful pilots out there in aviation!

+ rate, gear up

WUFF WUFF

walia_airbourne

Hey people the results of DGCA are out. Hope you all best of luck

CaptWUFF

I passed the NAV exam (80/100) - Self Study!

ninja_turtle

Nicely done CaptWuff , Share with us how you went about your self study , what did you emphasise on ?

Schumi - Red Baron

Yup...that would be really nice... And has the exam format changed i.e. is it more practical or theoretical.....

COCOCHANEL

well done...any objectionable questions in the jan session?

strugglingpilot

hi cocochannel

i would like to know how to go about preparing for the navigation composite exam of dgca coz i have given a number of attempts and all the exams according to me were good and i hv always lost because of 2 to 3 marks except for this time around i lost with a huge margin wen i expected to clear.............how should i prepare for the exam and can i get sample question papers or a good amount of questions that would be helpful for the exam.............
also i would like to know what books to refer to.........????i dont have money to pay and clear the exam and i m capable of working hard do guide me..........waiting for ur reply will b obliged if u can guide me in the right direction so tht i can clear the april attempt exam

Regards
strugglingpilot

strugglingpilot

hey Capt WUFF i would like to know how did u clear the exam in the first attempt and can u gimme some notes or help so that i will be able to clear the april attempt of composite exam.........i have been struggling for an year to clear dgca compositr exam and i have begun to loose hope............moreover i cant pay tht huge a mount to clear the exam

CaptWUFF

I didnt see any objectional material. However, they worded things different...like for you "PNR" questions they used "Radius of Action". That kind of confused me for a bit, but with the information they gave me I figured it had to be PNR and not CP.

I would focus on the following:

=Payload
-CP/PNR
-Altimeter (traveling from high to low)
-Indian Weather - use the famous Jet air book its simple
Know the different seasons in India and what the winds do and the weather patterns - actually really useful and important to know this.
-Bearing to plot (Rhumb lines and Great Cicles)
-Performance

I think the above are the trickiest, but once you practice them alot you should be able to do them on the test with ease. If anybody needs help let me know, I can send somenotes and whatnot.

COCOCHANEL

....radius of action is PNR. Point of equal time (PET) and equi-time point (ETP) are CP, basics, but trust the DGCA to play around with words.

nikaviator

any more inputs from people who sat for the January exams would be appreciated. Like did you find that you had enough time to finish the exams and revise?

matthewgamm

I'd actually be interested, if you have notes on them.

Schumi - Red Baron

Yahh... it would be rather nice if i you could share some notes....

CaptWUFF

Ill try n scan it in and send it out. Pm wid ur email if you want em.

Wuff Wuff

flankerpilot

Cocochannel can you please tell me from where you got your coaching for the DGCA exams ?

Thanks a lot

Captwuff , I sent you a PM if you dont mind.

COCOCHANEL

flankerpilot...check your pm.

game_gaurav

i have just completed my cpl training in canada n will b returning to india in may...i will b writing the conversion test in july...i would highly appreciate if u could send me some notes for studying......Also could u plz tell me where to find form CA39 and also who am i suppose to ask for the verification letter for the license......is it the cfi who is gonna issue or transport canada....n finally wat r d things i need to do b4 i leave canada...i would highly appreciate ur help....
Gaurav

shanx

Struggling pilot, game_gaurav,

I cleared my exams (composite and air regs) in the first attempt.
There's no clear cut formula or solution to it unfortunately (as much as we'd all like one).
I did my studies and I guess a little luck helped too ... passed regs with 70 !!

The Ground Studies for Pilots (GSP series) are very good books, however, I feel they are not what you should be reading if you're preparing for the DGCA exams. Just my personal opinion.
Clearing these exams are more about solving a lot of problems and questions from various question banks and other notes (coaching centers). I can confidently say that a lot of the questions in the exams are often repeated without even changing the order of the options !

Dont lose hope .. Im sure with the "right" guidance (perhaps a good teacher and some question banks) you'll clear these exams in the next attempt.

If you want I can scan and send you some notes/questions from previous DGCA papers which I've collected from my teacher and some friends ...
Also it would be a good way to kill some time as well, since Im pretty much jobless these days

game_gaurav

i would really appreciate that if u could send me the notes my e-mail id is .....i'll try to pass my test in first attempt but who knows...i'll give my best......could u also tell me help me wat r d things i need to know b4 i leave canada for the conversion process....abd where am i gonna find form CA39.....
Gaurav

shanx

game_gaurav,

Just like you have certain forms/documents to be filled out and signed by your examiner in your Canadian PPL/IR/CPL checkrides, the DGCA requires you to get certain forms filled out and endorsed by your Instructor/CFI in the US or Canada etc ..
These forms are the CA39, CA40A, CA40B etc..
They are also known by other names like GFT forms, Day/Night/IR checks, Pilot Proficiency check forms etc.

If you do a google on the CA39 etc you might find links to some websites which have these forms which you can download.

You'll also find (with some research) that the format of this CA39 form varies (depending on where you downloaded or obtained it from) ..
It does not matter what format you use as long as it has all the information the DGCA needs.

Check out this link [link]http://www.supremeaviation.in/DGCA%20Documentation.pdf[/link]... it has all the documents required for your license conversion .. some pretty useful links as well regarding conversion.
The forms in that site have been tailor made for that particular flying school in the US (Monarch Air) for which they are advertising .. but you can edit it and customize it if you want.
note that those forms are in the PDF format and hence, if you're going to edit them, you'll need some kind of a PDF editor (your Adobe acrobat reader can only read those files NOT edit them).
Try Foxit PDF editor.

Good Luck !

P.S Please give me a day or two to scan those notes/question banks .. need to catch up on some sleep big time !