PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - PPL completion
Thread: PPL completion
View Single Post
Old 8th Jan 2008, 08:18
  #13 (permalink)  
TheOddOne
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Down at the sharp pointy end, where all the weather is made.
Age: 74
Posts: 1,684
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
But dont forget your never lost until the circle of uncertainity is larger than the map you are carrying.
Nice!! Not heard that one before!

My old man used to say 'you learn something new every day'. So there you go.

Trouble is, I think I'm now forgetting more old stuff than I'm learning new.

More seriously, instructors are taught about different learning styles and should be able to adapt to what the student needs. Some instructors think their job is just about the flying and aren't really interested/don't like doing the classroom stuff. It's also very poorly paid at PPL level and some students think it comes free! I'm always pleased to go through relevant technical items
during a flight de-brief but the key part of the word here is 'brief'.

Some schools sell a complete ground studies pack including all study materials and equipment you need for the PPL. This might include unlimited ground school. It might seem expensive all in one go (maybe £600) but when you look at it, it's much more economical than paying for things in dribs and drabs.

TheOddOne
TheOddOne is offline