Hi Spitfire 2002, I'm not long back from the states where I did my JAA PPL in 3 weeks. Like you I was panicking a bit before I went about the study, though I was not planning to take my exams before I went, but do them in the 3 weeks along with the flying in the states. My advice to you would be not to worry about the exams, you will pass them easily using the PPL Confuser - that this your Bible! You may need a little help with the Nav and maybe you could take ground school here before you sit the exam here or just wait till you're over there and take that one in the states, as you will get your training on Nav and the whiz wheel out there. If I were to do it again I would do it like you and sit all or certainly half of the exams before I go as when you are cramming it all into 3 weeks you certainly don't enjoy it.It doesn't matter whether you read all the books before or after, I read them before and still have forgotten most of it, so you will always have to read them again. Good Luck.