PPL Nav Exam

[adambsmith]

This will be my fourth exam having passed Law, Flight Planning and Comms (95%+ in them all) but it's bending me out of shape a bit.

I am doing the mocks from the Pooleys Q&A book and each one requires a PLOG to be completed and then doing 20 or so questions based on the PLOG.

I seem to fall down just getting the true headings right. I start with the route for the first leg, draw a line between the two and measure the angle using a protractor. I try to be as accurate as possible but find that I am always +/- 1 or 2 degrees on my measurement of the angle. I use the lines on the chart to line up the protractor before taking the angle.

Of course if I am out to begin with the error just gets magnified when taking into account drift and variation and I never seem to end up with the answer - always being 1 or 2 degrees out.

I need to pass this exam prior to 1 Sep to avoid any messing under the new EASA rules. I am close - scoring just over the pass mark in the mocks but I want more confidence before going into my club to take the exam.

I know I can do it as I have now done three nav exercises in the air which have all worked well.

Any tips re the above welcome!

Thanks