Fair enough, I was being very general. Just trying to point out to the students that flying isn't generally as complex as the PPL syllabus sometimes makes it look and not to worry too much about it.
rupetime - exams are sat 'formally' - no notes or outside help allowed, although I suspect it's up to individual clubs/examiners just how strict they are. For mine I was sent off to a room on my own and nobody bothered checking up on me at all - could have had a Thom book on the desk or called someone on my mobile if I'd been so inclined. For the nav exam you are obviously allowed a CPR-1 style computer. I asked if I could use an electronic calculator and the examiner didn't know! I didn't use it - no need.
Read the PPL confuser for sample questions to get the level of details you need to learn - it's an absolute 'must'.
By the way, I sat my exams at a flying club, not in a
manor of any sort
(sorry, couldn't resist that - I won't mention the grammer or punctuation either.)
[Edit: rupetime, not fair! If people comment on somthing odd you typed, leave it for all to have a laugh, otherwise my post looks silly
It's all done in a light-hearted manner, no offence intended, honest! - for those who didn't see, he wanted to know in what manor the exams were conducted.]