I refused to consider the A2 until a proper syllabus had been written - before then it was often a case of "I know more questions than you know answers", particularly from the old guard at BSS Topcliffe.
So when an A2 syllabus
did appear, I got on with it. My pencil handwritten notes also included a few extra bits of theory (such as why minimum drag speed is theoretically equal to 1.32 minimum power speed - something CFS groundschool couldn't prove) and I decided that there was no way I was going to do that much work more than once. So despite some of the 'instruction' at BSS, I went down to sunny Scampton and found the actual A2 test a breeze.
So many people later copied my pencilled notes that the photocopier feed roller became covered in graphite and had to be cleaned professionally!
The original CFS books were quite useful - although there was an important bit missing from Machmeter theory (
really useful for the Bulldog!), relating static pressure and density. At BSS, one of the QFIs was working up for his A1 and was baffled by this - perhaps because I provided the explanation he gave me an easy ride through the groundschool element of the A2 work up?
Good luck with your A2,
Professor Plum; top tip - remember "HOW" when briefing your pretend Bloggs, not "WHAT"!
And don't spend the A2 pay rise too quickly....
