kilobravo
30th Nov 2004, 13:57
Hi all,
I recently purchased a set of Pooley's manuals for the ATPl's. The course I was planning on attending has not started yet, but wanting to get ahead of the game, bought the manuals early. I have only touched on some of the subjects so far, but am a little afraid that the notes are not as clear as other manuals. I have some old Oxford and some London Guildhall material and they seem to be more in depth and slightly better explained. For law and met, Pooleys notes seem ok but radio nav and other tech subjects which I have never covered before seem to be lacking a bit. May be jumping the gun a little and maybe notes don't go into some material which may not be strictly necessary to learn in depth, but certain things are given without explanation and that drives me mad!!!! Has anyone used Pooley's notes before and how did they find the contents. Is this just early days nerves getting to me, maybe I will get to grips with the style of the notes as I progress? Should I look for more cross-reference material. I am allready looking up these older manuals a friend left with me. Would a set of recent 2nd hand Bristol/Oxford notes complete the picture? That's another thing, there are no questions at the end of the chapters, or a list of important points to remember, like in the Oxford material. I know this is going to be tough going, especially on systems, electrics/electronics, etc. all the tech stuff I have never covered before, so I am worried that I will struggle badly if the notes are not explained well. Maybe its just me?
Thanks for reading, any thoughts???
I recently purchased a set of Pooley's manuals for the ATPl's. The course I was planning on attending has not started yet, but wanting to get ahead of the game, bought the manuals early. I have only touched on some of the subjects so far, but am a little afraid that the notes are not as clear as other manuals. I have some old Oxford and some London Guildhall material and they seem to be more in depth and slightly better explained. For law and met, Pooleys notes seem ok but radio nav and other tech subjects which I have never covered before seem to be lacking a bit. May be jumping the gun a little and maybe notes don't go into some material which may not be strictly necessary to learn in depth, but certain things are given without explanation and that drives me mad!!!! Has anyone used Pooley's notes before and how did they find the contents. Is this just early days nerves getting to me, maybe I will get to grips with the style of the notes as I progress? Should I look for more cross-reference material. I am allready looking up these older manuals a friend left with me. Would a set of recent 2nd hand Bristol/Oxford notes complete the picture? That's another thing, there are no questions at the end of the chapters, or a list of important points to remember, like in the Oxford material. I know this is going to be tough going, especially on systems, electrics/electronics, etc. all the tech stuff I have never covered before, so I am worried that I will struggle badly if the notes are not explained well. Maybe its just me?
Thanks for reading, any thoughts???