PPL Confuser - availability?

[Need money]

Can anyone tell me the best place to buy the PPL Confuser - I heard Amazon - but cannot find it there..

What they do have however is "Questions and answers simplifier" - by Jeremy Pratt - is this the same 'sort' of thing ?? - Jeremy Pratt is pretty well respected as a PPL flying type author I believe ?? m- any comments

Also, anyone got the PPL Exam secrets ?? - is this different to the confuser, more up to date ??

Many thanks.

[matt85]

The confuser is a must buy IMO, dont know about the other one.

http://www.transair.co.uk/aviation_training_books.asp?SID=2&Category_ID=1276

I dont know if Transair is the cheapest place but it wont be far away.

[bri1980]

PPL confuser also from www.flightstore.co.uk (http://www.flightstore.co.uk)

Questions and Answers (Jeremy Pratt) is another option. Personally I have the Confuser and it's doing the job pretty nicely. I only used the Confuser for Human Performance and learnt the course from the explanations. I was very satisfied with the result!

B

[maxdrypower]

This has been discussed at length before matey and the general consensus is the confuser is a must . I used it for PPL and found it invaluable . If you can answer the questions in the confuser you will ace the exam. It shows you where you are weak and where you need to concentrate your efforts . It is no substitute for knowing your stuff , So use it in conjunction with the thom or pratt books .These are a personal choice have a look at both and see what suits
Good Luck

[r44flyer]

I know people who used the confuser as their sole study material for many of the PPL exams. Read it often enough and you'll know all the possible questions.

I don't think this is a particularly useful, or sensible, way to study, so make sure you do as above and back it up with the text books as you really need to know the stuff thoroughly for there to be any point in doing it at all.

[Need money]

Ordered - thanks for the inputs.

I have been reading the Trevor Thom books - but would like to refine my efforts, its not as a sole study text.

[Slopey]

Obligatory Airquiz link :)

http://airquiz.com/

[Contacttower]

What they do have however is "Questions and answers simplifier" - by Jeremy Pratt - is this the same 'sort' of thing ?? - Jeremy Pratt is pretty well respected as a PPL flying type author I believe ?? m- any comments



Jeremy Pratt is well respected and his PPL books are good, however the "Questions and answers simplifier" in my opinion fell short of his usual standard; the mock exams in it had only three possible answers (unlike the four in the real exam) and in general the questions were not hard enough. The PPL Confuser on the other hand is an excellent learning aid.

[Tuckerr]

Hello there,

I must first start by saying sorry if I'm not allowed to post such a thread here. If this is the case, please just delete it all. I am just wondering if anybody here was able to point me in the right direction as to where I can buy a copy of the latest addition of 'PPL CONFUSER'. I have struggled to find anywhere online that has the book in stock, and as I am coming upto my first exams I really would like to have this to help me along.

If anyone was also willing to sell their copy at all it would be fantastic.

Thank you very much

[GearDownFlaps]

You may find that it is currently being reprinted since the introduction of ATCSOCAS due the a lot of info needing updating , if you do get hold of one be aware that such things as FIS RIS and RAS are no longer applicable. I would either contact the publisher and ask when the next print is due or await with baited breath

[Fitter2]

The Questions and Answers are designed to match the current CAA question bank. Until that catches up with the changes other bits of the Belgrano tower are implementing, there isn't any future in changing the information.

You need (for other good reasons) to be familiar with ATSOCAS, but that won't help you pass the PPL/NPPL ground exams.

Any pilot shop will have Pooley's Confuser or the Jeremy Pratt series Questions and Answers.

[dublin_eire]

Hi,

Does anyone know why the Glynn Stephens PPL Confuser is out of print indefinitely. I heard it was due to a legal dispute. Would be interested to know....

What's the stock of confusers like at flights schools would anybody know?

Thanks!

[liam548]

i read somewhere the author had died who wrote the confuser....?

[rogerthat777]

If anyone has a copy or where to get one of the latest edition then PM me.

Ta

[dublin_eire]

Was written by Glynn Stephens I think.

[soay]

Was written by Glynn Stephens I think.
Not unless that's an anagram for Nung Sornying.

[tomtom_91]

Hi All,

I was just wondering how much the PPL confuser questions are like the real exam? - I have, of course been reading the book (Air law at the moment) and I am now looking at taking the exam. I have noticed that the confuser is a little out of date my edition mentions FIS etc.


Thanks

Tom :}

[Alan_D]

I found the confuser questions pretty similar to the exam. I sat each exam once I could answer at least 90% of the confuser questions correctly.
I used airquiz (AirQuiz - Online Practice Examinations for Pilots! (http://www.airquiz.com/)), and found it very helpful also.

[DBisDogOne]

I recall it being very close (some years ago now) but is possibly is a little out of date now as hasn't the guy who wrote it died recently?

[tomtom_91]

I heard that he had passed away - and that its not posable to buy the book anymore due to issues with who owns what? - Not sure if thats true though.

[DBisDogOne]

Yes, I heard something to the effect there was some probate wrangling going on wrt the publishing rights.

On the bright side for you, most of the stuff contained won't have changed to any degree, nav, met, HPL, PoF, a/c gen are going to be pretty much the same as the content/principles don't change. Air Law as you've found, (possibly along with RT?) will be the worst affected.

[liam548]

The book is no longer made so id snap up a copy while you can, like I am going to do with the IMC confuser.
My exams last year were about 90-95% similar to the confuser.

[trident3A]

I finished my exams last year and studied with edition 8 of the confuser - the questions are very similar, the eighth edition doesn't cover the new ATSOCAS but I think that's just about all.

Beware though, the 8th ed. has quite a few mistakes in it and I understand the 9th is worse still.

[Rocketraz]

Best thing i used was the PPL Questions and answers simplifier. I found it far more nearer the exam questions than the Confuser! I will admit i didnt use it for Airlaw but did for Human Per and Aircraft gen and was more or less word for word the same as the exams..

The confuser i found (for me anyway) was only about 25% like the real exam:eek: and had i just flicked through the Thom or Pratt book and used the confuser i would have failed badly

For my met exam the confuser was no help apart from helping you read and understand Tafs and Metars..(And no the Tafs and Metars are far different than the confuser!!..) I cant remember one question that i had seen in the confuser in that exam and even came across 3 questions that the Met study book at the time didnt have any reference to???? :mad: :confused:

I did use Airquiz and its ok but didnt really find it that much use (Again just me)!!!

Take your time read the books well and take lots of revision notes or do a groundschool (After you have read the books!!!!) that you can take the exam after a structured full days study my friend did this and found it far more enjoyable and he remembered the information far better

Good luck Stay safe

[tomtom_91]

Thanks for the replys guys, most the people I have spoken to off the forums say that the confuser is very much like the exams, however say that its important to understand the subject not just the answers somthing that I think I have done.... have booked my exam for sometime next week, so lets see what happens I shall report back :D

Tom

[Rocketraz]

I think and dont quote me that the CAA changed a few of the exams in the last few years Met for sure! and it seems just luck if you get the new and i would say harded exams. As i said with my Met my exam that had no relevents to the confuser.. And i even had a questions regarding night flying with a full moon :confused: both me and my instructor went through the Thom book and Pratt book and found no reference at the time (Hope this has changed???)

However a guy that i was training with came out after the exam and said his was more or less the same as the confuser. again Not the tafs or metars

Does make me wonder if the CAA just wanted to catch people out that studied parrot fashion

One thing you could do is sit the Human performance exam first its a nice easy exam and it gives you a bit of confidents

keep us posted on how it goes!!! :ok:

[flybymike]

Does make me wonder if the CAA just wanted to catch people out that studied parrot fashion


I studied my "Times Tables" parrot fashion when I was a small child. I have never forgotten them to this day.

[trident3A]

I had the full moon question too - still not sure what the answer is.

[Captain Jock]

Visibility is better looking towards the moon than it is when it is behind you.
Try it for yourself!

[Rocketraz]

Yes possibly but wouldnt looking into a full moon also ruining your dark adapt eyes?? im also a astronomer and this is fact :ok:

Anyway what the hell is it doing in a PPL exam as you cant fly at night unless you do further training and im sure it would be covered in that??!!..
If you do get that paper with the Moon question theres also two other questions that you wouldnt have any reference to just a bit unfair!!!

[Whirlygig]

Given there is no written exam for the Night Qualification, then covering questions on night flying at PPL level is perfectly reasonable.

Looking into a full moon may mean that you can't see the stars so well but who cares? I want to see where the wires are below me!

Cheers

Whirls

[7of9]

I used the Oxford JAA/EASA PPL Exam Preparation disc alongside the PPL confuser & passed all my exams with help from both.

I recommend the disc it was a great help i found.

Oxford Aviation PPL Exam preparation (http://www.transair.co.uk/product4.asp?SID=2&Product_ID=5136)

Cheers Trev

[tomtom_91]

Thanks guys!

Really nervous!

Tom

[Tupperware Pilot]

HI Guys,
Can anyone point me in the direction of a copy of the above?
Cheers

[AndoniP]

I ordered a copy of the AFE Q & A Simplifier, but it's currently being reprinted with updated questions. The previous version was pretty good and was quite similar to the exams.

As for the PPL Confuser it's out of print so you'll have to pick one up off ebay or an aviation bookshop specialist?

[liam548]

just had delivered the imc confuser from pooleys. Still had some in stock

[flythisway]

Hello Everyone

I have just joined here having just started my PPL training. I am worried about the exams and would be interested to know what some of you experienced guys think is the best CD or DVD package is please (Yes I have read the posts above about Oxford etc).

There seem to be two main series of PPL books (i think) one by Jeremy Pratt another by Trevor Thom has anyone got any views on these books please- which is best etc. Are there any other good PPL training books?

The link in K.Williams post dosnt go anywhere useful!

By the way
Anyway what the hell is it doing in a PPL exam as you cant fly at night unless you do further training and im sure it would be covered in that??!!..

i thought you could actually legally fly at night with a PPL but needed a night rating to carry passengers (aviation law practice paper I looked at)

[jxc]

try tesco books online i found they were the cheapest

Cheers

[AlphaMale]

I used the 6 x CD-Rom OAT CBT box set along with the confuser and passed everything with an average of around 94% :ok:

I'll probably look to get rid of the box set in order to put the money toward more flying. I find sitting down with a thick book on Air Lw for example is a killer!

[flythisway]

Thanks Mr Williams-looks like you are the author!

[irs1]

I have started my PPL lessons recently & cannot find a copy of the PPL Confuser anywhere as they are out of print at the moment. If anyone has one for sale please contact me i would be very interested in buying it.

[SnakeMan123]

Hi all, just wondering what the options are for getting hold of practice questions for theppl theory exams? I have heard that the PPL confuser is very good however it seems to have gone out of print?!:{

What are other people using for exam prep? Any websites out there like there are fo the atpl exams.

[SunnyDayInWiltshire]

Here's what I did to pass all the exams during the year through self study.

Read through the Trevor Thom books, answering the questions for each chapter after I'd read it. If I didn't get a high score or didn't understand why I'd got it wrong, then re-read that bit.

After reading a book, used the Oxford PPL Exam Prep CD (which came as part of my PPL study pack), repeating these until I got a pass every time.

Also used the iPhone App from Great Circle for one or two modules to practice when I had a few minutes to spare on a commute or other odd times. The spelling is atrocious, but there are detailed explanations behind the answers if you get them wrong.

I aimed to do about one exam a month - some are much easier than others, but which ones will depend on your own experience and interests.

Suggest you do the Air Law first because most flying schools insist you have this before going solo (although it isn't a legal requirement). Be aware that it's arguably the most boring module :) so all downhill after that.

I'd also recommend the Oxford VHF audio CD, although it doesn't include the latest changes to phraseology (such as Basic Service, Traffic Service) for when you come to do your practical VHF radio exam.

[beany]

As above, the Q's at the back of the chapters in the Thom books are useful.

I'm surprised the confuser is out of print! It's a useful tool for that final knowledge testing/exam technique preparation prior to the exam, after reading the books etc......

Have you tried ebay for second hand copies? Has anyone at your club got one they no longer need that they can lend or sell you?

The airquiz website is good, very reasonably priced and if I remember correctly the questions were fairly similar in style to the real thing.

Good luck!

B :)

[Teejman]

WH Smiths have the PPL simplifier for under £13. I got one from them earlier in the year.

[kevkdg]

Snakeman 123 PM sent

I have a copy of "The PPL Confuser", the green cover with a cessna on the front.

it is the ninth edition. One snag - The chapter on Human Performance and Limitations has fallen out and is missing. All the rest is there.

PM me if interested.

[I Love Flying]

Hello all.

Apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong place.:O

I wonder if anyone has a copy of the most recent IMC Confuser that they would like to sell.

Many thanks in advance...

[funfly]

within sight of the ground etc...maybe the full moon in your eyes reduces your horizontal visibility?

[liam548]

Hello all.

Apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong place.:O

I wonder if anyone has a copy of the most recent IMC Confuser that they would like to sell.

Many thanks in advance...


i only purchased my copy new recently, you can still get hold of it if you wish, new that it.

[I Love Flying]

Hello again
I wonder if anybody on Pprune can tell me whether the fourth edition of the IMC confuser is the latest edition? I know they are now out of print, so I am looking to buy the last one made. Is the fourth edition the last one?
Many thanks in advance.

[JamiePet]

Hi i'm Jamie and im new to this site! :)

Im currently in training for my PPL with currently 19 hours and hacking away at the theory (Starting with Air Law).
Looking through the forums people seem to recomend these 2 websites:
www.airquiz.co.uk (http://www.airquiz.co.uk)
www.pplquiz.co.uk (http://www.pplquiz.co.uk)
I was wondering if which one of these two websites is best to join, if it's best to join them at all? And is there any other advice to prepare for the exam?
Thanks

[Janu]

Hello Jamie, and welcome to PPRuNE! :)

I've only ever used the website airquiz.co.uk and have no experience with pplquz.co.uk so it's impossible for me to compare the two. However, I was very pleased with airquiz.co.uk and would definitely recommend the website.

If you have an iPhone I would also suggest you look into some of the available PPL apps.

Be sure to look on eBay for a copy of the PPL Confuser (ninth edition).

Best of luck.

[Kolossi]

It's a first edition, and has some fairly obvious typos, but thankfully in non-critical areas, and having done my Air Law a couple of weeks ago I can say it was a VERY accurate representation of the paper I sat :ok:

[I Love Flying]

Hi
I'm still after the latest edition of the IMC confuser if anyone has one for sale?
Many thanks

[Andybart]

I'm planning to do all of thePPL exams before going to America to do the flying.

I have received conflicting advice about which books are best to use. Some people have told me that when they did their PPLs the best thing to use was the PPL Confuser. But others tell me that it is now out of date and the newer books are likely to be more useful for todays exams.

Has anyone actually used both the Confuser and the Perfector or Simplifier? If so I would be grateful for your comments.

[glush]

I teach a lot of groundschool at PPL level and have found the JAR PPL Perfector to be the most relevant for the exams. However there are a few annoying errors dotted here and there, with the wrong answers given. Hopefully this will be rectified in the 2nd edition.

Overall though, a good buy and for my students it has definitely been useful - alongside some decent groundschool instruction of course ;)

The PPL Confuser is a bit out of date now and for example only offers 3 alternative answers to each question when the exam papers have 4 to choose from.

The Simplifier is not so well matched to the way that the questions and answers are written in the real papers. However it is a good way of checking knowledge.

[PRJ]

There is a new IMC Confuser on ebay.

[benppl]

Hi. Ive read the book twice and I feel I'm ready for my exam on airlaw. I would like to pick either of the above up to double check I have everything covered and also to help me with the rest of the exams.

My school said that the Perfector is the only current one but the net seems to be using Confuser?

Which should I get? Do they date each year?

[Sensible Flyer]

I couldn't find the Confuser either, so got a copy of an equivalent (Question and Answer Simplifier) published by AFE. The sample questions we almost idnetical to those in the actual exam.
Didn't use it for my Air Law, but should have as I only scraped it whereas all the others I've got 95% (so far!). Mind you Air Law is such a dull topic with lots of useless crap to remember.

[WILCO.XMG]

I have the AFE Simplifier and the Perfector.

The Perfector is a godsend. Questions are VERY alike what you will meet in the exam.

I am sitting on 3 100%'s, a 95% and 1 85%. [Damm Met].

Hoping it sees me through Comms and Nav next.

[benppl]

Cheers guys!

I'll grab a copy of the perfector tomorrow!

[bingoboy]

Got the latest Perfector available as just passed exams and GST.
Offers please

[benppl]

Where are u based?

[RTN11]

Be careful with either, there will be new CAA PPL exams coming out pretty soon and either could be completely useless after that.

[Pull what]

You are defeating the object-learn the subject.