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mikegreatrex
7th Apr 2002, 09:50
Is it just me or is the above named publication full of errors?
Scheduled to fly my first solo x country next week, but have to pass nav first. Have been using this book to practice the exams, but being asked to calculate the ground speed on a specific leg without the w/v and direction (NavQ29). Am I missing a trick here?
Does anybody have another source of questions, perhaps internet based and accurate.
Cheers
I noticed a few errors when i did my exams last summer, but i think it was mainly sentence construction, trust me its definitely the best when it comes to passing those exams. I think its something to do with the guy who wrote it ( isn't he norwegian? )
Tom Sheldon:cool:
Jinkster
7th Apr 2002, 14:19
The writing looks thai or malayan or something like that!!!!
I have heard from some people it is not too accurate.:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
HelenD
7th Apr 2002, 14:47
There are errors in it. The best thing is to read and learn from the Thom or Pratt Manuals then use the confuser to test yourself. I think it is possible to calculate what you require from the given information but I cannot remember how off the top of my head. I would also reccommend you ask your instructor to explain anything you dont understand, not only does it help you it keeps them on their toes.
Currymonster
7th Apr 2002, 17:18
The confuser is an excellent book used as a "Revision aid" in conjunction with your theory books.
Another book I rate is Q&A for PPL by Brett Holden & Graham Buddin especially for Nav. Good Luck
Saab Dastard
7th Apr 2002, 17:21
mikegreatrex,
Q 29 refers to Appendix I, which contains the relevant information.
This is the format of the exam.
FYI, the Nav questions that I felt were "wrong" are:
Q77 (do it by trigonometry and you will see what I mean). Interestingly I checked the actual exam question similar to this after the exam and found that it was also marginally in error, but the whiz wheel is less accurate than trig.
Q86 - the answer is wrong, as there are 2 distinct sentences describing two wind effects under different conditions, while the confuser incorrectly lumps them together into a single statement.
2 out of 116 isn't too bad. The confuser helped me get all but 1 question right in the actual Nav. exam, and 100% in Met. and Aircraft General.
SD