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Pilot16
21st Oct 2002, 23:15
Hi
Has anyone got any of the PPL training tapes sold by Transair?
Are they any good? Im planning to buy Radio Telephony, any comments on them is much appreciated!
regards.
I got the Transair RT tapes and listened to them in the car on the way to work. I never found them very useful - they aren't bad, but I dont think they taught me much. Try them if you're still confused after reading CAP413 and they might help.
Best thing to do is real RT - trying to persuade an overworked Farnborough Radar to let you through their overhead works wonders... :)
Aussie Andy
22nd Oct 2002, 07:06
I borrowed them from a mate. With hindsight, could've done without them - think of them as "nice to have" not "must have" - but at the time I think they boosted my confidence ahead of the R/t exam. Sorry, don't still have them to lend...
Select Zone Five
22nd Oct 2002, 08:12
I didn't use tapes to study but I know someone who did and his tapes told him to say Q codes phonetically? :rolleyes: I used the real world experience of listening in on a scanner! ssssh!
I am a big fan of experience rather than theory...probably why I didn't go to University :D
NotAnotherUsername
22nd Oct 2002, 10:21
Dont know about the RT ones as I never used them but the morse code one was good - and no, don't panic, you dont need it for the PPL !
iainpoll
22nd Oct 2002, 22:33
Go and spend an afternoon in the radio room at Stapleford, usually very friendly, especially if you fetch the tea! I'm sure you would learn more about RT from that, I did!
Good luck,
Iain