Full Time PPL Theory course
Hi All, Recently passed GFPT. I know I am not great at self studying and feel I learn better from communicating with somebody, so believe that I would be suited to complete a theory course for PPL (as will likely be the case with the rest, down the track)
I have sent off a few emails and am continuing to dig around, lots of schools in the Melbourne seem to offer a part time 2-3 days a week for 2-3 hours, however I am located 2 hours from Melbourne so this is not really feasible and so i am after something that will just be 2 weeks (assuming) of full time classroom study and then it's done. Anybody with any recommendations from experience etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all, happy flying |
Where is the 2 hours from Melbourne? West East or North?
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North... Bendigo.
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Right you are VH-XXX. I live in Bendigo Jack Ranga.
I have heard nothing but good things about Ground Effect Aviation, but transiting to Melbourne and back on a monday, thursday and saturday for 3 hour classes is really not feasible. I have emailed them to see if they ever run a full time ad-hoc 2 weeks version of their course but am not expecting to get the :ok::ok::ok: on that query. |
Are you planning on doing your CPL? If so have you thought about skipping your ppl and go straight onto cpl. They do full time at ground effect
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My intentions are to then proceed to CPL. This is something that has gone through the old think tank in between my ears. I just figured that there would then be the chance of the CPL stuff being a bit over my head if I didn't have the perceived prior knowledge and understanding that would have been attained at the PPL level.
Any thoughts on this point are also welcomed however. |
PPL self study
I agree with the_rookie, if you're going towards a CPL I'd skip the PPL stage entirely. Save yourself some time and money and head straight into the CPL theory and training. Most good flight schools should offer a CPL theory course.
Out of interest which book(s) did you use to study for your BAK? As someone who has self studied everything whilst working full-time I started out using ATC but found them very difficult to absorb. I switched to Bob Tait's books and it just suddenly all made sense. They were much more geared towards teaching you what you need to know rather than exploring things to a great depth. I used BT all the way through my BAK, PPL and CPL exams and passed each exam in the high 90s. The whole ATC vs BT thing is a matter of personal preference but I'd highly recommend them. To give you an idea of the workload I studied for my PPL exam from scratch around one hour each night after work and four hours spread over the weekend for 3 weeks and passed with 95%. Good luck! :ok: |
Thanks for the info Diesel.
Yeah, I am in the same boat as you. I purchased the ATC BAK and as somebody who isn't much of a reader, it was like getting hit in the face with a brick sometimes. I had a flick through BT's BAK just before sitting my BAK test and like you, lots of things were a lot clearer then. So I now have purchased the BT PPL book. I believe I will need to start some NAV training before sitting PPL exam as otherwise I need to do the 200hr CPL as opposed to 150hr. Is there a similar situation in relation to CPL exams? |
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MFT @ Moorabbin run the occasional full time course, excellent standard, PM me for another school you may be interested in that's west of Melbourne :ok: |
PM coming.
Also I emailed MFT and they advised they discontinued offering theory courses. |
Talk to Lionel Taylor who runs a range of full-time courses during the day and part-time evening courses as well. His knowledge is second to none and he always has an amusing story to tell. I did all my CPL subjects and IREX with him and passed them all first go and with scores all in the 80% plus range, as well as one 100%. I couldn't recommend him highly enough.
Lionel is based at the Bini Advanced Flight Training building at Moorabbin but is independent of them. |
Lionel Taylor theory
Absolutely agree about the legendary Lionel Taylor - there is nothing he doesn't know, he's been doing it for more years that he cares to admit to, and he has a never ending supply of great stories to bring out when needed. I did both PPL and CPL theory with Lionel and you can't go past his knowledge and experience.
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Thanks again for the suggestions there. I sent an email off to bini's last night as the website isn't up to date with course dates etc.
Hopefully one of the well recommended places has a solution that will be able to fit my requirements! |
The best way to contact Lionel is via his mobile, the last number I had for him was 0413 012 330.
Best of luck! |
Absolutely agree about the legendary Lionel Taylor - there is nothing he doesn't know, he's been doing it for more years that he cares to admit to |
Lionel Taylor is a legend.
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Lionel Taylor is the way to go. I did CPL, IREX and ATPL with Lionel and loved it. I now work for one of the major 4 airlines and have Lionel to thank for getting me there. On the contact front he has his own website. So google him and you'll get his website.
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Well Lionel is getting a great wrap here, so i've just sent him a text seeing as there ws no reply on the email from the other day. Hopefully he gets back to me :ok:
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Lionel doesn't do PPL courses. Only CPL and upwards
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