Pretty sure all of CASA docs are now printable from the web such as AIP and DAPS. That should save you a few dollars.

Now that is going to be a shed load of printing!

Aviation Theory Centre book if you need an eBook you can read offline. It's much more user friendly than the Bob Tait one. You need to be online for Bob Tait's as I discovered when I bought it to read/study while on a (commercial) flight. Study material comes up all the time on Facebook 'Aviation Buy Sell Swap Australia'. I got all the charts I needed from there.

Beats paying $160 for DAPS off CASA. Snap printing isn't too expensive.

Guys, I passed a couple of months back (~300 hrs PPL)
Couple of tricks.
You can study using printouts of AIPS etc - that's what I did - but for the test you'll need the "real" ones, DAPS etc. + charts even if it's the only time you'll use them in anger. Order online and they'll post Then you'll need a day to put them all in the folders - just like the old days.
You can take printouts of CARs CAOs and CAAPs provided they are in a binder.
See the CASA page, or Bob Ts site for all the details
The invigilators at the exam, at least at mine, were very particular including checking for no of tags and any notes.
Learning out of Bob Ts book + doing the examples got me there.
The other resource I found useful was the Pilot Practice Exam site.
In every case the test questions were more convoluted than Bob's or PPE so you do have to understand it.
regards
PatrickF

how important is it to do the exam around when you're doing the actual flight training?

for instance if you get the exam done and then don't start the training for another few months, will it put you at much of a disadvantage?

Good timing for you!
I suggest first buying all books AIP, ERSA, DAPS, ERC L&H, etc, pretty much everything on CASA permitted list either in May or November because that's when the changes are published every year. That gives you 6 months to prepare with current books and charts.

I used Bob Tait book and worked >every< example from cover to cover. I also ended up buying Bob Tait videos and they helped with actual understanding of relevant rules and laws.

I also used PPE (pilot practice exams) and found them helpful too.

Finally, the pages in the AIP will be so thin from turning the pages that you will be able to see through :) That will be your main book and all those can be downloaded in pdf format for free, however at the exam you can bring a paper books only.

~3 months of self discipline, between 1 and 2 hours every day, balancing between work and family made me a pass at around ~100hrs ppl.. I find any cpl exam now a piece of cake :)

Good luck!



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Nope - the Instrument course will include/remind you of the necessary information.

Righto cheers, might as well get on with it then