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Old 23rd Jan 2009, 11:43
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I am affraid that when I continue with the other chapters and the weeks go by, I will forget the initial chapters.
Don't worry about this too much. The chapters are not independent: you usually need the knowledge from ch. 1 to understand ch. 2, and need 1+2 to understand 3. So to a large extent you are almost continuously being reminded of the theory in earlier chapters.

And you are making notes for yourself, so that you can revise quickly, are you?
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Old 23rd Jan 2009, 12:05
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Yes when I read a chapter I wright down the thins I feel are more important and the things that I donīt understand so good so I can look at them later. I allso think that I learn better when I see it in the book at the same time as I wright it myself and then I look at it again.
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Old 23rd Jan 2009, 18:30
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The books aren't that thick, come on and they're not as hard as I thought they would have been as English isn't my first language. I always find time to study and what's more important I enjoy it.. oh well, maybe not Air Law, its a bit boring, but the rest of the stuff is pretty interesting and it stays in my head! If I like then I learn it much quicker, don't know how about you.
The books also don't have 100 pages The thinnest, Human Factors (..) has 243 pages

But You can get through the book pretty quick, by doing a chapter per day, then the exercises. Don't do it as it says on the schedule. Do it when you want to and when you feel like it. Honestly. I know studying for school work and flying is a bit hard, so divide your time somehow. I only do college work for 1.5h on every subject, and I have 3 ( and that's per week ), sometimes I don't even have to study at all, as I remember a lot of stuff I have heard in class, and what I read.

Don't hurry it to get 75% pass mark so you can go off and start studying for another exam. That's not the point. PPL knowledge will be useful in the future! At least that's what I heard.
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Old 24th Jan 2009, 18:31
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Fabbe, if you read it and analyse it, you will not forget it that quickly.
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Old 26th Mar 2009, 02:09
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Discipline to read!

You must have discipline to ensure that you keep reading the books and take it in!
Yes they're certainly not the most exciting books to read by any means and at times hard to find the motivation, but your discipline to keep reading and keep taking the information in, and to keep to your reading schedule is of utmost importance!

Remember you have 3 chances to pass each subject with your flying school before heading to gatwick for a fourth (which if you read the books and use your confuser properly, you won't need a fourth, or third actually)

Also, from your first ground exam pass, you have 18 months to pass the other 6 ground exams. and get the practical R/T done in this time as well. I aimed for 3 weeks per subject minimum, a chapter plus questions a night (but thats me).
Need discipline to switch off the football and pick up the book!

Once you pass ALL your ground exams, you have 24 months to pass the skills test, but I can't imagine that anyone would need that long!

This according to LASORS.



reward at the end!
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Old 28th Mar 2009, 15:23
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Hi Guys,

Like you I was trying to get through the groundschool stuff asap and previously I did say that the OAT CD Roms were too detailed. Well, they are but I regret saying so as I only used the Air Law one.

Thanks to the Met OAT CD Rom, I am now reading, watching and listening to all things Met and I am really enjoying it.

Am I sad?.... maybe but I am passing all the tests, Confuser and otherwise so perhaps the secret is to enjoy it.

All the best

Greg
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Old 28th Mar 2009, 18:52
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Originally Posted by Greg2041
Hi Guys,

Like you I was trying to get through the groundschool stuff asap and previously I did say that the OAT CD Roms were too detailed. Well, they are but I regret saying so as I only used the Air Law one.

Thanks to the Met OAT CD Rom, I am now reading, watching and listening to all things Met and I am really enjoying it.

Am I sad?.... maybe but I am passing all the tests, Confuser and otherwise so perhaps the secret is to enjoy it.

All the best

Greg

I like the OAT cd roms but some of the stuff on them is completely pointless when it comes to sitting the actual exams..
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