Air law exam - Tips / techniques
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Air law exam - Tips / techniques
I'm preparing to sit the PPL air law exam at the end of this week.
Although i feel 90% prepared, there are so many facts and figures to memorise.
Has anybody any easy to remember Sayings, abbreviations that they found helpful?
i.e - To remember transponder settings;
7700 - Going to heaven
7600 - Need a fix
7500 - Taken alive
Thanks in advance
Although i feel 90% prepared, there are so many facts and figures to memorise.
Has anybody any easy to remember Sayings, abbreviations that they found helpful?
i.e - To remember transponder settings;
7700 - Going to heaven
7600 - Need a fix
7500 - Taken alive
Thanks in advance
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I did my airlaw last year. I revised by answering the questions at the end of each chapter a few times. Then using the Q&A simplifier do the 3 exams over and over untill you consistantly get good pass rates. You will be amazed how many of the questions come up in the real exam.
Also i have an iphone so bought an app for learning air law on the move. Found it very usefull as well.
Also i have an iphone so bought an app for learning air law on the move. Found it very usefull as well.
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In terms of practice MCQs, I think it probably depends on what you are reading. Air Pilot Publishing's (Pooley's) "Aviation Law and Meterorology" also has MCQs at the back but IMHO they are not a good revision aid. Problems - not in the same format as the actual exam; the MCQs have implausible alternatives; over qualified answers and obvious answers.
A very good example of MCQs can be found online at Airquiz. For a £3 fee per subject or £20 for all 8, you can have unlimited exam practice for at least 2 years. These exams are the exact format of the official papers and after each online attempt you receive by immediate email your mark and feedback on the Qs you got wrong.
I have found the site to be an excellent study aid, have a look and see what you think!
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A very good example of MCQs can be found online at Airquiz. For a £3 fee per subject or £20 for all 8, you can have unlimited exam practice for at least 2 years. These exams are the exact format of the official papers and after each online attempt you receive by immediate email your mark and feedback on the Qs you got wrong.
I have found the site to be an excellent study aid, have a look and see what you think!
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Also i have an iphone so bought an app for learning air law on the move.
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PPL confuser all the way. Read the Air Pilots manual and do the tests, then hammer the PPL confuser until you're averaging 90+% just before the actual exam.
Did mine a couple of years ago and passed with flying colours.
Did mine a couple of years ago and passed with flying colours.
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I didn't have an app to learn on the move, being an old fashioned sod I used a "book"! Remember them?
Book: "A written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers"
Very odd indeed.
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Thank you for all of the advice, The PPL confuser and "app" turned out to be really helpful. I would advise these to anybody thinking of sitting the Air Law and subsequent exams.
PPL quiz website was excellent for the money and will help with the next few.
Sat the exam on Wednesday and passed. Am thinking of studying for MET next.
Thanks again.
PPL quiz website was excellent for the money and will help with the next few.
Sat the exam on Wednesday and passed. Am thinking of studying for MET next.
Thanks again.
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Congrats QPD.
I'm just a bit ahead of you (time-wise).
I've just done the Met exam and found in my case the PPL Perfector and airquiz to be very useful AFTER studying the books.
Both perfector and airquiz seemed to go overboard on very deep detail about things you don't need to do. For instance regarding Fohn Wind they go into calculations of cloud base either side of a mountain using not only DALR and SALR but also dewpoint lapse rate (don't worry, you'll read about it soon if I seem to be talking giberish!).
My instructor said that was more ATPL level and whilst it is useful to know the deep theory, the PPL Met exam is more just a case of knowing there's a higher cloudbase and drier wind on the lee-side.
I'm not meaning to confuse with detail on a specific issue, just to point out not to be too worried about the perfector/airquiz - if you are doing pretty well in them, you should find the exam itself much easier!
Lastly, do watch the questions and answers in Perfector/airquiz and leave time to discuss with your instructor before the exam. Perfector has some very confusing and some would argue even wrong answers and explanations. They are great tools but far from perfect - the one question I got wrong in Met was one of the "classic" questions which I got thrown on because of a dodgy explanation in Perfector. I won't say which one though, it's too embarrassing to admit I got it wrong!!!!
Good luck with Met, it's still a fair bit of mental exercise, but for me FAR more enjoyable than air law.
I'm just a bit ahead of you (time-wise
).I've just done the Met exam and found in my case the PPL Perfector and airquiz to be very useful AFTER studying the books.
Both perfector and airquiz seemed to go overboard on very deep detail about things you don't need to do. For instance regarding Fohn Wind they go into calculations of cloud base either side of a mountain using not only DALR and SALR but also dewpoint lapse rate (don't worry, you'll read about it soon if I seem to be talking giberish!).
My instructor said that was more ATPL level and whilst it is useful to know the deep theory, the PPL Met exam is more just a case of knowing there's a higher cloudbase and drier wind on the lee-side.
I'm not meaning to confuse with detail on a specific issue, just to point out not to be too worried about the perfector/airquiz - if you are doing pretty well in them, you should find the exam itself much easier!
Lastly, do watch the questions and answers in Perfector/airquiz and leave time to discuss with your instructor before the exam. Perfector has some very confusing and some would argue even wrong answers and explanations. They are great tools but far from perfect - the one question I got wrong in Met was one of the "classic" questions which I got thrown on because of a dodgy explanation in Perfector. I won't say which one though, it's too embarrassing to admit I got it wrong!!!!
Good luck with Met, it's still a fair bit of mental exercise, but for me FAR more enjoyable than air law.
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Thank you Kolossi
Have managed a brief look through my MET book. Have to say looks alot more straight forward and enjoyable than the Air Law. Looking forward to moving onto something else.
Completely agree. I do not have the Perfecter but have The PPL Confuser (its latest equivalent). Have picked up a number of unclear/wrong answers in Air Law and a couple of the questions didn't even have answers. If unsure the answer given is correct its defiantly worth cross checking.
Any suggestions/advice on which order is best for the exams?
Have managed a brief look through my MET book. Have to say looks alot more straight forward and enjoyable than the Air Law. Looking forward to moving onto something else.
Lastly, do watch the questions and answers in Perfector/airquiz and leave time to discuss with your instructor before the exam. Perfector has some very confusing and some would argue even wrong answers and explanations
Any suggestions/advice on which order is best for the exams?
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Just a quick question
do you have to memorise the laws, so are you asked for a definition or is it more general. I got my air law book a couple of months a go (cant do anything with it though
look at my age) and was amazed at the amount of laws to be learnt
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Regards, Josh
do you have to memorise the laws, so are you asked for a definition or is it more general. I got my air law book a couple of months a go (cant do anything with it though
look at my age) and was amazed at the amount of laws to be learnt .Regards, Josh
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Hi Josh,
Its a daunting prospect looking through the Air Law book for the first time isn't it? I found it tricky to remember every little piece of info. Though i found as long as you know the basics its easy by process of elimination to find the correct answer. Writing little post-it notes with key facts on around my room really helped to take alot in.
A word of warning - some aspects of Air law change quiet frequently so would advise when thinking of sitting an exam to buy the latest edition.
Good Luck,
Its a daunting prospect looking through the Air Law book for the first time isn't it? I found it tricky to remember every little piece of info. Though i found as long as you know the basics its easy by process of elimination to find the correct answer. Writing little post-it notes with key facts on around my room really helped to take alot in.
A word of warning - some aspects of Air law change quiet frequently so would advise when thinking of sitting an exam to buy the latest edition.
Good Luck,
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Hey QPD,
firstly, i would like to say congrats on passing your exam
im hoping to get my ppl before i leave 6th form (promised my friends i'd take them some where) so every little bit of reading i do now is a help . and also thank you for the advise, i shall keep a look out
a good thing in the APM law book, is that its balanced out with the MET which i suppose makes it a lot more enjoyable
and i hope that they dont change that (no sure they could)
anyway very good luck with the rest of your exams, and your skill test and R/T
Josh
firstly, i would like to say congrats on passing your exam
im hoping to get my ppl before i leave 6th form (promised my friends i'd take them some where) so every little bit of reading i do now is a help . and also thank you for the advise, i shall keep a look out a good thing in the APM law book, is that its balanced out with the MET which i suppose makes it a lot more enjoyable
and i hope that they dont change that (no sure they could)anyway very good luck with the rest of your exams, and your skill test and R/T
Josh
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Hi QPD,
The Perfector is a new book out, as opposed to the Confuser which I believe from reading on PPrune is no longer published due to the author having passed away. So in some ways it's the Perfector that is the "latest equivalent" to the Confuser (though I don't believe the two are related in any way than subject matter).
As to the order, I just do an exam and my instructor tells me which one to do next. It's also just been in the order of the Air Pilots Manual books. So far it's:
The Perfector is a new book out, as opposed to the Confuser which I believe from reading on PPrune is no longer published due to the author having passed away. So in some ways it's the Perfector that is the "latest equivalent" to the Confuser (though I don't believe the two are related in any way than subject matter)
.As to the order, I just do an exam and my instructor tells me which one to do next. It's also just been in the order of the Air Pilots Manual books. So far it's:
- AirLaw - important to do first as it's best practice to have this out of the way before going solo
- Met
- Nav
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Hi Kolossi,
Sorry i worded my last email very badly. It is infact the PPL Perfector that i have.
I have to agree it is an excellent tool to practise for the exams and it will defiantly help me out in the coming months. I'm sure the author appreciates the feedback, looking to improve in the following editions.
Thank you, does seem like the most logical route.
Just passed Met. Extremely looking forward to Navigation.
I know you mentioned you we're slightly ahead of me, what stage are you at? Exams?
Sorry i worded my last email very badly. It is infact the PPL Perfector that i have.
I have to agree it is an excellent tool to practise for the exams and it will defiantly help me out in the coming months. I'm sure the author appreciates the feedback, looking to improve in the following editions.
As to the order, I just do an exam and my instructor tells me which one to do next. It's also just been in the order of the Air Pilots Manual books. So far it's:
AirLaw - important to do first as it's best practice to have this out of the way before going solo
Met
Nav
AirLaw - important to do first as it's best practice to have this out of the way before going solo
Met
Nav
Just passed Met. Extremely looking forward to Navigation.
I know you mentioned you we're slightly ahead of me, what stage are you at? Exams?
