Is it possible to do a PPL exam a day?
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Regardless of what type of license you go for, you will show good commitment by turning up early, being ready for your lesson, prepared to learn etc..
If you happen to have also passed one or more of the exams then yes I can see that this also shows commitment but I am not sure exactly how much commitment you can really show by having done all the exams in a few days! I would also surprised if a decent training organisation doesn't see something wrong with just rote learning to pass and exam a day, as you will know next to nothing at the end of it.
If you are really committed, start by getting the books, start at Air Law and read the book. Then do some groundschool (can just be sitting around with a PPL or instructor for a few hours) so you know that you have learnt and understood the book - there will be loads that you don't understand just by reading. Then, once you understand the subject do the exam.
It is a very pleasant feeling looking at the exam paper and mentally ticking off all the questions you know the correct answer to (from someone who did exams in school at 16 where I hadn't got a faintest clue what the answers were!!)
Then move on to the next one etc.. The whole aim is that each subject builds on each other, and when you have finished you have a thorough understanding of the whole subject. I am sure if you do it by this method you will more than convince any school of your commitment!
If you happen to have also passed one or more of the exams then yes I can see that this also shows commitment but I am not sure exactly how much commitment you can really show by having done all the exams in a few days! I would also surprised if a decent training organisation doesn't see something wrong with just rote learning to pass and exam a day, as you will know next to nothing at the end of it.
If you are really committed, start by getting the books, start at Air Law and read the book. Then do some groundschool (can just be sitting around with a PPL or instructor for a few hours) so you know that you have learnt and understood the book - there will be loads that you don't understand just by reading. Then, once you understand the subject do the exam.
It is a very pleasant feeling looking at the exam paper and mentally ticking off all the questions you know the correct answer to (from someone who did exams in school at 16 where I hadn't got a faintest clue what the answers were!!)
Then move on to the next one etc.. The whole aim is that each subject builds on each other, and when you have finished you have a thorough understanding of the whole subject. I am sure if you do it by this method you will more than convince any school of your commitment!
Why do people persist with the attitude, minimum study to gain minimal knowledge to barely pass an exan to try to gain a licence in minimum time at minimum expense.
What happened to learning a subject properly, and training to be the best you can at whatever skill you are learning, and if that takes longer than you thought, well the benefit is you actually know your subject and are more than just barely adequate at your chosen skill.
What happened to learning a subject properly, and training to be the best you can at whatever skill you are learning, and if that takes longer than you thought, well the benefit is you actually know your subject and are more than just barely adequate at your chosen skill.
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I did my PPL exams at Bournemouth in a week with the exception of Air Law which I had done before. This was with a well advertised Instructor / Examiner. There was three of us in total and we did the studies in the day and sat the exam in the evening and it worked fine for me all be it very tiring, but at least they were done!
I was finding before this that I was coming home from work in the evening sitting down to study and promptly falling asleep! This lack of exam progress was meaning that I could not undertake my QCC and I was just flying around with an Instructor basically wasting my money to a certain extent! I was also getting very frustrated with my lack of progress!
So I took a week off work booked into a medium priced hotel with my Partner, she went shopping or to the beach in the day whilst I went Studying at the Instructors house. After sitting an exam each evening I came back and we went for a meal and it worked great, but like I say very tiring!
Two of us passed the exams ok in the week but the third guy who was Hungarian struggled a bit and had to come back the following week at no extra cost to complete them.
As far as I was concerned it was the best thing I ever did and took the pressure off and allowed me to concentrate on the Practical flying when I got back home. My Partner was also happy because she enjoyed her week in Bournemouth!
I was finding before this that I was coming home from work in the evening sitting down to study and promptly falling asleep! This lack of exam progress was meaning that I could not undertake my QCC and I was just flying around with an Instructor basically wasting my money to a certain extent! I was also getting very frustrated with my lack of progress!
So I took a week off work booked into a medium priced hotel with my Partner, she went shopping or to the beach in the day whilst I went Studying at the Instructors house. After sitting an exam each evening I came back and we went for a meal and it worked great, but like I say very tiring!
Two of us passed the exams ok in the week but the third guy who was Hungarian struggled a bit and had to come back the following week at no extra cost to complete them.
As far as I was concerned it was the best thing I ever did and took the pressure off and allowed me to concentrate on the Practical flying when I got back home. My Partner was also happy because she enjoyed her week in Bournemouth!
