IMC Confuser - help
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IMC Confuser - help
It's seems impossible at the moment to get hold of a new IMC Confuser due to some dispute with the publishers. Does anyone have the latest copy of the IMC Confuser and if so are you willing to either sell it or loan it for a few months?
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Got this http://tinyurl.com/3to5bqh on line recently. Would that do?
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Search of Ebay UK shows 2 hits. The 1st looks like a computer prog with the exam questions. The 2nd looks like the real book but at a steep price.
My recollection of the PPL Confuser and the IMC Confuser, both of which I had at the time, was that they were useful, especially the former. I have just done the JAA IR exams and did most of them purely using an online question bank and there is no doubt that that is a really effective way to pass the exams. The workload goes down by a factor of 10.
However this is good if you already know what you need to know. The exam material is mostly dross from the 1960s. But if you are new to flying, or (especially) new to instrument flight, then you need to find a systematic way to learn the real stuff. That won't come from exam study; you need to find a good ground instructor as well as a good flight instructor.
My recollection of the PPL Confuser and the IMC Confuser, both of which I had at the time, was that they were useful, especially the former. I have just done the JAA IR exams and did most of them purely using an online question bank and there is no doubt that that is a really effective way to pass the exams. The workload goes down by a factor of 10.
However this is good if you already know what you need to know. The exam material is mostly dross from the 1960s. But if you are new to flying, or (especially) new to instrument flight, then you need to find a systematic way to learn the real stuff. That won't come from exam study; you need to find a good ground instructor as well as a good flight instructor.
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Do you know which edition is the latest? There is currently one for sale sitting in the display cabinet at my flying club but I'm not sure which edition it is...if you let me know which one you want I can have a look next time I'm in.
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Sorry to rub it in, but I bought a copy from AbeBooks.co.uk about a fortnight ago for the princely sum of £3.50.
Just checked again now, and it's rocketed to £89.99!
Perhaps worth keeping an eye on it in case it comes back down.
Just checked again now, and it's rocketed to £89.99!
Perhaps worth keeping an eye on it in case it comes back down.
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Hi, yes you're right - there's no substitute for the ground school part of the training. I found the same with my PPL too. However the PPL Confuser provided a good heads up on the type of questions that would come up in the exam. That's why I thought a copy of the IMC Confuser would be useful.
