Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Non-Airline Forums > Private Flying
Reload this Page >

PPL Communications Exam

Private Flying LAA/BMAA/BGA/BPA The sheer pleasure of flight.

PPL Communications Exam

Old 3rd Jun 2003, 02:20
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Question PPL Communications Exam

I have the PPL Communications exam coming up shortly...

I've read Pratt and CAP 413, but there is nothing in the Confuser?

If anyone would kindly share any hints n tips on what kind of questions to expect, I would be most grateful.

Thanks!
Distinctly Average is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 03:42
  #2 (permalink)  
High Wing Drifter
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
If you mean the written exam then disregard all texts, except CAP413. You must identify the verbatim answer (if one exists) not necessarily the real world answer! Also, learn VDF, Radio Failure, Pan and Mayday procedures thouroughly. Don't skip a section (other than obviously IFR related) cos you think you know it alrady. There are gotchas lurking

Good luck
 
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 04:09
  #3 (permalink)  


Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Age: 68
Posts: 2,586
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
....and all "definitions" and station "identifiers".

Like "Which is the odd one out?"
a) Ground,
b) Tower,
c) Approach,
d) Radar.

"What is the meaning of the word 'Over'"
a) I am overhead,
b) I've finished speaking, you may respond,
c) I have more to say in a moment,
d) Did you understand what I said?

and by way of confirmation from what HWD said...

VDF, Radio Failure, Pan and Mayday procedures
Keygrip is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 08:06
  #4 (permalink)  

Official PPRuNe Chaplain
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Witnesham, Suffolk
Age: 80
Posts: 3,498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
'Orrible questions! Which is the odd one out?

Ground, cos we haven't got that at Southend?

Radar, because they haven't got that at Naples?


Yes, know CAP413 inside out and backwards, know how to do a PAN and a MAYDAY call, know how to do a MAYDAY RELAY just in case. Know radio failure procedures.

Do they still do the "ditting the PTT" if the microphone fails?
Keef is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 15:28
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: England
Posts: 510
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Which is the odd one out? I honestly don't know, unless its Ground because its the only one that doesn't control you in the air. However they are all callsigns for an ATC airfield (c.f. AFIS or A/G). Was this an actual exam question? I'm worried if it was, because I thought my RT was good yet the answer isn't obvious to me.
QNH 1013 is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 15:40
  #6 (permalink)  
Evo
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chichester, UK
Posts: 1,650
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
That's a relief - I couldn't work out which one was the odd one out either

The RT written exam isn't bad. If you are most of the way through the PPL then you've encountered enough RT to pass it. There are a few obscure questions, but not many.
Evo is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 16:12
  #7 (permalink)  

The Original Whirly
 
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Belper, Derbyshire, UK
Posts: 4,326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I don't know the answer either.

Ground...because the others control you in the air?
Radar...because the others are used for arriving/departing traffic, radar only if you're passing by (er...I think?)

It's a really really unfair question!!!

Seriously, if I got that question, and it really mattered (eg, I failed by a couple of marks) I'd take it up with the CAA, who are not unreasonable about such things if you argue your case well.
Whirlybird is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 16:33
  #8 (permalink)  

Why do it if it's not fun?
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 4,779
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
There is nothing in the Confuser?
Ah, but there is - you just need to know where to get it!

The latest (JAR) issue of the Confuser, for some reason I can't figure out, doesn't have an R/T exam. But the older version does. What you need to do is find someone at your local friendly airfield who has a copy of the old version - probably someone who did their PPL pre-JAR. Ask if you can borrow their Confuser, and you have a practice R/T exam.

To tell the truth, the exam is easy enough that you probably don't need the Confuser. But even so, doing a Confuser exam first always gives a big confidence boost, so it's worth trying to find it.

FFF
--------------
FlyingForFun is offline  
Old 3rd Jun 2003, 22:21
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: London England UK
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
DA,

Purchase a copy of 'Questions & Answers for the PPL Course' by Jim Stevens & Jeremy M Pratt. It is similiar to the Confuser but also has RT.

It is very good in my humble opinion and you should be able to get a copy Here.

Places like Amazon and Transair might also sell it.

Good luck
CPilotUK is offline  
Old 4th Jun 2003, 01:35
  #10 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Thanks for the info...

1.Would KeyGrip kindly advise the answer to his/her tricky question posted,...?

2.If anyone has the old pre-JAR PPL Confuser, and would allow me to take a photo copy of the relevant pages, please let me know! That would be very useful.

Thanks
Distinctly Average is offline  
Old 4th Jun 2003, 01:58
  #11 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Bristol UK
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Are you also taking the practical exam to get your R/T licence?That,I found, was the most stressful of all the ground exams!
bsfish2003 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.