www.airquiz.com
 

Im another fan of www.airquiz.com - it really helps to show up the areas you don't know too well. You can't learn ALL the questions because there are thousands and although a few a repeated, most exams will throw new ones at you each time. :ok:

Steve

Confuser
 

Hi,

I narrowly missed air law first time around , I didnt realise just how much benefit there was in the confuser ( which i bought before take II ) . The questions were not exactly the same but i was prepared for the style of question. Having failed it the first time i was correctly left with the impression that the questions were tricky ( e.g in a question on search and rescue signals the exam turned a " V " on its side and made it look like an arrow so i answered " we are proceeding in this direction " whereas in reality it was a " V " viewed sideways and the correct answer was " we require assistance :hmm: . The confuser and going through the answers and the explanations for them was useful. I passed with only one wrong the second time :) .




Some people dish the confuser as cheating ( not here that i have seen i will add but guys on my course ) and whilst there some merit in it , clearly understanding an altimiter setting region is more useful than the chicago convention so I sleep easy at night :E. Take ( learn ) what you will obviously need as a pilot and use the confuser for the rest .

I used air quiz also and it was a good guide for all the subjects as to the general standard of knowledge that I had but its not the tool to be used in the last days of preperation.. ( right before each exam I read over the answer explanations in the back of the confuser ) .

One thing i noticed about Air law is that many things that were covered in it , came up in different disguises again and again in the other subjects, so overall it seemed hard to leave the entire exam bank without being repeatedly exposed to what ( to me ) seems important.

I still find VFR rules confusing as it also depends on what licence you hold. There is a good drawing of VFR/IFR rules, speed limits etc in this pdf on the CAA site: www.caa.co.uk/docs/64/ATS_Classifications.pdf

For me the picture is better than 10 pages of text.

Green Light
 

Just once in 15yrs G-emma, my ETA was optimistic and the airport was officially closed between my initial call and approach to land. Tower didn't respond to my after my initial call but gave me the green light to land. About the only signal I was sure of then.
I'm presently struggling through the CPL air law and couldn't agree more that it could be better thought out.

One of the advantages of taking a Flight Guide with you when you are flying is that it has all the ground-to-air signals and light signals printed on the rear cover.

And Glazer, as a matter of interest; where are the headquarters of ICAO?

ICao HQ
 

Montreal if I remember correctly. There now, doesnt that make you a safer pilot?:ugh: