rustle & FlyingForFun
Thank you both for an explanation, which I must say makes more sense to me than the book. (Don't even think..'Well she's only a woman' ;) )
I am a very very long way from getting a Licence, if indeed I do. I really just want to get an interest in the subject because my husband flies now and again, but even he had a problem, not with the flying into low pressure bit, but the density/pressure bit.

FFF,

Thanks for the clarification. I am glad I raised the issue now :) When are you going to publish "Fun's Guide to Flying"?

Thanks again.

Ive got 11hours towards my ppl - obviously thinking ahead towards air law so that it doesnt delay any possibility of the solo,
air law seems to have a lot of content but i wonder really how much of it i need to know for the exam - do i need to know every aip number regarding each regulation - i just wondered how much of this is required to pass the air law?


also are the exams set in a formal manner or are the conditions reasonably relaxed ?

rt

Knobby,

In a popular vintage aircraft, when flown solo, it is impossible to change the altimeter in flight - It's in the front - you are in the back. So it's a case of adding or taking 30ft's as you go and the old rules of thumb are very relevant in order cross check yourself. It's surprising how easy it is, especially when the workload is high, to get it all the wrong way around.

What I'm trying to say is, what is irrelevant to you as a PPL may be very relevant for someone else.

Kingy

Fair enough, I was being very general. Just trying to point out to the students that flying isn't generally as complex as the PPL syllabus sometimes makes it look and not to worry too much about it.

rupetime - exams are sat 'formally' - no notes or outside help allowed, although I suspect it's up to individual clubs/examiners just how strict they are. For mine I was sent off to a room on my own and nobody bothered checking up on me at all - could have had a Thom book on the desk or called someone on my mobile if I'd been so inclined. For the nav exam you are obviously allowed a CPR-1 style computer. I asked if I could use an electronic calculator and the examiner didn't know! I didn't use it - no need.

Read the PPL confuser for sample questions to get the level of details you need to learn - it's an absolute 'must'.

By the way, I sat my exams at a flying club, not in a manor of any sort ;) (sorry, couldn't resist that - I won't mention the grammer or punctuation either.)

[Edit: rupetime, not fair! If people comment on somthing odd you typed, leave it for all to have a laugh, otherwise my post looks silly :O It's all done in a light-hearted manner, no offence intended, honest! - for those who didn't see, he wanted to know in what manor the exams were conducted.]

Just wait until you do ATPL exams !!

I didn’t use the confuser for my PPL – somehow was totally oblivious to it’s existence. As I said with my IMC (where I did use the confuser), I think it’s as close to cheating as you can get – you are almost given the answers, so I am not sure of the real value, which is probably why my instructor didn’t recommend it.

Anyway to answer the original question. The one I failed first time was technical…. I’m just not made that way… I just look at an engine diagram and my eyes simply glaze over :)

"I just ride 'em, I don't fix 'em"...

AIR LAW :yuk:

And to add insult to injury I didn't complete all my exams in 12 months and had to re - sit it!!!!!!!!! :{

My tip: Keep a log of the dates you did the exam in the back of your log book

Air Law, without a doubt, then Met.

I found all the others easy because I had come across much of the information before or had an interest in the areas before.

The Confuser was very useful to understand the format of the exam, but I agree it can be "abused".

Regarding Nav, if anyone is interested, I am sure I can dig out a piece I wrote on why the "jiggle" method is employed using the wind-side on the CRP1 :8

Recommendation from someone who nearly found himself in flyingwysiwyg's position: "Do one exam a month" - wish I had, it would have made the last 3 weeks much less frantic! :rolleyes:

Actually, you now have 18 months to complete them all (does that include the FRTOL?) so you can comfortably make that one every 2 months!

Cheers

SD

Met takes the biscuit .

When will I ever understand ;)

JG

The Chicago Convention was in 1944. The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) was established in 1947 and is based in Montreal. *Sigh*
Articles, annexes, JAA, CAA, ANO, AIP, AIS, AIC, AAAArrrggghh.

Can anyone guess what I'm doing at the moment?:D

Hollaway...... tell me about it, lacking the gift of finding maths easy really does screw your mind up when trying to figure out navigation questions!

Glad i'm not the only one.......