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It's very frustrating and confusing when Bristol get answers to questions wrong!! And its happening with increased regularity, if they are going to put up the price so much - wouldn’t you think they’d get the answers correct.
I for one have stopped using the Bristol question bank, as my training school have the same question bank. Most of the students I know have also stopped using it for the same reason. Bristol are getting a bad reputation for this I think.
I for one have stopped using the Bristol question bank, as my training school have the same question bank. Most of the students I know have also stopped using it for the same reason. Bristol are getting a bad reputation for this I think.
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Hi ya all,
Firstly thanks to all those who have contributed.
I look at the feedback as a way of practicing and re-learning the exam content and timings. Most uni examination preparation will involve some kind of past paper revision, I see it no differently. It gives you an idea of the type and structure of questions to expect. Of course it also give you an opportunity to gen up on specific topics that you may have just glossed over during you initial study/reading.
The American system seems to work quite well. In fact, if you look closely, you'll find that the JAA have copied some of the FAA methods.
Cheers.
RB
Firstly thanks to all those who have contributed.
I look at the feedback as a way of practicing and re-learning the exam content and timings. Most uni examination preparation will involve some kind of past paper revision, I see it no differently. It gives you an idea of the type and structure of questions to expect. Of course it also give you an opportunity to gen up on specific topics that you may have just glossed over during you initial study/reading.
The American system seems to work quite well. In fact, if you look closely, you'll find that the JAA have copied some of the FAA methods.
Cheers.
RB
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some kind of past paper revision, I see it no differently
There is a difference between understanding what the examiner might ask -vs- the great JAR memory test.
Do other professions select members only on the basis of multi-choice exams?
Image the lawyer at the Old Bailey. "M'lud, I can't possibly allow my client to answer that question, there was only one possible answer".
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You're absolutely right. I think what we would all like to see is a clear syllabus, referenced to authoritative textbooks, and sensible questions with one right answer and three wrong answers. The problem is that the JAA don't work that way and, as long as we get the stupid exam questions we do, we have to teach the exam feedback to get people through the exams.
Incidentally we're all quite worried by tinmouse's statements above. I've PM'd you, tinmouse, to politely ask you to explain what you mean by 'getting answers wrong' but you haven't replied. If you see this please could you PM me and expand on what you have said. If there are incorrect answers we obviously need to get them corrected. If you don't wish to PM you can use the atp forum to post anonymously.
Incidentally we're all quite worried by tinmouse's statements above. I've PM'd you, tinmouse, to politely ask you to explain what you mean by 'getting answers wrong' but you haven't replied. If you see this please could you PM me and expand on what you have said. If there are incorrect answers we obviously need to get them corrected. If you don't wish to PM you can use the atp forum to post anonymously.
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Evening all.
I don’t mean to bash Bristol’s fantastic record by my last post, all I meant was exactly as I said, try this question……
In some configurations, modern aircraft do not respect the regulatory margins between stall and natural buffet. The warning system supplies the corresponding alarm. The required margin related to the stall speed is:
10%
5%
7%
3%
Do please post the answer you get.
ID No. Q4220
Again, I do not in any way wish to bash Bristol’s excellent record, and mean no offence to anyone. I could be wrong with this particular question – as I do now understand that the CAA confuse matters a great deal with regards to the answers to the questions they make up them self’s, and this could be one of them?
I don’t mean to bash Bristol’s fantastic record by my last post, all I meant was exactly as I said, try this question……
In some configurations, modern aircraft do not respect the regulatory margins between stall and natural buffet. The warning system supplies the corresponding alarm. The required margin related to the stall speed is:
10%
5%
7%
3%
Do please post the answer you get.
ID No. Q4220
Again, I do not in any way wish to bash Bristol’s excellent record, and mean no offence to anyone. I could be wrong with this particular question – as I do now understand that the CAA confuse matters a great deal with regards to the answers to the questions they make up them self’s, and this could be one of them?
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No offence at all, tinmouse, it's our job to get it right. There is some odd background to this particular question but, because it's not my specialist subject, I can't remember what it is. I'll check with the P of F man and get back to you ASAP.
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Right, I'm back. This is an odd question. The regulatory minimum is 5% right enough but, despite what he appears to ask in the last sentence the examiner is actually asking about in-use margins that are greater than the regulatory minimum. Better phrased the question would say ....
"In some configurations, modern aircraft do not respect the regulatory margins between stall and natural buffet. The warning system supplies the corresponding alarm. The typical margin related to the stall speed is:"
...and the answer marked correct really is 7%.
"In some configurations, modern aircraft do not respect the regulatory margins between stall and natural buffet. The warning system supplies the corresponding alarm. The typical margin related to the stall speed is:"
...and the answer marked correct really is 7%.
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Just saw this thread and thought I would pitch in my 2 cents worth.
Bristol undoubtedly has one of the best question banks out there and I definitely wouldn't like to try the exams without it.
That said I have to say that the above question to me would be worth an appeal if you got it in the exam. Due to the way it is phrased i.e. the required margin above stall, it clearly asks the regualtory margin. This question does not ask for the typical margin. The answer seems to me to be 5% and not 7%. This looks like one of those questions that were translated from some other language into English.
As run across in the Bristol Question Bank: The struggle continues.
Bristol undoubtedly has one of the best question banks out there and I definitely wouldn't like to try the exams without it.
That said I have to say that the above question to me would be worth an appeal if you got it in the exam. Due to the way it is phrased i.e. the required margin above stall, it clearly asks the regualtory margin. This question does not ask for the typical margin. The answer seems to me to be 5% and not 7%. This looks like one of those questions that were translated from some other language into English.
As run across in the Bristol Question Bank: The struggle continues.
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Are the ATPL exams now just becoming a feedback basis exams:? alot of people just appear to study feedback and pass?
Just about every exam i have done (School etc); I have completed past papers / question banks and find this to be one of the best study aids out there. You get a question wrong, you re-read the section and hopefully it stays in the ole grey matter between the ears!
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ATPL question banks, which one??
Hello there, i am currently doing my ATPLs in spain under the Oxford syllibus. Can anyone recommenda good online quiestion bank, is Bristols still ok for the course i am doing or would anyone reccomend a different one?.
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Far as I'm concerned Bristol is the best in the business and well worth the money.
If it wasn't for them I would never have passed so comfortably. A word of warning though - don't think that the question bank is the exact same as the exam. True, some questions are but the real value in the question bank lies in the fact that it teaches you the timing of the exam and most importantly the standard of the exam.
Good luck!
If it wasn't for them I would never have passed so comfortably. A word of warning though - don't think that the question bank is the exact same as the exam. True, some questions are but the real value in the question bank lies in the fact that it teaches you the timing of the exam and most importantly the standard of the exam.
Good luck!
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ID No. Q4220
Am I reading the wrong thing here about this question ....
“Aircraft that have no intrinsic stall warning will need artificial stall warning. Aircraft that have undesirable stall characteristics, like the deep stall, will require stall avoidance systems. JAR 25 requires that stall warning begins not later than the greater of 5kt or 5% of CAS before the level flight stalling speed”.
Source – Instruments: Stall warning and stall Avoidance.
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ID No. Q4220 = 7%...?
“Aircraft that have no intrinsic stall warning will need artificial stall warning. Aircraft that have undesirable stall characteristics, like the deep stall, will require stall avoidance systems. JAR 25 requires that stall warning begins not later than the greater of 5kt or 5% of CAS before the level flight stalling speed”.
Source – Instruments: Stall warning and stall Avoidance.
Bristol Computer CD.
ID No. Q4220 = 7%...?
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No, your reading of the regulations is correct but this question is specifically talking about aircraft that "do not respect the regulatory margins" in "some configurations". That is why the answer is 7% not 5%. I have no idea where they get it from.
We think that this question is very misleading and that they should only test the regulatory limits anyway not type specific stuff, but the examiners don't agree. The best we can do for the time being is show you the question and the answer and offer this half-explanation. If anybody can add to this I would love to know more.
We think that this question is very misleading and that they should only test the regulatory limits anyway not type specific stuff, but the examiners don't agree. The best we can do for the time being is show you the question and the answer and offer this half-explanation. If anybody can add to this I would love to know more.
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FAA CPL and IR question banks
Dear all my pprune friends,
I am interested in going through a conversion for my cpl and ir over to the dark side and was wondering if anyone knows where i can get the question banks? I can get both in books for 30quid from transair but ive been told theyre published for free on the net somewhere.
thanks all, happy holidays!
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I am interested in going through a conversion for my cpl and ir over to the dark side and was wondering if anyone knows where i can get the question banks? I can get both in books for 30quid from transair but ive been told theyre published for free on the net somewhere.
thanks all, happy holidays!
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I would buy the book if I were you. From what I understand, the questions are available without answers. The book however provides answers to the questions and explanation. Alternatively, you can do what I did, and go to ALLATPs, they will get you ready in 1 day. Good luck.
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Help on DC Generator question?
Hi folks, I don't like putting these questions on the forum, but I need to get through this chapter and can't wait until monday!!
The notes I have don't explain this too well so I want to check that I understand this right. Bear with me as I am trying to keep this VERY simple for myself:
"Series Wound DC Generator
An alternative system places the field coils in series with the electrical loads. As the field windings now have to take the full output current they must be made of fewer turns of heavier wire. Now we have the reverse of the parallel wound system, as load increases field current increases and output voltage also increases. "
My question is on the last sentence. Does the field current increase because it is the first load in the system, and as other electrical systems are switched on down the line, the overall resistance increases and more current is drawn through the field windings? If so how is more current drawn, how does the supply increase from the armature? In a simple series circuit, the more resistance the less the current using V=IR formula, with V being constant. This is where I am getting a little confused. If you have a set voltage supply like drom a car battery, the more loads you apply, the more the current drops, so slows down essentially throughout the circuit, can you tell me then how it happens or what happens or what it means when MORE CURRENT IS DRAWN?
Also in a parallel wound system, the more items are switched on, the less the resistance, so the current will drop in the field windings as this offers a lot of resistance due to the many wound thin coils. This means that the magnetic field generated by the elctromagnet drops and therefore so does the induced voltage in the armature. So why not simply make the field coils less tight in order to even out the problem and not loose magnetic field strength?
Sorry, it is a lot of info but I have never done electrics before and it is tough going, I am barely holding on to what I think I understand so far.
Anyone out there good with this sort of stuff who could clarify?
Any help much appreciated
Thanks
The notes I have don't explain this too well so I want to check that I understand this right. Bear with me as I am trying to keep this VERY simple for myself:
"Series Wound DC Generator
An alternative system places the field coils in series with the electrical loads. As the field windings now have to take the full output current they must be made of fewer turns of heavier wire. Now we have the reverse of the parallel wound system, as load increases field current increases and output voltage also increases. "
My question is on the last sentence. Does the field current increase because it is the first load in the system, and as other electrical systems are switched on down the line, the overall resistance increases and more current is drawn through the field windings? If so how is more current drawn, how does the supply increase from the armature? In a simple series circuit, the more resistance the less the current using V=IR formula, with V being constant. This is where I am getting a little confused. If you have a set voltage supply like drom a car battery, the more loads you apply, the more the current drops, so slows down essentially throughout the circuit, can you tell me then how it happens or what happens or what it means when MORE CURRENT IS DRAWN?
Also in a parallel wound system, the more items are switched on, the less the resistance, so the current will drop in the field windings as this offers a lot of resistance due to the many wound thin coils. This means that the magnetic field generated by the elctromagnet drops and therefore so does the induced voltage in the armature. So why not simply make the field coils less tight in order to even out the problem and not loose magnetic field strength?
Sorry, it is a lot of info but I have never done electrics before and it is tough going, I am barely holding on to what I think I understand so far.
Anyone out there good with this sort of stuff who could clarify?
Any help much appreciated
Thanks
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