Study Techniques
 

Hello all,
this is my first post on the Forum so please be gentle with me. :)
Early next year i hope to commence my ATPL training and would appreciate it very much if some of the exam veterans would share some of their study techniques to this keen, but slightly green wannabe.
I am in possession of a Class 1 Med Cert and i am 38 yrs old, ok a little late in starting but you have to start somewhere!
The clock is ticking and it's time to do something that i want to do so i have decided to 'live the dream', and hard 'graft' is the only way through i know.
Any guidance would be a bonus.
Many thanks all,
Bezzie .....

Hi Beezzie

Your right. the only way is hard graft. What worked for me ( a long time ago) was to get up to ppl standard with the available books (THOM) as you will have forgotten a lot if youve done a ppl and its a good starting point if your abinitio.

A good technical book like Airlifes "Aerodynamics,Engines and Systems for Professional Pilots" is worth buying as it shows you the basics which many courses are weak on.

Study a subject from the course notes and make crib cards, constantly update them as you go along and you`ll have a fantastic revision system for the stressful run up to the exams which will help you to address any weaknesses over the last few days.

Dont listen too much to the woes on this forum. If youve got a half decent brain and the will to put the hours in youll pass easy enough.

Good Luck

Bezzie,

Check out this site to give you an idea of what is entailed within the ATPL theory exams.

http://jar-atpl-notes.fateback.com/

Its a free site and a great amount of work has been put into it by John Durcan (the author). Alot of it is double-dutch to me right now but I'm sure with tutorship it all becomes clear!

Hope this helps.

Craggenmore

When revising the topic, write down the topic in question and then jot down every thing you know about it. Then refer back to your notes and see how you went.
Also, think of as many different ways they can ask a question about the said topic. This should hopefully mean you can answer any question on the topic without relying on memorising feed back questions.
Use feed back by all means but don't rely on it for sole revision purposes. :)

STUDY TECHNIQUES
 

Hello again,
many thanks for the advice, i will try everything believe me, as for the Thom books, well i beat you to it, already started on those;) .
Thanks for that addy Craggenmore, forever helpfull mate.
Cheers all,
Bezzie .....
PS: Will still take advice off anyone else if they are prepared to pass it on.

Just about every salient point in the Thom books is covered in the PPL Confuser.