UK PPL H Student - What books are best?
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I can recomend this one, Nice and clear and easy to follow.
Schweizer 300 CBi PPL(H) Study Guide
They pop up on ebay,
Good luck with your training
Schweizer 300 CBi PPL(H) Study Guide
They pop up on ebay,
Good luck with your training
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Phil Croucher's books.....
Hi Gosa,
I'm a big fan of Phil Croucher's books in general. Good illustrations and enjoyable to read and I don't think you'll go wrong basing your study around his PPL book.
That Padfield book somebody mentioned was also good.
I also got all three of Norman Baileys books! Well worth it!
Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the PPL confuser. Get stuck into whatever book you choose and that should be more than enough to assure a pass!
Best of luck!!
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I'm a big fan of Phil Croucher's books in general. Good illustrations and enjoyable to read and I don't think you'll go wrong basing your study around his PPL book.
That Padfield book somebody mentioned was also good.
I also got all three of Norman Baileys books! Well worth it!
Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the PPL confuser. Get stuck into whatever book you choose and that should be more than enough to assure a pass!
Best of luck!!
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Books for PPL (H)
Amazing how everyone still refers to the Air Pilot Manuals as Trevor Thom, when he has had no input for many many years. His name is not even on the books any more! May I just point out that the books are updated every year in the case of the Air Law and Technical and almost every year in the case of the other volumes. They are currently being conformed to EASA, so it is really important to buy the correct up to date edition not an old copy! If you buy an edition where the editor was still Trevor Thom it will be more than a decade out of date!
Also have a look at Cyclic and Collective by our very own Shawn Coyle - get a very practical viewpoint, from a test pilot and experienced operator.
ISBN 0-9726368-0-3
ISBN 0-9726368-0-3
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It's very rare - it occasionally comes up on Amazon - my signed copy is chained down....
As a matter of interest, in response to the poster above, my PPL books are now ready for the new 100 hour syllabus, as is the Q & A book.
Phil
As a matter of interest, in response to the poster above, my PPL books are now ready for the new 100 hour syllabus, as is the Q & A book.
Phil
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PPL(H) study books in 2023
Hi guys,
I read some threads with regards to books we need to study for the PPL(H). In 2023, which books would you suggest reading to pass all of the written and practical exams first time ?
Would you advise to take all of the written exams before touching a helicopter ?
I read some threads with regards to books we need to study for the PPL(H). In 2023, which books would you suggest reading to pass all of the written and practical exams first time ?
Would you advise to take all of the written exams before touching a helicopter ?
Phil Crouchers PPL studies is probably the best, not perfect but covers it
Do the exams as you go along that way the briefings you get from your instructor will put context on it.
Personally I would start with the following as you go through to solo air law, helicopter general and principle of flight
Do the exams as you go along that way the briefings you get from your instructor will put context on it.
Personally I would start with the following as you go through to solo air law, helicopter general and principle of flight
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It is helpful to fly while you are studying. Practical exams will be dealt with by your flight school, but they tend to leave you alone for the ground school, in which case you need something that's easily studied. If the mods will allow me to mention it, my PPL books contain everything you need to know, plus a bit more, and can be obtained from here.
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Also try and get some example questions for the tests and then go back to the books. The material in the books has far more context and granularity if you are trying to answer a specific question, rather than just trying to absorb everything. It also helps frame some of that knowledge into a more practical scenario, but be advised, some of it may never be practical!
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I got myself all 7 volumes of the Pooleys PPL books. Is it still worth going through them for the PPL(H) or should I just solely focus on the Professional Helicopter Pilot studies Part 1 & 2 by Phil Croucher ?
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I see. Thank you for your answers.
I am now wondering
- how much of a difference there is between the 9 written exams of the PPL versus the ones of the PPL(H) ?
- as I will definitely use the PPL studies from Phil Croucher parts 1 & 2, what can I use to plug the knowledge holes ?
- is there a massive question bank out there you recommand ?
I am now wondering
- how much of a difference there is between the 9 written exams of the PPL versus the ones of the PPL(H) ?
- as I will definitely use the PPL studies from Phil Croucher parts 1 & 2, what can I use to plug the knowledge holes ?
- is there a massive question bank out there you recommand ?
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13 exams for the ATP and a whole lot of extra BS
The PPL book is in one volume only, and there are no knowledge holes as I wrote the syllabus for the helicopter exams. Can be obtained from amazon.
www.rtfq.org for helicopters
The PPL book is in one volume only, and there are no knowledge holes as I wrote the syllabus for the helicopter exams. Can be obtained from amazon.
www.rtfq.org for helicopters
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13 exams for the ATP and a whole lot of extra BS
The PPL book is in one volume only, and there are no knowledge holes as I wrote the syllabus for the helicopter exams. Can be obtained from amazon.
www.rtfq.org for helicopters
The PPL book is in one volume only, and there are no knowledge holes as I wrote the syllabus for the helicopter exams. Can be obtained from amazon.
www.rtfq.org for helicopters
