fix wing to rotary ground school

[wessexsoldier777]

In a nut shell I am a current ppl,and I am considering converting to a rotary ..
I understand I only have to take 5 ground school exams instead of the 9 that a none qualified pilot has to take..can anyone please tell me what those 5 are..
cheers

[GipsyMagpie]

Originally Posted by wessexsoldier777

In a nut shell I am a current ppl,and I am considering converting to a rotary ..
I understand I only have to take 5 ground school exams instead of the 9 that a none qualified pilot has to take..can anyone please tell me what those 5 are..
cheers

Google "Easy Access PART-FCL" It's all in there (Appendix 1). You need to have a valid theoretical knowledge pass for aeroplanes or your licence before bridging (which you do of course). But to save you the pain of hunting for the info:

1.2. Without prejudice to the paragraph above, for the issue of an LAPL, PPL, BPL or SPL, the holder of a licence in another category of aircraft shall receive theoretical knowledge instruction and pass theoretical knowledge examinations to the appropriate level in the following subjects:

- Principles of Flight,
- Operational Procedures,
- Flight Performance and Planning,
- Aircraft General Knowledge,
- Navigation.

[noflynomore]

Why would you need to do Nav again? It's exactly the same!
Shurley shome mishtake?

Depending on the helo type you may need hydraulics and turbines too.

[GipsyMagpie]

Type specific groundschool required and will cover that. but yes nav again is required but a little bit odd!

[VP-F__]

Seems odd, I converted fixed to rotary atpl exams three years ago and did five:
P of F
Ops
AGK
Flight Planning
Performance

I think......certainly no nav.

[noflynomore]

I certainly didn't do Nav again when I went RW - FW but it was a while ago.
Aitcraft General Knowledge? WTF is that???