FAA Ground Exams
 

Could anyone tell me if there is anywhere in Northern England or Scotland where I could take the FAA commercial ground exams? Many thanks.

I think there's only the one at Gloucestershire Airport, check;

http://www.faa.co.uk/computer_test_center.html

This may also be useful prep ?

www.webexams.com

faa ground exams
 

afternoon to everyone,
new to this forum so have a million q's to ask
i am about to start my pplh and have been speaking to the helicopter academy in florida.
first thing they said was to sit my ground exams over here.....err where???
:ugh:

i also need to sort out medicals and as i have a rather large prescription for my glasses i am looking in to lazik or similar.

any help would be great

Alrightyy.. First of all..

1) What Helicopter are you looking to train in, S300 CBi/R22??

2) Are you looking to do the FAA PPL/H or the JAA PPL/H?

Since you stated FAA written, i will assume you are taking the FAA course. First of all you need to study for it. I found the ASA cd based program one of the best. It will not only get you all the information and answers but also get you use to the FAA written test program. As for testing, it is now done by outside vendors like CATS (Computer Assisted Testing Service) for a local testing site.

As for medical, go to the FAA website (FAA: Home) to get the requirements for the medical. As long as your vision is corrected to at least 20/20 you are OK. If you are thinking of going beyond the PPL, I would think about getting a second or first class medical. That way you will know if you have any issues that would prevent you from your goal.

if you mean the bristow academy in titusville(is there another ) then nope,not that one.

the helicopter academy seem to be pretty much all over the US,anyone any thoughts on them?
they also go by the name boat-pix.
i met with them at palm beach just up from miami and they seem to work from a few apartments there,the focus seemed to be about building hours straight away rather than sitting in the class room.
cant be a bad thing i thought

davy07,

its the R22 at the moment.
i did a couple of trail flights in Aberdeen a few years back and after (too many years) trying to figure out how to afford the training costs ended up going state side to visit a couple of training schools.
as far as how far i want to take it,all the way i hope.cpl for sure,
ultimatly come back to sunny scotland and in a perfect world end up in Aberdeen,unless i get too old of course:)

The FAA writtens are relatively easy compared to the JAA ones but they still take work. Study up on the new Prepware 10 and that has pretty much every question you will be asked. Memory comes in handy for these, you'll get used to seeing the questions over and over. Take the practice test on this after you use the study section. Whatever you're getting on these practices will pretty much whatyou'll score. You have to get an endorsement from an FAA instructor to sit the exam (not sure about the UK). I trained at Bristow in Florida and worked there too. If you've any questions regarding training, PM me.

FAA test centres
 

FAA Test
 

Think Kingsfield Helicopters {Perth}, can do them. Dan.

Looking at the official publication from the FAA (http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/...st_centers.pdf), only Flight Safety Farnborough is listed!?

does anyone have any new utd info?
thanks

Just take them in the US.

By all means study up over here before you go - it's all multiple choice with a 70% pass mark. You can study (memorize!) to get a pass in one day. If you want to get 95%+ you'll need to study for 2-3 days 😉

The reason they want you to turn up having passed the exam is simply so that you can get in the chopper and start asap, and they don't have to waste time teaching you and signing you off. But unless you have easy access to a testing centre you should just wait: there is one at literally every airport in the US. You'll need an FAA medical anyway, so just plan on turning up a day early and getting the medical and exam done, it'll definitely be cheaper than trying to do it over here.

not any more ! ATP questions aren't published anymore, you actually have to study !

The FAA has completely revamped their Testing Services. All the actual testing has been outsourced to PSI. You'll need to check PSI''s website to find a test center in the UK. A search by me revealed none.

The do show a test center at RAF Mildenhall, not sure if you can access this if you are not in the (US) military. Worth a call / email.