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by **pilotgallagher01** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:30 am

Just thought I would post here:
I am Doing my FRTO exam next week

by **FunkymonkeyNZ** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:05 pm

Also posting in

IF law and IF NavAids are both in the bag!

and PPL flght test on the 20th of this month
Congrats to all the others here on their results

Chris

by **HardCorePawn** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:46 am

Congrats on the PPL... and on the first Solo...

Good luck for the exams... speaking of, I REALLY need to get stuck into this CPL Met... been a bit slack lately

by **HercFeend** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:27 am

pacblue wrote:
QUOTE (pacblue @ Feb 5 2009, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats mate!! i have mine just around the corner too so do you have any advice?? fill us in with all the details from it please, would be muchly appreciated cheers

Firstly I would say - go with what your instructor tells you about the test and the examiner. They've been doing it and know you, the area and the examiner.

Secondly, don't get too hung up on the route the test will take. Get to know your local area, the procedures, airspace etc etc well. You 'could' go anywhere. I for instance, due to where the majority of our training areas are, did most of my flying and practising out to the west and all my circuits at an airfield out there....... On test day the weather to the west was garbage so we went south and did the landings at an aerodrome I'd never flown into before........ Certainly made me have to think more :?

Thirdly, Your instructor wouldn't be putting you in for your test unless he was sure you were ready and capable, which you will be. You, your instructor and the examiner want you to pass, so relax, it's just another flight (with some dude you haven't flown with before!)

Good luck. Not that you need it

by **pacblue** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:33 pm

HercFeend wrote:
QUOTE (HercFeend @ Feb 9 2009, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Firstly I would say - go with what your instructor tells you about the test and the examiner. They've been doing it and know you, the area and the examiner.

Secondly, don't get too hung up on the route the test will take. Get to know your local area, the procedures, airspace etc etc well. You 'could' go anywhere. I for instance, due to where the majority of our training areas are, did most of my flying and practising out to the west and all my circuits at an airfield out there....... On test day the weather to the west was garbage so we went south and did the landings at an aerodrome I'd never flown into before........ Certainly made me have to think more :?

Thirdly, Your instructor wouldn't be putting you in for your test unless he was sure you were ready and capable, which you will be. You, your instructor and the examiner want you to pass, so relax, it's just another flight (with some dude you haven't flown with before!)

Good luck. Not that you need it

cheers, will let you know how i go

thanks for the help!!

by **pois0n** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:35 pm

HercFeend wrote:
QUOTE (HercFeend @ Feb 9 2009, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Firstly I would say - go with what your instructor tells you about the test and the examiner. They've been doing it and know you, the area and the examiner.

Secondly, don't get too hung up on the route the test will take. Get to know your local area, the procedures, airspace etc etc well. You 'could' go anywhere. I for instance, due to where the majority of our training areas are, did most of my flying and practising out to the west and all my circuits at an airfield out there....... On test day the weather to the west was garbage so we went south and did the landings at an aerodrome I'd never flown into before........ Certainly made me have to think more :?

Thirdly, Your instructor wouldn't be putting you in for your test unless he was sure you were ready and capable, which you will be. You, your instructor and the examiner want you to pass, so relax, it's just another flight (with some dude you haven't flown with before!)

Good luck. Not that you need it

Where did you go? Wigram?

by **HercFeend** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:14 pm

pois0n wrote:
QUOTE (pois0n @ Feb 10 2009, 05:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Where did you go? Wigram?

I did - I was pretty chuffed actually, at least I can say that I landed there (flapless!) now, before the fat cats closed it.

by **ardypilot** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:03 pm

Well at the moment, I'm studying my brains out for my PPL exams which are in 2 and a bit week's time- all 6 on the same day unfortunately.

What I've been doing each night after flight school is summarize my notes from each subject onto cue cards, reread them all and practice drawing diagrams etc. Has anyone else who's already been through this process got any tips for me? Memory isn't my greatest fortay, and I'm a little apprehensive about taking all the papers on the same day...

Cheers

by **HardCorePawn** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:57 am

I did my PPL ground course at AFS... but as I was working fulltime, I did it part-time, so it was spread over like 8 weekends (8am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday)... which I believe gave me time for things to sink in...

We did all the exams over 1 day as well...

What you're doing sounds good, the constant reinforcement of the information and processes should help it stick. You will also want to do some work on exam technique, as quite often the difference between correct and incorrect in ASL exams is how you read the question.

I'm sure they have practice exams for you to work through... take them seriously and try to do them under exam conditions. It will make the actual exam seem less overwhelming.

by **pois0n** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:30 pm

You'll be sweet as, most of the PPL answers are common sense..

..not like IR exams where the correct answer is usually the most complex one

by **ardypilot** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:39 pm

Sweet cheers guys- not getting much computer night at the mo, after a 30 minute drive home, dinner, then 4+ hours of studying, so there will be obvious delays with screenshot comp and newsletter etc. Sorry about this.

by **HercFeend** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:50 am

Trolly wrote:
QUOTE (Trolly @ Feb 19 2009, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sweet cheers guys- not getting much computer night at the mo, after a 30 minute drive home, dinner, then 4+ hours of studying, so there will be obvious delays with screenshot comp and newsletter etc. Sorry about this.

I think you'll discover your priorities are going to change a lot over the coming months and years! Don't sweat it - we'll survive

To quote from your site, concentrate on 'real world aviation' for now.........

by **Alex** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:46 am

No worries Andrew, I can pitch in with closing down comps at the end of the month and starting up voting if you need a hand.

Alex

by **pacblue** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:20 am

Hey guys, just letting you all know my journey to my PPL is over, i passed last night and got very drunk after, bring on CPL now. cheers for all the help on this site that iv received!! thanks guys!

Website · by **Njbb1995** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:07 am

Congrats PacBlue

by **HardCorePawn** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:22 pm

pacblue wrote:
QUOTE (pacblue @ Feb 28 2009, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys, just letting you all know my journey to my PPL is over, i passed last night and got very drunk after, bring on CPL now. cheers for all the help on this site that iv received!! thanks guys!

Awesome stuff... looks like you got your flight test in just before the weather packed in!

now... get studying for those CPL exams!

by **pois0n** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:54 pm

HardCorePawn wrote:
QUOTE (HardCorePawn @ Feb 28 2009, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome stuff... looks like you got your flight test in just before the weather packed in!

now... get studying for those CPL exams!

Don't forget the ATPLs while you're at it

by **ardypilot** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:13 am

Grats pacblue!

by **pacblue** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:30 am

Cheers guys, really happy aye! it was a majorly stressful day but a day that i will remember forever!! thank you all!

by **FlyingKiwi** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:54 am

Good stuff mate, that's an achievement you can be proud of.

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