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                        <title>AHUF exam, any suggestions what study materials? thanks</title>
                        <link>https://bobtait.com.au/community/helpful-tips-and-resources/ahuf-exam,-any-suggestions-what-study-materials/?-thanks-7130</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Happy new year.

Any suggestions on what study materials to use for AHUF exam?

Thank you very much 
Regards 

Javier.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Happy new year.

Any suggestions on what study materials to use for AHUF exam?

Thank you very much 
Regards 

Javier.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RAAus BAK Air Law revised</title>
                        <link>https://bobtait.com.au/community/helpful-tips-and-resources/raaus-bak-air-law-revised-7102/</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[We have made extensive amendments to the Air Law section of the RAAus BAK book.  You can download the amended version here.
  RAA BAK Air Law .pdf]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have made extensive amendments to the Air Law section of the RAAus BAK book.  You can download the amended version here.
  RAA BAK Air Law .pdf]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>PPL exam pass</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi,

After 2 months of part time study I passed the PPL with 91%! Pretty happy with the result. 

The resources I used are Bobtait Volume 1 and 2, Bobtait online exam prep. Then after ge...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi,

After 2 months of part time study I passed the PPL with 91%! Pretty happy with the result. 

The resources I used are Bobtait Volume 1 and 2, Bobtait online exam prep. Then after getting a bit worried because I felt the bobtait exams were too easy, i signed up for pilotpracticeexams.com

Some tips for future aviators:

1. I brought only VFRG and ERSA into the exam (didn't bother with the rest to save money - inline with feedback on the forum). This was sufficient for my purposes and i was willing to run the risk of losing a few questions if I needed to find some obscure thing in the AIP (but I was lucky this didn't happen)

2. Wind conversion charts are gone from the ERSA, my flight computer ASA E6B has the X-wind conversion charts on it, so I used that instead. However, you will otherwise need the AIP if you dont have an alternative source for that (very important as I got 2 questions on X-wind conversions)

3. I didn't find the questions to be overtly tricky - they were fair. In fact there is a lot of grace - there was a question where I calculated (think Charlie loading chart) full baggage kg for the answer, however this was not an available choice - and then I had t re-read and re-think the question again and find the "trick" - i.e. you were max-takeoff weight limited so you could not load up the baggage compartment to full. CASA could have easily included full baggage that as one of the answers and I would have gotten it wrong.

4. Got 2 questions on TEM!

5. Sadly never got anything on PNR or equidistance timepoints. Didn't see them in the practice exams too. Maybe this is random.

Basically, if you do the bobtait materials and score well in his exams, you will be fine in my opinion. His questions are at the right level of the real PPL exam. pilotpracticeexams whilst strictly not needed can be an additional resource once you finish his exams (more in depth supplement - i would attempt their exams and then fill in the knowledge gaps accordingly)

All in all though, to be honest at the end of it I was so stressed and so sick of it that I don't want to see anymore theory for a little while!

Good luck!]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>CPL Airlaw Passed</title>
                        <link>https://bobtait.com.au/community/helpful-tips-and-resources/cpl-airlaw-passed-6699/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hey all, 

First time post, I passed Air Law with a 85%... pretty straight forward exam... everything is there at your fingers tips with the BT extract AIP and ERSA... 

My tips would to...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey all, 

First time post, I passed Air Law with a 85%... pretty straight forward exam... everything is there at your fingers tips with the BT extract AIP and ERSA... 

My tips would to know the following.... 

PRD'S 
Flight duty times, 
Alternates 
Lanes of entry 
Rules of the air ( A lot of questions) 

And then the odd curveball which I found at home in the AIP.  

2hrs is heaps of time I finished in 1.20mins and just submitted ( I have the knack of going back and changing answers and then getting them wrong)]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Tips for orientation when approaching a circuit?</title>
                        <link>https://bobtait.com.au/community/helpful-tips-and-resources/tips-for-orientation-when-approaching-a-circuit/?-6427</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I may be alone in this, but after getting my PPL and 120+ hours, I am still occasionally getting disoriented while approaching an aerodrome, so that I (almost) enter the wrong c...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I may be alone in this, but after getting my PPL and 120+ hours, I am still occasionally getting disoriented while approaching an aerodrome, so that I (almost) enter the wrong circuit or turn the wrong way. 

Does anyone have tips/ crutches for avoiding this? 
Is it discussed in any of the Human Factors material?

Here are a couple of tips so far, gleaned from flight instructors and fellow students:


   If your Direction Indicator has a heading bug, set it to the intended runway heading. (Easy to see; helps orientation relative to runway).
   If you made a mud map, rotate it to align with the Direction Indicator (during the approach brief).
    Rather than trying to visualise the entire circuit at once, think of it like a Forced Landing; first identify the landing threshold (runway numbers) then work backwards to base leg and downwind.
   In a left circuit, all turns will be to the left, and the airfield will be to your left at all times (except on final), the landing threshold will be to your left (eg for midfield crosswind entry).
   Put your hand next to the Direction Indicator with the index finger aligned with the intended runway heading. Now lift up the hand to the windscreen without rotating it. The index finger is pointing along the runway in the direction for landing. The base leg is represented by your extended thumb, - provided for a left/right circuit you use the left/right hand, palm facing towards you.
   When overflying to determine the wind direction, remember to fly towards the wide end of the windsock. Identify this direction with finger, and move the finger back to the DI to determine the wind direction. 


Any other practical tips would be much appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>TMG and HDG alternate method</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi guys,

Due to COVID-19 and quarantining etc, I&#039;ve found myself with some spare time. I&#039;ve been meaning to post this for A LONG TIME.
I&#039;m a Flight Instructor and currently studying ANAV...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi guys,

Due to COVID-19 and quarantining etc, I've found myself with some spare time. I've been meaning to post this for A LONG TIME.
I'm a Flight Instructor and currently studying ANAV at the moment. I keep coming back to this method I devised when I was studying BAK/PPL/CPL navigation, many years ago. 
The method in Bob's amazing books are great, but I did make mistakes early on as using the circle and square method for HDG/TMG (not sure if this method is still in the books) sometimes saw me plug in the incorrect values, as I was mainly struggling with the orientation. 
To help ensure I didn't stuff up my HDG and TMG calculations moving forward (as it was simple enough but frustrating to get them wrong every now and again), I came up with this. Even today, I'm still using it for ATPL NAV for finding in flight winds. 
It may look complex but it really isn't, it just depends on your mind I suppose, some people love it, some people hate it. It's just another way of doing it. 

The JPEG is an attachement below.
Just fill in the values given in the question, for example:
If you're given TMG, plot that in the middle box ALWAYS.
If you're given HDG and it is larger that the TMG, use the right HDG box (and this denotes you're experiecing left drift - ie left wing forward) and look at the difference between TMG and the HDG to find the drift angle. 
If you're given TMG and drift angle, use the appropriately labelled drift circle to find the HDG.
If your given HDG and drift angle, use the appropriate HDG and drift box to find the TMG. 

By working linearly, if you move to the right, ADD. 
If you move to the left, SUBTRACT, just like the actual alteration of HDG in an aircraft. 

Hope this helps someone! 
- Simon.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Understanding the info</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hi guys,

Just wanted to know I am reading the text in order and reading it slowly so as to ensure that I understand the content however there are certain content I keep rereading to ensur...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hi guys,

Just wanted to know I am reading the text in order and reading it slowly so as to ensure that I understand the content however there are certain content I keep rereading to ensure I understand truly however this keeps my delaying obviously moving onto next section.

And so I just wanted your guys experience is it normal for this to occur. And the most productive and efficient way to read the text whilst ensuring I have correctly understood all I have read ?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>PPL Exam Success - Thanks Bob! + Some Tips For Those Studying...</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 12:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[So I sat my PPL exam on the weekend and scored 97%! I&#039;m very pleased with the result, and I&#039;d like to extend a big thanks to Bob for writing such great texts that explain sometimes tricky co...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I sat my PPL exam on the weekend and scored 97%! I'm very pleased with the result, and I'd like to extend a big thanks to Bob for writing such great texts that explain sometimes tricky concepts in terms a dummy like me can understand.

I had promised myself that if I did well in the exam I'd pass on some tips for those going down the PPL path. 

STUDYING / PRE-EXAM

- Keep it intense! Check out apps like 'Focus', which are effectively the pomodoro method - think 25 minutes of intense studying followed by 5 minutes of breaks. I would read and make very brief notes on a chapter, then try and punch out the review questions in 25 minutes. I would hit the books straight after dinner until about 10pm - it is amazing how much you can cover in just three hours a night.
- Know your weak areas. Remember that we all struggle with different things. I stuggled to understand some stuff about VORs as I hadn't used them much in practice. If you find a concept mind-bending or really difficult to get through, write down the subject area and move on. Then...
- Get some quality ground time in. I'm super pleased that I did this the day before my exam. I spent nearly three hours with my instructor who is awesome at explaining things in terms I can understand. In addition to covering my list of 'problem areas', we went through a bunch of practice questions, which gives the instructor a chance to check your workings in the case of W&B and P-charts.
- Practice exams are awesome BUT not all are created equally In addition to Bob's texts, I used OnlineAviationTheory.com, Aviation Theory Centre, Ground Effect, and Rob Avery for practice quizzes/tests. I have to be honest - Rob Avery and OnlineAviationTheory are the best as they explain answers with working. Ground Effect exams have no explanations or workings and we found a number of wrong answers which can be really frustrating.
- Know your flight computer backwards! I've always been pretty shit at maths and in fact didn't even do maths for my HSC. Intimately knowing the capabilities of your whiz wheel (in my case an E6B) will not only benefit you in exams but even in your navs. But, keep in mind you should also...
- Know your key formulas! Having the E6B is great, especially for checking answers you have worked out on a calculator. But it may not give the level of accuracy needed for certain types of questions e.g. density height.
- Get some sleep! There may come a point the night before the exam when you realise that there are certain subject areas you just don't know as well as you'd like. Try and accept that there is no point losing sleep over it, you'll perform better in the exam if you are properly rested than if you stayed up cramming all night.
- Double check that you have everything you need. You wouldn't fly away without pre-flighting the aircraft, so consider doing the same with your permitted materials. Are your charts in date? Is your AIP the current version? Do you have the most recent VFRG? In my case I borrowed all the regs from my flight school which they had kept up-to-date. Make sure your calculator is basic enough. Sounds like obvious stuff but if you turn up to your exam at a full on exam centre you're stuffed if you don't have everything.

ON THE DAY / IN THE EXAM

- Get there early. You'll be less nervous if you arrive at least an hour before. Read through some topics that you know you are weak on - you may still pick up something that will be useful in the exam.
- Bring snacks/water/coffee. I can't speak for full on testing centres but I was permitted to bring in a banana, some water, and a coffee. The banana came in handy as a quick sugar hit about 90 minutes into the exam.
- TAKE YOUR TIME! Thankfully most candidates find that there is more than ample time in the PPL exam. You have three and a half hours to answer not more than 70 (it varies, I think this is the upper limit) questions. So why would you rush through?
- Stuck on something? There is a flag that can be placed on the question. Flag it, and come back later when you know you have plenty of time up your sleeve. Personally, I worked my way through all of the 1 mark questions before I tackled the 2 mark questions. Interestingly, I had no 3 mark questions at all.
- RTFQ. Seriously! CASA are renowned for writing questions that are read a certain way. You could call them trick questions even. I'm a fast reader but I made sure that I read every question at least three times before I considered answering.
- Still stuck on something? Narrow down your options. Have you exhausted all of the materials available to you like the AIP, regs, and so on? If so, try and eliminate answers that you know aren't right and hopefully you will end up with a 50/50 chance of selecting the correct answer.
- Finished? Go through it again. In my case I was properly finished with more than an hour to spare. So I painstakingly went through each question again just to double check that I'd read and understood what they were asking and my answer. By the time I had done this I knew there was no point going through to the buzzer so I finished around 15 minutes before the time was up.

Good luck to anyone that is studying for their PPL and I hope the above is helpful for you.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>CPL Flight test - 15% factos</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[During the ground component of a flight test, I was told by testing officer that 15% factor is added for each unknown component on the take off charts. E.g The scenario was: if wi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[During the ground component of a flight test, I was told by testing officer that 15% factor is added for each unknown component on the take off charts. E.g The scenario was: if wind info not available, surface is soaked long wet grass (and your take off chart has no window for surface), slope goes down but you don't now by how much, then "how would you account for this in your calculations?" 

His response in the end was that 15% x 3 (for the 3 unknown factors of wind, surface, slope will be the factor amoutn. Not just one 15% as normal. 

I've looked everywhere for a legal reference. Is anyone aware of this? thanks]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Pre Solo Exam (RAAus)</title>
                        <link>https://bobtait.com.au/community/helpful-tips-and-resources/pre-solo-exam-(raaus)-5637/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 22:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi all,
Was just wanting some advice on the pre solo test. I would like to know how much study is required and what areas to focus on?
Is the exam very difficult and what areas should I fo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,
Was just wanting some advice on the pre solo test. I would like to know how much study is required and what areas to focus on?
Is the exam very difficult and what areas should I focus my studies on?
Also is it a multiple choice test or not?
Any reply would be greatly appreciated.
Manu]]></content:encoded>
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