Welcome Bosi72!
I'm sure you will not regret your decision to enter the aviation world. You are obviously committed and enthusiastic, so I'm sure you will be successful. We look forward to being there to help as you progress.

All the best with your endeavors

Bob

Hi
Me 65. Started two years ago. PPL just May this year. Never too late to make dream come true.
in fact planning to join Bob’s instrument class v soon.
Lots of fun and challenges
Cheers
Dom

Great to hear that things are working out for you as well. It would be great to see your smiling face at an IREX course.

Bob

Welcome Bosi to wonderful world of Aviation. I'm much in the same boat as you. I have loved every minute so far and have surprised myself with how much I have learned. I'm sure your hard work will lead you to be humbly impressed with yourself.

Student hard work + Sir Bob Tait (Aka God Of The Troposhere) and his crew = Good Results!

Thanks everyone.
Quick update, 3 months later, balancing between family, parenting, work, hobbies..
Currently at page 409 of Volume 2, hopefully in 3-4 weeks will be ready for The Exam.
Cheers

Great to see you are making good progress. Let us know how you go with the exam.

Bob

Hello everyone !

4.5 months since my first post, after reading 1000+ pages from both Vol 1 & 2, a number of study hours, practising navigation, weight&balance, fuel calculations and other exam questions I finally passed PPL exam today with 81%.

Big thanks to Bob and everyone on this forum helping me on the journey.

Cheers

Congratulations Bosi72

That's a great result I wish you all the best in the future

Cheers

Hi Stuart, thank you for best wishes.

Sorry to bug you again, I have a question and probably simple answer for you.

Before the question, a brief background: My end goal in aviation is PPL and Instrument rating, buying a C172 and fly with my family around.. Instrument rating not because I want to fly into, but only if I accidentally find myself in clouds or after the sunset. Also, it is too late for my career in aviation and to be realistic I can't get Class 1 medical. However, I am very happy with where I am, enjoying every moment flying.

I already purchased IREX book (thanks for sending it promptly), however I was told that Private IFR (PIFR) may be a better option for me as it include GPS only and most aerodromes now include GPS procedures.

Q1: does IREX include PIFR and NVFR ?
Q2: does PIFR include NVFR ? How those three relates to each other, e.g. like PPL syllabus covering RPL syllabus ..
Q3: (similar as above) if I do IREX exam, do I need to attend PIFR and/or NVFR exams additionally ?
Q4: if I do PIFR exam, do I need to attend NVFR exam ?
Q5: Does IREX book cover PIFR and NVFR?

As you can see from the questions above I need some guidance where to go.

Sorry if for too many questions, thank you for your time responding.
Thanks & Cheers
Stjepan

Great work Bosi!

Well done!

You should be so proud of yourself.

Bosi, which topics in the examination did you find the most challenging?

Well done and all the best!!!

Thank you Sofeopka!

I spent good 10-15 mins on the very first question trying to find an answer in all available publications, and I was so wrong thinking how easy I can navigate in all those pubs 🙂

2nd question was also not an easy one, and at that point in time I thought I am not going to make exam at all if I continue spending too much time on each question. It was demoralizing as first 20-25 mins has gone into nothing because I still couldn't find the answers.

However the following questions were calculations (my favourite ones), so I have completed all other questions within the next 1.5 hours (or 2 hours from the start). I was surprised when look at the clock and having an 1.5 hours extra.

Then during the last 1.5 hours I went back and "corrected" some questions, of which some were probably already correct, but making mistakes could happen when over-correcting.

I also had external distractions, someone was mowing the lawn outside the school for good 2-3 hours and examination room was freezing cold.. I'm not trying to find excuses here:)

My KDR contains topics that I thought I knew well: engine temp, carby heat, mixture, then noise exposure... so don't know what to tell.

Advice: don't spend too much time on any particular question. Do the "easy" ones first, then redo again. I strongly suggest going through all BobTait prep questions and extras, and try to understand the reason for answers and confirm the references in publications (VFRG, AIP, ERSA..). The questions won't be the same, but they will be from the similar area... and bring some warm clothing just in case 🙂

Good luck !
Cheers

Hey Bosi.

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide me such a great answer.

I can not be more thankful for your information it is exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks a lot.

G'day Stjepan

I'd suggest having a look at this thread as it has some good advice

https://www.bobtait.com.au/forum/instrument-rating-irex/6215-passsed-the-irex-some-tips-for-study-and-pifr-vs-irex

Cheers

Another personal aviation milestone achieved today. Passed my PPL flight test, hopefully official paper licence from CASA arrives soon.
In the mean time IREX is progressing ok (could be better), doing aerobatic and spin endorsement, enjoying every moment when flying. Thanks everyone for help. Cheers!