As I'm preparing to write the PPL exam, I've decided to look around for tips I may find useful just before/during the examination. Here are top 20 I've found to be most interesting and insightful.
- Review the sample exams and answer guides. They will give you a flavour of the type of questions to expect. Click here to download the TC sample exam software. Have a look at the right navbar of this site for sample online exams you can take.
- Spend appropriate amount of time learning what Transport Canada tells you is of major importance. Click on each section and see little airplane that represents the most important sections
- Review TC's document that outlines weak knowledge areas based on past years' exam results - Review it here
- Know your CAR's - shouldn't be too much trouble as TC tells you the sections plus you already studied most of them for PSTAR exam
- Be careful with questions that reference AGL vs MSL heights -TC will use them interchangeably
- When asked for minimum altitude over any given point on the map, ensure you consider the type of an area i.e. parks
- Be careful with questions that reference Magnetic vs True heading or track -TC will use them interchangeably
- In the MET section ensure to read all the notes on the maps/charts provided - the notes may contain the answer you are looking for!
- Do navigation last as it is most time consuming and you don't want to run out of time
- Be careful to check your early NAV answers as some will carry through to future questions
- In NAV, only focus on calculations required to answer questions on the exam
- On VOR questions, draw the plane facing the OBS to reduce confusion - TC will purposefully make it look a bit odd
- In NAV section your numbers/answers will seldom be identical to one of the options due to different interpolations on charts. Go for BEST(closest) ANSWER!
- Before you click "start" do all your cross country planning and review it well because it'll save you time! Know your latitude and longitude coordinates.
- Don't forget to bring: I.D., current medical, letter of recommendation, proof of experience and training, payment, pencils, eraser, navigation ruler, protractor, calculator and flight computer
- You are not allowed to bring in any notes (obviously) so write down any formulas you think you may need right before you start the exam. You may ask for scrap paper too...
- Don't forget about common sense - it is not all about memorization
- Review more tips from Transport Canada - View here
- Know your stuff! You want to ace this not just pass.
- Did you make an appointment yet?
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Funny that the exam "weak" areas are almost the exact same questions I got wrong. I know why they are "weak" it's not due to lack of knowledge of the applicants, it's due to their questions being worded so freakishly. Eg: Night starts one hour after sunset and ends one hour before sunrise but don't expect it to be THAT simple on the actual test.
More like "night is when you can align the planets into the shape of an oreo cookie on a gummi bear." kind of weirdness.
I'm sure if you could get TC in a room to argue their logic it would make sense but so far not to me!
It sounds like you have a good handle on this test so go and ace it!
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