furio Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hello everybody, I have already passed my PPL theory and now I'm interested in completing my CPL theory subjects. I know I can go off and buy the appropriate books and continue with self study but I was wondering if there were people out there who can share some wisdom as to alternative ways of CPL study - online or courses etc. Also can anybody offer advice as to the best approach for this ie should i tackle one subject at a time. regards F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Furio, There are a number of flying schools around which offer commercial theory courses, where are you located? I would recommend attempting some of the easier subjects via self study (Human Factors, Met, FR and Air Law, possibly Nav depending on what training you have completed already) and doing courses for the harder subjects. When I did mine (many years ago) we did one subject each week and sat the exam at the end of the week, this meant all subjects were completed in six weeks. Cheers, HH. PS: There are seven subjects now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Bob Tait runs his popular full-time courses and has online courses at http://www.bobtait.com.au/ If you use his books he will respond to questions at his forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I did my theory subjects with Dyson - Holland - one book per subject. I found the books easy learning complete with sample exams at the end of each chapter. Having said that it was 30 years ago so I am unaware if they are still an option Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Chick Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I self-studied all my exams for PPL and CPL, I found that worked best for me. I highlighted stuff that needed clarifying and asked my instructors when I went out to the club to fly. I only studied one subject at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks everybody for the tips and leads. I will follow these up. I used the Bob Tait books for my PPL and found them very easy to understand so i will investigate this a bit further. F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 In my search i came across a Diploma of Aviation Theory course at the Central Queensland University. They also run a Associate Degree in Aviation. both of these courses seem to cover the theory side of the CPL. has anyone hear of or had any experience with these or similar courses? cheers F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 University courses would cover theory to ATPL standard. If you are in Queensland and looking to do a University course, also look at Griffith University, I believe their courses have a good reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hello folks, So I have done some research now and have decided to do the CPL theory at a local flight school at Bankstown. I start the first subject - Human Performance and Limitations - tonight. doing one subject at a time (stuying part time) so if all goes well expect / hope to complete all subjects this year. Each subject runs for a couple of nights each week over a number of weeks depending on the subject difficulty and content. Thanks for your feedback. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Good luck with your training Furio, don't foget to keep us updated with your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Cheers, will do. Second night tonight - looking forwaerd to it. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Chrissy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Lionel Taylor at Moorabbin Airport. I did all my CPL throry with him, and he is well known. He is fantastic and worth every cent! He also does ATPL and IREX which I am about to start with him. If you want to get hold of him just send him an email at: [email protected] His next courses are: - ATPL MET part time – Feb 5th - CPL Air Law Fulltime – Feb 6th - PPL (H) Part time – Feb 11th - CPL Nav Fulltime – Feb 18th - ATPL Nav Part Time – Feb 26th - CPL Met Fulltime – March 1st - CPL Perf/Loading Fulltime – March 12th - CPL Human Perf Fulltime – March 21st - IREX Fulltime - April 6th Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Chrissy, thanks for that. unfortunately i'm based in Sydney. Have now been going to classes for 4 weeks. last week completed the HF course and sit the exam in a little over a week so trying to put time aside to study and revise. just started aerodynamics this week with second class tonight. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 ok so here's an update. Had to postpone my HF exam due to work commitments - however managed to sit for it this morning. passed with 90%. very pleased with that. currently about to finish the aerodynamics course this week so hopefully will sit the exam in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 ok so here's an update. Had to postpone my HF exam due to work commitments - however managed to sit for it this morning. passed with 90%. very pleased with that. currently about to finish the aerodynamics course this week so hopefully will sit the exam in a couple of weeks. :happydance: well done Mate and congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Great news!:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Keeping the updates coming. Had to postpone the aero exam for a couple of weeks due to work commitments however managed to sit for it late laste week and passed with a respectable 85%. just about finished the nav course and have the exam booked in at the end of April. keep flying folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 the next installment. Sat my cpl nav exam this morning and passed 80%. a bit lower than i expected given the amount of work that i put in. strange exam however - there was not one question on radio nav aids. lots on vertical navigation and BOD/EOD and one in sixty plus the (very) odd question which didnt seem to be mentionedioned in the study guides/textbooks etc. finished the exam with only one minute to go - felt drained after it. however a pass is good and now that lets me move onto the next subject - performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Congratulations Furio...well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 G'day all, it's been a while since i last visited this site and a lot has happened since. i now have just two weeks before i sit my last cpl exam, air law. So in the past few months have finished performance, met and agk and now jus two weeks to go hopefully air law. wow this year has just flown. no pun intended. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Congratulations Furio and good luck wth the last exam! :spoton: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furio Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks Howard. This morning I sat for my final exam - air law - so much to get thru. However i managed to pass with flying colours (once again no pun intended). The exam was straight forward - the trick is to read the questions carefully as there are subtle differences between the question and what the answer should be. finished and cheers for now. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Now let the fun commence! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben87r Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Congrats furio! How far through the flying side are you? Have you sat IREX yet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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