Pilot Theory Tips

A second screen can share the same failed source. Revise CPL Tech 26.64.8 by separating the display, the data and the backup you can actually use.

Second on the all-time list of most-failed codes in CPL Aircraft Technical Knowledge is 26.88.2(a) — describe the function of a cockpit fitted or portable oxygen system. It has appeared 46 times across the reports run through our KDR Refresher, sitting just behind GPWS. Like GPWS, it isn't a hard topic. It's a topic where people learn one number and stop. What the system is for Supplemental oxygen exists to prevent hypoxia. As you climb, the partial pressure of oxygen falls,

Every time someone runs their Knowledge Deficiency Report through our KDR Refresher, we get a bit more of a picture of where CPL candidates are dropping marks. For Aircraft Technical Knowledge, one code is well out in front: 26.62.2, "Describe the function and operation of a typical GPWS system." It's turned up on 46.8% of the CPL Tech reports that have gone through the tool. The next code down is at 36.2%. That's a lot of people losing a mark on something that isn't actually

Upload your ASPEQ result slip to Stoneybrook's KDR Refresher and get a personalised study guide targeting your knowledge gaps before your instructor sign-off. Here's how students are finding it.

Most people who catch the flying bug start with a Private Pilot Licence. It's the natural entry point - learning the fundamentals, building hours, discovering what kind of pilot you want to be.

So you've decided to get your Private Pilot Licence - congratulations! The flying hours are the exciting part, but before you can sit your CAA written exams, you'll need to get to grips with pilot theory. Here's a straight-forward guide to what's involved and how to approach it.