"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in
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On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:52:47 +0100, "Simon Robbins"
I've got to get my writtens for commercial, instrument and instructor
all out of the way in the next 4-5 weeks... Talk about helicopter
overload! Glad you're getting the writtens out of the way..
Personally, that's the part of flying I hate..

The PPL exams in the UK are a joke to be honest, when you consider the level
of knowledge they're supposed to be testing. 20 to 40 multiple choice
questions on each paper only. Ok, it's still possible to get some wrong (I
got 86% in Air Law, 100% in Human Factors so far), but the trouble with
multiple choice is given a selection of answer it's possible to use common
sense enough to pass so they're not a good indication that you actually
understand the subject.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya for tomorrow.

It was a perfect day today. Only got one hour in this morning though as my
instructor was tied up in a meeting this afternoon that overran.... But I
had a good time anyway. Did some circuits and autos to about 15 ft. I'm
ready for first solo now that I've done them and passed Air Law, but the
heli's got a couple of gremlins that they want ironed out in it's
forthcoming service. Until then they've decided PPL student solos in it are
out. So... maybe next week!

Si