Look And Learn

One New Pilot’s Study Tips For Ppl And Cpl Students

Toby Richardson, 26, started his CPL training in 2018. He travels around the world full-time working remotely as a writer, choosing to write about what he loves such as flying. Toby has written this study guide in response to noticing the stress of many of his fellow students.
N ew students facing their first exam face the intimidating prospect of needing a high mark to pass, coupled with the limit on how many times an exam can be re-sat.

Once that hurdle has been overcome, burnout can prove an issue for commercial pilot licence (CPL) students facing their sixth and seventh exams. If they are doing (private pilot licence) PPL along the way, that makes eight exams. Overachievers who want to make use of the mandatory 30 hours attendance per week to meet funding criteria, also may decide to sit instrument rating (IREX). That means a gruelling nine exams.