RePL theory exam — transcript

00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:05.860 The RePL theory exam: how it works, and how to study for it.

00:00:06.210 --> 00:00:09.741 A RePL has two parts. You must pass a theory exam,

00:00:09.741 --> 00:00:14.934 and show you can fly safely in a practical assessment. Theory comes first.

00:00:17.210 --> 00:00:21.705 The theory covers aviation knowledge, air law and regulations, meteorology,

00:00:21.705 --> 00:00:24.900 navigation, operational procedures and human factors.

00:00:24.900 --> 00:00:28.390 The aeronautical radio certificate has its own assessment.

00:00:30.210 --> 00:00:34.707 This video won't quote a question count, a pass mark or a time limit.

00:00:34.707 --> 00:00:38.691 Your instructor will confirm those, and what you can take in,

00:00:38.691 --> 00:00:43.767 so ask before exam day. The exam is marked and recorded, and you must pass it.

00:00:44.210 --> 00:00:49.033 The course notes flag some topics as exam topics: the standard operating conditions,

00:00:49.033 --> 00:00:53.006 weight categories and who needs a licence, unit and time conversions,

00:00:53.006 --> 00:00:56.865 true and magnetic direction, record keeping, and vortex ring state.

00:00:56.865 --> 00:00:59.021 But the whole syllabus is examinable.

00:00:59.371 --> 00:01:04.334 Every chapter ends with practice exam questions, and the free study guide adds more.

00:01:06.371 --> 00:01:11.564 Use them well. Answer before you look. Read the explanation, even when you're right,

00:01:11.564 --> 00:01:14.314 and work out why each wrong option is wrong.

00:01:14.314 --> 00:01:17.369 Then come back to your mistakes a few days later.

00:01:21.371 --> 00:01:26.622 Quick check. The study guide's practice questions are best described as what?

00:01:26.972 --> 00:01:30.159 Study checks to help you learn. Not the exam bank.

00:01:30.509 --> 00:01:35.009 Now, read the question. Records are a classic trap. The operational,

00:01:35.009 --> 00:01:40.357 pilot and technical logs are kept for seven years. A test flight log, just three.

00:01:43.509 --> 00:01:47.908 Watch the precise wording. CASA, with an A, is the authority.

00:01:47.908 --> 00:01:50.108 The regulations are the rules.

00:01:50.108 --> 00:01:54.365 And four hundred feet is about a hundred and twenty metres,

00:01:54.365 --> 00:01:58.268 but exactly one hundred and twenty-one point nine two.

00:01:58.618 --> 00:02:02.528 Unless a question says otherwise, assume Mode 2 sticks.

00:02:02.528 --> 00:02:08.045 Work conversions step by step: variation east, magnetic least. Variation west,

00:02:08.045 --> 00:02:09.093 magnetic best.

00:02:10.618 --> 00:02:14.423 On the day, read the whole question and every option.

00:02:14.423 --> 00:02:19.708 Rule out the answers that are clearly wrong, and watch for words like not.

00:02:20.058 --> 00:02:25.706 Recap: know what it covers, ask about the format, practise properly,

00:02:25.706 --> 00:02:27.425 and read every word.

00:02:27.775 --> 00:02:31.484 Final check. How long must a test flight log be kept?

00:02:34.175 --> 00:02:36.265 Three years. Read the question.