King Schools resources

[bbbflash]

Hi all, my dad suggested the King Schools online resources. Are they suitable for Australia? My sister used them for her licence in the states. What's everyone's thoughts for use in Australia. Cheers!

 

 

[spacesailor]

Their videos are good for beginners. Quick look:

 

spacesailor

 

 

[Darkwalker]

Hi all, my dad suggested the King Schools online resources. Are they suitable for Australia? My sister used them for her licence in the states. What's everyone's thoughts for use in Australia. Cheers!

I know there good for flight simming.

Ms flight sim 95 :)

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Gotta love their humour, both are a crack up; worth it just for that

 

The seem good for GA, but not going to include AU regulations of course.

 

 

[KRviator]

Not really no. The basics yes, but air law and met not really.

 

I self-studied using the Bob Tait PPL books and passed the theory exam no worries, they're a much better resource for an Australian student, IMHO.

 

 

[Mike Gearon]

I’m trying to stay quiet on the forum as one of the new guys. However! I’m well positioned in this particular case/ if this question comes up again for anyone.

 

I used the King school course for PPL in USA. He and his wife do a great job of videos and the course. It is however USA specific and designed to get you over the line for written then practical FAA PPL. 

 

I’ve found it difficult to locate resources here other than Bob Tait and www.pilotpracticeexams.com    On that note. It’s different. Quite different in areas. For USA I finished up reading FAA free publications...Airplane flying Handbook and Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. I bit these off over a 1 week emergency trip back to Australia for a family member. When I returned to USA the CFI said you’ve never flown better. Definitely a huge help.

 

Even with this I’m struggling with www.pilotpracticeexams.com questions that were never covered in FAA or very Australian specific regulations. About 20% is new stuff which is annoying after studying hard for 3-4 months.

 

mike.

 

 

[facthunter]

You are never going to know everything and there are unfortunately 2 distinctly different issues.

 

     (A) Passing the exams.

 

     (B) UNDERSTANDING it all which is what will make you a safe and competent operator/airman/pilot..

 

  Try to avoid confusion as it isn't what you need at all in a flying environment. (The Authorities don't help much in this area as the write rules they can enforce, rather than aid you to fly.

 

   The AIR Legislation will vary from region to region, but it should not be by a lot as the world is truly a pilot's oyster  and there are International Standards  (ICAO) but how to fly is not unique to anyplace until you go to the poles or such where a little extra specialised  knowledge is needed. A plane is a plane is a plane. Nev

 

 

[Mike Gearon]

 

   The AIR Legislation will vary from region to region, but it should not be by a lot as the world is truly a pilot's oyster  and there are International Standards  (ICAO) but how to fly is not unique to anyplace until you go to the poles or such where a little extra specialised  knowledge is needed. A plane is a plane is a plane. Nev

 

I think the different measurement system and rules are going to be a problem. The Feet and Metric mix is is particularly curious in Australia. 

 

 

 

[Mike Gearon]

Even OCTA acronym is annoying. I just looked it up. Outside Controlled Airspace. Never came across this in FAA.

 

 

[turboplanner]

I think the different measurement system and rules are going to be a problem. The Feet and Metric mix is is particularly curious in Australia. 

 

 

 

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You'll make it extremely difficult for yourself if you try to teach yourself by picking up scraps of information.

 

Every Country has its quirks and if you want to qualify for something in Australia, best to select an Flying School/Club which trains the category you want to fly in, and discuss this with your instructor, who will tell you which reference material to study. If the flying school offers night classes, they are by far the best and fastest way to learn.  I've seen many people totally confused by "advice" they get on this site; often someone's favourite author from the FAA system, which as you've already found doesn't apply here. A good instructor will produce a good pilot.

 

 

[Mike Gearon]

You'll make it extremely difficult for yourself if you try to teach yourself by picking up scraps of information.

 

Every Country has its quirks and if you want to qualify for something in Australia, best to select an Flying School/Club which trains the category you want to fly in, and discuss this with your instructor, who will tell you which reference material to study. If the flying school offers night classes, they are by far the best and fastest way to learn.  I've seen many people totally confused by "advice" they get on this site; often someone's favourite author from the FAA system, which as you've already found doesn't apply here. A good instructor will produce a good pilot.

 

Thanks very much for advice. I’m heading to Tyabb as easiest to get to. Tooradin is really good. Tyabb just easier on ferry. Flying in would be 5 minutes, that’ll have to wait..... I’ll see them today or tomorrow and what I really want is reference material. Surprised CASA doesn’t have the equivalent of FAA free downloadable material/ books. Well, they or RAA May have. I’ve been searching which is one of the reasons I landed on this topic. Maybe you can advise if downloadable reference material that’d cover everything. USA as mentioned has the wonderful Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and Airplane Flying Handbook. You just go on website and open then save to books or kindle.

 

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/media/pilot_handbook.pdf

 

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/

 

 

[turboplanner]

Both Tyabb and Tooradin have great instructors, so you should be in good hands 

 

My point was, once you’ve decided what category you’re going to fly in, that will decide the Instructor and the syllabus (RA or GA), and the instructor is the one to guide you on what to study for the pathway you choose in Australia.

 

That will take a load off your mind now, and make it a lot easier to study as you go forward.  Learning something from a textbook written for another country and then having to forget it and learn something for Australia is more like 4 times harder than 2 times harder. Focusing on what the Instructor wants also gets the combined theory/practical into your subconscious faster and takes the thinking load off.

 

 

[Mike Gearon]

Both Tyabb and Tooradin have great instructors, so you should be in good hands 

 

My point was, once you’ve decided what category you’re going to fly in, that will decide the Instructor and the syllabus (RA or GA), and the instructor is the one to guide you on what to study for the pathway you choose in Australia.

 

That will take a load off your mind now, and make it a lot easier to study as you go forward.  Learning something from a textbook written for another country and then having to forget it and learn something for Australia is more like 4 times harder than 2 times harder. Focusing on what the Instructor wants also gets the combined theory/practical into your subconscious faster and takes the thinking load off.

 

Yes, flown with both. Just location and proximity. Sorted with David Bell instructor just now and purchased VFRG. $34.95 I thought it was 120 for some reason. 34.95 is fine.

 

[facthunter]

 Very few countries fly metric levels. Your separations are in feet (1,000 ft ) and metric equivalents are messy. Russian Instruments are metric.   For the full exam you might have to cover some IFR considerations. Like all flight abv FL210 is considered non VFR.  Know all about transition height above which you use 1013.2 or equivalent and use a FL prefix and below it's altitudes in feet with a local  area  forecast advised actual or ATIS QNH.  These affect the actual levels to be used at or near transition height .They try to be as close as is practicable to the ICAO so that's a help.  Nev