The new EASA database
On the 1st September 2013 the PPL examination syllabus was completely revised. You can find out more about why this happened on the CAA Website and you can also watch a video of Ray Elgy (Head of Licensing and Training Standards at the CAA) talking about the changes.
Summary of changes
Under the new exam schedule the number of exam papers sat by a student will increase from seven to nine. This increase is to accommodate new regulations from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which require students to undertake at least 100 hours of theoretical knowledge training, including a certain element of formal classroom work as well as other interactive forms of training. Each exam will feature between 16 and 20 questions, with a pass mark of 75 per cent.
Essentially, the new papers are: Operational Procedures and Principles of Flight. Note that these are not new subjects for study purposes - they were previously contained in other examinations but they have now been separated out to become examinations in their own right.
Rules:
- A pass in the currentAir Law exam will be valid for both the Air Law and Operational Procedures exams under the new syllabus.
- A pass in the current Aircraft General & Principles of Flight will be valid for both the Aircraft General Knowledge and Principles of Flight exams under the new syllabus.
- However... theoretical areas in the current Flight Performance & Planning and Navigation examinations have been relocated between these subjects in the new exams. Because of this, in Flight Performance & Planning and Navigation, a student will need to pass both subjects prior to 1 September 2013 in order to carry the passes over to the new syllabus. No credit will be given for a pass in one subject only. Students who have not passed both subjects by 1 September 2013 will have to sit both examinations to the new syllabus. Essentially there are now elements of navigational flight planning in the Flight Performance and Planning examination.
What did we do at AirQuiz about this?
In the months preceding the change date we worked on a major update to our database to restructure the examination questions in the light of the EASA standards described in AMC1. On 15 September 2013 we decommissioned the existing AirQuiz site and launched the new EASA site at the same web address. At the same time we completely replaced the user interface. This also added new features (such as instant scoring) asked for by our subscribers.
Key information & frequently asked questions:
- All of your existing links will remain the same - i.e. you will
still find us at airquiz.com
- If you have signed up for all of the exam subjects, then you
will have access to all subjects in the new system.
- We will give you credit for exam subjects that have been split
into two new subjects, providing you were registered for the
original one. See the table below.
- Any previous Air Law and Operations Procedures results will appear under 'Air Law' in your online results section.
- Similarly, any previous Aircraft General and Principles of
Flight results will appear under 'Aircraft General Knowledge'
- New subjects will still be charged at £3 each if you pay as you
go, with a discounted rate if all 10 subjects (including UK IMC) are
bought together.
- Our price cap will ensure that you never pay more than £20 in
any one payment, allowing you to try one subject and then sign up
for the rest at a discounted rate.
