Recreational Pilots Licence RPL / BAK Pilot Practice Exams
To pass your RPL exams, you need to make sure you cover:
- The RPL Syllabus; and
- The BAK Syllabus; and
- Basic - GAF, GWPT, TEM, GNSS; and
- Charts (takeoff landing, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie); and
- Do the basics of New fuel reg's for day VFR private flights: and
- Then do the final prep exams, until you are scoring mid 90's; and
- Only after these, should you look to do textbook or paper based exams, to cover all bases
You are not ready until you can consistently score 93% plus, on a wide variety of exams.
1. RPL Final Prep Exams
RPL Final Prep 1
Do 40 of 94 questions. Use these last, just prior to exam. Build knowledge with others first!
RPL Final Prep 2
Do 40 of 84 questions. Use these last, just prior to exam. Build knowledge with others first!
RPL Final Prep 3
Do 30 of 69 questions on licence limits and requirments, power plants and GNSS.
RPL Final Prep 4
Do 40 of 124 questions on flight rules and conditions.
RPL Final Prep 5
Do 40 of 87 questions on aerodynamics
RPL Final Prep 6
Do 40 of 120 taxiing, takeoff, landing, direction, distance, velocity, time, units and physics.
RPL Final Prep 7
Do 40 of 69 questions on fuel, perfromance and loading charts.
RPL Final Prep 8
Do 40 of 87 questions on meteorology
RPL Final Prep 9
Do 30 of 68 questions on Human Factors and TEM
RPL Final Prep 10
Do 40 of 106 questions on aircraft systems from BAK
RPL Final Prep 11
Do 30 questions of 116 questions
On Radio drawn from all over the site
taken from RAA RPL PPL Section
Do these and the RPL Syllabus first. You must be able to score in the mid 90's in every one of these, or you are not ready.
Highly Relevant CASR
61.112 - 61.118 Flying As A Student Pilot
61.120 / 61.125 Operations With/without Radio Licence
61.16 Grant Of Flight Crew Licences
61.375 / 61.380 / 61.390 / 61.395 Limitations On Exercise Of Privileges Of Pilot Licence
61.400 Flight Reviews
61.405 / 61.410 Medical Requirements
61.420 Documents To Be Carried
61.422 English Language Requirements
61.755 Design Features Requiring Endorsements
61.430 Taxi, 61.435 / 61.1227 Radio
61.460 - 61.500 RPL
61.505 - 61.515 PPL
61.525 Training Requirements
67.235 Pregnancy
67.265 / 67.272 Obligations To Tell CASA Of Medical Changes / Impaired Flying
91.100 - 91.120 Carriage of documents
91.160 - 91.165 Firearms
91.273 - 91.285 VFR Flight Rules
91.287 - 91.320 IFR Flight Rules
91.360 - 91.405 Avoiding Collisions
91.410 - 91.430 Takeoff, Landing and Ground Operations
91.455 - 91.515 Fuel Requirements
91.520 - 91.620 Safety of Persons and Cargo
91.625 - 91.660 Instruments, Equipment, Systems
91.670 - 91.710 Signals, Emergencies, Hazards
91.795 - 91.800 Takeoff and Landing Performance
91.810 Equipment
Highly Relevant Part 91 MOS
Chapter 7 Weather
Chapter 8 Alternate
Chapter 10 Matters To Be Checked Before Takeoff
Chapter 11.02 Transition layer
11.11 - 11.18 Controlled airspace
11.3 PRD Areas
Chapter 12 Minimum Height Rules
Chapter 13 VFR Flights & Chapter 14 IFR
Chapter 19 Fuel Requirements Also see AC 91-25 and AC 91-15
Chapter 20 Safety Of Persons and Cargo
Chapter 21 Radio
Chapter 23 Aircraft Interception
Chapter 24 Takeoff Performance
Chapter 25 Landing Performance
Chapter 26 Equipment
Highly Relevant AIP
The AIP is to big to list all relevant items, know whats in it and how to find things in it during your exam. The VFRG will be quicker for most things.
****Learn to use the contents starting on approx page 19*****
AIP ENR 1.4-1 to 13 Airspace Classifications
AIP ENR 1.14-1 to 10 Accidents and Incidents and Reporting
All CASA legislative and advisory instruments available here
Highly Relevant CAR
Part 1 Reg 2 (6) - (10) Definitions ~
CAR's For Flight Rules 149-159 Towing, Dropping, Picking Up People, Parachute Ops, Public Gatherings, Low Flying, Radio Failure
CAR 143 -144 Firearms Carriage & Discharge
CAR 150 Dropping Articles
CAR 156 Flight Over Public Gatherings
CAR's For Rules Of The Air 161 - 163 Right Of Way & Collision Prevention
CAR 166-166E For Non-Controlled Aerodromes & CAR 167 Is Controlled Aerodromes
CAR 170 - 174D VFR Rules 175-181 IFR Rules
CAR 182-203 Signals, 226 Dual Controls**** , 227 -248 Know where to find them if needed.
General Ops CAR's 249 Prohibited Pax, 251 Seatbelts***, 252 Emergency Systems, 252A ELT,, 254 Do Not Obstruct Exits,
255 Smoking** , 253 Life Saving Equipment****** , 256 Intoxicate Pilots**** , CAR 256A Carriage Of Animals***, 257 Aerodrome Met Minima
258 Flights Over Water ******
Schedule 8 Maintenance That Can Be Carried Out By Pilots ~pg37
All CASA legislative and advisory instruments available here
CAR is allowed int he exam and can be very useful if you to used the index.
Highly Relevant Charts & Nav Gear For PPL
Sydney, Townsville & Bourke WACs, AUS PCA, ERSA, Learn To Use Your Flight Calculator (Dist, Time, Fuel)
General Helpful
CAAP's Civil Aviaiton Advisory Publications - Read In Conjunction With CAR's
CAR Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 Most Needed Stuff Is In Vol 3
CAR Volume 3 Covers Radio, Aerodromes, ATS, Flight Rules****, Signals and more.
CAA Civil Aviation Act - Mainly Aimed At Regulators Not Pilots
The RPLA exam is based primarily on the requirements of Part 61, MOS Schedule 3, Units 1.1.1 BAKC and 1.1.2 RBKA.
Unit 1.1.1 BAKC: Basic aeronautical knowledge – all aircraft categories
Unit 1.1.2 RBKA: Basic aeronautical knowledge – aeroplane
You will also need a hard copy of THE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES GUIDE [VFRG]
Available from a range of places including http://www.vfrg.com.au