RePL study plan

RePL · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Air law, regulations and licensing requirements

Map every licensing requirement (RePL issue, ratings, endorsements, recency) into a single reference outline
Summarise registration, marking and remote pilot responsibilities into plain-language rules
List the key regulatory definitions and thresholds you must recall without notes (weights, distances, heights, distances from people)
Answer 40 practice questions on air law and log every error with the rule that fixes it

Two-page air-law cue sheet plus a scored 40-question practice set at 80% or better

Week 2

Compare standard operating conditions against the exclusions that require an approval or licence variation
Explain the rules for operating near people, at night, in controlled airspace and beyond visual line of sight
Trace the regulatory path for a non-standard operation from planning to permission
Build a table of prohibited and restricted operations with the exact condition that makes each one legal

A decision table titled 'Can I fly this mission?' covering 12 operating scenarios, each resolved with the governing rule

Week 3

Classify all airspace categories and state entry requirements, requirements for each
Read a visual navigation chart and identify control zones, restricted areas, danger areas and lanes
Interpret aeronautical information publications and NOTAMs into a pre-flight airspace brief
Plot three local flight areas and annotate every airspace boundary, hazard and altitude limit within 5 km

Three annotated site maps with airspace, restrictions and altitude limits for each location

Week 4

Decode METAR and TAF reports fluently, including wind, visibility, cloud and trend groups
Explain how density altitude, wind shear and local terrain effects change drone performance
Match weather thresholds to operating limits and justify go/no-go calls
Interpret a seven-day forecast for a chosen site and predict the two best flying windows

Ten decoded aviation weather reports plus a written go/no-go matrix with justified thresholds

Week 5

Describe lift, thrust, drag and weight relationships as they change across hover, forward flight and descent
Calculate density-altitude effects on hover ceiling, endurance and payload
Predict control and performance changes near battery limits, in gusty wind and during rapid descent
Diagnose three failure-mode scenarios and state the aerodynamic cause and the correct recovery action

A one-page performance card for a representative aircraft with worked density-altitude and endurance calculations

Week 6

Conduct a full site survey covering obstacles, people, other airspace users, and emergency landing areas
Draft an emergency procedure set for link loss, low battery, fly-away, and injury
Sequence a complete pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight checklist into a single flow
Define the crew roles and communication loop for a two-person operation

A complete mission pack for one real location: site survey, risk assessment, checklists, and emergency procedures

Week 7

Identify the human factors that most often cause incidents, including complacency, fatigue, and pressure to continue
Apply a structured decision-making model to two accident case studies
Deliver standard radiotelephony phraseology for position reports, requests, and readbacks
Write out and rehearse broadcast calls for entering and leaving a control zone

A recorded 5-minute radio script with correct phraseology plus two written case-study analyses

Week 8

Two completed mock exams scored at 80% or above in every domain, with a written remediation log

Week 2: You can resolve any 'is this legal?' scenario using only your own decision table, with no notes open

Week 4: You decode a live METAR and TAF in under three minutes and state a justified go/no-go decision

Week 6: Your mission pack passes a self-review against the regulator's standard operating conditions with no gaps

Week 8: Both mock exams score 80%+ overall with no single domain below 70%