BDCA PPL Knowledge Exam study plan

Map the Air Law syllabus into a one-page index of rule areas (licensing, rules of the air, ATC clearances, airspace classification) and locate the governing reference for each

Define and write out, from memory, the airspace classes, VMC/IMC minima and cruising-level rules that apply to VFR flight in the examined jurisdiction

Build a meteorology vocabulary sheet covering pressure systems, fronts and air-mass stability, and explain each term in one sentence of your own words

Decode a sample METAR and TAF line by line, labelling every group and stating what each group means operationally

Work through at least 60 Air Law practice items, logging the rule cited for every wrong answer

Explain how ATC clearances, position reporting and readback requirements interact during a typical VFR cross-country

Interpret significant weather charts and upper-wind forecasts, and state the flight-planning decision each product supports

Describe the formation and hazards of icing, thunderstorms and low-level wind shear, and the avoidance action for each

Solve great-circle, rhumb-line and heading-versus-track problems using a manual navigation computer and plotter until each method is fluent

Convert between true, magnetic and compass directions, and calculate drift and wind correction angle for at least ten wind triangles

Compute mass and balance for a sample aircraft: centre of gravity position, forward and aft limits, and the effect of loading changes

Draft a full VFR navigation log for a two-leg cross-country, including fuel, time and alternate planning

Explain the operating principles, indications and failure modes of VOR, DME, NDB/ADF, ILS and GNSS

Interpret a radio-navigation chart and identify the frequencies, radials and intercepts needed for a given approach

Practise intercepting and tracking radials and bearings on a simulator or trainer, recording each attempt

Distinguish GNSS integrity concepts (RAIM, augmentation) and state their practical relevance to VFR navigation