CPL AIR LAW - Purchase CAR's / CAO's? $$

[PlankBlender]

ballistix, all good stuff, just the docs don't need to be bound, just in folders. The exact formulation can be found on the ASL and CASA websites.

[lucas_mj]

hey guys,
I am preparing my airlaw subject..and I've got the CAO that is not current (2008).

Does any one know if is it necessary use the current texts in the examination????

I mean all the books, CAO, CAR and eventually CAAP.

thanks for the help!

[PlankBlender]

well, you can pretty much take in whatever issue you want, but at your peril. That is, if something significant has changed, you might answer a question incorrectly and thinking you got it spot on.. chances that that would happen with an 08 text are remote if you ask me, but of course I won't give you any guarantees, and even if I did, that wouldn't buy you much

Incidentally, I saw heaps of outdated ERSA's and charts in the exam room today (finally have all the CPL subjects for the fixed wing out of the way, yay! ), I guess charts and ERSA stuff changes a lot more than the CAO/CAR in the bread and butter stuff they check in the exams, but of course you never know..

You'll need an updated AIP anyway for operational use and all the exams, but CAO's/CAR's are a no-buy item. As per the above, printing is the alternative.

In you case, you could simply look at the CASA site and check the changes since the version you have. If you've got the time, it'll make you go through some of the text and that'll have some value too..

Enjoy

[Capt Fathom]

Does any one know if is it necessary use the current texts in the examination????

What is it with people today?

Hint! You will only get back what you put in. If this is such a big deal, you will struggle with the rest of it!

[ReverseFlight]

I agree it is best in the long run to have your own updated set.

However, as a stop-gap measure, I have borrowed copies from fellow students when I wasn't able to carry them all in my bag from my home town. That really works, and be prepared to help a fellow student/pilot in need too.

[lucas_mj]

Thanks for the suggestion PlankBlender,

I was wondering this because a friend of mine did the exam a few weeks ago and he used the old CAO and CAR. He told me that the airlaw exam is not often revised...

but maybe he has been just lucky and that's why I'm thinking to print all the amendments issued after may 2008.

I hope that I will not struggle with the exam.. because is the last one!!

[PlankBlender]

I stopped amendments for mine a while back, once the exams are out of the way if you need to look something up you might just as well get the latest pdf off the web. For my instrument rating test I just printed those that had amendments since I stopped updating, too easy.

The texts you need operationally are of course the AIP, ERSA, and the charts, there's really no alternative to buying amendment services to those, although I'd always recommend going Jepps for AIP/ERC as you get charts with them, the information seems to be grouped more logically (if that's possible with the silly split of the texts into 17 different books), and they're airline standard. Will need to switch at one point myself

Air Law isn't too hard if you

• can find the applicable sections in the documents quickly: tag & highlight well, and do tons of questions, and you'll be all right
• read the questions very carefully: don't think half way through the sentence you know what they're asking, it's often one word that makes all the difference (like always, never, earliest, minimum, etc.) -- the more questions you do to prepare, the better
• think through the possible pitfalls in any given situation: part of the exam is to see if you can identify a trap or possible pitfall (like making a distinction between the flight limitations for IFR and VFR) -- did I say do lots of mock-up exams?

Good luck!