Bronze written exam course

These video briefings are designed to help you pass the Bronze written exam.

Click on a briefing summary to play the relevant video.

Introduction

Last Revised: 4 Oct 2023

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Bronze written exam, Structure of this course (23')

Air Law & ATC Procedures

Last revised: 23 Jan 2024

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Some history, Current Air Law, Scope of the Bronze Theory exam, Air Law Publications (15')
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Licences, Logbooks, Medicals, Registration, Airworthiness, Documents, Interception, Oddments (12')
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Rights of Way, Low Flying (15')
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Pressure, Altitude, Height, FLs, QFE, QNH, ASRs, Organisation of UK airspace, ICAO class A – G airspace, What to do if you mess up (23')
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Sources of Airspace information, VMC, IMC, Transponders, TMZs, RMZs (22')
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ATZs & MATZs, Prohibited, Restricted, Danger Areas, Parachute DZs, IAPs (17')
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NOTAMs, Aerobatics, Aerotowing & Winching, Cross-country, Accidents & Incidents, Oxygen, Oddments (21')
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Sample questions (4')

Meteorology

Last revised: 28 Dec 2022

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Atmospheric layers, Pressure systems & winds, Humidity & dew point, Lapse rates, Orographic Clouds (36')
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Stability & thermal formation, Precipitation, Thunderstorms, Fog (31')
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Fronts, Cloud types, Mountain weather, Other weather hazards, Forecasts & weather information (30')
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Sample Questions (5')

Communications

Last revised: 2 Apr 2023

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Equipment, Legalities, Channels vs. Frequencies, Line-of-sight operation, Radio use, Transmitting letters & numbers (21')
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Channel assignments, Call signs & Initial contact, Standard phrases, Common mistakes (15')
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Test transmissions, Pre-landing radio calls, Cloud flying, Distress and Urgency, FRTOL (24')
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Aerodrome signals, Light signals, Sample questions (8')

Navigation

Last revised: 3 Sep 2022

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Position, time, distance, speed, Track vs. Heading, Charts, Magnetic compass (31')
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Vertical navigation, Pilotage, Moving maps, Cross country preparation, Sample questions (26')

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