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EASA PPL(A) · THEORY & PRACTICE

MAKE SENSE
OF THE SKY.

THE FLIGHT DESKEXPLORE IN 3D
YOUR AIRSPACEHDG 090°BANK 00°
Explore the landscape. Bank the aircraft.

Your EASA PPL(A) study companion. Clear explanations, worked examples and hands-on practice for student pilots in Europe.

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KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY UP

Less learning by heart.
More “now I get it.”

Working towards an EASA private pilot licence? Build your understanding across the nine PPL(A) theory subjects, one concept at a time.

Combine original briefings, question practice and hands-on trainers. Work through the reasoning, then see what happens when you change the conditions.

  • Air law
  • Human performance
  • Meteorology
  • Communications
  • Navigation
  • Principles of flight
  • Operational procedures
  • Flight performance & planning
  • Aircraft general knowledge
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The nose points here.
The wind has
other ideas.

Heading is where the aircraft points. Track is where it goes over the ground. Add a crosswind and watch them part ways.

Explore the PPL(A) question bank
HEADING / TRACKTRY A SMALL CHANGE
N
Heading090°
Ground track101°

Illustrative model · 100 kt airspeed · wind from 360°

The nose points east. Wind blows from the north.
Which way does the aircraft drift?

Choose an answer. Work it out on the diagram above.

A little closer
to the real thing.

Read the weather. Build the readback.
See what the needle is telling you.

METAR / DECODETRAINING REPORT

A whole picture, in a few letters.

METAR EGLL 021020Z
WIND

From 240°, at 8 knots.

The direction tells you where the wind comes from.
Continue with the METAR trainer

Take the theory
for a spin.

There’s a world between knowing what a VOR does and seeing it happen. Our flight lab gives you room to explore it.

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