Mustafagander- in retrospect, I realise we actually agree on advice to Pakistan791! Better try to get to grips with the manuals, since the groundschool is the foreboding bit of the type rating. SOPs wouldn't be relevant before the start of the simulator anyway. From my own experience, it does help to have read the FCOM thoroughly (at least once) before the groundschool; when it starts, the CBT then feels like revision. Remember there is quite a lot to learn in 10-11 days of groundschool (but if it's done properly, you will get progress exams virtually every day).
Pakistan791 - congratulations on getting your first job! No matter what some say, the ATR is one of the best turboprops around. I woudn't worry about the "glass cockpit"; I found the EFIS quite straightforward; as for the overhead systems panel, with its flow diagrams and dark cockpit philosophy
, it looks straight out of an Airbus!
Cheers
