ATPL Study Tips & Time Savers
Hi guys,
I think it would be great if we had a thread sharing tips and mnemonics to ease on the ATPL workload which can be grueling at times! I had come across the following so far in my training:
The different speeds and how to correct to find the other speeds:
I C E T - IAS, CAS, EAS/RAS, TAS (pronounced like the drink, Ice Tea)
P C D - Position and Instrument error, Compression error, Density error
(Note the positioning of PCD between the letters making up the mnemonic ICET)
Altimeter errors related to Pitot and Static blockages:
PUDSOD - Pitot Underreads Descent, Static Overreads Climb. Vice versa for the opposite situations
HDG conversions:
True Virgins Make David Cry: True - Variation - Magnetic - Deviation - Compass
East is Least, West is Best: for the above sequence, subtract easterly variations, deviations; add westerly variations, deviations.
Please share your own mnemonics/tips!