I feel for the chaps who have taken leave from work, paid for accommodation, paid transport to/from AFT and paid for the course.... only to fail the ATPL exams, with AFT as primary study reference i.e. NH.
I had a chat to Gavin Secombe today, CASA flight crew licensing. The conversation went similar to this, "we are well aware of the concerns with the ATPL Flight planning exam. Further, we are more concerned of the reason why so many candidates are failing. As I speak, I am marking random candidates workings for the CASA ATPL Flight planning exam, and am trying to establish a root cause".
I asked plainly, if you had copies of the working material from candidates whom sat the exam, he replied YES!
Watch this space.