Faa Atp

[thecoltster]

Circumstances have changed for me and I will be going to the States early next week to do recurrent training....a month in advance of originally planned.

I need to do the ATP written and check ride.
It looks like there is a chance to sit this exam before I join the course.
This would be in under a week....I have just bought the 2008 question bank and wanted to know if anyone had prepared for the exam in such a short period of time?....If so, any suggestions?

Cheers

[Flintstone]

I did mine in a day at a school in San Antonio. Just sat there clicking on the questions and reading answers.

Took the exam the next day, 99%.

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[Experimental]

Just sat ATP 135 last week, used King product for prep, very good. Just practice questions, after a while you get to recognise them. To save myself alot of calculation work I memorised the answers to the flight planning questions. Book in via CATS ($90) and take your test at a listed site. All very straight forward probably need a good solid 2-3 days to prepare.

Good luck

[123567]

"To save myself alot of calculation work I memorised the answers to the flight planning questions"

Ditto and got = 97%

[mutt]

"To save myself alot of calculation work I memorised the answers to the flight planning questions"

Didnt everybody :):)

Mutt

[Speedbird48]

Don't forget the oral!!

Speedbird48.

[Elias]

If I remember correctly the oral consists in questions about systems, limitations, perf. of the ac you'll be using for the checkride, and general multiengine flying, i.e critical engine, single engine aerodynamics etc..
ATP flight school works pretty good, but try to avoid the one in KFLL.

[capt.sparrow]

What is the process of getting an FAA license? I have a recurrent early jan and am interested in adding an FAA cpl/ir (no ATPL yet) so I can right hand seat on N reg a/c when required. Is it straight forward and can this be done in the sim same time as the recurrent?

[Speedbird48]

The oral can, and will indeed consist of the technical stuff applicable to the airplane, but if you look at the "Practical Test Standards", where the rules are laid out you will find that rules and regulations should also be covered.

Better to be prepared than sorry.

Speedbird48.

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[JoeCo]

If you are going to the US for your recurrent training, try and hook up with ALL ATPS and sit the exam. Its an all day affair. But at the end of the day, you write the exam and pass. Where I was the guys were very helpful. Its self paced so you come and go as you please, but dont waste time, you'll soon realize how fast time flies. Bring a lunch with you, it will allow you to continue to study while you eat.

Then, once you pass, arrange with the training center to make sure they give you your ATP ride at the same as your a/c type. Your PPC in the sim will meet the requirements for the ATP so you'll basically be killing 2 birds with one stone.

Submit papers to FSDO office, get license in mail.

Dont forget to get you Radio License as well! Everyone seems to forget that bit! Its an online exercise. Cost $60 if memory serves correctly. No test, no submitting proof you even know how to talk on the radio or a radio license from another CAA. Seems ridiculous, but that is the way it works.

Good luck.

[thedeadseawasonlysick]

In response to Elias.

I'm going to ALL-ATP next month to do the written and flight test. ATP say that Fort Lauderdale is the only school set up to handle foreign students.

Thanks JoeCo for the heads up about the Radio Licence. It's not something I would have thought of.

[G-SPOTs Lost]

Download this for about £17

http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/GroundSchool/atp.asp

Good thing about it is you do not need to be online to study the questions so stick it on a laptop and use it on the ride stateside. Also emulates lasergrade so you know what to expect come test day.

My ATP oral indeed consisted of lots of q's about the type but also lots of other stuff such as runway markings, procedures for parallel ILS ops, land and hold short ops. Dont just think you are going to get given an ATP by knowing the tyre pressures of the type you are doing the checkride for.

I can recommend that dauntless software.

Good luck

[Elias]

I didn't know that, I'm just saying that, because KFLL being a pretty busy airport you'll spend a big part of your " flight time " ( hobbs on when master on ) taxiing and waiting for clearances. Experience being a very close relative did the ATP with them not too long ago, this relative wasn't very happy either with the general attention and perf. of the instructors, but that it is something that I'll risk saying is not that uncommon nowadays.

Me on the other hand I did it in Lakeland, Fl a few years ago at the same ALL ATPs and I was lucky enough to get a great instructor, and was very happy with the whole thing, also Lakeland being just a General Aviation airport. Anyway,this company I would say they are specialists in getting you the ATP, and in your case and with just the choice of KFLL I would still go with them; I would probably suggest that you try to book your flight time away from peak commercial hours at the airport.

Good luck.