New Zealand ATPL Air Law

[lookxian]

Hey all,

Just wanting to get an idea for what do pilot normally use to prepare for ATPL Air Law exam. Right now I am studying the waypoint books preparing for my Atpl Law exam. Someone told me there is note for preparing the exam. Have anyone used it before? Hope I can get some hints from you.

[pineappledaz]

In addition to the Waypoint book (Does a very good job of covering most of the material) browse through part 61,91,135,121 & 125 and the associated rules. The best place to start is to print out the syllabus for the exam.

[thorn bird]

And thank your lucky stars you have Kiwi regulations, plain English, easy to understand, unlike Australia. There are also a lot less of them.

[lookxian]

Did you used the NOTES for your preparation? I heard that's really useful.But I just don't know where to get it.

[Visual_Approach]

Learn the syllabus, there's no shortcuts

[lookxian]

Definitely,learn the syllabus.that is what I did.
As the exam approaches it seems a little tricky. Since it is my first time attend the exam like this in NZ. I Don't know what type of questions it would be and how hard would they ask. Hope I could find some simulation exam for preparation and self assessment.
Thanks for all your advices.

[Visual_Approach]

I used atplonline back when I did mine, practice material was great albeit a little expensive...

[Aerozepplin]

If it's your first exam in NZ you'll definitely want to get some sample exams or talk to some people who know the format. ASL are notorious for making exams with vague or misleading questions that test English comprehension and problem solving skills more than syllabus knowledge.

It forces people to study for the exam rather than understanding the practical application of the knowledge, but it is what it is I guess.

Personally I found discussing, debating, and researching The Act, the rules, and the ACs with other aviation people was a good way to make it more interesting.

[luckyluke]

Personally i wouldn't bother with paying for books or online courses for this one. I went through the AC 61-7 which tells you what you need to know and used the rule parts which are accessible on the caa website to get the answers. If took me 2 weeks of about 4-5 hours of study most days to get through it and passed well.
As a general caution with all asl exams the acronym RTFQ ( read the fu@ken question)
works well.

[lookxian]

Hi,
Visual_Approach,luckyluke,what kind of practice material did you use for your preparing ATPL Law exam?
Could you give me some hint?:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[123567]

I just spoke to a mate the other day and he said stoneybrook training have put their ATPL law course online now - i used them a while back and passed because the questions they had were the same as the exam lol. the notes were printed and i got a folder with all that was required.

try and contact them at: stoneybroktraing at gmail.com I'm not sure who is hosting their notes or what the website is called.

the material is certainly available as to what you need to know - but i always think its better to know what you are going to be asked :D

[Visual_Approach]

I've already told you what practice material I used. If that's how much attention you pay then you haven't got a s#%t show of scraping through a vaguely worded ASL exam.

[pineappledaz]

I was going to say the same thing Visual.

Lookxian..are you after an easy way to pass the exam or something????

The advice given on here is more than adequate...

1. Get a copy of the syllabus (Hint!! This is what the questions are based on)
2. If you have a copy of the Waypoint book..great this covers most of the syllabus (I used this book, Law was my first ATPL exam and I passed easily)
3. Browse the Act, AC's and rules.
4. Pay attention to some of the more trickier items that ASL love asking e.g. How many flight attendants or fire extinguishers are required
5. If this method of study is not for you then look at some of the online courses..

Unfortunately there is a lot of information to cover and you are going to have to sit down and do some hard work. Get a mate to ask you stuff from the syllabus.

[luckyluke]

As stated in previous post I used the information on the CAA website and that's it, no practice exams etc. If you learn the syllabus properly and take your time ( you get 3 hours which is more than enough if you put any effort in) to read the questions properly you should be OK.

[lookxian]

Thank you. Really appreciate for all of your advice. Help me to prepare my exam much easier.:ok::ok:

[just a groundhog]

yes ill confirm that the stoneybrook NZ ATPL law courses are now online and proving popular.

100% pass rate still intact apparently