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Hi all, Can somebody please tell me what ATPL exams are needed to instruct only as i have no interest in becoming an airline pilot.
I have seen many threads about this but they are all contradicting each other.
Also what changes made by EASA can we expect to Theory exams needed before taking the FI course over the next year or so?
Many thanks Roff
I have seen many threads about this but they are all contradicting each other.
Also what changes made by EASA can we expect to Theory exams needed before taking the FI course over the next year or so?
Many thanks Roff
CPL writtens (9 exams, compared to 14 for ATPL).
Under EASA, to do remunerated PPL instruction, you'll no longer require the CPL. To do anything else and be paid, you'll still need the CPL.
You can do the CRI course without needing the CPL writtens, but (in my opinion, having done the CRI after my CPL) you'd struggle to pass it without something very like the CPL to bring your theoretical knowledge and flying consistency up to the required standard.
In the short term, I'd expect no changes to the theory exams - nobody in Europe seems to have been resourced to change them.
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Under EASA, to do remunerated PPL instruction, you'll no longer require the CPL. To do anything else and be paid, you'll still need the CPL.
You can do the CRI course without needing the CPL writtens, but (in my opinion, having done the CRI after my CPL) you'd struggle to pass it without something very like the CPL to bring your theoretical knowledge and flying consistency up to the required standard.
In the short term, I'd expect no changes to the theory exams - nobody in Europe seems to have been resourced to change them.
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The CPL and ATPL theoretical knowledge courses are 2 entirely separate approved courses with separate exams. CAA Standards docs(31 of the top of my head) lists the various groundschool providers who are approved to conduct such courses.
For all 'new' FI ratings under EASA from next year, CPL theoretical knowledge exams are still required.
For all 'new' FI ratings under EASA from next year, CPL theoretical knowledge exams are still required.
The CPL and ATPL theoretical knowledge courses are 2 entirely separate approved courses with separate exams
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The CPL exams/course approval are different to the ATPL.
I undertook CPL groundschool with GTS Bournemouth (excellent). However AIUI there is little additional study with ATPL compared to CPL knowledge (Southern hemisphere meteorology,supersonic flight etc) .
ATPL exam pass is also useful if you go on to your IR - therefore I would recommend doing ATPL exams as you can never be sure that a career change will not seem attractive sometime in the future.
Safe flying
I undertook CPL groundschool with GTS Bournemouth (excellent). However AIUI there is little additional study with ATPL compared to CPL knowledge (Southern hemisphere meteorology,supersonic flight etc) .
ATPL exam pass is also useful if you go on to your IR - therefore I would recommend doing ATPL exams as you can never be sure that a career change will not seem attractive sometime in the future.
Safe flying
you can never be sure that a career change will not seem attractive sometime in the future
But they are only valid for 3 years! You might also want to be aware of AIC 73/2011 which outlines the changes to a revised syllabus and associated validity issues.
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But they are only valid for 3 years!
So, if you have any intention of getting a full IR within 3 years, you are far better off doing the full 14 ATPL exams from the word go, rather than getting CPL, then doing all the IR exams later, then possibly having to do all the ATPL exams further down the line if you do decide that the airlines are for you.
Sometimes it's best to keep your options open, sometimes budgets are more restrictive. You can get the ATPL distance learning pack for about £2k, and the exams are £65 x 14. In the grand scheme, the CPL pack won't be that much cheaper, and there will only be a 5 x £65 saving on the exams. However, it will be quite a bit more work to get the full ATPL exams rather than just CPL, so it really does depend where you see your career going.
I know a few career instructors without a full IR who are very content instructing PPL for life, however with the IMC rating disappearing next year, a full IR will be more appealing long term.
