GCAA ATPL EXAMS

[matyash]

Currently I'm taking ATPL EXAMS here in the UAE for CPL Conversion and I was looking for anyone who can assist or give preparation for the GCAA ATPL Exam

[Richard_]

Have you sat any exams yet and are you doing the exams ground school through a school

[A320251N]

Just download the Fast Track ATPL app and buy the GCAA prep. Its the best way to make it...

[matyash]

Originally Posted by Richard_

Have you sat any exams yet and are you doing the exams ground school through a school

yeah I have done 5 exams till now and I’m doing distance learning and set for exam

[boeinglovers]

Hey, where are you doing the ATPL exam from?

[zainkhan00]

Originally Posted by matyash

yeah I have done 5 exams till now and I’m doing distance learning and set for exam

which question bank are you using? And are the exams banky?

[Mals38]

Can you give us how you studied for it? And how was it please

[hothighhumid]

Questions are very much similar to EASA so you can use bristol/atplq/aviation exam it doesn't matter. If you want more specific q bank then contact one of the schools (T3 or Fujairah aviation)

[Fly highhigh]

Hello Sir!

How are you?

Is it possible to prepare GCAA ATPL using Fasttrack only?

Now I study based on BGS from FUJAA...

But It has a lot of q..more than 15000Q.. Total.

So can you give me any advice for me?

Thank you.

[Ferretti23]

hello there, can you please give more info? the questions in there are less comparing to other questions bank ?

[Ferretti23]

more info

Originally Posted by A320251N

Just download the Fast Track ATPL app and buy the GCAA prep. Its the best way to make it...

hello there, can you please give more info? the questions in there are less comparing to other questions bank ?

[Ferretti23]

info

anybody know ig GCAA take part of the uk CAA q bank ? is that correct ?

[cruisepower]

Originally Posted by Ferretti23

anybody know ig GCAA take part of the uk CAA q bank ? is that correct ?

I would say its more similar to EASA QB

[Ferretti23]

Originally Posted by cruisepower

I would say its more similar to EASA QB

but EASA is Europe , it can be CAA , austro control , from any country


At least I can put a filter and cut off some questions not seen in some countries

[cruisepower]

Originally Posted by Ferretti23

but EASA is Europe , it can be CAA , austro control , from any country


At least I can put a filter and cut off some questions not seen in some countries

When I did those exams few years ago 80% of the questions were similar to EASA question bank. Air law exam was totally different so you need to refer to UAE air laws.

However I don't know if they revised any further so anyone who done it recently would be more helpful but for a start I would start looking at EASA questions.

[Fly highhigh]

Originally Posted by cruisepower

When I did those exams few years ago 80% of the questions were similar to EASA question bank. Air law exam was totally different so you need to refer to UAE air laws.

However I don't know if they revised any further so anyone who done it recently would be more helpful but for a start I would start looking at EASA questions.

Hello Sir

I contacted FUJAA to prepare for the GCAA ATPL 14 subjects and have been studying with the materials provided by Bristol.

It includes a whopping 15,000 questions, making the amount of study quite significant.

After searching for GCAA preparation resources, I found EASA ATPL (JAA) + GCAA Air law and ops offered by a provider that includes FastTrack (ipad app)

It offer about 8,000-9,000 questions.

Do you think this would be enough to prepare for the GCAA?

I’m progressing quite slowly as I attempt to solve all 15,000 questions one by one,

and I’m considering whether I should study by reviewing the answers directly and memorizing them.

Unlike the FAA, the vast amount of material is overwhelming.

Do you have any advice or tips?

I always appreciate your help.

[rudestuff]

Originally Posted by Fly highhigh

I’m considering whether I should study by reviewing the answers directly and memorizing them.

This may get some blowback but you absolutely should use QBs as your primary aid.

Unlike the FAA who quite sensibly publish books full of stuff they want you to know - then ask you questions only on that stuff, on the other side of the pond they just publish a vague set of learning objectives and leave it up to ATOs to essentially guess what to teach which makes QB feedback invaluable.

However... using QBs as your primary aid does not simply mean remembering the answers all of the time. For a question such as "What is the speed limit below 10,000ft?" if the answer is (c) 250kts then it's perfectly acceptable to memorise 250kts. It's not acceptable to memorise (c).

For the Rote learning of facts and figures, QBs can teach you directly and quickly (so if the QB tells you that the answer is (b) 1944 in Chigaco, you really don't need to read it anywhere else.)
For formulaic questions found in NAV exams, if the answer is 57°T the QB teaches you nothing, although it generally points you towards the explaination. The primary use for the QB with these types of question is to allow you to confirm that you have got the formula right, so in order for the QB to work effectively you have to actually make an effort NOT to remember the answer. A good QB will have multiple similar questions with the same answers to force you to do this.

Many people make the mistake of reading the book then trying to do the questions. This is a mistake. Books are dry and boring and you'll have no idea what is important and what is not, with no frame of reference for any of it. You'll likely over-study and under-score when you do hit the QBs which will have a negative psychological impact.

The fastest way to learn what they want you to know is to hit a QB and do a block of 50 questions in sequential order with no prep. It doesn't matter how many you get right or wrong the first time round, just that you see the answers. If it's a rote question read it and move on, but if it's a formula question then read the explaination that comes with the question and write down the formula. Once you've seen all 50 questions then do them again making sure to write down the formulas and work them through each time, even though you probably know the answer is 57°T. Keep doing them until you have got 100% then move on to the next 50 questions and keep doing that until you have completed the question bank.

​​​​Then open the book and read it through from start to finish. 95% of it will now make sense, with maybe a few things not already covered by the QBs. The QB will provide a base of knowledge and high level of familiarity and the book will tie it all together.

I used this method to pass the EASA exams studying full time at a rate of 1 subject per week.

[boeinglovers]

On the verge of enrolling in the Fujairah Aviation Academy's GCAA ATPL - DL.
I see folks finishing the course in three months or less, could someone explain what was the study plan on getting them done quickly? I just got done with ATP-CTP and I'm hoping it's similar to what I studied in the previous courses.
Appreciate your help, aviators!

[zainkhan00]

Would suggest to do the BGS question bank for all subjects as much as you can untill you are scoring well. 80-100% of the questions you will get will be from that question bank. Only problem is that their are lot of question in the bank so it takes time but nothing impossible

[urvanzaiwala]

Originally Posted by matyash

yeah I have done 5 exams till now and I’m doing distance learning and set for exam

Hi, could you tell me how you prepared for this exam? I’m joining FUJAA, but studying all 14 subjects at once feels overwhelming. Did you study everything together, or did you take the exams one at a time?