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australian atpls

hi i am plannng to do my atpls in australia do anyone knows how the standard is there and how long will it take to complete the subjects

Standard is medium and usually written tests are very easy.
In 3-4 months you can get your ATPLS!

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You say the standard is medium. What has been your experiance? I only ask because I am concidering doing my atpl there as well (it an option at least)

Have just written my JAA ATPLs for a conversion from an Aussie license.
There are only 7 Oz ATPL's, however you do need to sit the 7 CPL exams prior to the ATPL's, so total of 14, but the 7 CPL exams are quite straight forward.
The subject material for the Aussie ATPLs isn’t as vast as the JAA exams (from my experience.) However, the exams I think were a little more demanding. Australia do all of their exams on a computer, so the questions seem to be extremely random, and the feedback is not as good.
Have heard good reports about a group in Maroochydore (forgive the spelling) for teaching. The cost of the exams has also become quite expensive since CASA subcontracted the sittings out to a private company.

Hope this helps