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I know this is off topic but how many questions are there in the JAA Central Question Bank and how does that compare to the Bristol ATPonline question bank?
Are the number of questions equally divided amongst the subjects or weighted as appropriate i.e. Met has more than say flight planning ....?
As always thanks for the input.
Are the number of questions equally divided amongst the subjects or weighted as appropriate i.e. Met has more than say flight planning ....?
As always thanks for the input.
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I'll take an educated guess at around 8000 - 10000 questions. No idea how this compares with BGS ATP online, as it wasnt about when i did mine. The questions are not divided equally as some subjects (think AGK) are much bigger than others (say VFR Comms).
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I was feeling generous so went through the laborious task of running a search in the BGS ATP online database
The following is the current (as of today) number of questions:-
Air Law - 435
Systems - 652
Instruments - 487
M&B - 165
Performance - 346
Flight Planning - 374
Human Perf - 818
MET - 982
G/Nav - 518
R/Nav - 339
Ops - 370
POF - 617
VFR comms - 116
IFR comms - 118
It changes on a regular daily basis from what I can see having used it for the past 3 months or so. You will come across the odd duplicated question and if you take the time to post in the BGS forums then they get removed. Also new questions are thrown in as Bristol gets updated feedback from its students etc.
The following is the current (as of today) number of questions:-Air Law - 435
Systems - 652
Instruments - 487
M&B - 165
Performance - 346
Flight Planning - 374
Human Perf - 818
MET - 982
G/Nav - 518
R/Nav - 339
Ops - 370
POF - 617
VFR comms - 116
IFR comms - 118
It changes on a regular daily basis from what I can see having used it for the past 3 months or so. You will come across the odd duplicated question and if you take the time to post in the BGS forums then they get removed. Also new questions are thrown in as Bristol gets updated feedback from its students etc.
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Come on guys we all know the main reason to go to BGS is to hear the tales of the first class menu at Cathay, giant CBs in SA and to get heckled by Baz for using a calculator.
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He was back when I was there but the rumour on the grapevine is that he has rolled out a few new ones in recent times and he now does the full repertoire of the TCAS II callouts including the infamous "TCAS system test - OK". DVD out in time for XMAS.
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Well you don't have classes on the Saturday and Sunday, but you will be cathing up on the work from Wednesday! I took the Saturday night of with most of the others, but in all honestly you will be working over the weekend on pratice papers and feedback questions.
There is no way you could do all the work they give you and have the weekend off...
I was working most nights till gone 12pm.. But for the 2 weeks it's well worth the effort.
There is no way you could do all the work they give you and have the weekend off...
I was working most nights till gone 12pm.. But for the 2 weeks it's well worth the effort.
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Sorry..
I personally stayed and so did most the others , mainly because of the distance from home factor.. But Yes some did go home, especially those with families..
Nothing stopping you going home on the Friday evening and coming back Monday morning.
I personally stayed and so did most the others , mainly because of the distance from home factor.. But Yes some did go home, especially those with families..
Nothing stopping you going home on the Friday evening and coming back Monday morning.
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Pilotdom,
I went home at weekend, it's OK but be prepared to do some work at home, you will need to in order to keep up with the workload. It's quite easy to let it overtake you and before you know it you've got loads of papers to do in one night.
I would say if you want/need to go home at weekend you can do it but be prepared to work whilst you're there. To be honest in mod 2 I will probably stay.
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I went home at weekend, it's OK but be prepared to do some work at home, you will need to in order to keep up with the workload. It's quite easy to let it overtake you and before you know it you've got loads of papers to do in one night.
I would say if you want/need to go home at weekend you can do it but be prepared to work whilst you're there. To be honest in mod 2 I will probably stay.
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Cheers for the advice guys.
I was already planning on the fact that I would have to do some work at home if I traveled back at the weekend.
Can anyone give an indication as to how far Bristol.gs is from the airport at bristol? Are there good transport links to BGS from the airport,its just I could fly down from Leeds and fly back on friday evening which would be better than driving!
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I was already planning on the fact that I would have to do some work at home if I traveled back at the weekend.
Can anyone give an indication as to how far Bristol.gs is from the airport at bristol? Are there good transport links to BGS from the airport,its just I could fly down from Leeds and fly back on friday evening which would be better than driving!
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You'll need the weekends to tackle the questions and go over things again and again. For module 1 I went home, but for module 2 I stayed put in the digs near the school.
My advice is not to waste time travelling long distances; time is better spent revising hard!
The weekend before the week of exams is critical too in order to get through everything.
My advice is not to waste time travelling long distances; time is better spent revising hard!
The weekend before the week of exams is critical too in order to get through everything.
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Bristol.gs & ATPL distance learning
Hi,
I looking for your opinions about Bristol ATPL distance theory. How fast you did it (the both modules)? Was the material good? How the 2 + 2 weeks sittings? Any change to have theory part done in 8 months? Did you fly your CPL, ME/IR in Spain (I'm going to do that maybe)? If you did, did you get UK CAA licence or the Spanish one?
I'm working full time during 8-16 and decided to study every day 17-20 and during weekends 6-8 hours per day. How you did it and what was the most difficult for you regarding reading? Does Bristol give you a bunch of training questions for each CAA exams?
Any tips are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
QNH
I looking for your opinions about Bristol ATPL distance theory. How fast you did it (the both modules)? Was the material good? How the 2 + 2 weeks sittings? Any change to have theory part done in 8 months? Did you fly your CPL, ME/IR in Spain (I'm going to do that maybe)? If you did, did you get UK CAA licence or the Spanish one?
I'm working full time during 8-16 and decided to study every day 17-20 and during weekends 6-8 hours per day. How you did it and what was the most difficult for you regarding reading? Does Bristol give you a bunch of training questions for each CAA exams?
Any tips are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
QNH
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Bristol ground school is very good Alex is a regular contributor here on pprune, I enrolled for the course and found the study materials support etc to be very good. However like you I was working full time, granted longer hours unlike the ppl exams which I had sat a few months earlier you have to take the ATPLs in blocks not one at a time.
Personally I found trying to digest the massive amounts of information after a ten hour day impossible, studying in the evening is not the best "Brain time" if I remember correctly its around 650hrs for each module thats alot of evenings ,for me it didnt work so Ive opted for a Full time course which costs roughly the same and should reduce the time ( I hope) im sure that people have done it in 8 months but as the full time course is six months and thats full time in a classroom enviroment I would guess that 8 months is perhaps optimistic.
All that said it was no reflection on Bristols sylabus just the time available to me and the massive amount of information to learn.
Good luck !
Personally I found trying to digest the massive amounts of information after a ten hour day impossible, studying in the evening is not the best "Brain time" if I remember correctly its around 650hrs for each module thats alot of evenings ,for me it didnt work so Ive opted for a Full time course which costs roughly the same and should reduce the time ( I hope) im sure that people have done it in 8 months but as the full time course is six months and thats full time in a classroom enviroment I would guess that 8 months is perhaps optimistic.
All that said it was no reflection on Bristols sylabus just the time available to me and the massive amount of information to learn.
Good luck !
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hello!
I have the CD of Bristol! it is very good! the animation help you to understand, and the text is easy to read, it give you the essential for the questions.
The price is hight I think...
But for the subject like airframe and system, principles of flight, météo and instrument, the Cd is very helpful with these animation.
I am studying atpl in france with supports in black and white, no animation, no photos with color etc and I can tell you that it sometimes is difficult to imagine the operation of devices etc.
So I bought this CD to help me to understand.
Even through it is expensive, it can help you all your career .
I have the CD of Bristol! it is very good! the animation help you to understand, and the text is easy to read, it give you the essential for the questions.
The price is hight I think...
But for the subject like airframe and system, principles of flight, météo and instrument, the Cd is very helpful with these animation.
I am studying atpl in france with supports in black and white, no animation, no photos with color etc and I can tell you that it sometimes is difficult to imagine the operation of devices etc.
So I bought this CD to help me to understand.
Even through it is expensive, it can help you all your career .
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ATPL distance learning with Bristol
Hello fellow wanabees
I am just starting ATPL (A) distance learning theory course with bristol, and am just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat. I'd like to confer with someone sometimes before submitting my progress tests.
Anyone else in my position looking for a friend?
HB
I am just starting ATPL (A) distance learning theory course with bristol, and am just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat. I'd like to confer with someone sometimes before submitting my progress tests.
Anyone else in my position looking for a friend?
HB
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Bristol GS - time frame..
Just to follow on from another question a few posts back - I am looking at converting my Canadian CPL/MEIR to JAA and doing the BGS route - would do the distance learning on a "full time" basis, calculating 5 hours a day Mon-Fri (figured this would be a comfortable hour level per day due to the information that needs to be absorbed)
That would make 25 hours a week. Someone said the modules work out at about 650hrs each of study??? So am I realistically looking at a year to get all the study and exams done at this rate?
Just a question for all you BGS'ers who have already been there and done that. Thanks
That would make 25 hours a week. Someone said the modules work out at about 650hrs each of study??? So am I realistically looking at a year to get all the study and exams done at this rate?
Just a question for all you BGS'ers who have already been there and done that. Thanks