JAA ATPL Ground Exams

[bluepeely]

Cheers for that
that a good help
BP

[edymonster]

Just a quick question are electronic calculators allowed in the ATPL exams or do you always have to use your wizz wheel?

[asuweb]

Scientific, non-programmable calclators are allowed in the exam.

Electronic flight computer are not allowed.

[degothia]

Hello!
MnB isnt that hard, but as you say Jimmy it is easy to make a mistake. To eliminate the mistakes it is realy good to know the load sheats end mass moving/adding-subtracting formulas. I dont know if my method is alowed but I used a "over-head" film with a thin pen (with water based ink) on the load sheats. That way you just whipe off the figures from the old problem and write down the new one...
I hope you make it in one sitting. Im doing the exams three at the time, so I have been doing this forever and it feels like it will go on for eternity...
D

[CptSilva]

Informations about ATPL Pre-exam Course

Hi everyone!

I would like to know if anyone can tell me where can i do a Pre-Exam revision course for the ATPLīs.
My intentions are to do in the UK because unfortunally i cant do it in the school iīm enroll in the US.
And i would like something very cheap if possible.



Thanks in advanced,

[Jusdoit]

Go Jimmy

If anybody can do it, you can!! After the dust settles, I'd like to know where you think the money spent, was best spent.

[dartagnan]

I did 2 sessions, failed 2 subjects on the 14.

I think it is possible to make the entire ATPL in 1 session and get a good grade.easier than before with databank online, CD rom,...

[J1969]

Hi folks I'm just starting off on my flying career and have to do the initial theory exams, just wondered if anyone has any tips and or where to find sample papers to help me out.

Cheers J

[EGAC_Ramper]

Get learning the CRP-5 YESTERDAY and I'm not joking. If your slick with it you'll have no problems come the Gen Nav exam.

Obviously also its a lot of hard work but do make sure you take time out from studies. Although it was a hard 6months of my life I did end up enjoying the whole experience.

[mbd]

Changes to the ATPL Exam Questions?

http://www.jaa.nl/licensing/Explanat...NPA-FCL-25.pdf

This document states new learning objectives were finalized July 1st and will be implemented January 1st 2007. The "final" versions are posted on the JAA web site as word documents. http://www.jaa.nl/licensing/jar-fcl_consultation.html

Does anyone have information on the implication of these changes?

Does this imply a new exam question bank will be produced by the JAA for these new objectives?

[potkettleblack]

Here is my take on it and based on a chat a few months ago with my ground instructor....I think it unlikley that they will start afresh given the horrors of when they first rolled out the ground school all those years ago. Also not many people seem to appreciate that the CQB is constantly being updated with new questions added and others removed on a monthly basis. Each of the JAA countries has responsibility for certain subjects and will submit new questions for inclusion. This is the principal reason why the old Italian/Spanish feedback which you can get on ebay is out of date and not worth the paper it is written on. Hence why so many of us have gone for the Bristol online database which is as up to date as you can get for current feedback.

I wouldn't worry to much. If you get a set of manuals from someone like Bristol and use the database then you should fly through. Give them a call and see what their view is and if they plan on issuing new manuals based on the revised learning objectives. My guess would be just a few addendums here and there to bring them into line.

[umbongo]

i'm about to start a course, so this 1st of january date will fall right in the middle of it. The first set of exams starts on 1st Jan in fact (perfect timing!) Does that mean there is no effect for me, as i'll start before the implementation date, or that it will be a huge mess...

[RVR800]

More cost Implications for everyone

As stated above the last time they did this it was a disaster. I would leave well alone until the new question bank is leaked and the pass rates return to the all time high that they are currently at

I guess one reason they are doing it is because the % pass rates are too high and people in the exam delivery business have got bored with the same old questions. It will have little to do with what people really need to know.

[potkettleblack]

I would say it is more to do with the decision by committe approach in line with how Europe is governed these days. If you give these nameless people the opportunity to tweak this or adjust that then they will dutifully go off in that direction and of course it keeps them in a job at the same time.

Of course we couldn't have a US type system where we make the database open access and rely on candidates displaying their knowledge of the subject through a tortuous oral exam. No that would be copying and then the civil servants will be out of work.

[Londonboy29]

Exams & Flying question

Dear All,
I have a question on the exams that I was hoping someone could help me with.
My current plan is to do all my written exams first, PPL & ATPL etc, (hopefully during 2007), and then do all of my flying.
Would any of you know if this is possible??
Many thanks in advance.
LB

[Blinkz]

Nope, afraid you can't do this on the modular route. To do the ATPL exams you need to have an ICAO PPL, and so must have done the PPL exams and the PPL flying.

If you go integrated then yes you can. Integrated you won't do a PPL as such and will spend the first 6 months doing all the ATPL exams before doing all the flying.

[badboy raggamuffin]

Atpl exam question numbers?

Anyone know how many questions there are in the following exams? Where on the CAA website can such info be found?

-Operational Proceedures
-flight planning
-AGK
-Met
-HPL

Cheers.

[JetSetJ]

Hi there!!

-Operational Proceedures- Approx 50
-flight planning - Approx 56
-AGK - Approx 76
-Met - Approx 90
-HPL - Approx 47

Best of luck with your exams, i'll be sitting FP and OPs next week

JetSetJ

[MineDog]

UK CAA ATPL Exams

I remember to have seen on some website (think it was Bristol Groundschool) a few weeks ago that you can take the ATPL(A) exams 2 subjects @ a time (total of 7 'sittings' ) But can not find this anymore, at least not on the Bristol site, where it says: 2 sittings of 7 subjects each...
Any help?
Thanks,
MD

[ITFC1]

Afrriad not, i think the most sittings is 6 with a maximum of 4 in any subject, unless its changed in the last couple of months