JAA ATPL Ground Exams
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Hi there,
Airframes and systems, electrics and powerplant are considered as one exam. Instruments is also considered as a seperate exam with approximately 40% of the questions are on the pressure instruments, gyros, ins, adc, fms and efis. The other 60% of questionsis warnings and recordings, autoflight and engine instrumentation.
Hope this helps
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Airframes and systems, electrics and powerplant are considered as one exam. Instruments is also considered as a seperate exam with approximately 40% of the questions are on the pressure instruments, gyros, ins, adc, fms and efis. The other 60% of questionsis warnings and recordings, autoflight and engine instrumentation.
Hope this helps
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"I am pretty confident with all subjects except mass and balance and flight planning. Performance is easy just alot to remember. Any tricks on these two?"
I would have put this the other way about, saying m&b and planning were a little bit less taxing on the brain than performance!! But maybe thats just me!
And remember, never say anything is easy until you have sat and passed the exam! It's good that you feel confident, but don't take the exam for granted, it could just catch you out on the day!
Good luck!
I would have put this the other way about, saying m&b and planning were a little bit less taxing on the brain than performance!! But maybe thats just me!
And remember, never say anything is easy until you have sat and passed the exam! It's good that you feel confident, but don't take the exam for granted, it could just catch you out on the day!
Good luck!
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I am going to try to do all 14 exams during 4 days 
Has anyone tried this and how did it go.
Before anyone starts flaming at me I have previous knowledge (full FAA ATPL) and I am also using Bristols online database which should contain all exam questions possible since I am doing it in Spain and they still use the old version of the exams.
The exams are in September and I am brushing up now. I usually get 80-85%. The only subjects that I have problem with is Mass & balance and fligh planning. It so easy to make a misstake in these subjects.
Has anyone tried this and how did it go.
Before anyone starts flaming at me I have previous knowledge (full FAA ATPL) and I am also using Bristols online database which should contain all exam questions possible since I am doing it in Spain and they still use the old version of the exams.
The exams are in September and I am brushing up now. I usually get 80-85%. The only subjects that I have problem with is Mass & balance and fligh planning. It so easy to make a misstake in these subjects.
You have my upmost respect sir and i wish you the very best of luck!!
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Yes I know. Its really not that hard. You just need to remember a lot of info. Its not like you need to be a rocket scientist. Although with out good books and the question banks I would not be able to do this. I really want to recommend Bristol question banks and Oxford MET CBT this is "a must have", Also the free site www.wiljam.com with notes is really good. He has really good graphs of the CAS-TAS-MACH relation.
Fortunately I have photographic memory, although I am starting to run out of film
The hard part is that I live in a beautiful Island on the Aegean sea with lots of beautiful beaches and with beautiful girls on them...............but I can not enjoy that.............I need to study airlaw
EDIT: I am also trying to quit smoking. I really think I picked the wrong time for that :-)
Fortunately I have photographic memory, although I am starting to run out of film
The hard part is that I live in a beautiful Island on the Aegean sea with lots of beautiful beaches and with beautiful girls on them...............but I can not enjoy that.............I need to study airlaw
EDIT: I am also trying to quit smoking. I really think I picked the wrong time for that :-)
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I am far from fantastic, trust me.
The reason I made this thread was because I had some questions and I also wanted to know if someone else had done the ATPL exams the way I am doing it and I just wanted to know how it went.
Now if you have a problem with this GUARD.........Then you can go and kiss my Greek Hairy Herculian
Edit: Doing the exam the way I am is stupid and I would rather split them in to two modules but since I live in Greece and I want to save some money on air tickets and hotel I will try to do all the exams in one row. I am not doing it to show off.
The reason I made this thread was because I had some questions and I also wanted to know if someone else had done the ATPL exams the way I am doing it and I just wanted to know how it went.
Now if you have a problem with this GUARD.........Then you can go and kiss my Greek Hairy Herculian
Edit: Doing the exam the way I am is stupid and I would rather split them in to two modules but since I live in Greece and I want to save some money on air tickets and hotel I will try to do all the exams in one row. I am not doing it to show off.
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Hi there, which school now does this in 3 sittings ??
I originally did my APTL's in 2 sittings DL but cause I only got a CPL and no IR within 3 years I have to resit the whole lot all over again :-(
Fitting 3 modules around work sounds like a much better plan than 2.....
I originally did my APTL's in 2 sittings DL but cause I only got a CPL and no IR within 3 years I have to resit the whole lot all over again :-(
Fitting 3 modules around work sounds like a much better plan than 2.....
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3 stage breaks the subjects up
Go for the three stage option, it makes perfect sense. Remember as well as six sittings, you are only allowed four attempts at any one subject. So if you have sat all exams by the third sittings, that still leaves three sittings for resits, that still gives you the maximum number of attempts(four) at any subject. So you will not lose anything by using the third sitting, you will only increase your chances of passing all at first attempt.
For the record I did distance learning on a three stage ground school and got every subject at first attempt
This is exactly why CATS developed the 3 stage course
Only take exams when you are ready
It costs more money and time if you fail
For the record I did distance learning on a three stage ground school and got every subject at first attempt
This is exactly why CATS developed the 3 stage course
Only take exams when you are ready
It costs more money and time if you fail
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I really think it would be more honest if Aim High said in his profile "My name is Stuart Smith, I own CATS groundschool in Cranfield". It is a custom on this site that FTO owners and employees should identify themselves when commenting on matters related to their business. Old lags know you, Stuart, most people browsing this thread wouldn't. CATS is a really nice school, I don't see why you aren't more transparent, you can afford to be.
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Just for the record I studied at CATS and found their standard of training to be 1st class. I have to take my hat off to Stuart and all the other staff there. They have adopted a new take on training which seems to blow away most educational institutions. Having been through from school to University my impressions of CATS & their 3 stage course is outstanding.
The course is so well structured, that it puts you at ease and takes away the rigours of the so called "Problems encountered when studying for an ATPL"
OK, so it generally takes approx 2 months more to complete the 3 stage course, but in the grand scale of things it makes much more sense. This was reflected by everyone in my class achieving a 100% pass rate on 2 of 3 stages, and a pass rate of above 90% on our last stage.
I'm not here to blow sunshine up CATS's a$$, but just to say I think that 3 stages is a much better option, & if I had to do it again, i'd have no hesitation in going there again.
The course is so well structured, that it puts you at ease and takes away the rigours of the so called "Problems encountered when studying for an ATPL"
OK, so it generally takes approx 2 months more to complete the 3 stage course, but in the grand scale of things it makes much more sense. This was reflected by everyone in my class achieving a 100% pass rate on 2 of 3 stages, and a pass rate of above 90% on our last stage.
I'm not here to blow sunshine up CATS's a$$, but just to say I think that 3 stages is a much better option, & if I had to do it again, i'd have no hesitation in going there again.