distance learn or not to distance learn....

[python 20]

Hi Andy 20.
I started off ATPL by attending classesat AFT. I was very disapointed. The number of students in the class was 42 and was not conduicive to learning. It's just a money spinner for AFT.
I am now doing all subjects through Secombe Aviation by dist learning. It's really good. You study at your own pace and Gavin is only an email away if you have queries.

Python 20

[Greg2041]

I am also going to start the DL route in September. Is it still distance learning or more blended learning these days?

Anyway, out of the 14 exams, how many exams do you have to take in one go?

Many thanks....

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I kept a diary of the amount of hours I did, and it amounted to around 650. My routine was Mon-Thurs, 7am for 1hr, go to work, and around 2 hrs each evening after getting back from work. I studied all day Sat/Sun. I also had to attend 2 2-week brush up courses, plus the 2 weeks for the exams. The brush-up weeks and exam weeks were very very long days. I reckon we started at around 9am, got back to the B&B at around 6pm, and then worked through until midnight. The exams were a case of sitting the paper, and rushing back to study for the next day.

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I went to Bristol Ground School.

Not tried that, but it all depends on what she looks like...

[lc_aerobatics]

"Isn't there some sort of rule that says you have to spend so many hours studying, i thought that you had to declare working hours etc so they could work out how much study time you had available.

Am i off the ball here??"

No one checked that for me and I started learning in August and finished my last exam last week.

That's working Mon-Fri 9am to 17:30 , was learning about 2,3 hours a day and about 5 at the weekends, it's not hard at all the biggest problem is volume of all the stuff you have to learn.

[Andy_20]

Well done mate that seems like some going!? Do you know if there is a limit to the amount of sitting syou can take to complete all 14 exams, some say you have 6 sittings to finish them all? any ideas?

[lc_aerobatics]

6 sittings is right, i went for 7x2 leaving my self 4 sittings just incase.

[Andy_20]

Jesus Christ, is there alot of questions on each exam? or is it similar to ppl? do you know if you have passed them all?

[lc_aerobatics]

I was passing them in PL and your result appears on the screen within second so you know your score immediately and there's loads more then PPL. I think in UK you have to wait approx. 2 weeks for result.

[Andy_20]

What is PL? can i ask where are you doing your DL?

[lc_aerobatics]

PL is Poland and I did it with FTO called Royal Star, pretty cool people.

[mau mau]

I'm doing ATPL distance with CATS.

I have a question to who has already done ATPL with CATS: the questions at the examination are same than quick questions on CATS website?
Cause to me, seem few questions in CATS database respect all the other DL.