Atpl First
Hovering AND talking
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Age: 59
Posts: 5,705
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you are doing a modular course, then you need a PPL first. If you are doing an integrated course, then you are undergoing a structured course involving flying and studying.
So no, you can't just do the exams on your own with no flying experience. Much of the course would likely make no sense and I can't think why on earth you'd want to do that.
Cheers
Whirls
So no, you can't just do the exams on your own with no flying experience. Much of the course would likely make no sense and I can't think why on earth you'd want to do that.
Cheers
Whirls
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,815
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
For the modualar course its part of the entry requirments to hold a ICAO ppl.
For intergrated nothing is required but you will take them in due course. I don't have a clue if you do any flying before taking them.
For intergrated nothing is required but you will take them in due course. I don't have a clue if you do any flying before taking them.
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 145
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Like Whirls say's you would be mad. Even the simplest exams like Comms would probably make no sense. You may be better of gaining some flight experience first.
Each to their own tho
Each to their own tho
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Age: 58
Posts: 124
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
And as well, the ATPLs only have a validity period (3years I believe but might be wrong). So even if you could do them first..the clock would then be ticking for you to get your ppl,cpl,hour building,mep,meir before they ran out. Pressure you certainly wouldnt need!!
Alph
Alph
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
Posts: 1,691
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
1 Post
Dont even try it ... you'd only piss your instructor RIGHT off. If you don't have the PPL level of knowledge then you won't grasp many of the basic concepts that you are assumed to have before you start ATPL theory.
PPL exams are cheap enough, do them first before you waste the big bucks on failing your ATPLs because you had no basic grounding.
PPL exams are cheap enough, do them first before you waste the big bucks on failing your ATPLs because you had no basic grounding.
