AGK ATPL Exam
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AGK ATPL Exam
Hi, I am sitting the AGK exam soon and I was just wondering if anyone had any advice or tips. I have made a few of my own acronyms and was wondering if anyone else had done the same, also how many questions are taken from the Bristol bank?
Any help would be most appreciated
Any help would be most appreciated
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I'm also sitting it soon. I'm focussing on past questions from both ATPL online and aviationexam, and then reading up on the weak areas. I appreciate a lot of people see this as "cheating" but it's the most efficient way to revise. The tough areas for me are electrics and hydraulics, so I'm spending most time on those.
It's a big subject so definitely justifies some long hours spent revising. I was considering taking AGK, Instruments and radio-nav in Jan but am probably going to just do AGK and intsruments, and do radio-nav on its own in Feb as that seems a tricky one.
The run up to Christmas is not the most productive time of year for studying!
It's a big subject so definitely justifies some long hours spent revising. I was considering taking AGK, Instruments and radio-nav in Jan but am probably going to just do AGK and intsruments, and do radio-nav on its own in Feb as that seems a tricky one.
The run up to Christmas is not the most productive time of year for studying!
..but am probably going to just do AGK and intsruments, and do radio-nav on its
own in Feb as that seems a tricky one.
own in Feb as that seems a tricky one.
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Lightning mate, you make an excellent point. I'm intending to get everything done in a total of four sittings.
At a pinch I could probably pass Radio Nav in Jan, but I don't want to risk lowering my marks in the other subjects - or worst of all failing one.
I'm keen to ensure I get first time passes in the 90s so may as well make use of the number of sittings available, while still leaving two 'spare'.
At a pinch I could probably pass Radio Nav in Jan, but I don't want to risk lowering my marks in the other subjects - or worst of all failing one.
I'm keen to ensure I get first time passes in the 90s so may as well make use of the number of sittings available, while still leaving two 'spare'.
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Thanks for the feedback, I am doing a similar thing by studying mostly from the banks and anything I am not sure about I read up on it. I also have the oxford CBT's which are pretty good, especially for turbine engines.
Has anyone got any feedback on the AGK exam today or the last few previous ones?
Has anyone got any feedback on the AGK exam today or the last few previous ones?
You're well out of it 
Too right Phil - completely had enough of the lot!!
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Whoever thought up this system needs their head examined.
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Chicken lover, in terms of acronyms for Instruments have you come across:
ANDS - "Accelerate North Decelerate South" for compass errors upon acceleratoin/deceleration in an east/west sense. Note this needs to be reversed for the southern hemisphere.
Also, UNOS - "Undershoot North Overshoot South" for questions about which heading you should stop a turn on. Also needs to be reversed for southern hemisphere.
Both are really useful, with UNOS you just need to pay attention to whether you're turning left or right onto the heading specified.
ANDS - "Accelerate North Decelerate South" for compass errors upon acceleratoin/deceleration in an east/west sense. Note this needs to be reversed for the southern hemisphere.
Also, UNOS - "Undershoot North Overshoot South" for questions about which heading you should stop a turn on. Also needs to be reversed for southern hemisphere.
Both are really useful, with UNOS you just need to pay attention to whether you're turning left or right onto the heading specified.
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Undershoot North Overshoot South
Q. An aircraft is turning right through 90 degrees on to north in the northern hemisphere. On what heading should the turn be stopped to achieve this?
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Exactly that type of question, to which the answer in your example would probably be 330.
It's easy to get confused between the right and left turns, hence the need to RTFQ
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It's easy to get confused between the right and left turns, hence the need to RTFQ
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This works for examination questions:
turning through the nearest pole - roll out thirty degrees early
turning through the furthest pole - roll out twenty degrees late.
These questions are set by the French, are supposedly for rate 1 turns at medium latitudes, and there are flaws in the logic, but since when were the Frogs logical?
turning through the nearest pole - roll out thirty degrees early
turning through the furthest pole - roll out twenty degrees late.
These questions are set by the French, are supposedly for rate 1 turns at medium latitudes, and there are flaws in the logic, but since when were the Frogs logical?
