How do you structure your ATPL preparation?
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How do you structure your ATPL preparation?
Hi all, soon I will be starting my integrated studies and I would like to know the best way to prepare for the 14 ATPL subjects. I mean the structure taken to study and what courses examine at a time.
I checked in propilot and they structure it the following way:
Module 1:
Principles of Flight
Mass and Balance
Meteorology
Human Performance
VFR and IFR comms
Module 2:
Performance
Flight Planning
General Nav
Radio Nav
Air Law
Module 3:
Aircraft General Knowledge
Instruments
Op Procedures
In my academy they teach the 14 course at the same time and at the end I would have to examine to them when I feel ready for it. So how is the best way in your opinion to make it?
Thanks
I checked in propilot and they structure it the following way:
Module 1:
Principles of Flight
Mass and Balance
Meteorology
Human Performance
VFR and IFR comms
Module 2:
Performance
Flight Planning
General Nav
Radio Nav
Air Law
Module 3:
Aircraft General Knowledge
Instruments
Op Procedures
In my academy they teach the 14 course at the same time and at the end I would have to examine to them when I feel ready for it. So how is the best way in your opinion to make it?
Thanks
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Hey flyfly,
It has been just over 2 years since I did mine on an integrated course but I can offer to you the strategy I came up with and worked for me?
Day one, subject one: Come home from class and review all teaching for the day. Relax and bed.
Day two, subject one: After class review all teaching day two and look over tough points from first day. Repeat until end of subject.
Day one, subject two: Review day's teaching and do a mock exam of subject one to help keep it fresh.
Day two, subject two: Review day's teaching and look over tough points from day before.
Day three, subject two: Review day's teaching and another mock exam in subject one. Repeat until end of subject.
I kept building up like this until I was alternating between evenings of reviewing "sticky" points from previous days teaching and evenings of mock exams (on top of reviewing each day's teachings). Weekends would be for mock exams and re reading areas of difficulty highlighted by these.
It basically boiled down to keeping on top of each day's lesson and making sure that no more than two evenings passed without doing a mock exam in a given completed subject. Although this produced quite a high workload, when it came to mock exam time each subject was still nice and fresh.
I hope that makes sense and that it might give you an idea as to how best to organise your study.
It has been just over 2 years since I did mine on an integrated course but I can offer to you the strategy I came up with and worked for me?
Day one, subject one: Come home from class and review all teaching for the day. Relax and bed.
Day two, subject one: After class review all teaching day two and look over tough points from first day. Repeat until end of subject.
Day one, subject two: Review day's teaching and do a mock exam of subject one to help keep it fresh.
Day two, subject two: Review day's teaching and look over tough points from day before.
Day three, subject two: Review day's teaching and another mock exam in subject one. Repeat until end of subject.
I kept building up like this until I was alternating between evenings of reviewing "sticky" points from previous days teaching and evenings of mock exams (on top of reviewing each day's teachings). Weekends would be for mock exams and re reading areas of difficulty highlighted by these.
It basically boiled down to keeping on top of each day's lesson and making sure that no more than two evenings passed without doing a mock exam in a given completed subject. Although this produced quite a high workload, when it came to mock exam time each subject was still nice and fresh.
I hope that makes sense and that it might give you an idea as to how best to organise your study.
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Well, with Bristol GS you get a sort of study plan within the CBT and it seems to work.
I noticed CATS (which I used as a supplementary study aid for my PPL) published a study plan in the ATPL Course Info section (you need to be logged in).
They are structured in such a way that all the concepts fall together into place and make sense.
Study the subject on the manual, do the quick test at the end of each chapter, revise your weak areas and repeat the test at the end of the chapter until you score 100%. After that, progress onto your question bank. Try to understand the subjects and always be loyal to the 5P's motto: practice, practice, practice, practice and practice. Let's add another one, it ain't bad: practice!
The CRP-5, believe it or not, is your friend. Become confident with it, practice exercises with it and you'll go through questions quickly.
It's a distance learning course for me.
I noticed CATS (which I used as a supplementary study aid for my PPL) published a study plan in the ATPL Course Info section (you need to be logged in).
They are structured in such a way that all the concepts fall together into place and make sense.
Study the subject on the manual, do the quick test at the end of each chapter, revise your weak areas and repeat the test at the end of the chapter until you score 100%. After that, progress onto your question bank. Try to understand the subjects and always be loyal to the 5P's motto: practice, practice, practice, practice and practice. Let's add another one, it ain't bad: practice!
The CRP-5, believe it or not, is your friend. Become confident with it, practice exercises with it and you'll go through questions quickly.
It's a distance learning course for me.
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thanks for the replys guys, I would like to know the study plan of bristol or Oxford and CTC. Anyone has that? What i mean is just the amount of courses done at each stage and which ones are those. thanks
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Bristol GS used to be a 2 module course, now it's 3.
Module 1
Module 1
- Aircraft General Knowledge – Instrumentation
- General Navigation
- Meteorology
- Human Performance
- Radio Navigation
- Aircraft General Knowledge – Airframes, Systems and Powerplants
- Air Law
- Flight Planning and Flight Monitoring
- Operational Procedures
- Principles of Flight
- Performance
- Mass and Balance
- Communications - VFR and IFR combined together
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thanks for the reply red bull. So in britsol they just start explaining those first subjects (Aircraft General Knowledge – Instrumentation, General Navigation, Meteorology and Human Performance) and then they examine to those subjects, and after that they start the next module and exam and so on?
Im looking for the best way to do it. Thanks!!
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If it helps, we use:
Module 1
Human Factors
POF
AGK
Instruments
Module 2
VFR/IFR Comms
Radio Nav
Met
Law
Ops
Module 3
General Nav
Flight Planning
Performance
M & B
it is intended to cover as much crossover as possible.
Module 1
Human Factors
POF
AGK
Instruments
Module 2
VFR/IFR Comms
Radio Nav
Met
Law
Ops
Module 3
General Nav
Flight Planning
Performance
M & B
it is intended to cover as much crossover as possible.