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8th Apr 2023, 00:30

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Learning general ATPL knowledge

I've been a pilot for over 6 years now. I miss those days when I was studying for my PPL IR CPL and I just absorb all that information taught in class. Right now my only source of reviewing are my planes manuals and some test reviewers (which only give you the answers to certain questions)

Im looking to go back to actually learning atpl theory and not just from test reviewers. Anyone have any suggestion where i can learn this? What would be the best App/website?

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8th Apr 2023, 07:05

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Plenty of syllabus based books out there. But the industry is bank focussed because of how useless the information is.

Wouldn’t your time be better spent in the company manuals rather than memorising the number of fire extinguishers to be carried on a plane with 400-449 seats?

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I can recommend good reference texts in almost all areas of aeronautical engineering. What are you interested on? If you want a deep dive in the physics of lift generation, check out McLean's book "Understanding Aerodynamics".

I'd spend time reading "real" texts rather than ATPL theory which is pretty useless for anything other than passing those ATPL exams.

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Precisely why im looking for a broader range of information. I dont want those atpl theory stuff where you just memorize a bunch of answers to the point where when taking an exam you dont even need to read the questions and just look answers lol. Im looking for more in depth information about aerodynamics, meteorology, things about airfields, performance, etc. company manuals dont usually include these things, though i understand company manuals include information you need on a daily basis. Just looking to expand my knowledge really

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this is a great start. I will check this out. Do you have other books containing information on specifics of an airfield, and maybe also a book about aviation meteorology?

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This should fit the bill:

EASA Professional Pilot Studies

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this is a great start. I will check this out. Do you have other books containing information on specifics of an airfield, and maybe also a book about aviation meteorology?

On airfields you can check "Airport Engineering" by Ashford, and "Planning & Design of Airports" by Horonjeff. Also ICAO Annex 14.

Aviation Meteorology is a bit of an odd one. One of few areas where I also wish there was a "central reference" of information. It's a vast topic so need to find your own areas of interest. A lot of resources are online.
You can check out the Smartcockpit library, Airbus series "Getting to Grips with...". ICAO Annex 3. The "International Cloud Atlas" by the WMO. WMO reference materials here: https://community.wmo.int/en/activit...-regs-guidance