Bristol Ground School
 

I'm trying to get Bristol Ground school on the web ; http://www.bristol.gs/

But I get a logon screen for BRITISH AIRWAYS CITIEXRESS? Anyone any ideas?

Oh dear. We also provide training for airlines under the aegis of IDC Ltd. Our server in Cheltenham hosts a number of training programs including this one which is an online training package for BA which provides recurrency training on the EMB 145, the RJ100 and some minor stuff like Dangerous Goods and Low Vis Procedures. It looks like someone has blundered. I'll fix it in the morning. Until then, apologies.

I had the same prob last night but you can get to the Q Bank via the link http://213.48.96.23/atponline/jalo/index.asp

I just assumed it was part of a takeover of the world by BA Citilink ..:}


NB, note to editor. The Q Bank has also changed since Sunday when I last used it and some of the questions now DO NOT WORK (ie they do not have answers attached anymore ....)

The future of JAR questions perhaps ?:p

It's undoubtably all connected!

Good to see POF(H) on the ATPL(H) questions roster now (just in time..)

h-r:)

Exams and Bristol feedback - degree of resemblance?
 

As it changes all of the time can someone that within the last few months took any or all of the exams below, report the resemblance of the UK CAA exams and the corresponding feedback questions found on the Bristol ATP Online?

ATPL
instrumentation (A)
flight planning (A)
meteorology (A)
airframes and systems (H) (interim arrangement)
principles of flight (H) (interim arrangement)

It's very subjective but everything that will give me a clue of the relevance of the feedback questions is appreciated.

I've done the (H) so, here we go.

instrumentation (A) - 95% similiar (but not 100% of Q on the BGS database of course ...). Very close match because its (A)

flight planning (A) - 90% similiar (but not all Q in the db of course). Like gen nav the questions contain 'do X activity' so less easy to be familiar from feedback.

meteorology (A) - uncertain because I did not use BGS Qbank for phase 1

airframes and systems (H) (interim arrangement) - 55% similiar/ one of the least (but the questions stay the same from one exam to the next pretty much becaus ebased on National exams. The feedback I had from GTS was pretty much THE exam looking back. At the time I'd wished I'd read more of the feedback rather than learning the material as it would have saved a few tens of hours but there we go)

principles of flight (H) (interim arrangement) - 70% similiar. This appeared to get an upgrade about 10 weeks ago (3 weeks before the exam - yippee) so was quite close and had a lot of familiarity in the questions, but how many ways can you skin a cat .. (or have tail rotor roll)

Hope that helps

h-r :)

Meteorology

I would say it is pretty good for this subject. Although they are constantly adding and removing quetions to the JAA question bank so back in August I think I had seen around 60% of "similar but not quite the same" questions.

However Bristol's feedback they dish out to students at the brush up course is far superior for Meteorology than the online question bank.

The Bristol feedback that I borrowed from a friend helped me obtain not only a pass in the exams that I took but also obtain all of my marks in the mid to high 90's.

Wish I had used Bristol for the course now... ah well in hindsight and all that!

Hi Martin1234

Providing you put the book work in aswell, for an extra £50.00 you can have peace of mind.


I just sat principles of flight (H) @ the beginning of this month. Of the 44 questions on the paper, I only had a problem with 4 of them. One of the questions that was giving me jip was from BGS feedback. However, exam pressure got the better of me & I opted for the incorrect answer. This happened to be quite valuable being 2 marks for that particular question.

In the case of the other twelve exams I have taken previously, I used what is refered to as "volari" or italian feedback. Again spot on.

For what it's worth (BGS/£50.00). It is a valuable bit of kit. I found that I could condense a whole paragraph of a subject into one simple Q+A @ times, & understand it.

Also, I found that BGS is the only place where I could get accurate(JAA style Q's) feedback on the subject of POF(H). @ the time I was studying they had 358 questions. The database grows everytime an exam is sat.

Anyway, enough said with ATPL exams. I'm mission accomplished on that side of things now.

Good luck & get your head down.

SuperAviator...

Does that mean that even if you pay for the online bank it is not as good as the bristol feedback you get off them and possibly not up to date?
If so does anyone know who actually keeps their database up to date with new seen questions?

if wouldnt have been for bristol feedback, would never have passed the exams,high 90s,
funny world, I pay a different school a lot of money and then pass thanks to other school(for free)............
but old school still take credit for my passes............

why not go to the better school in the first place?

Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

I am looking to start the distance learning course sometime in the next few months, I would be grateful of any feedback that people have in regard the CBT. Is it possible to study for the ATPL just using the computer programs?

Many Thanks :)

Re: Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

"Is it possible to study for the ATPL just using the computer programs?"

No, there is a mandatory classroom element to the approved theoretical knowledge course.

Re: Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

if your asking if u need to open the books to study or if u can study directly of the cd...the answer is - to be honest, only u can ans this!!! it depends on the best way u learn. I read the notes of the cd, highlighted the book then read through the book and made my own notes.

to confirm, the brushup is a must. this is a massive plus on the course, its very focused and hard work but u will be better for it.

bgs are a great school, best of luck wat ever u do

Re: Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

Thanks for the response. I just wanted to know if it was possible to study for the course solely using the CD’s without the help of the text, ie is there a complete ATPL course on the CD’s, which it appears there is.

Thanks again

Re: Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

The CD version is exactly the same as the book version apart from the CD version does not include any margin notes. In my opinion this is a serious omission, quite often the text reflects what the CAA want you to be taught, and the margin notes tell you what you need to know, either by filtering out the extraneous or by emphasising particular bits. I can think of one particular bit of Ops Procedures in which the text said something like "we have repeated the regs in full because that is how the questions may be worded, explanations are given in the margins". I was away at the time and so ended up doing something else until I could get to see my books again because it was mostly gibberish.

Re: Opinions on Bristol gs CBT.
 

What the CBT lacks in margin notes, it makes up for in animations etc...which really helps when you have been struggling with the written text trying to understand something, then kick yourself for being so stupid when the animation makes it so blindingly obvious.

I found using the CBT as the initial training source, then the manuals for revision, worked well for me.

As someone else has commented, the groundschool is superb. Hard work, but well worthwhile.

Bristol vs Exam 8.0 (Peters software)
 

Hi!

I`m thinking of getting the JAA questionbank for my ATP exams.
I have heard both Bristol and Exam 8.0 is good.

Anyone who knows the difference between these two?
Or is there no difference at all?

regards
/A

I went for bristol
 

Hello there ATPL student.

I used Bristol and recognized almost every question at the test when writing for the swedish luftfartsstyrelsen. I have heard great stuff about Exam too, but why choose the one more expensive when the cheap one is working just fine? Spend your money on a nice Ray Ban instead! :cool:

Bristol
 

They are Brilliant, well owrth it