How many hours did *you* have before starting the ATPL theory?
Just curious to know how many hours TT people have when strating on the ATPL theory, part time.
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180 hours
More Radio Nav/Instrument time/knowledge would have been useful |
FAA CPL/IR and 255 hours, and was glad I had the IR experience, it made a huge chunk of air law much easier.
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100 hrs TT with Night and was part way through IMC
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Started full time atpl after gaining 150TT imc, night & multi.
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Started my ATPL theoretical distance learning 2 months ago. All I have is a JAA PPL(A) 70 hours TT, and a JAA Class 1 medical.
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About to start ATPL very soon
currently hace PPL, Night, IMC ratings, 136TT, 71P1 and Class 1 Medical |
do you think it would be unwise for me to begin the ATPL distance learning having only just completed a PPL??
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moo,
I wished I had started the groundschool after the PPL. Now I am restricting the amount of flying I do so that I don't go too over budget. You may decide to give it up after receiving the stack of study folders and you will only have wasted a couple of thousand pounds :D Good luck |
0 hrs
started off with the atpl writtens, then learned to fly 5hrs to go till my CPL/IR exam Regards, |
Well as for me, I had around 60 hours TT at the start (and end) of the ATPL theory. I did feel like I was the only one below 100 hours but then I like being different.
Moo... If you've got a good head for numbers and general aircraft knowledge then I really don't think total hours matters much. As long as you can remember that an aircraft with x number of seats and y number of passengers should have z number of fire extinguishers ..... you get the idea. Incidentally, I passed all first time with Bristol Groundschool so the hour problem couldn't have been that bad! Hope this helps! |
Thanks for replies
I take it then most people get the flying experience necessary for start of the CPL module before starting the ATPL theories.........is this by design or more by coincidence?
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1.5 hours:)
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1950 hours.
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Zero to 'hero' (so to speak ;) )
Just knew I would like it ! :cool: Now I have it the hard thing is trying to find the first RHS position! |
150 hrs - financially it might of been better with less.
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2800, single and twin jet with pointy noses.
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80 hours TT with just PPL
Hours don't matter at all, unless you have some instrument hours which will make a few of the subjects easier to grasp.... Oh, I got 13/14 first time.... proof of pudding etc etc.... |
About 6 or 800 + CPL, IR & instructor rating.
The system was/is a bit different in Oz. |
Um...about 75-85TT PPL I think....I was working on the IMC rating so I could start the techs by 100hrs TT..
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50 hrs.
Started at end of ppl and then made a point of flying as I finished each frame of study. Really helped to swallow the bitter pill of book work |
7000+, mostly 4-engined. It was still bloody hard work!
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2000 give or take burning Jet A
Still tough |
I had 120 hours.
It would have been easier if I had been able to start the ATPL thoery soon after obtaining the PPL/Night, methinks this would have helped with continuity, especially if you're not flying as regularly as you would like. Good Luck! PPP |
:)1.200 HRS TT on pistons having CPL/IFR, CFI, test, towing ratings + CPL type-rated F/O on the LET 410.
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100hrs
Made sure that I could pass the exams before spending the money on flying side of things! |
Staring: 0.5 hours
Ending: 100 hours approx |
(13/14) Skeet's a clever git tho!
I had 120 hrs and yes, doesn't make a sod of difference for the writtens. Instrument stuff helps, but really a keen background interest in flying will save a lot of hassle at basic stages. Flying hours only really helps when you get to the flying stages - not too many tho, as you end up struggling to iron-out any bad habits you've taught yourself! |
I had UK PPL with about 500hrs when I got this daft idea that I should proceed enthusiastically towards the UK ATPL via the national exams before JAA made things woefully more difficult. Whether or not in fact JAA exams are more difficult is debatable, I suppose, and I am now immune from the need to find out.
I devoutly hope. But I do not think that my previous experience made a lot of difference to the effort required to pass the exams. They are just bloody hard work. The earlier you start, the earlier you are likely to finish the resits ! |
ZIP TT, I'm not shure though if I would have been better of with some actual flight experience before starting the written CAA stuff... My opinion was: finish it part by part, you'll get there anyway if you really want to!
rgds, MM and courage / good luck |
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