There has been a multi-year project to revise the Learning Objectives, on which the training materials and exam questions are based. I failed this first time with 73% (soooo close to the 75% pass mark) by not knowing questions like “what is the minimum flight duty period for crew when rested and away from base rather than at home?” and the senior cabin crew question mentioned above. It should be taught at the point where needed and that is already taken care of during MCC/JOC and even more important, during type rating training. For solo signoffs, the supervising instructor would often get paid while you do the work. You can study for as long as you like before taking the first exam, after which the clock starts ticking. It’s very similar to CAPT content but perhaps a bit more clearly laid out and just gave a slightly different emphasis on the topic. Without the theory passes, you can instruct only LAPL students. Q.1 .What are the costs of each exam (PPL/CPL/IR/ATPL)? The one aspect of CAPT that I wasn’t initially so happy about was the on-boarding process, but in the end it was pretty straightforward and just a misunderstanding of where to download the material. I also subscribed to the Bristol Ground School question bank just before one set of exams. Online Preparation for DGCA exams like CPL,ATPL,PPL.India's First ATPL,CPL Practice Test.Online Question Bank.Pilot Exam Practice Test.Effective results in DGCA CPL test practice and mock test. The scope between ATPL and CPL differs except for two of my IR exams which also satisfy the requirements for CPL – Meteorology and Human Performance – so I could skip those. The Czech Republic is the perfect location for both practical and theoretical training. The study for each subject is undertaken as self paced learning with learning support and supervision from our instructors. Topics cover a huge range from leasing aircraft, flight duty periods, RVSM (reduced vertical separation minima, typically used when flying transatlantic), the number of megaphones required (depends on passengers not seats), crash axes, first aid kits, dangerous goods handling, through to the recording period of voice and flight data recorders (which depends on the age of the aircraft). Many older instructors have never taken the CPL theory course and have been “grandfathered” into today’s full Flight Instructor rating. Gloucester based but will travel for larger opportunities, Contact me through the contact form on the Contact Page, Click to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email and occasional additional updates. Otherwise, as an FI you will be limited to LAPL ab-initio and (with a CRI rating) also with pilots who already have (or have had) licences. I am the opposite of this so will complete the full FI without the tk exams and stick with LAPL, trial lessons and the more advanced instructing that I currently do requiring only a CRI. This has led to a growing divergence between the practice question banks and the ones you see in a real test. EASA rule-making task force RMT.0596 is actively reviewing aspects of instructor and examiner regulations and may make them more adequate and proportionate in the future. I still had a Jeppesen training manual from some years ago that I’d bought on eBay. I will leave it to those current to know what credits you get but it is something like HP&L and 1 or 2 others. Besides, I have passed my PPL theory exam and all RA-Aus theory exams (in flying colours I might add!). As you will have read above, I already had my CRI rating when I completed the FI practical course. At the point proposed, not being later than by the latest ATPL theoretical knowledge exam, trainees would not even have seen a basic training aircraft up real close, i.e. David’s post has highlighted my worst fears, and confirms my opinion that it’s a waste of time even bothering to consider doing the tk exams. Mass and Balance had fewer questions with calculations and more about fundamental Principles of Flight. Huge over complicated texts that seem to go on forever, theory lessons where it goes in one ear and out the other, and no way to know what was in each exam. It’s possible that the regulations quoted were deliberately invalid or slightly credible documents that don’t exist. The potential privileges of a CPL holder sound impressive (as per EASA FCL.305). Groundschools supply their own reading materials, often electronically with an option for printed versions. The progress dashboard below encouraged me to keep up with the weekly ration of learning. Your email address will not be published. Here are some examples from AviationExam: I sincerely hope this one has been scrubbed, since EASA licences are valid for life and the question relates to rating validity. 523 of 2015), and can be viewed and/or downloaded here. The Transair whizz wheel from my original PPL course had been good enough for my IR tests but is not one of the specifically approved models: CRP-1/CRP-5/CR-3/CR-6 or ARC-2, so I had to buy a new one on eBay. I was aiming for an “efficient pass” – ie doing enough work to pass but not needing to impress an airline with 90%+ marks on everything. The answers in the exam varied from those above and included several that all contained quite credible actions. I’m not here to brag, but instead, offer my experiences to help you. Some of this was remarkably similar material to the IR – for example you have to sit Radio Navigation VFR which has some slightly different questions than Radio Navigation IFR. This doesn’t work for everybody and I’ve heard of a few people who have switched to more intensive classroom courses which are much more like school. Theory. 200 hours, My understanding is that the CRI course is considered a subset of the FI, so everything is included. Find out where you need to focus on with our exams, putting you in the hot seat before the big day. The CPL theory is a part of ATPL theoretical course of a lower academic standard, with 13 exams instead of 14 exams, which complete ATPL theory consists of. I’d emphasise that you can instruct as an FI without taking any CPL theory exams, but are limited to LAPL students only. The license skill test (LST) commercial pilot license - CPL(A) can be performed only after successful completion of the theoretical examination commercial pilot license - CPL(A) at the Civil Aviation Authority or on the basis of credit the EASA theoretical examination ATPL(A) - ATPL(A) theory credit, which should be endorsed in the field 12 in the pilot´s license. Hi David. CHUF – CPL Human Factors examination. Sometimes that’s just a copy of textbook learning for how the weather works or the principles of flight, other times it’s a copy from the relevant EASA regulations. They are looking ahead to their professional career and don’t want to rock the boat. Glad I got that off my chest. EASA regulations for different instructors qualifications are widely inconsistent between the amount of training required vs the privileges awarded. At least that’s better than the three week wait for a postal notification some years ago. Will this sign on the door of the exam room be needed when the subject content is more appropriate and relevant? I found the “Easy Access” format of the most relevant EASA rules quite helpful. An example of a question I got wrong. The CRDs (Comment Review Documents) here, here, and here are worth skimming through to see what the industry thought of these changes, what some proposed and what EASA agreed with. Full ground school theory classes, Basic Aeronautical Knowledge (BAK), Private Pilot Licence (PPL) plus all 7 Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) subjects. Except for obvious things such as the need to have an internet connection when initially getting or later updating the app, you DO NOT NEED TO BE ONLINE to use our apps. A 2017 EASA regulation review permitted remote instruction via the Internet to count as classroom time, of which apparently the Irish CAA will allow up to 100% but the UK CAA are minded to limit to 50%. How long would you wait before operating the fire extinguisher or evacuating if flames were burning through the cowling? Unlike exam results, there is no email alert to let you know the appeal result is available – you just have to login and find out for yourself. Few CPLs would fly aircraft that require senior cabin crew without further training. I instruct pilots who are good at the exams, however not very competent at actual practical and safe flying. I did my ATPL theory exams with Bristol ground school over 10 years ago (Highly recommend them by the way). I had to learn about navigating at the North Pole using Lamberts Conical Projection rather than Mercator charts. I suspect quite a few part-time CPL theory candidates start off with the best of intentions and fall by the wayside. With Aussie Pilot Exams you’ll do both. While you do get up to four attempts at each subject I didn’t want to fail a third time. The trainee will cover during the ground training the following courses: The theoretical examinations are conducted at Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic in Prague.An applicant must demonstrate a level of knowledge appropriate to the privileges of the holder of a CPL(A)/(H) in accordance with the requirements in Part – FCL. There are seven theory subjects to complete for the CPL, each based on topics already encountered during the PPL. The UK CAA Standards Document 31 lists all ATOs and the courses they have been approved to provide. Unlike the CPL or IR rating, there is no time limit between passing them and taking a practical FI course. Thank you for the excellent write up David and one which I had ready prior to signing up for a CPL Theory course at CAPT (for the purpose of instructing only) and am currently over half way through Module 1 with the first set of exams booked for mid-March. Other Costs. thank you for taking the time to write this post, A great post and am in the middle of these ludicrous CPL theory exams for the very same reason as you to become an FI. I was pleased to pass all four first time with an average of 85%. Satellite navigation inevitably includes some questions about the European Galileo system, even though it is not yet fully operational. The ability to pass examinations does not necessarily mean that you one will automatically be a good pilot. Support your local pilot organisation such as AOPA or LAA to continue to lobby for more proportional, relevant and efficient regulations. There were certainly a few that I still have no clue how to answer or what the examiner was actually trying to determine. As a CRI specialising with glass panel such as Cirrus and Diamond aircraft. We agree with the need to establish the minimum amount/percentage of classroom instruction. Note that sittings, attempts and time limits will be calculated from first attempt (from 1st ATPL exams if you´ve done any). The theory part of being a student pilot at times really sucked. Back in 2014, EASA cut back the scope of the IR theory by about 50%, creating the CB-IR exams. Validity of this pack is 36 months, which is twice that of individual packs, giving you enough time to study and clear the exams along with your flying schedules. Most instructors say that getting the 25 solo signoffs is the more difficult of the two. As part of my journey to become an EASA qualified IR instructor, I needed to take an approved groundschool course and pass the set of CPL (Commercial Pilot Licence) exams, of which I get to skip 2 of the 13 because I have an IR. Note, CAPT no longer use the Aviation Exam for textbook content or progress tests, only for the revision question bank. A $65 CASA exam delivery fee is then charged on top of that for all exams. Thanks. This was then sent off to the CAA to reissue my licence without the LAPL only restriction – 26 pages of forms (including all my pass certificates in case they don’t have access to the results online plus  details to correct an error made on my last transaction). We're committed to providing a highly time and cost effective product to help pilots pass their exams and achieve their dreams. This will create not only an extra financial burden, but also a significant social cost for pilots-to-be. As the pilot in command, aircraft may be flown in the commercial sector that are categorised as a single pilot aircraft. In the end, I think I only referred to it once or twice at most. Its quite possible that nobody else in the room is sitting the same exam as you are, but even if they were, then they will be given a slightly different set of questions. I have been considering the full FI course for some time. Am I correct in saying the ATO in question will need to also be approved to conduct CRI(SE) course in the first instance (in addition to FIC approval) and if so will you also require a Course Completion Certificate for the CRI course as well as the FIC (you know what our CAA is like!)? 03 March 2020. I needed a bit of paper from CAPT to confirm that I had actually undertaken the course (simply passing the exams isn’t enough for the CAA, and they can’t yet confirm this electronically). Surely it’s ultimately the purpose of the exams to assess that. Before I ran out to Tescos to buy one for £5, I unearthed one of my daughter’s primary school models – fortunately not her bright pink one. My result came through on the Thursday of that week and I was relieved to have passed with 85%. No Comments. Nonetheless, I believe the scope of the CPL course includes far too much of the stuff associated with the full ATPL course. As I said above, you still need ATPL theory or HPA theory to fly anything more serious, so bridging/upgrade courses could be beefed up if required. Their quoted timescale is 2 weeks and this took them 7 days. A. You read the material, take some practice questions, pass a progress test, participate in classroom revision, then take the exams themselves. Even an airliner cruise relief pilot (operating above 20,000 feet) would need a type rating and the full ATPL theory anyway. 10% of this time must be spent in a classroom, so would mean 75 hours (10 days) off work in addition to days spent sitting exams. Inclusions All planned flights, instructor time, briefings, ground school, landings and airways charges, textbooks, navigation equipment, maps, charts and your initial sitting of theory exams and flight test. EASA is to mandate that an ATPL requires 750 hours of study while a CPL requires 500. Home bookingcourses. There is a sense in some of the topics that the real focus is for Performance Class B twin engine propeller aircraft – something like a Twin Otter or King Air – rather than anything more powerful. It has been marked up with felt tip highlighter in a few places and had quick reference tabs stuck on for each of the reference plates. An independent website called Part-Aero has an even easier to use interface, although the search facility could do with a bit of improvement. I have to say I found them extremely useful, not just to identify which aspects of the theory I hadn’t grasped but also to train you in exam technique and some of the quirks of the exam setters. A quick look identifies that for CPL(A) theory you can choose between six, of which only two actively offer the course today: So it’s really down to a straight choice between CAPT and CATS. The explanations sometimes included clearly marked up diagrams of the flow required to work through tables or performance charts. Full details of upcoming events and signup to be notified of future classes. VFR Comms is a little bit more difficult that it used to be – it was extremely trivial in the past – but still fairly straightforward. . Progress was ticked off on the Aviation Exam dashboard as I progressed through each module, with progress tests every week. Sadly I fell back to 66% although passed three other subjects sat on the same day with flying colours. I still don’t get what they were trying to assess – answers ranged from several regulatory documents to the checklist to a pre-flight phone call with the shipper. A new learning approach called Area 100 KSA (Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes) is to be introduced. The reading material is provided electronically (although you could print it off yourself) and is carefully sequenced so you study parts of each subject in turn, rather than completing each topic in isolation. Flight instruction for anyone with or without a pilot licence (microlight, NPPL, LAPL, PPL) from trial lessons to rust removal, biennial revalidation, renewal, differences etc. Join my popular cross channel groundschool course. However, it is not clear how we can define the minimum percentage of classroom instruction. On arriving, an instructor welcomed me and pointed me to a folder containing feedback from other students who had recently sat exams – definitely worthwhile reading through that for some of the latest questions and comments. Aspeq Invigilation fee $90.90 + CASA fee $65 = $155.90 It provided another angle on the likely questions, including many duplicates, fewer overall than AviationExam and possibly fewer of those that were now out of date. CPL Theory (Aeroplane & Helicopter) Site. ! Flying Academy is a EASA Approved Training Organization (ATO), which operates from the base located at Prague Letňany International Airport (LKLT). That's why I created this site! I appealed by ticking a box on the online system and paying a fee (refundable if they decide you should have passed). Even an airliner cruise relief pilot (operating above 20,000 feet) would need a type rating and the full ATPL theory anyway. meaning that you can start studying for your airline or professional pilot career NOW. !NEW BASE ALERT! I would be really interested to hear how Richard got on at CAPT – I am sure by now he is all done and dusted! The process and availability of theory exams has changed out of all recognition since I sat my IR theory back in 2012, when I marked crosses on a paper answer form. Would CPL’s often be flying with augmented crew? EASA specifies the minimum study hours to be 50% more with all the IFR aspects, transatlantic routes and mach speed calculations added in. The purpose of these intensive revision weeks at our centre is to consolidate your learning, correc… Pruning it back significantly (say by 50%) might make it easier to justify for PPL instructors and some of the more basic CPL privileges. Typically this is the full ATPL course material with some notes about which sections don’t apply for CPL. The practice question bank used both formats so although I did know the mapping between numbers and friction levels, that wasn’t good enough. It’s hard to say exactly how much more difficult the ATPL exams are compared to the CPL. But it’s ideal for pilots unlikely to follow a commercial career. Some general navigation is fair enough, such as understanding the difference between a rhumb line and a great circle route, and why changing the compass heading every so often is actually quicker for longer journeys. The added value is none! The textbooks are huge and their practice exams are not exam … You can check ATO approvals for specific schools listed in CAA Standards Document 31. EASA Commercial Pilot License - CPL theory course is designed for PPL holders looking to upgrade their license to commercial. Instructor and owner Phil Croucher is very responsive to email queries and filled in the blanks. Mick, Your email address will not be published. Instruction for IMC and/or CB-IR in your own aircraft or school TB20, including pre-ATO brush up prior to the mandatory 10 hours. Screen protectors make it impossible to read anybody else’s screen anyway. The specifically scoped textbook content vs full ATPL material makes it appear less daunting. So I signed up with CAPT back in July 2017, then sat exams in October, December, February and April. B737 or A320 (or similar). Thanks David. But without the CPL theory passes you are limited to training for LAPL licences only – still the same issues teaching someone to land for the first time, or fly straight and level in trim, turn, practice landings in a field, navigation etc. In principle, a CPL should be VFR only and I believe there’s far too much ATPL related content in the course. Bookings have to be made at least by the week before but can be deferred at no cost if you decide you aren’t ready. It will take a couple of years before the new set of exams comes into force. If you are holding any ICAO - ATP (ATPL) theory exams only and no ATP licence , this will not give you any credit - you have to do the entire full training with all exams. One you’ve registered, which typically takes a day or so to be verified, you can view the available dates and locations for exams – anywhere from Scotland to Florida to Malaysia. Searching on the internet will almost certainly find several useful resources. This requires 25 solo signoffs and to have given 100 hours of instruction. A list of candidates and desk numbers for each exam is posted on the wall, from which you figure out where you will be sitting. This single app will prepare you for any or all of the following EASA CPL Airplane theory exams: 010 Air law and ATC Procedures 021 Airframe and systems, Electrics, Powerplant and Emergency Equipment 022 Instrumentation Many thanks in advance and once again well done for getting through these CPL exams! due to a business commitment) then it could put you back a couple of months. For my third attempt, I bought PadPilot’s ATPL Operations book. Often two of the remaining three can be quite close, and you might possibly be more tempted by the third answer here. . We are qualified: holding at the minimum a CPL & Instructor Rating, don't settle for second best! Now you can attend any of about 10 centres in the UK which advertise a range of dates almost every week of the year. Keeping the throttle full open is likely the critical element of the answer they are looking for (to suck through the excess unburnt fuel). Having gained a New Zealand CPL / IR and worked as an instructor in my youth before returning to the UK it has bamboozled me how to get just a CPL back here without doing the ATPL’S. Full details of the current fees charged and levied by the Irish Aviation Authority are published in the Irish Aviation Authority (Fees) Order, 2007 (S.I. Make sure you get the right one – I double-checked with the CAA that the older JAR one is still the one they use rather than the newer EASA version which will come into use from August/September 2018. The CPL licence is approximately 60% of the workload of the ATPL course and once the exams have been successfully completed the student is able to take the CPL flight test (150 hours flight time required pre CPL flight course). Reading (and re-reading) the question is critical. So you have to wait until the end of the week before the system informs you of your results. This is quite a large scale operation, with thousands of exams sat annually. I’ve heard some in the industry complain about the use of practice question banks, arguing that the students end up being able to parrot back answers to known questions rather than actually understanding the principles. Reading through the comments of the CRD (Comment Response Document), it was clear that EASA has pushed back on many national authorities that still wanted to retain the engineering rules to design primitive navigation equipment – many were given a response something like “we are training pilots to fly not to design and build the aircraft from first principles”. You may be correct that the ATO would have to be approved to run both courses, and there seems to be quite a few ATOs that have FI but not CRI training course approval. Together we will fast-track you flying theory! Hello and thanks for checking out our app! I resat this exam with three other new topics on a single day in my third module, thinking that with 73% last time it shouldn’t need that much more effort to scrape across the finish line. The way the course operates is described in detail on the CAPT website which answers most of the obvious questions. Two highly experienced subject matter experts looked through the questions I had been given and determined that they were all perfectly in order and my result stood. So I will answer why their status of all clear is delayed. It doesn’t remind you which type of ID document you said you’d bring along when you first registered (you must have some form of photo ID such as passport or driving licence), and that could catch some people out. By the way, there’s a new EASA version of the Jeppesen training manual available to buy. Full details of upcoming events and signup to be notified of future classes. EASA mandates that for ab-initio PPL students (i.e. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Find answers to your FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). EASA CPL (A) Theory Course. Some of the exams provided a specific printed booklet, but the quality of colour resolution just wasn’t good enough in my opinion. A friend has an EASA PPL and is planning to do the CPL theory, purely to enable instructing for the EASA PPL. The same approach is taken with the CPL course, which has 13 rather than 14 exams. Is it reasonable to expect classroom instructors to determine whether the student is competent? Initially the new system used to inform candidates of their result immediately after completing each test. CPL Theory (Aeroplane & Helicopter) ... All individual subject tutoring will ensure you have the confidence to tackle the CASA Exam. It creates in our opinion even negative training which can result in flight safety issues even during foundation flight training. The correct answer given is “dependent upon…”. No phones or personal items are allowed at your desk – even wristwatches have to be taken off after one candidate apparently tried to photograph questions using a fancy new model – but there are cubbyholes at the side of the room for bags. Only very specific models of electronic calculator, whizz wheel (circular slide rule/flight computer) are permitted in the exam room – apparently because they now have so many invigilators in different places that they need to be very specific about what to check for. CASA flight instructor exams are complicated and expensive, practice with us. Clicking on the attached PDF opens the result notification, so you don’t have to login to the system to find out. If I ever chose to sit the full ATPL exams in the future, I would only get credit for VFR comms and have to sit all remaining 13. Above shows the lounge to relax and revise between exams. Thanks. Anything other than single engine piston requires further training. The CPL used to be 9 exams for as long as I can remember (with a credit for HP&L if you previously did the JAA IR theory) but is apparently now 11 exams. ATPL theory courses are typically broken down into three modules, focussed on a specific set of about 4 exams after each stage. The system emails you a reminder of your exam the day before and clearly states what you are allowed to take in with you. Having said that, I found the PadPilot ATPL eBooks, available independently online, to be excellent with good explanations and clear graphic diagrams. Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies) - CPL THEORY VS ATPL THEORY - For a FI(A) with a PPL one would need: CPL Theory. Time permitted 1 hours 15 minutes. I passed all my theory exams first time, with an average score of 92%+!!!
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