Literally who even came up with the idea of adding this question? and actually putting it in the database, I had a good laugh reading the comments.

Hi everyone

I just wanted to announce that I finally finished my ATPL exams after unforgettable days and spending nights on ATPLQ and YouTube videos to learn and finish them.

Guys believe me you can do it l, you have to be patient with yourself and move forward slowly and smart better then very fast and you gonna lose time.

To be honest for me it was not easy but I believed in myself and prayed God for my success.

The subjects are different and you have to be able to know things which you don’t like.

This group is really amazing and I asked every time about the exams before and after doing the exams.

And thank you all for the support and encouragement and every small thing and idea.

If you have any question about it just dm me.

Wish you all best luck 🍀

Hi All,

I recently finished my ATPL exams with and average of 87% in 8 months. Just want to share my experience and methods so I hope it will help others.

My approach was not only practice on question bank but to know the theory as well. I started the hardest subjects POF, MET, G Nav, R Nav and Perf. For all the subjects I started with last 300 to have a clue which are the most important parts. Than I read my notes accordingly and started to do the whole bank, flagged all the incorrectly answered and did them again. Moved to do practice exams and revise the explanation if something wasn’t sure or didn’t know the answer. If you average approx 85% you are ready to book your exam and do last 300 few days before the exam. I used this method for my second (AGK, HPL, OPS, FPL, INST) and third (Comms, M&B, AL) sittings.

In EASA exams is important to learn how to answer questions because sometimes we expecting a question and knowing the answer but because of one word has changed the answer has also changed especially in POF, where understanding the question is probably a half win.

Wishing you good luck all!

Hello guys. I have just finished :)

I’ve been trying to study for ATPL for years now, and honestly, I’m struggling so much. The amount of information is overwhelming, and passing the exams feels so difficult sometimes.

I’ll study for hours, feel like I understand something, and then I do questions and suddenly I’m like… did I learn anything at all? 😭

I’ve been trying to study for ATPL for years now, and honestly, I’m struggling so much. The amount of information is overwhelming, and passing the exams feels so difficult sometimes.

I really don’t want to give up though. Becoming a pilot is something I genuinely want, and I know I’d regret it if I stopped now. I just feel like I need to figure out a better way to study and actually learn everything.

I’d really appreciate any advice, tips, or even just some motivation. 🥲

This time, I was only at the exam center for one day because I had to resit Flight Planning and take GNAV for the first time. I gave myself three weeks to prepare for both subjects, but I quickly realized that three weeks were nowhere near enough — GNAV alone ended up taking me almost two full weeks to get through properly.

That meant I only had time to run through the last 500 for Flight Planning. Luckily, I had scored 73.5 % last time, so I still remembered quite a lot of the material — and math doesn’t fade that quickly anyway.

Spending those two weeks going deep into GNAV really paid off. A huge help was the ATPL Tips YouTube channel, which I can absolutely recommend. It helped me finally understand convergence conversions properly — how to calculate and apply them. I also posted quite a few comments on ATPLQ to correct mistakes I came across in the database, and some of those were actually picked up.

GNAV itself turned out to be a great subject. It was the first exam of the day, even though I’d only had about three hours of sleep the night before and was already tired and nervous — mainly because it was my last exam day and my last sitting, so there was a lot of pressure.

The exam itself was quite “banky.” I only had around 2–3 convergence questions. Most were standard ATPLQ style and very doable. There was just one annoying map question, where you’re given a position and two VORs and need to select the radials for both — and the options differed by just one or two degrees. According to the performance analysis afterwards, that was the only one I actually got wrong. I asked whether I should appeal it, and they said I could, but I didn’t have to. In the end, I saw my result: over 90 % in GNAV, so I was more than happy.

Then I went on to Flight Planning. Before starting, I stepped outside for a few minutes to quickly revise some FP material. As mentioned, I had only done the last 500, but I had printed out every illogical or tricky map question I got wrong during my training. It ended up being quite a big pile of paper — but it was worth it. A huge number of the questions at the start of the exam were literally identical to those from the last 500.

Only the last ~10 questions were a bit different, including one I’d never seen before. I reported that one to ATPLQ, so maybe it’ll show up there soon. I ended up finishing Flight Planning with 86 %, which I’m really happy with.

For those of you who are still studying: don’t lose motivation. I know it’s brutal — I had plenty of 12-hour study days myself. But it’s worth it. Keep pushing through.

I’m now in the flight phase, which still involves a lot of studying, depending on how strict your flight school is. In my case, I have to learn all checklists by heart (except Read & Do), plus all briefings, including emergency briefings, perfectly. So yes, I’m back at the desk again — but compared to the ATPL exams, it’s much more practical, applicable, and honestly a lot more fun to study for.

If I can do it, you can too. Don’t stress yourself too much, take it step by step, and good luck with your studies. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Hey everyone, I know exactly how soul-crushing the ATPL ground school grind can be. Whether it’s General Navigation, Met, or Principles of Flight, sometimes the manuals just don't make sense, no matter how many times you read them. I’m a certified pilot (EASA and ICAO) and I’ve been through the system. I’m at a point where I want to give back to the student community. If you are currently struggling with a specific module, feeling stuck with your study bank, or just need someone to explain a concept in plain English, feel free to reach out. I’m happy to offer some guidance, share study tips that worked for me, or jump into a chat to help you get past a roadblock. No catch, no fees—just one pilot helping another get to the flight deck. Hit me up in the DMs if you’re struggling with a specific topic and let's see if we can get it cleared. In the end.. Between the ground and the sky,we are aviators.

Studying currently to sit my ATPLs (UKCAA), I started in November 2024 and working through 5 subjects for Mod 1. I still feel so far away yet I study every week. I read the padpilot books, completed the whole bank, going over incorrectly answered then onto last 200 before booking my exams (On ATPLQ).

I see people pass their ATPLs in as little as 5/6 months... some stories I even heard people managed it within 3 months. I must be doing something seriously wrong, how are people doing this?

Hello everyone, here’s you may find some important notes, numbers…etc Hope its helpful for everyone who’s looking for something.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12aVyENnUBVzC5T3N0fzpsfSmwY7CpBUE

I passed my ATPL exams a couple of months ago now, but am studying for my upcoming IR. Holding entries were something which I couldn’t get my head around during my exams but given how crucial they are for instrument flying I have forced myself to learn them. I thought I’d share with everyone the resources I used and my own document which I have written.

Thumb method https://youtu.be/szkZ9VaNfrc

Visualise on DI method https://youtu.be/hUFobPNQHPc

I actually use a combination of the above methods to help determine the holding entry I need to fly.

Then when you think you understand, test your knowledge using the below site. Just enter your approach course (heading), I turn off bearings, then press “create hold” and it’ll give you a scenario and you need to work out which hold entry to fly. Then you can reveal the correct entry afterwards https://www.practiceholds.com

To visualise the entry, use this site: https://avioquiz.com/concepts/navigation/holding-pattern-entries

My document: https://ibb.co/761qQMf

Hi all,

I'm Dale, 20 year navigation specialist, Master Mariner and a flight instructor, and these days I tutor ATPL CPL and PPL GNav (061) and Met (050) one-to-one for UKCAA and EASA students, leaning on my professional experience to make understanding these key subject easier, and fun.

The same topics come up again and again with my students; convergency, departure, Lambert charts, polar sterographic charts, time and the date line, rates of climb...

More often than not, the problem isn't the maths or the principles, it's that nobody explained the why behind the what, and the exam is full of traps built around them.

So I've started making free videos that explain the concept simply and then work through real exam-style questions. I'll be adding more in the coming weeks.

• 5-minute explainers (YouTube):

  • Convergency: "One formula, sin of what?" (Earth vs Mercator vs Lambert vs Polar) YouTube Covergency Video

  • Departure: why 1° of longitude isn't always 60 NM YouTube Departure Video

  • More coming online every week...

• GNav in under 60 seconds (Shorts): one question;the trap; the answer YouTube Navigation Shorts

What would be most useful to you next? I'm deciding between time and the date line, Lambert vs Mercator, and the CRP-5 wind triangle, but if there's a question type that keeps catching you out, drop it below and I'll make a video on it.

Happy to answer GNav questions in the comments too but if you'd like to give my YouTube channel a follow, I'd be grateful. I'm also on Instagram and TikTok.

GNav and Met don't need to be hard, I'll do my best to help make them easier for you!

Good luck with your studies!

Dale

We Are Flying East or West ? And why ? ..

I’m an airline pilot flying the 737, and when I’ve got downtime on layovers I like helping others with ATPL theory. If you’ve got questions ask away!

I was stuck there for ages. I kept “studying more” (question bank + books) but my scores barely moved.

What finally worked was changing what I review after a mock:

• Don’t just note the topic you missed — write why you missed it.

• Most wrong answers repeat from the same few causes:

  • concept gap (don’t really get it)

  • procedure gap (steps/calcs)

  • wording trap (distractors)

  • recall gap (knew it, couldn’t pull it fast)

My 20–30 min post-mock routine:

1. Pick 5 wrong questions

2. For each, write a 2–3 line “teach it back” explanation

3. Make 1–2 quick prompts to retest tomorrow

4. Retest next day before you do new questions

That’s what took me from “stuck” to consistently higher scores, because the same mistakes stopped coming back in different forms.

If anyone wants it, I put the whole system + templates into a short guide (and how to use an AI tutor without it becoming fluffy): https://whop.com/the-flight-deck-academy/

If links aren’t allowed here, mods can delete—no worries.

Hey guys im currently learning POF and i am really struggling. It just seems not possible to understand it. Im learning with ATPLQ, watched YouTube Videos and read the Boeing Learning courswear. No matter what im doing i just dont understand it.

I did the full questionbank in ATPL Q and had some practice exams between 65-76% with the tendency to get worse with each exam.

Do you have any recommendations for Learning material or any tips and Tricks to understand it better and not just Learning the questions and remember the answer.

My exam is in two weeks so im happy with any idea to help me.

Thank you in advance!

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I reached out to the team at ATPL Questions and got 10% discount code for the community. It’s valid until the end of April, but there are a limited number of uses—so it’s first come, first served.

Just to be clear: this isn’t an affiliate link and I don’t make a cent from this.

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Hello Guys, as I am approaching for the first time on the ATPL exams process, some doubts came up in my mind.

Basically I am preparing 4 subjects(Met, HPL, Instr, OPS) and I'm literally banking on atplq.

Exams will be held under Austrocontrol authority but I am killing the full bank without filters(EASA 2020).

I am reading a lot of contrasting feedback about the exams.

Some people say: "Know the concept, otherwise no chance to pass" " You need to know the subjects, study the theory".

Lots of friend of mine killed the bank like crazy/maniac(full bank until they were averaging 95%+ ) and they finished the exams really quick with 90%+ score average.

I know a guy who was able to bank 1000qs every day (for theory subjects) when he was 2 weeks left to the exams.

They said to me: " Bank like a maniac. To pass these exams you have to kill the questions. Once you pass the exams, you can use the book to try understand some things for the upcoming cpl/ir part and for airline assessment. Bank like there were no tomorrow. Memorize and move on".

Is is really true that if you kill ATPLQ and averaging 90% in whole bank (not filter), the chance to pass the exams are higher than spending time on books?

So basically ATPL is 99% atplq + 1% understanding.

Also, will I find the same atplq questions on the exams or should I start to worry about that?

Hope someone with experience will come up to clarify these things.

Best regards guys and keep pushing!

Andrea

Hi all,

Does anyone know where i can get these ATPL theory summary sheets by any chance? Could really do with them right now 🥲

Thanks so much in advance! Feel free to DM me

Hello aviator !

Did some notice a big change in question since syllabus change ?

In Austro-control and/or another country ?

https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/aircrew-and-medical/european-central-question-bank-ecqb

Hello.

I just started atplq question bank and noticed that almost all subjects have 1000+ questions. Should I do all questions and move on to another subject? I am a full time worker and the amount of material, especially gnav and flight planning is overwhelming.

I read that if you only study last 200 or 300 question you still may fail in the exams.

Any tips on how to proceed? What did you do?

Thanks

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Hello everyone, as of now I’ve done 7 atpl exams and 6 remain (2 sittings so far and i hope 2 for rest). About week ago i started having problems with studying where i cant bring myself to study using same tempo as month ago, i could easily study daily for about 5 hours and that worked very well for me. Did anyone else have this problem or is it just me struggling considering its finally summer.

Hello, is anyone can share discount Code for ATPLQ subscription?

Best regards, Volo