Bristol QB atpls?

Suits · 25-11-2011 7:31pm #1

Hey all.

Quick question!

Does anyone know if it is worth while signing up to the Bristol QB for the ATPLs?

And if so what QB should I concentrate on for the IAA exams?(as I was told there have a few with different ones). I'm looking at hitting the 1st sitting in the new year!

Thanks!

Suits

globemaster1986 · 25-11-2011 8:45pm

Absolutely! You will find you recognise at least 90% of questions in the real thing from Bristol. The QB has ATPL A (fixed wing) and H (heli's). I assume you will want the A. You then get access to Version 2 and Version 3. The vast majority of questions are in version 2 and in fact some subjects only have V2. However for those that have V3 the tendency has been for those exams to have a lot of V3 questions which are in general more unpleasant than V2.

Bristol will be the best money you ever spent. Best of luck!

jackofalltrades · 25-11-2011 8:53pm

Definetly worth the money.

It takes a lot of exam stress away when you sit down and recognise 80-90% of the questions straight away.

Suits · 25-11-2011 9:08pm

globemaster1986 wrote: »

Absolutely! You will find you recognise at least 90% of questions in the real thing from Bristol. The QB has ATPL A (fixed wing) and H (heli's). I assume you will want the A. You then get access to Version 2 and Version 3. The vast majority of questions are in version 2 and in fact some subjects only have V2. However for those that have V3 the tendency has been for those exams to have a lot of V3 questions which are in general more unpleasant than V2.

Bristol will be the best money you ever spent. Best of luck!

So for the IAA exams I should concentrate on V2 where it only has that and if it has V2 and V3, V3 questions are more likely to come up on the real thing?

globemaster1986 · 25-11-2011 9:33pm

You will have both V2 and V3 questions. The subjects that do have V3 will have far less than there is in V2 for same subject. Take Met for example, 1166 Q's in V2 and 222 in V3. V2 makes up the bulk of all questions, V3 much smaller numbers. Don't concentrate on one or the other, do both as you will have questions on both!!

Suits · 25-11-2011 10:12pm

globemaster1986 wrote: »

You will have both V2 and V3 questions. The subjects that do have V3 will have far less than there is in V2 for same subject. Take Met for example, 1166 Q's in V2 and 222 in V3. V2 makes up the bulk of all questions, V3 much smaller numbers. Don't concentrate on one or the other, do both as you will have questions on both!!

Oh ok I understand now!

Thanks a million!

bombs away · 26-11-2011 12:13pm

Agree with everyone else here, you would be at a serious disadvantage if you did not use Bristol for the exams.

Only a few of the subjects are using version 3 questions although more are creeping in all the time. It also depends on what syllabus of the examinations you are sitting as the new EASA syllabus would have very few questions from Bristol unless they've updated it.

If your on the old syllabus then concentrate on version 2 for all subjects and study Version 3 for Gen Nav and Radio Nav which is where the majority of V3 questions pop up.

Possibly also Instruments and Airframes as there are'nt that many questions in V3 for those subjects anyway so worth the extra effort even though you may not see any questions on the exam from them.

Ops procedures only has about 34 questions in Version 3 and I had 2 of them on my exam so that's probably also worth a look as is Performance which only has 17 questions on V3 (All graph questions if I remember correctly so pretty easy)

Suits · 26-11-2011 5:42pm

bombs away wrote: »

Agree with everyone else here, you would be at a serious disadvantage if you did not use Bristol for the exams.

Only a few of the subjects are using version 3 questions although more are creeping in all the time. It also depends on what syllabus of the examinations you are sitting as the new EASA syllabus would have very few questions from Bristol unless they've updated it.

If your on the old syllabus then concentrate on version 2 for all subjects and study Version 3 for Gen Nav and Radio Nav which is where the majority of V3 questions pop up.

Possibly also Instruments and Airframes as there are'nt that many questions in V3 for those subjects anyway so worth the extra effort even though you may not see any questions on the exam from them.

Ops procedures only has about 34 questions in Version 3 and I had 2 of them on my exam so that's probably also worth a look as is Performance which only has 17 questions on V3 (All graph questions if I remember correctly so pretty easy)

How do I know what syllabus I'm doing? I'm using the Oxford Manuals, I got them in July from my FTO?

bombs away · 27-11-2011 8:23am

I'd check with your FTO just to make sure your sitting the old syllabus otherwise Bristol is pretty much useless to you.

I think the old exams finish in March of 2012 so you need to have them all passsed before then, otherwise you would have to sit all the exams again under the new syllabus or at least resit certain subjects again. Best to check this with whoever is providing you with the ATPL course.

Suits · 27-11-2011 4:39pm

bombs away wrote: »

I'd check with your FTO just to make sure your sitting the old syllabus otherwise Bristol is pretty much useless to you.

I think the old exams finish in March of 2012 so you need to have them all passsed before then, otherwise you would have to sit all the exams again under the new syllabus or at least resit certain subjects again. Best to check this with whoever is providing you with the ATPL course.

Books are 5th addition published in 2009. So that would be the old syllabus I assume..?

I have sent an email to my FTO asking about the cut off for the old syllabus. I very much doubt however they would allow my FTO to run a year long distance learning course if my syllabus was gonna be out of date the time i sat my last exams in May...but maybe not...

bombs away · 27-11-2011 9:34pm

true

that said I was doing the CAA exams over in the UK so not sure if the IAA is following the same timetable but the old syllabus for the UK finishes up in March. It might be different back here, you could also try contacting the IAA head office and check with Licensing.

Suits · 29-11-2011 11:52pm

bombs away wrote: »

true

that said I was doing the CAA exams over in the UK so not sure if the IAA is following the same timetable but the old syllabus for the UK finishes up in March. It might be different back here, you could also try contacting the IAA head office and check with Licensing.

My FTO said that once I sit and pass some exams before the deadline I'll be ok to carry on with the old syllabus. I plan to have 11 or 12 done after the march sitting so looks like I'm ok!

bombs away · 30-11-2011 8:53am

Suits,

Not sure what your FTO has told you is correct.

Check this link with regard to the Old syllabus,

As far as I'm aware the information here should be accurate -

http://www.atpforum.eu/showthread.php?t=12851

Suits · 30-11-2011 1:20pm

bombs away wrote: »

Suits,

Not sure what your FTO has told you is correct.

Check this link with regard to the Old syllabus,

As far as I'm aware the information here should be accurate -

http://www.atpforum.eu/showthread.php?t=12851

Any chance that's just a CAA thing? See to be honest this is the 1st I have heard of all of this....so I'm a little P'ed off that if it is going to affect me I am being told now! If this is the case for the IAA exams then my FTO should have told me! And I emailed them the other day and the reply said that once I have sat exams "all stay's active", so they basically told me "no you're ok"

It's a worry I dont need in the run up to January!

I emailed the IAA and was told I've to wait until the 12th of Dec to get an answer! :rolleyes:

globemaster1986 · 30-11-2011 1:24pm

As far as I am aware the new exam structure is already in place for the IAA exams, the only exception is students who sit them in Florida and for those students will be coming into effect in Jan 2012

Suits · 30-11-2011 2:35pm

globemaster1986 wrote: »

As far as I am aware the new exam structure is already in place for the IAA exams, the only exception is students who sit them in Florida and for those students will be coming into effect in Jan 2012

Oh i see.....that could be good.....I wish I could just get an answer out of the IAA :rolleyes:

globemaster1986 · 30-11-2011 2:41pm

Suits wrote: »

Oh i see.....that could be good.....I wish I could just get an answer out of the IAA :rolleyes:

The CAA have had them in the UK for a few months now and the feedback from students seems to be that there are some new questions but still quite heavily Bristol but mostly V3 (for the subjects that have it). I doubt the IAA will be much different

Suits · 30-11-2011 4:14pm

globemaster1986 wrote: »

The CAA have had them in the UK for a few months now and the feedback from students seems to be that there are some new questions but still quite heavily Bristol but mostly V3 (for the subjects that have it). I doubt the IAA will be much different

I hope so! New Questions I can deal with I suppose, the resits still bother me though. I'll only have Agk and Performance left to do after the March!

Suits · 12-12-2011 6:04pm

Sorry to bring this up again but just to draw a line under it. I got a reply from the IAA today stating that if I start the exams prior to march 2012 I will be able to continue under the old syllabus. I wouold only be caught out if I was to try and sit my 1st round after March 2012.

So I'm relieved.

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