Airline Transport Pilot – ATPL(A)
Airline Transport Pilot – ATPL(A)
Airline Transport Pilot – ATPL(A)
The ATPL is the highest level pilot license required to serve as a pilot in command on aircraft weighing 5700 kg or with more than 9 passenger seats. This is exactly the course you need if you want a career as a professional or commercial pilot or flight instructor, who wants to obtain the CPL and add the Instrument Rating (IR) within 36 months without taking the IR theory exams separately lay.
Minimum requirements and/or preferences
- hold at least an ICAO recognized PPL(A)
- preferably in possession of an EASA Class 1 medical certificate
- 17 years old when starting the course
- high school diploma or equivalent (secondary education)
- sufficient knowledge of English as well as mathematics and physics
Course structure and build-up
Course structure and build-up
All theory courses consist of a 'distance learning' phase (home study at your own pace) and a short session of half a day per subject (morning or afternoon) based on question and answer as a check on ready basic knowledge. These half-days are planned in 5 consecutive working days such as: here or at the bottom of this page. This training, also known as 'revision & brushup', has been made mandatory by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT). After completion of each module, the exams follow. These are administered monthly in our own 'in-house' exam center.
Nowadays, the Revision & Brushup Course can be provided via our 'virtual classroom' environment through live webinars, where you can participate from your own home and no longer have to come to Arnhem.
After passing your first exams of module 1, you continue with module 2 through self-study. You then participate in the last classroom exam training in Arnhem and take the remaining exams.
Self study
The big advantage of our 'distance learning' ATPL(A) training is that you can organize your pace and study time yourself. The home study work program is structured schematically in weeks and daily tasks, whereby with approximately fifteen study hours per week, a turnaround time of about six months is easily feasible for both modules, excluding exams.
An average student completes the ATPL(A) theory course in approximately four to six months. Module 1 takes about fourteen weeks, module 2 about ten weeks. Of course you can determine your study load. The lead time depends on your own time effort.
In the self-study, you are guided through all courses and subjects via a simple work program per module. Study progress is checked by means of compulsory 'progress' tests. The 'progress' tests are administered in a varying number of chapters and can be made at home on the computer. Then you can send the test online to Orbit Groundschool for checking with one push of a button.
Course Material
- ATPdigital CBT software – for Mac, iPad or PC (downloadable)
- Activation code for 2 installations per license on PC or Mac
- Jeppesen General Student Pilot Itinerary Manual
- Revision & Brushup Courses
- Bundled Civil Aviation Publications 696, 697 and 698
- 24/7 email support from subject teachers
- 12 months access to BGSonline with practice questions database
- 12 months technical software support
Reference material:
Associated books can be ordered optionally as reference material or reference work. Books are not required to complete a full course.
Not included:
- Pooleys CRP-5 navigation calculator and pen
- EASA allowed calculator (Type Casio FX-82MS)
- Navigation protractor
- Cost of theory exams @ 75,00€ per subject when 'in-house' on location Arnhem (Austro)
- Accommodation costs during your stay in Arnhem (see information page 'accommodation')
Software/hardware requirements
Software requirements Windows / MAC
- Windows 10 (Windows)
- MacOS 10.14 or later (MAC)
Hardware requirements (Windows / MAC)
- 3Ghz, Dual Core (64-bit) processor or faster
- 4Gb RAM
- Up to 15Gb of available hard disk space (depending on the size of your course)
- A reliable internet connection if you are going to download your lessons over the internet (average course size is around 13Gb)
Hardware/Software Requirements (iPad)
- iOS 12.0 or later
- 4Gb RAM
- Up to 15Gb of available hard disk space (depending on the size of your course)
- A reliable internet connection if you are going to download your lessons over the internet (average course size is around 13Gb)
Course price
€ 3.095, -
Course Material
- ATPdigital CBT software – for Mac, iPad or PC (downloadable)
- Activation code for 2 installations per license on PC or Mac
- Jeppesen General Student Pilot Itinerary Manual
- Revision & Brushup Courses
- Bundled Civil Aviation Publications 696, 697 and 698
- 24/7 email support from subject teachers
- 12 months access to BGSonline with practice questions database
- 12 months technical software support
Reference material:
Associated books can be ordered optionally as reference material or reference work. Books are not required to complete a full course.
Not included:
- Pooleys CRP-5 navigation calculator and pen
- EASA allowed calculator (Type Casio FX-82MS)
- Navigation protractor
- Cost of theory exams @ 75,00€ per subject when 'in-house' on location Arnhem (Austro)
- Accommodation costs during your stay in Arnhem (see information page 'accommodation')
Software/hardware requirements
Software requirements Windows / MAC
- Windows 10 (Windows)
- MacOS 10.14 or later (MAC)
Hardware requirements (Windows / MAC)
- 3Ghz, Dual Core (64-bit) processor or faster
- 4Gb RAM
- Up to 15Gb of available hard disk space (depending on the size of your course)
- A reliable internet connection if you are going to download your lessons over the internet (average course size is around 13Gb)
Hardware/Software Requirements (iPad)
- iOS 12.0 or later
- Up to 15Gb of available hard disk space (depending on the size of your course)
- A reliable internet connection if you are going to be downloading your lessons over the internet (average course size is around 13Gb)
Course price
€ 3.095, -
Revision & Brushup Course ground school data
Revision & Brushup Course ground school data
JULY 2022
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday, July 4 - Friday, July 8, 2022
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration Sun, Jun 19, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
Januari 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 2 Jan - Friday 6 Jan 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun 18 Dec 2022 23:59)
Click here to register
JULY 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday, July 3 - Friday, July 7, 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration Sun, Jun 18, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
OCTOBER 2022
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 3 Oct - Friday 7 Oct 2022
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, Sep 18, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
APRIL 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday Apr 3 - Friday Apr 7 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, March 19, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
OCTOBER 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 2 Oct - Friday 6 Oct 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, Sep 17, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
JULY 2022
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday, July 4 - Friday, July 8, 2022
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration Sun, Jun 19, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
OCTOBER 2022
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 3 Oct - Friday 7 Oct 2022
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, Sep 18, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
Januari 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 2 Jan - Friday 6 Jan 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun 18 Dec 2022 23:59)
Click here to register
APRIL 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday Apr 3 - Friday Apr 7 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, March 19, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
JULY 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday, July 3 - Friday, July 7, 2022
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration Sun, Jun 18, 23:59 PM)
Click here to register
OCTOBER 2023
PPL ATPL CPL IR BRUSHUP all modules
Monday 2 Oct - Friday 6 Oct 2023
Live webinars / Virtual classroom
(Deadline for registration: Sun, Sep 17, 23:59 PM)