AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS LICENCE THEORY COURSE (ATPLS)

START DATES
Monday 17th June 2019
Monday 16th September 2019
Monday 18th November 2019
 

REQUIREMENTS
Minimum age: 17 ½
Must hold a valid EU ( Part-MED) issued Class 2 Medical (Hyperlink – class 1 medical page)
Must hold a valid ICAO PPL.

COURSE GOAL
The ATPLs are a set of 14 subjects and exams which are required for the issue of an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence. You have two options to complete this module, either full time or by distance learning. The full time course is 650 hours of classroom based training conducted over a six month period at the academy. The distance learning course requires 65 hours of class room study and can be completed in six to eighteen months. The full time course is split into three bi-monthly modules culminating in a set of exams at the end of each module.

All course material is delivered digitally by iPad.
All examinations are taken electronically can be sat at either AFTA’s examination centre in Cork or the Irish Aviation Authority centre in Dublin after each module. All examinations are set by the Irish Aviation Authority.

COURSE SYLLABUS
 Module (8 Weeks)

Flight Planning
Mass & Balance
Performance
Meteorology
Human Performance

Module (8 Weeks)

Principles of Flight
General Navigation
Radio Navigation
VFR Comms
IFR Comms

 Module (8 Weeks)

Aircraft General Knowledge

Instrumentation
Operational Procedures
Air Law