Airline Transport Pilot License – ATPL Theoretical Training

It is the theoretical training required for pilots who already hold a Private Pilot License – PPL and plan to continue their Commercial Pilot License – CPL training by taking the first step in their professional career. ATPL (ing. Airline Transport Pilot License) Theoretical Training aims to provide the theoretical training required for the CPL license in the highest quality and most efficient manner.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ATPL theory training duration?

17 weeks. 90% of the courses are provided as distance education.

For those who want to fly all of their PIC flights in our school, discounts are applied in our NVFR and ATPL Theory trainings.

There is an obligation to turn on the camera during the distance education phase of ATPL theory training.

A question bank system is provided during ATPL theory training.

In accordance with EASA and DGCA regulations, there is a requirement for make-up classes for face-to-face and virtual classroom courses that you cannot attend. Make-up lesson hour fee is 150 TL / Hour.

Yes. You can take ATPL theory training in Turkey with an EASA license, but when your training is over, your EASA license must be converted into a DGCA license in order to operate your license. Our school provides free counseling to our students about the conversion process.

Unfortunately, you cannot start IR flights without completing the 8 lessons required for IR flights in ATPL theory. These courses are listed below; Air Law and ATC Procedures – 010 Airframe / Aircraft Systems / Engine – 021 Instrument / Electronics – 022 Flight Planning and Monitoring – 033 Human Performance and Limitations – 040 Meteorology – 050 Instrument Navigation – 062 IFR Communication – 092

You have to teach 14 courses in a maximum of 6 sessions within 18 months. You are allowed to take the exam 4 times for each course.

There are approximately 10,000 questions in the question pool. All of these questions cover all of the ATPL courses. 90%-95% of the questions are the same if all of these questions are studied.

The exam schedule is regularly published on DGCA’s website (web.shgm.gov.tr) and you can take the exam in Istanbul or Ankara.

ATPL THEORY COURSES CODE 1. AIR LAW AND ATC PROCEDURES 010 2. AIRFRAME/ AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS/ ENGINE 021 3. INSTRUMENT/ELECTRONICS 022 4. WEIGHT AND BALANCE 031 5. PERFORMANCE 032 6. FLIGHT PLANNING AND MONITORING 033 7. HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITS 040 8. METEOROLOGY 050 9. GENERAL NAVIGATION 061 10.INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION 062 11. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 070 12. FLIGHT PRINCIPLES 081 13.VFR COMMUNICATION 091 14.IFR COMMUNICATION 092

ATPL stands for Airline Transport Pilot License, in Turkish, Airline Transport Pilot License.

The ATPL is the license a person must have to become an airline pilot, while the PPL is a private pilot’s license.