Course Introduction Guide for Schools

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Contents

1. What do I need to get started?
2. Loading your CBT software – ATPdigital
3. Setting target dates for your modules
4. Maths, physics and KSA
5. Lesson format
6. Modules and exams
7. Progress tests, practice, and exam questions
8. Content updating and sending results
9. Question bank, BGSonline
10. Technical support
11. Video Library
12. Contact us

 

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1. What do I need to get started?

Now that your registration has been processed, you will shortly receive an email with instructions to download our industry-leading training software, ATPdigital. For further details  – see no. 2 below.

The training materials will depend on the course your students are studying and whether they have purchased a complete course or just one module. As a minimum, your students will need the following:

• An EASA-approved calculator **
• A mechanical navigation computer (that gives solutions for airspeeds over 300 KT.) We recommend the Airtours or Pooleys CRP-5
• A fine tip marker (non-permanent) for use on your nav computer
• Some drawing tools, including a pair of compasses
• A protractor and a ruler
• If the course includes the subjects Flight Planning and Monitoring; and/or General Navigation: a Jeppesen Student Pilot Route Manual containing charts and plates used in these two subjects
• If the course contains the subjects Mass and Balance, Performance and/or Flight Planning and Monitoring: hard copies of the appropriate UK CAA publications containing planning data and graphs (these are referred to as the ‘CAPs’).  Note, although the UK has now left EASA, these publications are still used to support the course of study, and equivalent material is used to support EASA exams.

Other than the CAPs, these can be used in all the exams.

** Approved calculators. The approved models for UK CAA exams are Casio FX 83/85/300 series; Sharp EL-W531; Citizen SR-260; Texas Instruments TI-30XS. Source www.caa.co.uk. Other exam authorities may have their own requirements.

 

2. Loading the CBT software – ATPdigital

ATPdigital is our CBT software which your student will use to study the lessons and complete all of the quizzes and progress tests throughout the course.

The licence you receive with the course entitles your student to two installations of ATPdigital, which can be used on either PC or Mac (installations on an iPad app don’t get deducted from your available installations).

Download links along with guides on how to install and use ATPdigital can be found through the links below:

• ATPdigital for PC
• ATPdigital for Mac
• ATPdigital for iPad

If you or your students experience any problems when loading the software, please visit our IT Support page: www.bristol.gs/support

 

3. Setting target dates for your modules

When your students sign into ATPdigital, the first page they will see is the Dashboard page. On the right-hand side of this page is their My Progress graph.

This graph will show you how far they should be through their course based on their Target Dates.

If they are studying as part of a Class, the Target Dates for their course will be set by your school. If they are managing their own studies they can edit their own Target Dates by clicking on Edit Dates on the top left-hand corner of the panel.

Once they start completing lessons they will see a second line appear which they can compare with the Target line to see how far ahead of/behind of schedule they are.

 

4. Maths, physics and KSA

Maths and Physics

You are required to ensure that your students have sufficient knowledge of maths and physics concepts before commencing their studies.

 

KSA

You are responsible for overseeing the KSA module for your students.

There is a single progress test in the first module; this will test your student’s understanding of the pilot competency concepts described in their lessons.

The KSA testing module contains a mental arithmetic lesson.

The KSA testing module also contains a ‘summative’ progress test preceded by an explanatory lesson.

All KSA elements must be completed before your student’s final exam.

 

5. Lesson format

At the end of most lessons, your students are presented with a multiple-choice quiz that tests their understanding of the lesson. They must complete the lesson quiz 100% correctly to record the lesson as complete. Each time the quiz is taken, the answer sequence is randomised.

 

6. Modules and exams

This is the breakdown of subjects and modules for the standard Bristol Groundschool ATPL course. The arrangement of subjects between modules may be different depending on your decided syllabus. The table also shows the duration of and number of questions in the examinations.  Note, MPL exams are the same as ATPL exams. For details of ATPL(H)/VFR, PPL and BIR exams, contact info@bristol.gs.

	Subject	Licence	Exam duration	No. of questions
Module 1
022	AGK: Instrumentation	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	1:30 1:00 0:30 0:20	60 40 20 12
061	General Navigation	ATPL CPL	2:15 2:00	55 45
050	Meteorology	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	2:00 1:30 1:30 0:50	84 63 63 35
040	Human Performance and Limitations	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	1:30 1:00 1:00 0:35	48 35 35 16
Module 2
062	Radio Navigation	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	1:30 0:30 1:00 0:40	66 22 44 24
021	AGK: Airframe and Systems, Electrics, Power Plant and Emergency Equipment	ATPL CPL	2:00 1:30	80 60
010	Air Law	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	1:00 0:45 0:45 0:30	44 33 30 18
033	Flight Planning and Monitoring	ATPL CPL IR CB-IR	2:00 1:30 1:15 1:00	42 33 27 22
090	Communications	All	1:00	34
Module 3
031	Mass and Balance	ATPL CPL	1:15 1:00	25 21
070	Operational Procedures	ATPL(A) CPL(A) ATPL(H)/IR CPL(H)	1:15 1:00 1:15 0:45	42 30 40 32
081/2	Principles of Flight	ATPL(A) CPL(A) Helicopter	1:30 1:15 1:15	46 37 42
032/4	Performance	ATPL(A) CPL(A) ATPL(H)/IR CPL(H)	2:00 1:45 1:15 0:45	45 28 35 20

 

7. Progress tests, practice, and exam questions

Multiple choice progress tests are inserted after each topic; topics may comprise of several lessons. Progress tests are more difficult than the lesson quizzes and longer, often containing up to 60 questions. The pass rate is lower, at 75%. Your students may take the progress tests as many times as they wish to perfect their scores and consolidate their learning. The answers are randomised each time and the system records all your test scores.

In addition to the quiz and progress test questions, they can access a built-in database of exam questions that are designed to match the EASA question bank as closely as possible. The options are either to search for a topic, to take a timed exam, to take an untimed exam, or to practise questions. When exams are requested they are generated so that they contain the correct proportions of content from each syllabus objective.

The software allows them to start working through the questions and then return to the subject later to look at either, the questions they have yet to attempt, those they got wrong, or all the questions again. ATPdigital will display the lessons by subject from the ‘My course’ page, to make revision easier once they have completed them.

 

8. Content updates and sending results

It is important to connect to the Internet on a regular basis throughout their studies. This will allow them to receive lesson updates, new questions and ensure that they have completed lessons/tests are uploaded to their official records on our servers.

They can see if they have any updates available by looking at the bottom left of the Dashboard page.

Clicking on the ‘Updates Available’ will take them to a screen where they can download the updates.

Next to this, they’ll find the button which shows whether or not the completed lessons/tests have all been uploaded to your official records on the server.

If the button is green, this means that all of their results have been uploaded and their official records are up to date

If the button is red, this means that they have completed lessons or tests which have not yet been uploaded to your official records.

To upload results, they need to connect their device to the internet and then click on the ‘Sync’ button to run a manual sync.

 

9. Question bank

If you have decided to include the Bristol Question Bank in your order, please read below.

• Direct your student to www.bgsonline.eu, using the same username and password they used to activate their copy of ATPdigital.
• The exam type (licence or rating) is set automatically depending on their ATPdigital syllabus.

 

10. Video Library 

If you have decided to include the Bristol Video Library in your order, please read below.

Either you or your student has received login details to access the Video Library, access here.

 

11. Technical support

If you experience problems with ATPdigital please start by visiting the IT Support page on our website where you will find Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) as well as troubleshooting guides for ATPdigital on all available platforms.

If you are unable to resolve your issue on the website, email our support team on support@bristol.gs or phone on +44 (0)1275 345913.

Please provide as much detail as possible and include screenshots if you can.

 

 

14. Contact us

For technical support, please visit the support page on our website

For all other enquires
Email: schools@bristol.gs
Tel: +44 (0)1275 340444

 

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