What is ATPL Theory?
Air Transport Pilot Licence Theory (ATPL) is the theoretical knowledge you have to have as a part of your airline pilot training under EASA. It can be studied in the classroom or as distance learning (eLearning) with some minimum required attendance at a flight school.
ATPL theory consists of the following 14 EASA subjects:
- 010 – Air Law
- 021 – Airframe / Systems / Power-plant
- 022 – Instrumentation
- 031 – Mass and Balance
- 032 – Performance
- 033 – Flight Planning and Monitoring
- 040 – Human Performance and Limitations
- 050 – Meteorology
- 061 – General Navigation
- 062 – Radio Navigation
- 071 – Operational Procedures
- 081 – Principles of Flight
- 090 – Communications
- 100 – Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
It takes approximately 650 hours of study to cover all the subjects. Each of them is completed with a written exam at a CAA approved examination centre.