Mastering ATPL

ATPL study guides for India, Canada and the UAE

The same revision-guide-and-question-bank approach as the EASA and UK CAA series, written to other authorities' own syllabi and rules. Each book teaches the paper that authority actually sets, with its regulations cited by paragraph.

By Matthew Dowell, airline training captain and Chief Flight Instructor. These are revision guides, not approved by any regulator. The regulations, the aeronautical information publications and your operator's manuals always take precedence.

India: DGCA

Written to the DGCA ATPL(A) syllabus, CAR Section 7 Series B Part VI, and the current AIP India. Three books, one for each appendix.

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Appendix A

DGCA ATPL Air Navigation

Navigation, mass and balance, performance and flight planning in one volume, to Appendix A.

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What is inside
  1. The Earth, Direction and Distance
  2. Time
  3. Magnetism and Compasses
  4. Charts
  5. Dead Reckoning and the Navigation Computer
  6. In-Flight Navigation, Range and Radius of Action
  7. EFIS, FMS, GPWS and TCAS
  8. Mass and Balance: Masses, Limits and Loading
  9. Centre of Gravity: Calculation, Load Shift and Securing
  10. Take-off Performance
  11. Climb, Cruise and Engine Failure En Route
  12. Descent, Landing and Using the Performance Manual
  13. The Navigation Plan and the Fuel Plan
  14. IFR Planning, the ATS Flight Plan, PET, PSR and ETOPS
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Appendix B

DGCA ATPL Aviation Meteorology

Appendix B with a full chapter on Indian climatology: fog, the monsoon and the cyclone months.

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What is inside
  1. The Atmosphere, Temperature, Pressure and Density
  2. Altimetry
  3. Wind
  4. Jet Streams, Clear Air Turbulence and the Tropopause
  5. Thermodynamics
  6. Clouds, Fog and Precipitation
  7. Air Masses and Fronts
  8. Pressure Systems and Tropical Revolving Storms
  9. World Climatology
  10. Indian Climatology
  11. Flight Hazards: Icing, Turbulence, Windshear, Mountains and Visibility
  12. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
  13. Observations, Reports and Weather Charts
  14. Forecasts, Warnings and the Weather Briefing
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Appendix C

DGCA ATPL Radio Aids and Instruments

Appendix C, with GAGAN, PBN and the Indian equipment requirements.

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What is inside
  1. Radio Waves, Antennas and Propagation
  2. Ground Direction Finding, the NDB and the ADF
  3. VOR, Doppler VOR and DME
  4. The Instrument Landing System
  5. Radar Principles, Ground Radar and SSR
  6. Airborne Weather Radar
  7. Area Navigation, GNSS and PBN in India
  8. Inertial Navigation and Reference Systems
  9. Pitot-Static Systems, the Altimeter and the VSI
  10. Airspeed, Mach Number and the Air-Data Computer
  11. Gyroscopes, Compasses and the Radio Altimeter
  12. Flight Director, Autopilot and Automatic Flight Control
  13. Warning and Recording Equipment
  14. Engine and System Instruments and Electronic Displays

Canada: Transport Canada

Written to the Transport Canada ATPL(A) study guide TP 690, in Canadian English, products and units. Two books cover the whole guide.

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TP 690 sections 1 to 7

Transport Canada ATPL SARON

Air law, aeroplane operation and navigation: the first Transport Canada ATPL examination.

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What is inside
  1. The Canadian Aviation Regulations: Framework, Licensing and Medical
  2. Airspace and the General Operating Rules
  3. Flight Preparation, Emergency Equipment, Aerodrome Operations and VFR
  4. Instrument Flight Rules, Communications Failure and ATC Procedures
  5. Aircraft Requirements, the MEL and Technical Records
  6. Private Operators, Commercial Air Services, Approach Bans and Fatigue Management
  7. Commuter and Airline Operations
  8. Airframes, Wing Systems and Flight Controls
  9. Power Plants and Propellers
  10. Aircraft Systems and Warning and Protection Systems
  11. Instruments
  12. Navigation: General
  13. Flight Operations: The Atmosphere, Speeds, Range and Handling
  14. Charts and Graphs: Loading and Performance for a Two-Crew Aeroplane
  15. Winter and Hazard Operations: Surface Contamination, Wake, Ash, Storms and Upsets
  16. Theory of Flight
  17. Human Factors: Physiology, Health and Fitness
  18. Human Factors: Decisions, Automation, Crew Resource Management and Threat and Error Management
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TP 690 sections 8 to 10

Transport Canada ATPL SAMRA

Meteorology, radio aids and flight planning, in Canadian products and units.

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What is inside
  1. The Atmosphere, Pressure and Altimetry
  2. Temperature, Moisture and Stability
  3. Clouds, Fog and Surface-Based Layers
  4. Wind and Jet Streams
  5. Air Masses, Fronts and Frontal Weather
  6. Hazards: Turbulence, Icing and Thunderstorms
  7. Canadian Weather Services and Reports: FIC, ATIS, VOLMET, METAR, SPECI, AWOS and PIREP
  8. Canadian Aviation Forecasts: TAF, GFA, AIRMET, SIGMET and Upper Winds
  9. Weather Maps and Prognostic Charts
  10. Fuel Requirements, Fuel Load and Weights
  11. The Critical Point and En Route Decisions
  12. Flight Plans, Flight Itineraries, Aeronautical Information and NOTAM
  13. Computerized Flight Plans, Canadian Routes and Oceanic and Polar Procedures
  14. Radio Theory, Transceivers and SELCAL
  15. Navigation Systems: ADF, VOR, DME, GNSS, RNAV and Inertial
  16. Approach Aids, Surveillance, Transponders and Weather Radar
  17. Emergency Locator Transmitters and ACAS/TCAS

United Arab Emirates: GCAA

Written to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) syllabus for Air Law (010) and Operational Procedures (070), with UAE rules and procedures cited by paragraph.

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GCAA 010 and 070

ATPL Air Law and Operational Procedures, UAE

Both papers in one book, with UAE rules and procedures cited by paragraph.

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What is inside
  1. The UAE Aviation System: the Law, the GCAA and the CARs
  2. Licensing under CAR-FCL, and Converting a Foreign Licence
  3. CAR-MED and the Psychoactive Substances Programme
  4. Rules of the Air and Flight Procedures in the Emirates FIR
  5. Airspace, Air Traffic Services, AIS and Aerodromes
  6. Commercial Air Transport under CAR-AIR OPS
  7. Flight and Duty Time Limitations: the UAE Scheme
  8. Security, Facilitation, Search and Rescue, and Dangerous Goods
  9. Accident and Incident Investigation, and Occurrence Reporting

Frequently asked questions

Which books cover which authority?

Three books cover the India DGCA ATPL(A) papers: Air Navigation (Appendix A), Aviation Meteorology (Appendix B) and Radio Aids and Instruments (Appendix C). Two books cover the Transport Canada ATPL(A) study guide TP 690: SARON (sections 1 to 7) and SAMRA (sections 8 to 10). One book covers the UAE GCAA Air Law (010) and Operational Procedures (070) papers.

Are these books approved by the regulator?

No. They are revision guides and are not approved by any regulator. The regulations, the aeronautical information publications and your operator's manuals always take precedence, and your training organisation will tell you the current exam rules.

How are they different from the EASA and UK CAA books?

The approach is the same: a complete revision guide and question bank. But each book is written to that authority's own syllabus and rules instead of the EASA ones, teaches the paper the authority actually sets, and cites its regulations by paragraph. The India and Canada books also use local material, such as Indian climatology and Canadian weather products and units.

Where can I buy them?

The ebooks are on Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and other stores through the Ebook, all stores links. Paperbacks are coming soon.

I am studying for the EASA or UK CAA ATPL. Where are those books?

See the subject-by-subject guide to the 14 EASA and UK CAA Mastering ATPL books.

Studying for the EASA or UK CAA ATPL?

The Mastering ATPL series has 14 books, one for each EASA and UK CAA theory subject.

The EASA and UK CAA subject-by-subject guide Free competency self-assessment sheet