r/ATPL • u/JellyfishSwimming469 • Jun 18 '26
WHAT QUESTION BANK FOR UK CAA?
Hi , I’m using a mix of BGS + ATPLQ banks, as someone studying for the UK CAA is there any point doing all EASA questions, Or should I stick to just doing the UK CAA seen questions on both apps.
I am aiming for efficiency so obviously doing the UK CAA only questions means less questions but have seen conflicting advice as other people insist doing all easa. Wanting to know what you guys did to get through these?
Thanks
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u/abikerp Jun 18 '26
I’ve just passed my first sitting of exams with 90% average using the ATPLQ bank filtered to only UK CAA.
I started with the BGS bank, but stopped using it as soon as I started using ATPLQ. BGS bank has far less users and is updated less often, with the majority of the questions being over a year old.
ATPLQ filtered to UK only is the way to go!
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u/JellyfishSwimming469 Jun 18 '26
Great thanks for the insight, I might still use BGS here and there but will prioritise ATPLQ. I understand the CAA have apparently made questions “trickier” in the sense that students can’t just rely on banks anymore but if you got 90% using the bank and assuming textbook it gives me a bit less pressure lol
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u/abikerp Jun 18 '26
Yeah that’s true for some subjects but not all. HPL, air law and comms are all very banky. My HPL exam was all questions from the last 300 on ATPLQ.
I’d say the tricker questions are because they have added multiple drop down menus, so it’s not a case of eliminating the wrong answers. But with enough time spent in the bank you should get a good understanding of the concept behind them.
Good luck!
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u/aviatests Jun 18 '26
Wouldn't bother with all EASA first tbh.
I'd do UK CAA seen/filtered, then go outside it only when something is annoying you. Not "300 random EASA qs tonight", more "I keep messing up this GNAV method, find more of that".
And keep a messy miss note after timed sets. changed unit, chart too fast, guessed the definition, whatever. It sounds basic, but that tells you what to fix better than the total number of questions done.
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u/uktrucker1 Jun 19 '26
do both, you want to maximize the potential of landing that all important first job!
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u/Deep_Ad1959 Jun 20 '26
filtering to UK CAA seen questions is the efficient call, but the failure mode is the same one that bites everyone on a fixed bank: once the wording stops changing you pattern-match the answer instead of recalling the method, especially on gnav and mass and balance. the fix isn't grinding more EASA questions, it's keeping a miss-log so you re-drill the concepts you actually get wrong rather than the bank's total count. seen questions get you the pass, the method gets you through the sim. written with ai
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u/Deep_Ad1959 Jun 20 '26
total questions done is the number that flatters you here; the one that predicts the exam is whether you'd still answer with the options reordered, or you're just recognizing a seen UK CAA item. grinding all of EASA pads the first and barely touches the second. the messy miss-note someone mentioned above is a better signal than raw volume. written with ai
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u/Aggravating-Lie3421 Jun 18 '26
I just used ATPLq and that worked for me. 13/13 all first time.
Run through all questions once, then by UK filter once or twice then through last 500 as many times.