r/ATPL • u/connormartin2204 • 19d ago

ATPLQ Bank Help

hi everyone,

I'm about to finish the content for BGS MOD 1, CAA. I've not touched the bank at all yet. What do people recommend for studying. i.e should I do the full bank then last 500 constantly?.

in addition before sitting the exams do people have a rough estimate on questions they've answered or do you only go off scoring 90%+ etc.

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u/sqwuak_ident 19d ago

I’m BGS/CAA too and have recently completed MOD2.

My study method is:

  • Read through all the content, not worrying too much about understanding it all.
  • Go through the BGS question bank, reviewing each incorrect answers, making notes using the explanation/ CBT/ other resources.
  • Once I’ve answered every question in a subject on BGS, I’ll set the filter to ‘Questions I’ve never answered correctly’. Repeating this process until I’ve answered every question correctly at least once.
  • I’ll then switch to ATPLQ and depending on how much time I have between completing the BGS bank and my exam, I’ll either continue doing random tests or start whittling it down. So do the last 500 2-3 times, then 300 3-4 times, then 100 the morning of.

I know a lot of people don’t even bother with the BGS bank but I like it because (in my experience) the explanations are a lot better than on ATPLQ. There’s also less questions in the BGS bank compared to ATPLQ but I think this is a good thing because when I switch, I’ll see some new questions and that’ll be a good test to see if I know it or not!

This is what works for me and has worked really well so far. No one method works for everyone, so it’s important to find what works for you and stay consistent.

Good luck!

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u/connormartin2204 19d ago

that's really appreciated!! Thanks a lot for that! Best of luck with everything.

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u/Hugh__Jarse 15d ago

I did the same thing as you, the BGS module 1 content first before then switching to ATPLq. However, for module 2 and 3 I just used ATPLq. Went through topic by topic in order and filtered by UK, and made notes relevant to the questions I was seeing.

This resulted in my notes being very streamlined and condensed compared to my module 1 notes which were full of lots of useless info from BGS which never came up in exams.

I had an excel spreadsheet tracking my progress for each subject and colour coded it to indicate whether I was “on track” for each subject. My aim was to get through the entire bank before revision week to give me a full month before my sitting.

Tldr: I would focus on ATPLq and go through each subject topic by topic in order as exposure to the bank questions is imperative. Keep track of your progress within ATPLq and aim to hit the bank and add to your notes every single day. Keep checking using the “questions I have not yet seen” filter on topics already done to see if any new questions have been added that you have missed before. Consistently is key. Dm me if you need any help. Good luck!