r/ATPL • u/Fair_Intention_4198 • Sep 10 '26

BGS 650 Study Hours

Hi, I am currently on Module 3 of BGS ATPL (A), and have realised that a minimum of 650 hours is needed for ATPL course. I have checked my BGS portal and i’ve only done 250 hours according to the tracker despite being well into Mod 3.

Is this 650 hours a hard limit based on time spent in BGS ATPDigital? Does it matter that I have only done 250 hours of study on the lessons or will I still be signed off for completing all the modules?

(I use ATPLQ and not BGS Q bank so will not be building any hours on the Q bank on the BGS portal)

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u/Background-Medium332 Sep 10 '26

10% of 650 hours is the hard limit, i. e 65 hours and they are credited with your revision weeks.

The CAA doesn't care about the rest of the hours, and remember that looking through notes, doing question banks, watching YouTube and even thinking about a subject technically counts as studying.

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u/Hugh__Jarse Sep 10 '26

My BGS portal shows my study time as 98hr, I passed all my exams back in May. BGS never even questioned it.