CAAB ATPL Theory case studies
CAAB ATPL Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) theoretical knowledge examination is the ground-school hurdle set by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for pilots aiming at the highest level of professional licence. It is taken by first officers building hours towards command, by Commercial Pilot Licence holders who are upgrading, and by cadets in approved integrated programmes who sit the papers as the academic phase of their training. The CAAB ATPL Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 3,775 words.
1Slot delay, report time and the commander's discretion
A two-pilot crew flying a twin-jet on a domestic scheduled service reports at 05:10 local. The operator's approved scheme allows a maximum basic flight duty period of 13 h for two sectors and 12 h 30 min for three or more, with no extension other than commander's discretion.
704 words, about 4 min2Standing water, tailwind and a displaced threshold
Night, continuous rain. An aircraft is planned to land at a single-runway aerodrome: runway 09/27, 2,400 m, but LDA for runway 27 is 2,200 m because of a displaced threshold.
708 words, about 4 min3Freezing rain, airframe ice and the second approach
Destination Alpha: elevation 350 ft, ILS runway 26, LDA 2,400 m. ATIS gives wind 250/12, visibility 1,500 m in moderate rain, RVR 1,600 m, freezing rain, temperature -1 °C, dewpoint -1 °C, QNH 1002, braking action medium.
809 words, about 4 min4Cabin altitude warning, an unsealed mask and high ground ahead
Climbing through FL370 in a twin-jet, the cabin altitude warning sounds; the cabin is climbing through 14,000 ft. The commander dons and seals his mask and selects 100%.
805 words, about 4 min5Chest pain at FL380 with a mass above MLW
Two hours fifty minutes into a four-hour-twenty flight at FL380, a 58-year-old passenger reports severe chest pain. A doctor on board suspects acute coronary syndrome and asks for a landing within the hour.
749 words, about 4 min