CAAB ATPL Theory study plan

Map the full Air Law syllabus against its source documents (ICAO Annexes, state/EASA regulation parts, licensing and operations rules) so every sub-topic has a named reference before study begins

Reconstruct the structure of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the roles of ICAO, the Council and the Assembly from memory on a blank diagram

State the rules on aircraft nationality, registration, markings, certificates of airworthiness and crew licensing, and apply them to five short scenario questions

Distinguish the classes of airspace, altimeter setting regions and the rules on interception and interception signals well enough to answer without reference

Convert rules of the air on right-of-way, cruising levels and lights into a one-page decision aid you can redraw from blank paper

Complete the remaining Air Law areas (licensing, documents to be carried, accident/incident notification, offences and contravention) and close all gaps flagged on the week-1 error sheet

Explain the principal structural components of an aircraft and their load paths, and sketch a wing, fuselage and landing gear layout from memory

Describe piston and gas-turbine engine operating cycles, lubrication, ignition and fuel systems, and label a simple schematic of each

Summarise hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and pressurisation systems by function, typical pressure/voltage values and the associated warnings

Interpret basic flight-instrument indications and state the failure modes of each pitot-static and gyroscopic instrument

Finish AGK by covering airworthiness, maintenance releases, fuel systems, ice and rain protection and fire protection, and state the MEL/CDL relationship in your own words

Compute aircraft mass, centre of gravity and load-sheet values, and determine whether a given loading is inside the envelope

Extract and apply take-off, landing, climb and cruise performance data from text-based charts and tables to solve numerical problems

Explain how pressure altitude, temperature, wind, runway slope and surface condition change required field length, and quantify the effect direction for each

State the fuel planning definitions (taxi, trip, contingency, reserve, extra, final reserve) and calculate a fuel plan for a short sector

Close all remaining Flight Performance and Planning gaps, including flight-planning documentation and operational flight-plan selection

Describe the composition and vertical structure of the atmosphere and state the standard-atmosphere values used in performance and altimetry

Relate pressure, temperature, density, humidity and stability to each other, and predict what happens to density altitude when each variable changes

Identify the formation processes, associated hazards and typical flight conditions for the major cloud types

Interpret a simple synoptic surface chart: locate highs, lows, fronts and troughs and state the wind, weather and visibility expected in each sector

Complete Meteorology by covering air masses, fronts, icing, turbulence, thunderstorms, wind shear, visibility-reducing phenomena and the sources and interpretation of aviation forecasts and warnings

Decode a full set of coded reports and forecasts and state the operational significance of each decoded group

Solve navigation problems in the triangle of velocities: true track, heading, wind correction angle, ground speed and drift, for at least ten cases

Convert between the Earth's coordinate systems and compute great-circle distance, initial track and rhumb-line approximations

Interpret a topographical chart, apply magnetic variation and deviation, and compute magnetic heading from a given true track

Finish Navigation by covering dead reckoning, in-flight replanning, radio-navigation aids, area navigation basics and the use of flight-planning/fuel-critical-point logic

Plan a complete VFR cross-country from given waypoints: route, levels, times, fuel and alternates, with all calculations shown

Assemble the pre-flight and in-flight operational procedures: weather minima, fuel policy, mass and balance checks, aerodrome operating minima and the go/no-go decision

Describe emergency procedures for engine failure, decompression, fire, ditching and unlawful interference, and state the commander's authority and responsibilities in each

Explain hazard and risk management in an operational context, including the use of personal minimums, threat and error management and checklists

Derive and explain lift, drag and pitching moments from aerofoil geometry, angle of attack and the pressure distribution, and sketch the lift curve and drag polar

Analyse stability and control: static and dynamic longitudinal, lateral and directional stability, and the effect of centre-of-gravity position on each

Explain stall, spin, buffet, shock stall and high-speed flight limitations, and predict the effect of load factor, weight, ice and configuration on stall speed

Relate human physiology to flight: hypoxia, decompression, spatial disorientation, sensory illusions and the effects of acceleration and vibration

Explain human information processing, judgement and decision-making, fatigue, stress, workload and crew cooperation, and apply them to three short accident scenarios

Cover Communications: radiotelephony phraseology, distress, urgency and safety calls, frequencies, communication failure procedures and SSR/transponder procedures, plus the standard readback requirements

Compose and transmit from memory correct phraseology for departure, en-route, approach, emergency and position-reporting calls

Re-sit every weak sub-topic identified since week 1 and convert each into a corrected, recallable fact

Complete timed full-syllabus mock examinations under exam conditions and analyse the score report domain by domain