GCAA Ghana AME Exam study plan
GCAA Ghana AME Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Aeroplane Aerodynamics, Structures and Systems & Maintenance Practices
Label the principal aeroplane structural assemblies - fuselage, wing, empennage, nacelle, flight-control surfaces - and state the load type each carries
Sketch the architecture of the hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and fuel systems and state the purpose of each subsystem
Sequence the maintenance documentation chain from task card through work recording to certificate of release to service
Work 40 practice items covering structures and systems and log every wrong answer with its root cause
Your checkpoint
One-page hand-drawn aeroplane systems schematic plus a scored log of 40 practice items with written root causes for each error
Aeroplane Aerodynamics, Structures and Systems & Maintenance Practices
Differentiate primary from secondary flight controls and explain fly-by-wire, spoiler and trim operation
Describe landing gear, brake, anti-skid and steering systems and their inspection points
Identify the general inspection categories and select appropriate non-destructive test methods for common defect types
Explain how corrosion is detected, classified and treated on typical airframe materials
Your checkpoint
Closed-book 30-question self-test on Domain 9 scored at 80% or better, with a corrected answer sheet
Propulsion (Gas Turbine and Piston Engines) & Aeroplane Aerodynamics, Structures and Systems
Compare axial and centrifugal compressor and turbine configurations and state the purpose of each engine section
Explain the gas-turbine working cycle and define thrust, EPR, N1, N2 and EGT in operational terms
Describe the four-stroke piston engine cycle, ignition, carburation and fuel-metering arrangements
Distinguish how airframe systems interact with engine installation - bleed, starting, fire protection and monitoring
Your checkpoint
Side-by-side labelled diagram of a gas-turbine and a piston engine with a written comparison of 10 key parameters, plus a 30-item quiz at 75% or better
Maintenance Practices & Aviation Legislation
Describe the structure of the national civil aviation regulatory framework and map its requirements to the relevant ICAO Annexes
Explain the conditions for a maintenance organisation approval and the responsibilities of certifying staff
Interpret the role of aircraft logbooks, maintenance records, the MEL, airworthiness directives and service bulletins
Apply human-factors and legislation knowledge to short scenario questions on release and defect deferral
Your checkpoint
Milestone mock of 40 mixed Domain 5 and Domain 8 items scored at 75% or better, with a one-page summary of every missed regulatory reference
Electronic Fundamentals and Digital Techniques / Electronic Instrument Systems & Propulsion (Gas Turbine and Piston Engines)
Explain the behaviour of diodes, transistors and basic amplifier circuits in airborne equipment
Construct truth tables for standard logic gates and reduce simple Boolean expressions
Describe digital data buses, analogue-to-digital conversion and the main electronic instrument systems - EFIS, EICAS/ECAM, ADC and IRS
Re-run turbine engine performance and starting-fault scenarios to consolidate Domain 10
Your checkpoint
Completed Boolean truth table and bus-architecture worksheet plus a 35-item electronics and propulsion quiz at 78% or better
Materials and Hardware & Human Factors
Classify ferrous and non-ferrous airframe metals and state their typical applications and heat-treatment effects
Describe composite, honeycomb and non-metallic materials and identify their handling and inspection limits
Select and use standard hardware - bolts, nuts, rivets, locking devices - against the correct specification
Explain the physiological and psychological human-factors threats to maintenance error and the countermeasures for each
Your checkpoint
One-page materials and hardware identification chart plus a 25-item mixed quiz at 80% or better
Mathematics and Physics & Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Aerodynamics
Solve arithmetic, algebra, geometry and percentage problems of the type used in aircraft maintenance calculations
Apply basic physics - force, mass, work, power, pressure, heat and gas laws - to aircraft examples
State Ohm's law, power relationships and the behaviour of series, parallel and AC circuits, including capacitance and inductance
Explain the four forces, lift generation, drag types, stability and control about three axes
Your checkpoint
A personal formula sheet of 30 equations, each demonstrated with one worked example, plus a 40-item mixed quiz at 80% or better
Aeroplane Aerodynamics, Structures and Systems & Maintenance Practices & Propulsion (Gas Turbine and Piston Engines) & Aviation Legislation & Electronic Fundamentals and Digital Techniques / Electronic Instrument Systems & Materials and Hardware & Mathematics and Physics & Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Aerodynamics & Human Factors
Sit two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record per-domain scores
Re-study only the two weakest domains identified by the mock results
Recite from memory the key regulatory, systems and propulsion facts flagged as high-frequency
Consolidate error log entries into a final one-page revision sheet
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock exams at 80% or better overall, with no individual domain below 70%, plus a final one-page revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Domain 9 self-test completed closed-book at 80% or better, and the week 1 systems schematic reproduced from memory without notes
Week 4: Domain 5 and 8 combined mock at 75% or better, with every missed item traced to a specific regulation or procedure
Week 6: All ten domains attempted at least once; cumulative practice error log reviewed and recurring error patterns named
Week 8: Two full-length timed mocks at 80% or better overall with no domain below 70%