AAI JE ATC study plan

Define the core separation concepts (vertical, lateral, longitudinal) and state the minimum separation values used in procedural and radar control environments from memory

Map the roles of ATC units - area control centre, approach control, aerodrome/tower control - to the phases of flight each serves

Explain the difference between air navigation services and CNS services, and list which CNS system supports which ATC function

Build a one-page glossary of at least 40 ATC and CNS abbreviations with their full forms

Describe primary and secondary surveillance radar operating principles, including what each reports and their limitations

Explain how SSR interrogation modes (A/C and Mode S) differ in the data they exchange with the aircraft

State the purpose and basic content of a flight plan and the conditions under which it must be filed

Solve 15 numeric separation and time-distance problems (e.g., closing speed, time to a waypoint, separation loss) with at least 80% accuracy

Explain the components and error budget of terrestrial and satellite-based navigation systems (ground stations, airborne receivers, position fixing)

Distinguish VOR, DME, ILS and GNSS in terms of the guidance they provide and the phases of flight they support

Describe the communication chain from pilot to controller, including VHF/HF coverage, line-of-sight limits and backup means

Summarise how surveillance data reaches the controller's display and where latency or coverage gaps can occur

Apply wake turbulence separation categories to arrivals and departures and calculate required spacing for given aircraft-type pairs

Explain runway incursion causes and the controller/pilot defences against them

Describe the purpose and content of key aerodrome documents (aerodrome data, charts, NOTAMs) without relying on any single real chart

Complete 20 mixed-domain practice questions under timed conditions and review every wrong answer to its root cause

Sequence a set of arrivals and departures on a single runway in a written exercise, showing the spacing decisions you made and why

Explain aerodrome lighting, marking and signage systems and what each tells a pilot

Describe emergency procedures - distress vs urgency, priority handling, and the controller's immediate actions

State the meteorological minima and visibility criteria that trigger low-visibility procedures and how traffic rates change

Explain airport layout, taxiway naming and apron movement rules well enough to describe a taxi route in words

Summarise accident/incident investigation purpose and the safety-management concepts (hazard, risk, occurrence reporting) that follow from it

Practise 30 English usage items (sentence correction, synonyms, comprehension) and record your accuracy

Practise 20 reasoning items (series, coding-decoding, direction sense, syllogisms) and record your accuracy

Drill the three weakest aptitude item types from week 6 until you reach at least 80% accuracy on each

Write 10 short technical explanations in clear English (e.g., explain SSR to a non-specialist) and check them for grammar and precision

Re-derive the separation and navigation formulas from week 2 and week 3 without notes

Complete a full-length timed mock covering all four domains and score it strictly

Review every error from weeks 4 and 7 and re-answer each corrected question from scratch

Recite from memory the key separation minima, wake categories, CNS system roles and emergency priorities

Take two half-length timed mocks on separate days and compare scores to confirm improvement

Consolidate the glossary, comparison table and formula sheet into a single one-page revision sheet