KSL ATP 107 case studies
KSL ATP 107 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
KSL ATP 107 is an advanced ground-knowledge examination for pilots preparing for airline-transport-level responsibilities under instrument flight rules. It is aimed at commercial pilots, first officers and candidates in an airline or corporate upgrade pathway who already hold a commercial certificate and instrument rating and are consolidating the knowledge needed for the ATP written and the associated type or simulator training. The KSL ATP 107 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,693 words.
1Night Departure with a Suspect Alternator
You are the sole pilot of a single-engine, normally aspirated airplane departing a mountain-adjacent field at 22:40 local. Field elevation 4,200 ft, temperature 18°C, density altitude computed at 6,900 ft.
605 words, about 3 min2Convective Build-Up on a Cross-Country
You are planning a 320 NM cross-country departing at 14:00 local in late spring. The area forecast calls for scattered cumulus by 11:00 becoming broken at 6,000 ft by 15:00, with a 30% chance of thunderstorms after 16:00.
564 words, about 3 min3Partial Panel in IMC After an Unusual Attitude
You are in IMC at 6,000 ft on an IFR clearance, in smooth air, when the attitude indicator begins to tumble and the heading indicator slowly precesses. You have a vacuum-driven attitude and heading indicator and electric turn coordinator.
493 words, about 2 min4Fuel and Alternate Planning with a Changing Forecast
You are planning a 2-hour 45-minute flight in a retractable single. Planned true airspeed 145 kt, forecast wind 270/25 at cruise, route mostly eastbound.
564 words, about 3 min5Runway Incursion Risk at an Uncontrolled Field
You are on a 3-mile final to Runway 18 at a non-towered field with a published CTAF. Winds are calm, visibility 10 SM, and the pattern is busy: two aircraft are in the downwind, one is on a 2-mile base, and a helicopter is hovering near the taxiway.
467 words, about 2 min