KSL ATP 107 study plan
KSL ATP 107 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
FAR/AIM and general operating rules
Map every FAR/AIM part and subpart in Domain 1 to the exam objectives and rank them by weight
Build a one-page memory sheet of right-of-way, minimum safe altitude, and VFR fuel-reserve rules
Answer 40 Domain 1 practice items untimed and log each miss by rule citation
Your checkpoint
A cited rule-coverage matrix covering all Domain 1 objectives plus a scored 40-item baseline
FAR/AIM and general operating rules & Aircraft systems and performance
Convert airspace classes, dimensions, and equipment requirements into a single reference table
Derive V-speeds, weight-and-balance limits, and takeoff/landing distance factors for one trainer-type aircraft
Compute density altitude and crosswind component for five worked scenarios without reference notes
Your checkpoint
Completed airspace table and five fully worked performance calculations checked against source data
Aircraft systems and performance & Navigation and flight planning
Trace each aircraft system (fuel, electrical, pitot-static, vacuum, hydraulic) to its failure symptoms and cockpit indications
Calculate a full cross-country flight plan including wind correction, fuel burn, and time en route
Plot and interpret a navigation log for a 250 nm route using pilotage, dead reckoning, and one navaid
Your checkpoint
A complete navigation log for a 250 nm cross-country with fuel, time, and heading computations verified
Navigation and flight planning & Meteorology and weather decision-making
Interpret METAR, TAF, and winds-aloft products and translate each into a go/no-go statement
Explain stability, lapse rates, and the formation conditions for icing, fog, and thunderstorms
Read sectional chart symbology and airspace boundaries for ten chart excerpts
Draft personal minimums tied to ceiling, visibility, and wind
Your checkpoint
A weather decision worksheet applying personal minimums to three hypothetical forecast scenarios
Meteorology and weather decision-making & Human factors and aeronautical decision-making
Apply the DECIDE model to three deteriorating-weather scenarios and justify a diversion or continue decision
Identify hazardous attitudes and antidotes and match them to cockpit behaviors
Describe spatial disorientation, hypoxia, and fatigue onset cues and the corrective action for each
Correlate CRM concepts with single-pilot resource management practices
Your checkpoint
Three written scenario decisions with a stated rationale citing weather data and human-factors principles
Air traffic control procedures and communications & Emergency procedures and safety of flight
Compose and read back clearances, position reports, and runway-hold instructions using standard phraseology
Distinguish ATC services, separation responsibilities, and transponder/ADS-B requirements by airspace
Sequence the memory items and immediate actions for engine failure, fire, and emergency descent
State the declaration, squawk, and reporting steps for an in-flight emergency
Your checkpoint
A recorded or written transcript of five ATC exchanges plus a verified emergency-procedures checklist
FAR/AIM and general operating rules & Aircraft systems and performance & Meteorology and weather decision-making
Re-drill missed items from Domains 1 through 3 and close every gap with a cited source
Complete two timed mixed-domain practice sets and record per-domain accuracy
Explain the interaction between density altitude, aircraft loading, and takeoff performance in a written paragraph
Your checkpoint
A remediation log showing every prior miss resolved, with per-domain accuracy above 80 percent
Navigation and flight planning & Human factors and aeronautical decision-making & Air traffic control procedures and communications & Emergency procedures and safety of flight
Run two full-length timed mock exams and record per-domain scores
Review every remaining miss and re-derive the correct answer from primary source material
Recite emergency memory items and ATC readbacks cold, without notes
Finalize a one-page pre-exam summary sheet spanning all seven domains
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams scoring at least 85 percent overall with no domain below 75 percent
Milestones
Week 2: All Domain 1 and Domain 2 objectives mapped and practiced; performance calculations executed without notes
Week 4: Full cross-country navigation log completed and three weather scenarios resolved against personal minimums
Week 6: ATC phraseology demonstrated and emergency memory items recited from memory
Week 8: Two full mock exams at 85 percent or better overall with every domain at 75 percent or higher