ATP Oral Exam Guide

This updated sixth edition of the Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new or expanded information focused on the operation of systems, landing and takeoff performance, weight and balance, advancing technology in weather products, stall prevention, and the Pilot Records Database (Part 111). This book is the complete resource to prepare applicants for the Airline Transport Pilot checkride and is valuable as a general refresher.

Written to help prepare applicants for their oral exams with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, each Oral Exam Guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Pilots will find these Guides indispensable tools in both planning for what to expect during the airplane checkride, and mastering the subject matter. Instructors rate them as excellent preparation for students, as well as preps for Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPCs), aircraft transitions, and as general refresher material.

All the subjects an ATP candidate will be tested on during checkrides, career interviews, and aircraft transition rides are covered. Chapters are dedicated to turbine aircraft theory, performance and limitations, airline operational procedures, aeronautical decision making (ADM) and crew resource management (CRM), regulations, and instrument procedures. The guide concludes with 2 appendices that contain questions and answers candidates can expect on an airline-type ride, concerning aircraft systems and limitations. All the information in these appendices is specific to the Beechcraft 1900C aircraft, so pilots can learn the basic components and principles for the type of turboprop aircraft found in many of today’s regional airline fleets. This section may also be used as a workbook, with space provided so readers can reference their airplane operating manual to fill in the blanks to the same questions asked about the BE1900C.

Answers and explanations were researched using FAA documents (and are identified so readers know where to go for further study on any given question) as well as interviewing a variety of airline pilots, 121/135 operators, and examiners. The ATP Oral Exam Guide teaches applicants not only what to expect, but also how to exhibit subject mastery and confidence when they’re under the examiner’s scrutiny. This book will identify the candidates' strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in their aeronautical knowledge, increasing study efficiency. Approx. 368 pages, author Hayes. (ASA part #OEG-ATP6)

FAA-aligned ATP oral exam preparation with expert study guidance.

ASA’s Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this essential guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners during the practical test and provides succinct, ready responses. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.

This updated seventh edition of the Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new and expanded information focused on the operation of systems, safety, landing and takeoff performance, weight and balance, advancing technology in weather products, stall prevention, and updates to regulations. This book prepares applicants for the FAA Airline Transport Pilot checkride and is valuable as a general refresher.

Edition: Seventh
Page Count: 400
ISBN Number: 978-1-64425-557-5
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.25 inches
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Date Published: 2026