Remedy unexplained 94% fail rate of over 100 ATPL candidates Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/remedy-unexplained-94-fail-rate-of-over-100-atpl-candidates.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:30 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24185404?utm_medium=rss Strange to see a 43% for flight planning when during preparation I was scoring between 88% and 92% with open answers where no one knows what's the error range which can be easily manipulated. Also with all the exams I sat in the past, this result popped out literally 10ms after I submitted it. That should be explained and very soon throw the licence away just to sue and see with my eyes the answers to the questions.

]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:36:14 UTC 24185404 Justin Curtis [Signature #205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22991171?utm_medium=rss Flight planning was an absolute nightmare when I did it many years ago. I self studied all exams except flight planning. I did the Secome aviation course and put in months of hard work. I was extremely lucky to pass first go but felt like the exam was designed to make me fail.

The course needs to reflect modern airline flying. I just see it as a money making exercise for Casa and ASL exam centre. Whilst this may not be the case a vast majority of pilots I know think this is what it's all about.

]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 09:14:23 UTC 22991171 Anonymous [Signature #204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22989630?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:48:40 UTC 22989630 Tayla Springett [Signature #203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22310323?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Aug 2018 06:59:53 UTC 22310323 Andrei Ferreira [Signature #202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22213298?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 May 2018 03:45:08 UTC 22213298 Anonymous [Signature #201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22145149?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:52:26 UTC 22145149 Timothy Ashton [Signature #200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21529620?utm_medium=rss I am frustrated in passing my atpl flight planning exam. I just got 58% in my exam today. And i am wondering how. Not only is the exam too long for the time alotted. I would like to be able to review my exam paper with working out to see why i did not pass.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 05:28:10 UTC 21529620 Bryn Watson [Signature #199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21066771?utm_medium=rss CASA is an abhorrent disgrace and the outdated irrelevent exams do nothing but distract pilots from real learning

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2017 04:52:44 UTC 21066771 Kieren Hudson [Signature #198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18506880?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Feb 2015 01:08:35 UTC 18506880 Anonymous [Signature #197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17605007?utm_medium=rss The time has come to renew this outdated irrelevant process. The opportunity here is take the lead with enforcing learning not testing. I am sure as a result the baseline will raise. Teaching organizations need to be regulated and growth in this area of the industry encouraged. Currently CASA AU has no value other than consistence painful extraction to pilot careers and industy development

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:25:48 UTC 17605007 Anonymous [Signature #196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17472559?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:34:28 UTC 17472559 Anonymous [Signature #195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17332966?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 May 2014 05:26:24 UTC 17332966 Josue Kaboha [Signature #194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17140883?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Apr 2014 02:00:04 UTC 17140883 S.Mustafa Karabay [Signature #193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17124059?utm_medium=rss It should just become a single exam just like the FAA exam. I refuse to do the CASA exams 7 times and possibly fail, therefore i have decided to study and sit for the FAA exam..

]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2014 09:21:09 UTC 17124059 Anonymous [Signature #192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17113432?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:11:16 UTC 17113432 Anonymous [Signature #191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17110751?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:40:51 UTC 17110751 Anonymous [Signature #190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16317450?utm_medium=rss It's still happening! Over 80 percent of UNSW students failed Flight Planning this year and many more from other ATPL training providers failing in droves. Seems the CASA official concerned has a vested commercial interst. He is still advertising his ATPL theory business online. The Aerdynamics and Systems exam has also become unrealistic and difficult too.

]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:08:41 UTC 16317450 Mathew Northfield [Signature #189] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16079139?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:28:54 UTC 16079139 Anonymous [Signature #188] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16075491?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:46:43 UTC 16075491 Aaron Barry [Signature #187] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16072835?utm_medium=rss You are potentially hindering fellow pilots careers. We have enough trouble getting jobs as it is. Fair go casa

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:14:38 UTC 16072835 Anonymous [Signature #186] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16072490?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:49:48 UTC 16072490 Jeremy Wiltshire [Signature #185] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16072229?utm_medium=rss ATPLs are stessful enough, let alone the systems exam, lets not have another one.

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:13:41 UTC 16072229 Carl Fanderlinden [Signature #184] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16072219?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:12:50 UTC 16072219 Luke Evans [Signature #183] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16071990?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:47:51 UTC 16071990 Damien Onofaro [Signature #182] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16071954?utm_medium=rss If this is setting the precedence for the future exam system, I have grave concerns.

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:44:46 UTC 16071954 Joel Prouten [Signature #181] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16071886?utm_medium=rss If this is setting the precedence for the future exam system, I have grave concerns.

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:38:23 UTC 16071886 Kate McIntosh [Signature #180] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16071859?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:35:05 UTC 16071859 Anonymous [Signature #179] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16061408?utm_medium=rss As of October 2013 the pass rate is still very low . Casa has not published the pass rate figures for 2013. The time required to complete the exam is close to 4 hours and the time allowed for the exam is only 3. The speed required greatly reduce accuracy and therefore the safety of the information provided.

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2013 01:38:52 UTC 16061408 Dalitso Phiri [Signature #178] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15953035?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Oct 2013 09:15:05 UTC 15953035 Eleanor France [Signature #177] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15529805?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:20:27 UTC 15529805 Anonymous [Signature #176] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15529545?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:23:36 UTC 15529545 Hylton Turner [Signature #175] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15529284?utm_medium=rss Loss of earnings, and employment for that matter.

]]> Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:57:38 UTC 15529284 Anonymous [Signature #174] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15496034?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Jul 2013 07:37:37 UTC 15496034 Anonymous [Signature #173] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15437096?utm_medium=rss Sack the CASA Examiner.

]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:21:38 UTC 15437096 Steven Bruce Bokan [Signature #172] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15408754?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:40:09 UTC 15408754 Anonymous [Signature #171] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15394078?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:26:29 UTC 15394078 Anonymous [Signature #170] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15378643?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:27:47 UTC 15378643 Adam Holt [Signature #169] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15373146?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2013 08:51:22 UTC 15373146 Anonymous [Signature #168] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15370557?utm_medium=rss Having completed theory training from my school and over 45 hours of study (literally the most I have ever studied in my life) I failed with 54%. While the candidate next too me failed for the 7th time

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2013 02:23:38 UTC 15370557 Anonymous [Signature #167] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15300789?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 May 2013 05:55:45 UTC 15300789 Nathan M [Signature #166] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15283653?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 06:36:47 UTC 15283653 Anonymous [Signature #165] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15142064?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:23:59 UTC 15142064 James Walley [Signature #164] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15137814?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:00:07 UTC 15137814 Andrew Innes [Signature #163] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15129350?utm_medium=rss Fairness and flexibility please.

]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:46:46 UTC 15129350 Anonymous [Signature #162] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15115677?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:53:54 UTC 15115677 Geoff Trigge [Signature #161] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15114242?utm_medium=rss I sat the ATPL flt plan exam last year twice and only just got through on the 2nd attempt. I found the answer options to be un-necessasarily close. The other exam that requires urgent attention is the IREX. I also sat that last year and found many of the questions ambiguous and very hard to understand. They need to be written in a more plain English sense

]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:54:30 UTC 15114242 Anonymous [Signature #160] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15113242?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:56:58 UTC 15113242 Simon Davies [Signature #159] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15113106?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:24:57 UTC 15113106 Michael Motts [Signature #158] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15111835?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:55:24 UTC 15111835 Simon Driscoll [Signature #157] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110544?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:06:35 UTC 15110544 Anonymous [Signature #156] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110221?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:32:12 UTC 15110221 Anonymous [Signature #155] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110199?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:22:04 UTC 15110199 Shane Alexander Jeffcoat [Signature #154] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110155?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:07:25 UTC 15110155 Anonymous [Signature #153] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110134?utm_medium=rss Atpl exam management and other pilot examainations run by CASA are extremely outdated and very poorly administered.

]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:57:47 UTC 15110134 Anonymous [Signature #152] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110130?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:56:05 UTC 15110130 Sean Doherty [Signature #151] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110115?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:52:03 UTC 15110115 David Peel [Signature #150] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15110105?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:48:03 UTC 15110105 Troy Mussio [Signature #149] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15109991?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:16:55 UTC 15109991 james kirkwood [Signature #148] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15108368?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:03:03 UTC 15108368 Jack Ward [Signature #147] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14962239?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:35:19 UTC 14962239 Anonymous [Signature #146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14622412?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Feb 2013 03:41:06 UTC 14622412 Anonymous [Signature #145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14370213?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:36:55 UTC 14370213 Anonymous [Signature #144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14354397?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Jan 2013 04:41:47 UTC 14354397 Robert Lee Lewes [Signature #143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14315456?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2013 04:11:36 UTC 14315456 Michael Cahill [Signature #142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14265580?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:42:05 UTC 14265580 Stephanie Size [Signature #141] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14220680?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:37:10 UTC 14220680 Lloyd Casey [Signature #140] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14220460?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:04:55 UTC 14220460 Adam Cann [Signature #139] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14214329?utm_medium=rss It is no mere feat to achieve your ATPL. Passing the exams are difficult and stressful enough without having the added stress of them being possibly invalid or inaccurate. Not to mention the substantial financial cost incurred by candidates.
Ammending an exam in any way should not be taken lightly. It should be an involved process with a series of tests to prove its validity. After changing the exam and seeing the significant increase in failure rates there should be an investigation into why the rate is soo high, when for the last many years it was much lower.
The validity of the exam must be proven otherwise candidates will continue to sit a possible invalid exam and pass possibly by chance, or fail and incur significant financial loss and mental stress for no reason. This is especially true for candidates approaching the three year mark for completing all the ATPL exams.
CASA this problem must be solved or the industry will suffer from a lack of confidence in you the regulator as well as a lack of qualified pilots.

]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:22:11 UTC 14214329 Helena Chesworth [Signature #138] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14199793?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Dec 2012 04:35:38 UTC 14199793 Anonymous [Signature #137] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14196134?utm_medium=rss Knew the content well, had high pass marks in all practice exams. Got 48%

]]> Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:16:42 UTC 14196134 Anonymous [Signature #136] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14195440?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Dec 2012 07:38:57 UTC 14195440 Mitchell Mclaurin [Signature #135] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14190265?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:54:05 UTC 14190265 Tien Wooi [Signature #134] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14190182?utm_medium=rss Ex-mil pilot extremely unfamiliar with failure.
Never failed a CASA exam.

Undertook UNSW ATPL Theory course in September. Felt thoroughly prepared leading into exam on 16OCT. Achieved 56% fail result.
Was greatly disturbed by result and consequently immediately re-undertook subject on next UNSW course.

Over retaking of course discovered no discrepancies or flaws in my methodology and achieved virtually 100% results across approx 14 prac exercises & 4 trial exams.

Reattempted the exam 20NOV. This time felt unquestionably prepared and only faster, better and more accurate than first attempt. Achieved fail result of 48%, even lower than first attempt!

I believe with absolute certainty that (since it's reintroduction) the current Australian ATPL Flight Planning (Aeroplane) examination (AFPA) as set by CASA contains fundamental flaws which require immediate rectification before pilots will be able to successfully undertake the examination.

I emphatically urge that the exam SHOULD NOT be attempted until this has occurred and ALL candidates who have sat the exam since it's reintoduction and question their result formally present their case in writing to gavin.secombe@casa.gov.au

]]> Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:12:53 UTC 14190182 Ryan Cuthel [Signature #133] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14184029?utm_medium=rss first exam I have failed in my life! Have done hours of preparation for this exam nd could not complete it in the time given. Content was ok but not enough time to complete it.

]]> Tue, 4 Dec 2012 06:32:17 UTC 14184029 Joel Mason [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14181192?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:54:11 UTC 14181192 Robert Sacchetti [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14178584?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Dec 2012 03:09:16 UTC 14178584 Andrew McDonald [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14176221?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Dec 2012 03:37:08 UTC 14176221 Anonymous [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14176174?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Dec 2012 03:15:36 UTC 14176174 Virginia Fay [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14175697?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 11:18:13 UTC 14175697 Anonymous [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14175679?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 11:06:38 UTC 14175679 Anonymous [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14175654?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 10:49:02 UTC 14175654 Anonymous Anonymous [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14175198?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:26:53 UTC 14175198 Anonymous [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14172972?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 06:34:03 UTC 14172972 Andrew Ruzic [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14172457?utm_medium=rss I have fallen victim to these changes. Rob Avery is a respected instructor of the AFPL(A) sylabus. After doing his course I felt confident and was passing all practice exams I could get my hands on. I have since failed twice during this period. I am totally shocked by the results as I have never failed an exam until this time. I definitely believe parameters have been changed. Last attempt 22%. From a feeling of.."Yeah I got this in the bag" to jaw-dropping shock at such a low score. I'm not a total dummy and Rob knows his stuff, so CASA have, I believe, a serious problem on their hands. I'd like to know what the new parameters are for this exam and my money back for these invalid attempts. Something stinks.

]]> Sun, 2 Dec 2012 02:17:47 UTC 14172457 Joseph Travers-Jones [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14172229?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Dec 2012 11:45:57 UTC 14172229 Peter Grimble [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14172127?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Dec 2012 10:50:02 UTC 14172127 jeremy nugent [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14168904?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Dec 2012 12:03:35 UTC 14168904 Carlo Mura [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14168161?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:50:23 UTC 14168161 Anonymous [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14167767?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:04:27 UTC 14167767 Andrea Mantovan [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14165274?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:04:04 UTC 14165274 Richard Irish [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164663?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:11:30 UTC 14164663 kate maszluch [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164655?utm_medium=rss CASA should treat students in an even handed manner. All my support on this one!

]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:09:19 UTC 14164655 Garry Walker [Signature #114] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164294?utm_medium=rss Unacceptable changes to exam resulting in unfair pass margin. Changes and moderation are required.

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:34:17 UTC 14164294 John Brand [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164288?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:33:05 UTC 14164288 Michele Fiorentino [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164249?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:14:16 UTC 14164249 James Robinson [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164165?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:46:56 UTC 14164165 varun oza [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14164138?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:37:35 UTC 14164138 edward mura [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14163976?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:53:17 UTC 14163976 Adrian Tozer [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14163821?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:04:59 UTC 14163821 james webb [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14163796?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:59:00 UTC 14163796