Gloucester, United Kingdom – Padpilot, the globally popular digital aviation courseware publisher, has launched an advanced Computer‑Based Training (CBT) version of its acclaimed ATPL(A) books, tailored for Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) that wished to deliver modular, interactive ground school study.

• The new Padpilot CBT edition mirrors the full content and pedagogical quality of its book-based ATPL(A) titles but is now delivered in a structured, module‑based, mobile‑responsive format optimized for desktop study.

• It includes the familiar interactive content, clear explanations, and quiz features, packed into a flexible CBT delivery model suited to ATO workflows.

Back in May Padpilot shared that it Was making its multi-lingual, advanced AI study tool, The Padpilot Briefing Room (PBR), available to individual student pilots, not just pilot training schools.

Having launched the ‘smart ATPL assistant’ to training providers in November 2024, Padpilot aim is to make ATPL theory studies more productive for individual student pilots and instructors too.

“The Padpilot Briefing Room is a game changer,” said Nathan Gray, CEO of Padpilot. “You can instantly clarify a complex aspect of the syllabus, or use it to create test questions and lesson plans. It’s saving our partner schools a lot of time, and allowing students to study independently and efficiently – all safe in the knowledge it’ll only give you trusted Padpilot-approved content from our own ATPL(A) books.”

The Padpilot Briefing Room (PBR) is a next-generation AI-powered Smart Assistant. It uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) which combines a powerful Large Language Model (LLM) with Padpilot’s authoritative knowledge vault of verified ATPL(A) training material. When a student or instructor types a question into the PBR, the system dynamically retrieves contextually relevant information from this high-quality, domain-specific dataset, meaning every answer is solely generated from verifiable content – avoiding the potential errors and inconsistencies common with simpler AI models and general search queries.

The PBR also goes beyond simple question-answering. It can ‘see’ and explain images from Padpilot’s ATPL(A) books, as well as render complex maths formulae and tables. It can provide EASA Learning Objective and book chapter references with each answer given, facilitating further study, and is multilingual.

The Padpilot Briefing Room is available as an optional extra to all individuals in possession of a full set of Padpilot’s ATPL(A) books and is a text-only version of the PBR. An 18-month PBR ATPL(A) subscription costs £49 for 650 question prompts (text only). Individual pilots and instructors can learn more about the PBR and subscribe via the Padpilot website.

Pilot training providers can licence the full version of the PBR, which also contains comprehensive Padpilot imagery.

Source: Padpilot
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