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SET STANDARD · The Pilot’s Reference

Prepare · Perform · Excel

Signature Reference

Offshore Helicopter Operations — International Reference

Regulation · Cases · Installations — helidecks, energy and marine interface

An independent international reference in three volumes · pilots, HLO, HDA, operations and assurance.

SET STANDARD Training

Pilot Shop — manuals and guides for every stage

Training manuals and quick references for general aviation and licensing: instrument and night ratings, VFR radio, ICAO language proficiency, introductory flights and FAA conversion. Digital editions, each with a free 5-page sample.

SET STANDARD Aviation

Executive aviation — private & corporate aircraft

The rules, operation, ownership and registration of business aircraft: EASA NCO and NCC, aircraft classification, pilot remuneration, management and leasing, and international aircraft registries — for owners, operators, managers, pilots and advisers.

Find your guide

Preparation for pilot selections, written operator by operator.

Independent guides for pilots preparing an airline, cargo, helicopter or military selection, and Task Sharing manuals for the Airbus flight deck. Search for the company you are applying to.

Real sample pages online for every title.

Assessment Guides

Know the selection before you walk in.

One guide per operator: how the selection runs, what each stage tests, and how to prepare the interview and the simulator check.

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Task Sharing & Manuals

PF and PM, phase by phase.

Task Sharing editions for the A320, A330 and A350, in Full and Lite versions, plus manuals written for schools and operators.

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From the catalogue

Selected guides

A short selection across low-cost, network and long-haul operators. Every guide shows five real sample pages.

Full catalogue

About SET STANDARD

How the publications are made

SET STANDARD is an independent aviation publisher. Its material is prepared by airline training professionals, from experience in simulator training, checking and airline selection, and built to one editorial standard.

  1. Instruction and examiningWritten from day-to-day work in simulator instruction, checking and pilot selection.
  2. Competency-basedPreparation is organised around the pilot competencies assessors observe, not memorised answers.
  3. Classified sourcesOperator and regulator sources first; every source is recorded so it can be checked.
  4. Facts kept apartOfficial facts, candidate-reported experiences and our own practice exercises are labelled separately.
  5. Made for iPadBookmarked PDF laid out for the tablet, with edition and “current to” date printed in every guide.
  6. IndependentNot affiliated with any operator named, and no confidential test content.

Look inside · Ryanair Assessment Guide

Five real, watermarked pages from the current edition. Read the editorial standards

Each guide is written by SET STANDARD from public information and professional instructor experience, and does not reproduce confidential test content. SET STANDARD is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of the airlines, operators or armed forces listed. Names are used only to identify the selection process each guide covers. Selection processes change between intakes. Applying evidence labels across the whole catalogue is in progress, flagship guides first.

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Manuals & publications

Every manual, one shelf

Task Sharing editions for the Airbus fleet, illustrated Pilot Shop booklets, partner editions for training centres and custom documentation. Tap a tab to switch shelf.

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Task Sharing & Manuals

Precision in every phase of flight

A320 · A330 · A340 · A350PF / PM duties, cockpit preparation to parking.

Catalogue

Manuals

Each copy is personalised with the buyer’s name and order number and licensed for personal use on the buyer’s own devices (licence terms). Edition and revision are printed on every manual.

LITE Full or Lite? Every Task Sharing comes in two sizes. The full edition covers every phase in depth with the aircraft chapter. The Lite edition keeps the essentials in about half the pages, at a lower price.

Custom publishing

Created for FlyBy Flight Training · Burgos

8 private-edition manuals — Task Sharing, fleet operating manuals, a simulator training manual — and a 10-session Boeing 737 MCC/JOC digital course, written for one school’s aircraft, devices and courses.

See the FlyBy showcase
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Training & instruction

Train to the standard

EASA and FAA type ratings, MCC/JOC course design and simulator instruction and examining with partner training organisations.

Instruction & examining

Fly with the standard

Beyond the manuals, SET STANDARD delivers training and checking in person: simulator sessions for airlines and ATOs, and flight tests for general aviation pilots in the north of Spain.

01Airbus A330 · A320

Type rating & simulator

Freelance examiner and instructor for A330 and A320 operators and ATOs, on full flight simulators.

  • LPC / OPC proficiency checks
  • Type rating skill tests
  • Type rating and recurrent training
  • MCC / JOC instruction
TRE · SFE · TRI · SFI · A330 & A320
02Bilbao · Basque Country · Cantabria

General aviation

Flight examiner and instructor for flying clubs, schools and ATOs in the region. Local, flexible and close to home base.

  • PPL and CPL skill tests
  • Instrument rating tests and revalidations
  • Proficiency checks and refresher flights
  • Instructor assessments
FE · FIE · IRE · CRE (SEP) · FI · IRI · CRI
03Airlines · ATOs · Training centres

Training design

The material behind the training: Task Sharing guides, session booklets, syllabi and operator-style manuals, built to your fleet and procedures.

  • MCC / JOC and type rating courses
  • Task Sharing and SOP guides
  • FCOM, QRH, FCTM and MEL-style manuals
  • Instructor and student editions
Delivered for FlyBy and ATC 320

Operators, ATOs and flying clubs. Tell us the aircraft, the type of session and your dates, and we will confirm availability.

In use at our partner training centres

Airbus A320 side view
A320 37.6 M
Airbus A321 side view
A321 44.5 M
Airbus A330 side view
A330 63.7 M
Airbus A350 side view
A350 66.8 M
Drawn to scale · side views
Problem

Knowing the SOPs is not enough

In the sim, failures are rarely technical. They come down to who flies, who reads and who confirms.

Solution

PF / PM split, phase by phase

From cockpit preparation to parking, with callouts, actions and checklists in the right place.

Format

PDF built for iPad

Bookmarked index and internal links. Open it on your personal EFB or your computer.

Subscription · in development

ATPL Question Banks

Practice the theory exams online, by subject and by learning objective, with explanations written by instructors, progress tracking and exam simulations. Planned as one subscription for any device.

EASAIn development

EASA ATPL(A)

14 subjects mapped to the current EASA Part-FCL learning objectives: from 010 Air Law to 100 KSA.

  • Practice by subject and LO
  • Timed mock exams
  • Explanations and references
FAAIn development

FAA ATP · ATP CTP

Written-test preparation aligned with the FAA Airman Certification Standards for the Airline Transport Pilot certificate.

  • ACS area-by-area practice
  • Figures and performance charts
  • Readiness score
UK CAAIn development

UK CAA ATPL(A)

Preparation for the UK CAA theoretical knowledge exams under the UK Part-FCL syllabus.

  • Subject and LO practice
  • Mock exams with UK timings
  • Progress analytics

Plans, durations and prices will be announced when the question banks open. Until then you can try the demo questions and register your interest below — choose the bank you are interested in.

Try the demo questions

Planned scope: all subjects, mock exams, explanations and progress tracking. Final plans will be published before launch.

Original practice questions written by SET STANDARD and mapped to the published syllabi. They are not the official EASA, FAA or UK CAA exam questions, and SET STANDARD is not affiliated with those authorities.

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Help & resources

Everything else, in one place

How purchases will work, free downloads, frequent questions and the official links every pilot needs.

Process

How it works

01 · PREVIEW

Look inside

Every title in preview shows real interior pages, so you know what you will get.

02 · NOTIFY

Buy or get notified

Buy the titles on sale today. For the rest, join the waiting list and we will email you when they are released.

03 · AT LAUNCH

Your personal copy

A PDF personalised with your name and order number, for your own devices. Terms of sale will apply once sales open.

Contact

Talk to SET STANDARD

Questions about a booklet, a custom manual for your school or simulator centre, instruction and examining, or a licence for your students. We reply within 48 hours.

  • Custom manualsFCOM, QRH, task sharing and session booklets in your own branding
  • Training organisationsMulti-user licences for ATOs, airlines and sim centres
  • Instruction & examiningSimulator sessions, LPC/OPC, skill tests

Waiting list

Join the waiting list

Tell us which title you want and we will email you once when it is released. Prefer email? Write to info@setstandard.es.

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