After various delays, including a trip to the UK, I finally got the chance to resit the final theory exam I had left to sit for the Commercial Pilots Licence - CPL Performance. I had hoped to sit it on 21 September, but a month and a bit later finally got the chance to make the trip to the exam centre.
I arrived at Bankstown at around AM and after getting the bottle of water and Mars continued to the assessment centre. One hundred and fifty minutes later, I clicked submit on the on line testing system to be greeted with "Pass"!
This exam was certainly the most difficult of the lot, and I'm pleased I left it until the end else I may have been put off continuing had I started with such a difficult subject.
The difficulty came down to having to learn a number of formula's, in particular for weight and balance calculations and for understanding Points of No Return and Equi Time Points. Scary stuff! Learning the names of clouds seems easy in comparison. The test included 30 questions on:
- Density and Pressure Height- Take-off and landing performance- Climb cruise and decent performance- Loading- Flight planning- Airworthiness and equipment- Calculating equi time points and points of no return
With the theory out of the way, I'm now looking forward to the flying the 44 hours I need to complete before I can take the practical flying test. Should be a fun summer!
