Following on from my post last week, i wanted to quickly cover what happened on day two of my BNUC-S training day run by EuroUSC.
A 9am start. First off we went through the mock exam paper they had given us the previous day. I will do a more in-depth post on the theory exam and the kind of questions you might expect to answer shortly.
We then had 2 hours theory on preparation for the Ops Manual and what to expect on the Flight Assessment. They actually give you an almost completed Ops Manual, that you can submit to the CAA with some minor alterations and additions, again i will discuss this in a later post.
By 11 we had a short break and then covered Risk and Hazard Assessment, planning and justifications. This was a really interesting subject and before i knew it, i was lunch time.
We were told the exam would commence at 2pm. At 1.45 we were given the same map we had taken home the night before for revisions, an answer page and then the examiner (John, the tutor) passed out the papers and we were off!
I found Navigation the most difficult part – if you have never seen an Aviation VFR Map before, go and buy one for your area, you will need it for later, and will help with your exam. I went straight to that questions. Out of 60, 6 or 7 questions all relate to the first Longitude / Latitude question, so if you get that wrong, you wont be able to answer the rest of the map questions. If you get the Lat/Long question right, you can almost guarantee yourself 6/7 right answers!
The exam is 1.15 hours long. Its multiple choices; 4 possible answer per question. only 1 right answer! You need to score 85% and above to pass.
At the end of the exam, we had a short break and we chatted amongst the group, the first question everyone asked was the first map question, seemed everyone got it right. We were expect our results within a week.
By 3.45 we were done and everyone left, seemingly very pleased about the exam, and about the two days training in general. I was defiantly one of them, and have stayed in touch with one of the guys on the course. He’s way ahead of me in terms of flying knowledge and experience, so it was great to pick his brains about the Platform he flies, and what he plans to do commercially in the future.
All in all a great two days, and very much worth the £840 i paid. Just wait for my result and hope my revision paid off!
Results days tomorrow – Fingers Crossed
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