cad test the truth, not negative
right, i went to gatwich a few weeks ago and did the cad test. This is wat happens..
The cad test is presented via a normal tv screen with a laptop connected to it. you sit about a metre away from the tv, its in the same room as the audiometric or sound booth is, the room is dimmed.
you are given a remote control, looks like a texas style calculator ( obviosly not a calculator lol) you have buttons which are on the top right, left, bottom right and left, u get the picture, there is a middle button but does nothing.
next, you need to do a learning test... the examiner advises that the test shows a coloured box, and the background is grey dymainc static, ie flickering boxes, faster than the one on city university website, similar but not the same... this is to give u an idea of the test.....
the learning test is needed cause you need to understnad the test process, your advised to stare in the middle of the screen and when you hear a bleep sound you press the corner the box hits remember you got the bottons, after you do this and the examiner is convinced you can do it properly then the actual test takes 15 min.
the test itself i failed got 7.44 for r/g, and 1.34 for blue/yellow, what you dont know is that they can retest you if you fall within a certain numerical, ie boarderline value.
to be honest the test itself was difficult, i pressed the botton the wrong way a few times and knew the mistakes were cause i went to fast on the buttons...
i am at a stage were commercial aviation seems less interesting and more stressfull as a job and might concider a restest cause i think if i was to slow down next time and you do feel abit anxcios as well, and jumpy, would do better cause only 1.44 over pass for green weakness
i hold a jaa and faa medical, need to do ishihara for faa medical and i can read 13 plates and somethimes more, , , im goin to apply for a nppl, and return to the real world and live my life................. i do hold an faa CPL/IR and 300 with the idea of conversion, but things in life change and you need to get over it.... im still happy...