CPL Exams
As I recall it was when Dick Smith got into power with CAA/CASA that he introduced the single 100 Question CPL exam. That would have been circa 1993-4 not 1991. He liked the then American style. He also introduced the regulator to the use of the web / internet to conduct business and easily spread information. After Dick left CASA went back to the seven subject exams and to be capped off within three years.
Prior to then CASA had CPL exams conducted three-four times a year. Usually at a race course pavilion and used former school head masters as supervisors. The exams were hand marked and when the results came out there was little time to apply for the next round of exams and to study up for them.
A CPL holder told me in the past that Civil Flying School was the very first to do the new style CPL exam of 100 questions. Comment from others?