Originally Posted by
Noimagination84
Has anyone done the AOSA exam this year? If so can you give an indication of how difficult you found it and how many weeks study you used before hand? And whether were successful on first attempt.
I have the AFT notes and 7 weeks to prepare for AOSA and AHUF. AOSA is booked for the second day after I land and AHUF 3 days later with the ability to rebook AOSA that same week should the first time not go well.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as I have given myself 2 weeks for both exams and hopefully the flight test.
Hi
Noimagination84 and others seeking info on AOSA exam.
Just did my AOSA exam like a week back.
7 weeks study should be ok, as long as you are dedicating enough time for study the entire time. The name of the game is 'knowing where to look' and also 'RTFFQ' as the English can be a little bendy.
Go in with all the permitted material. Most say that they didnt need to use DAP and ERSA, however i had two questions where I needed the ERSA for reference (And I DIDN'T Have It!!!!!) Don't leave it to chance. Luckily i had the PCA and ERC to make a blind guess and it seems to have worked in my favour.
Had some 6-7
questions on MET. Mostly they were about interpreting TAF, GAF, METARs, RSWT, GPWT, SIGMETs etc, but i think there was one about hazards of Thunderstorms, if i remember correctly.
Most of my page flipping was on CASR (61,91,121,135) and MOS (91,121,135) and a couple of questions which required the CAO manual. There were about 4-5 questions based on the 48.1 instrument. Know which appendix to refer to (psssst... the question will sometimes give you a hint).
Had a good amount of questions from the AIP as well. use those permitted page tags for references which you think are essential. Underlining is also ok. (please refer to CASA website again, in case these rules may have changed) ... see link below!
I used the AFT sample questions for my prep. Must have done like 4months of study alongside my working roster during OFF days and in between flights. Exam questions are quite akin to the AFT ones. Time yourself when doing the sample exams. I would say you should take 2.5 - 3mins per question. If you answer a few from memory (if you're lucky to get such questions), then you can avail more time for the trickier ones or for review at the end.
Pass mark is 80% with a 3hr duration.
If you are taking too long (more than 2mins to even find the ref) to answer a question.... leave it and return to it if time allows. Go with a basic calculator. It may seem trivial, but could prove useful even if its for one question. It might even be useful when reviewing to check how much you might score based on what you think you answered correctly
All this is from personal terrifying experience of preparing and sitting the dreaded AOSA.
Please use this advice with caution, and don't quote me
Other than this, always refer to the official guidance given on the CASA website and by official training institutions.
All the best!!!
https://www.casa.gov.au/licences-and...lane)exam-AOSA