G'day All,
Got a rude shock today when I went for my final ATPL @ the ASL exam centre in Bankstown. They have changed the Calculator
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I kicked up a bit of a stink about it because, as you know time is important when doing most of these exams. For the past 7 months, I and many others no doubt have been practicing on the Aurora, and too find that it had changed was a bit of a shock..
I asked how long this new calc would be in for, and the reply was for a year or so.. The new calc, I found was really hard to work. Either my reverse sign (eg, to change 3 into -3) wasn't working, or I just couldn't use it. The M+, MRC and Memory Clear wasn't as user friendly as the last one either. It's about 3/4 in size, with the buttons (apart from the standard 10!) in different locations. Took quite a bit of practice to trust the answers it was giving out.
Thankfully though, I managed to get away with it today and finished my last ATPL
- I told the lady behind the desk, that I hope to never see her again!! (obviously as a light hearted joke)
I hope for the flight planners out there, that this isn't going to affect you.
Next in line, to do this '$99 english exam to make sure I can speak good'
go_soaring! instead