Flight grading
Previous posts are correct, you will be placed in to one of three catagories depending on your flying background.
Less than 10 hours - basic flight grader - 7 flights on the Grob
10 hours to 15 hours - intermediate flight grader - flights on the Grob and the CAP10, very lucky!
More than 15 hours - advance grader - 3 flights on the Grob and 3 flight sims on a turboprop
You will be given a detailed checklist for all your flights. This will show you what you will be assessed on so you basically know exactly what each lesson will consist of. There will be a series of mass group briefing given by school flight instructors which will cover all you need to know in advance of each flight. They will answer all your questions.
The basic flight program for basic graders goes something like,
Flight 1 - Maintaining straight and level flying
Flight 2 - Turns, Climbing and descending
Flight 3/4 Steep turns, stalls/wingover/unusual altitude recovery
Flight 5 - Take off/Circuit training but no landing
Flight 6 -Circuits - fly rectangular tracks around the runway - take off/landing
Flight 7 - Assessed on everything!
You are given feedback after each flight so you know exactly how you are doing.
There is also a simple diagrammatic reasoning test and a computer flying exercise (fly through a series of hoops). Both are normally done at the beginning of the 2 weeks in Adelaide. You will receive clear instructions on the day as to what you need to do so don't worry too much about trying to find more information on these tests.
Loads of very nice cadets around to help from Cathay /Dragonair / Emirates/ Qantas and other from China and Japan.
I have heard that that a recent batch of flight graders all made it, 10 out of 10, where as half the previous batch made it. The good thing at this stage is that you are are working together and no longer competing, so help each other out and enjoy the experience.