Skills Test July 2010
Hi,
In reply to everyones posts, ive just done my skills test and passed!!
Mine was :
couple of hours before given the route, planned it at home, looked at F214/215`s Metars and Tafs.
Turned up, went through the whole test with the CAA examiner who was spot on, great guy.
Gave me a weight balance sheet to complete and wanted to know if we would take off with runway avail.
Weight /Balance was out of the envelope, so I suggested adding some baggage, which put everything on track!
Went out checked the aircraft, and as I was finishing, asked me a few things about the aircraft, nothing major. Got in started to do the internal checks, asked me about how much fuel we had and what our endurance was.
Started up, did brake test, and checked DI worked. Start up checks, then we did a Short Take off.
Went off on first leg, made sure I climbed to cruise height at starting point rather than enroute, something which he liked.
Flew very well, and arrived at pin point and turning point give or take a minute.
Then on second leg, told me we`d be doing a VOR `location lost test` which went fine as I knew where I was.
Unplanned diversion, working out heading, time enroute, and ETA. Went fine too
Was told after that I had passed the Nav part.
Then flew to do PFL`s and Stalls. Messed up my base leg stall... tried to rotate before applying full power... Examiner then showed me how I should have done it, then did it fine after that.
PFL went well, he gave me plenty time for find a field I was going to `land` in. Due to location it was went down to about 700feet, all worked out well, as I was climbing away, pulled throttle off, sim engine failure on take off.
Came back into the circuit and after descending deadside, did flapless approach, then low level bad weather, both go arounds, when I was about 50feet off the ground, and finally, a short field landing!
Advice, speak your mind.. everything you think you are going to do say it!
Hope this helps
Al
PA28, Sherburn in Elmet up in sunny Yorkshire