Canadian CPL Flight Test: Nav log routes?

[Birthday Boy]

Here is part of the Flight Test Guide for the CPL flight test. Your instructor should have gone through this with you very thoroughly well before the flight test.

You are going to be a commercial pilot and you need to be more proactive with regard to your training. You obviously have a PPL so what did you use to study for that flight test.

The flight test guide is available for free on the Transport Canada web site.

A. Pre-Flight Planning Procedures (Ground Item)
Aim
To determine that the candidate can efficiently plan a VFR cross-country flight, demonstrate practical knowledge of cross-country flight planning and demonstrate the ability to manually recalculate one leg for the examiner, based on a scenario such as a wind change or altitude change.
Description
The examiner will ask the candidate to plan a VFR cross-country flight of at least 2.5 hours cruising range to an assigned destination, including an intermediate stop. Preliminary planning and map preparation may be done prior to the day of the test. Final flight planning will be completed based on real time weather, and a loading scenario with all passenger seats occupied as well as a significant baggage load, as specified by the examiner. Software or online flight planning may be used for the planning and generation of a navigation log.

Performance Criteria
Assessment will be based on the candidate’s ability to:
(a) use appropriate and current aeronautical charts and other current flight publications to extract and record pertinent information;
(b) correctly identify airspace, obstructions, terrain features and map symbols;
(c) obtain pertinent information about the en route and destination airports;
(d) retrieve and interpret weather information and NOTAMs relevant to the intended flight;
(e) determine the acceptability of the departure and destination runways under existing or forecast conditions;
(f) select a safe and efficient route;
(g) prepare contingency plans for intermediate or alternate destinations;
(h) select the most favourable and appropriate altitudes, considering weather conditions, terrain and equipment capabilities;
(i) prepare a chart and navigational log, including estimated headings, fuel requirements and time en route, either manually or with flight-planning software;
(j) make a competent “GO/NO-GO” decision based on available information for the cross-country flight;
(k) demonstrate knowledge of how to file a VFR flight plan;
(l) complete planning, preparations and calculations, excluding weight and balance computations for the actual flight, within 45 minutes; and
(m) manually recalculate one leg of the flight plan (with E6B or equivalent) based on a scenario specified by the examiner during the evaluation of the ground portion of the flight test.