Originally Posted by
justmaybe
Yes it does. Reports of an extremely aggressive and unhelpful sim instructor on the one hand, together with a CPL (Not IR) skill test being conducted in less than marginal VFR conditions in 40 minutes because the Examiner had a long way to travel, and was running out of time!! The test was written up as passed and the candidate told to annotate his log book for a much longer flight. May not be the same place, but sounds awfully similar........ Still, if you get the ticket so be it.
Well I can confirm the simulator instructor is an arsehole of epic proportion. Helpful sometimes, but you basically have to teach yourself.
On the other hand I haven't heard or seen any short cuts on the tests, in fact it's strict regarding minima, procedures and attention to detail. The amount of information and regulations one is expected to know/understand are huge, it certainly not easy and it's continues to be very challenging in terms of knowledge and flying skills