Software error at the CAA
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From: Bristol, England
Software error at the CAA
One of our students at Bristol has just appealed his results for the April Instruments paper, I have to say against my advice because appeals never work, do they?
The result? A nice letter from the CAA saying that 'on investigation we found a software error betwen the OMR and the main software that resulted in the result for your Instruments/Electronics paper being incorrectly transmitted'.
He passed the paper on the re-mark & now has all the exams in the bag, happy lad.
But would they have found the error if he hadn't appealed?
The result? A nice letter from the CAA saying that 'on investigation we found a software error betwen the OMR and the main software that resulted in the result for your Instruments/Electronics paper being incorrectly transmitted'.
He passed the paper on the re-mark & now has all the exams in the bag, happy lad.
But would they have found the error if he hadn't appealed?
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From: London,Bucharest...wherever...
Well I would say that by admitting the error, in writing as well, then everyone who has taken an exam during the period this software was in use has the legal right to a re-mark at no charge...might help a few as ia m sure this has not been an isolated case...and it would certainly f!ck up FCL 
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From: Rutland, UK
The same as me ....Bristol... and i passed my first 8 first time too !!!
Well done HP...never had any doubts you jammy thing !!
I do think that anyone who had a fail at Instruments should get a free re-mark...seems only right
Well done HP...never had any doubts you jammy thing !!
I do think that anyone who had a fail at Instruments should get a free re-mark...seems only right
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G-RICH,
As Avrodamo (DG) said, we were at Bristol although I was studying with PPSC up to the Module 1 brush-up course which was when they went bust. BGS is excellent: good notes; excellent PC-based CD-ROM; quick turn-round on phase tests etc etc. Thoroughly recommended. ANd Mary Sproat's B & B for the brush-ups although if you share with people like Avrodamo you won't drink much beer while you're there!
As Avrodamo (DG) said, we were at Bristol although I was studying with PPSC up to the Module 1 brush-up course which was when they went bust. BGS is excellent: good notes; excellent PC-based CD-ROM; quick turn-round on phase tests etc etc. Thoroughly recommended. ANd Mary Sproat's B & B for the brush-ups although if you share with people like Avrodamo you won't drink much beer while you're there!
