After a night with only 3 hours sleep, this morning I handed in my final piece of university coursework for 2011/12. I only have 4 exams left in June before I break up for summer. This now means I can let my mind wonder back to my CPL, which starts next week.
I received a large magnitude of briefing documents from PAT for the Duchess. The most important was the checklists, of which a large quantity need to be memorised and performed in the cockpit without reference to the checklists. I have written out each block onto an A4 sheet of paper, and stuck then on my bedroom wall.
The first two columns are standard procedures such as 'after take off checks'. I have managed to learn all of these. The other two columns are all emergency drills such as 'engine fire after take off'. Its a boring process, but learn them I will, and i'm sure they will become useful in the cockpit. If you break them down into a block per day, it doesn't take long to memorise them.
I'm really looking forward to starting this flying training. There is no doubt that the CPL/IR is the most challenging, but rewarding, training a pilot will do. The next blog from me will be next week, after my first day. Wish me luck..
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