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INSTRUMENT RATING
PRACTICE CYBEREXAM

IMPORTANT NOTE:


Effective 03 May 2010, CASA has a new policy regarding the use of tags in permitted exam publications.

A summary of the policy is -

The following lists the maximum number of tags per respective publication where such publications are permitted in exam session:

1 (i) CAR (1988), (ii) CASR (1998) [used in only Balloon exam], and (iii) Part 137 [used in aeroplane agricultural rating exam] - no tag permitted
2 CAO - no tag permitted
3 AIP Book (or its Jeppesen equivalent) - maximum 10 (ten) tags
4 ERSA - maximum 5 (five) tags
4 Day VFR Guide (note: this publication has been temporarily withdrawn) - no tag permitted
6 DAP East & West - no tag permitted
7 CAAP - no tag permitted
8 Handbook and Operations Manual of exam aircraft model - no tag permitted
9 All charts - no tag permitted
10 Any exam-permitted publication not listed here - no tag permitted

Condition for sitting exam

Candidates who tag their exam-permitted publications in excess of the above limits will not be allowed to undertake the exam until they remove the extra tags.

For more information please visit - CASA Exam Policy Tags, Highlighting & Underlining in Exam-Permitted Publications Effective 3 May 2010




This Practice CyberExam has been developed to assist students prepare for the CASA Instrument Rating theory examination.

The Practice CyberExams DO NOT contain actual CASA examination questions. They are intended only as a guide to the style and difficulty level of the actual examination.



REQUIRED/TO BE SUPPLIED BY CANDIDATE:

Please Note: The answers to questions contained in this IREX Practice CyberExam are based upon current versions of the following documents.

Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR)
Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 20-95.2
CAAP 234-1(0)
AIP Book (including AIP SUP)
En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA) complete
Planning Chart (AUS PCA)
Departure and Approach Procedures (DAP) East and West
All Terminal Area Charts (TAC)
ALL Enroute Charts (ERC) Low

PROVIDED BY ASL TO CANDIDATE:

Please Note - You will need to provide these items to complete this Bob Tait/Advanced Flight Theory Practice CyberExam, however ASL will provide these items for the actual CASA CyberExams.

Scribble Pad
Electronic Calculator with basic functions
VH-OZY Information Sheet

VERY IMPORTANT - Before commencing this IREX Practice CyberExam, you MUST PRINT the information sheet on aircraft VH-OZY.

Please click here to open the Adobe Acrobat file containing VH-OZY information. Once you have opened the file, simply click File then Print from the menu in the top left corner of your screen.

Where an IREX Practice CyberExam question requires aircraft performance/equipment information or company policy details, you must refer to the information given for VH-OZY.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer you can click the image below to download the program.

TIME ALLOWED (Includes Reading Time):

3.5 Hours

MARKS ALLOCATED:

40 Marks

PASS MARK REQUIRED:

Not less than 70% of the marks available


Now click the 2nd "Info" button to view CASA Information ...



IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ

The two "Info" buttons and the two "Data" buttons shown on the left of this page are designed to replicate the appearance of the CASA CyberExams as closely as possible. The information and instructions that appear on these pages have been taken from the CASA Practice CyberExam without alteration.

The buttons have been included here to ensure the appearance of this exam is as close as possible to the CASA exam, however please be aware that the sequence of the buttons and the associated text displayed may not always match. We have deliberately not altered any of the CASA text or button links.


ADVISABLE - use the Practice Exam before attempting the actual exam.
The actual exam will be presented in a similar format.
The 15 minutes allowed for this practice does not affect actual exam time.
This practice will not be marked.
At any time click the "End Practice" button to end practice.

What is meant by 'click' or 'clicking'?
The computer 'mouse' operates the pointer on the screen.
Move the 'mouse' on its mat to move the pointer.
Place the pointer where you want to make a selection.
Then depress (click) the left button on the 'mouse' to action that selection.

To continue to the next page, click "Next Question" button on the screen top left, or click directly on next button (below the one with the arrow).

If you do not understand anything, ask the exam supervisor NOW
You must know how to use the system before proceeding to the actual exam.

Note the round buttons by the left hand side of this screen:

  • purple buttons contain exam information (labelled "Info") and data (labelled "Data")
  • grey buttons (with numbers and bracketed M) are exam questions
  • bracketed [M:1] means question carries one mark; [M:2] means two marks, and so on.
  • the arrow indicates the page you are at

To continue to the next page, click "Next Question" button on the screen top left, or click directly on next button (below the one with the arrow).

Purple buttons contain exam information and data.
There will be at least one purple button in any exam.
The first button, titled "Info", always shows exam information
(eg. 'no of questions', 'total marks', 'permitted documents', etc).
In an actual exam, you may click the "Info" button to see exam details.

In some exams there may be a second purple button, titled "Data".
A "Data" button has exam data relevant to some or all exam questions.
Some exams may have more than one "Data" button.
In an actual exam, click the "Data" button(s) to see the exam data.
Any time you need to review the exam data, click the "Data" button(s).

A scroll bar on the left column means there are more buttons than displayed.
The supervisor can show you how to use the scroll bar, if required.

Time remaining for the exam is displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

Now click the next button to continue this practice.

To move from question to question, do one of the following:

  • click the "Previous Question" button (top left hand corner).
  • click the "Next Question" button.
  • click a numbered button directly.

Answer as many practice questions as you wish.

  • Questions are displayed singly, one per page.
  • An arrow points at the button of the question or page you are looking at.
  • Questions may be in multi-choice or 'fill in the blank' format.
  • An exam may have questions of one or both formats.

Sequence in Answering

  • Questions may be answered in any order.
  • You may return to an answered question anytime to change your answer.
  • When a question has been answered, its button changes colour from grey to blue.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

Multi-choice Questions

  • Each question has between 3 to 5 alternative answers.
  • Each alternative answer has an indented 'circle' on its left.
  • You may now wish to see what a multi-choice question looks like.
  • After doing so, return to this page to continue reading the instructions.
  • Just click a grey button below until you get a multi-choice question.
  • Select your desired answer by clicking the correct 'circle'.
  • Your selection appears as a black dot in the 'circle'.
  • To change a selection, click again on the desired 'circle'.
  • The black dot will then move to the new selection.
  • You may change your selection as many times as you wish.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

'Fill in the Blank' Questions

  • Each question has a blank field to be filled in with a numerical value.
  • You may now wish to see what a 'fill in the blank' question looks like.
  • After doing so, return to this page to continue reading the instructions.
  • Just click a grey button below until you get a 'fill in the blank' question.
  • Click on the blank field of the question.
  • Type in your answer with the numerical keys on your keyboard.
  • Enter only numbers, and never a letter.
  • Do not use a comma in values such as 1,000 or 10,000. Just type in 1000 or 10000
  • Do not enter a full-stop AFTER a numerical answer.
  • If an answer requires a decimal point, the full-stop may be used, eg 1.98
  • The question will indicate how many decimal places will be required. An example of 'to 2 decimal places' would be 1.98, while 'to one decimal place' would be 1013.2
  • If a 'minus' value is involved, eg. minus 56.5, type in the minus symbol and without leaving a space the value, eg -56.5
  • To change an answer, click again on the blank field.
  • Erase what you had typed by backspacing or using the Delete key.
  • Then type in your new answer.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

When you are ready to start the actual exam, click the "End Practice" button.
CyberExams will prompt you to confirm you wish to proceed - click OK to continue.
You will then see a page titled "Practice Exam Completed", with a button labelled "Start Exam".

Click "Start Exam" when you are ready. The actual exam will then be loaded.

(While loading the exam, the screen will show "Loading. Please wait ...".)

DO NOT COMMENCE NAVIGATING DURING THIS LOADING STAGE
(You may cause an interrupted download)

LEAVE COMPUTER ALONE UNTIL LOADING HAS BEEN COMPLETED
(Do NOT touch the mouse or keyboard at this stage)

The 'Time Remaining' clock will start when the exam has completely loaded.

Now click the "Next Question" button or the next round button to continue.

When you have completed the exam, if you wish, click the "Submit Exam" button
CyberExams will prompt you to confirm you are ready to submit your answers.
Click "OK" if you are sure you want to complete the exam session.

WARNING - once you click "OK", you cannot return to the exam.
Almost immediately, your result will be displayed.
Ask the supervisor for your official Result Advice and KDR.

WARNING - when allowable time expires, the exam will automatically submit itself and be assessed.
Should this happen, a message will appear to notify you.

Consult the exam supervisor NOW if you have any difficulties.

If you do not understand anything, ask the exam supervisor NOW
You must know how to use the system before proceeding to the actual exam.


Now click the "Generate Exam" button to generate the exam, or the information buttons if you need to read these instructions again.






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There is no data required for this exam.