Club Proficiency Test { C.P.T.}

Be advised all new members and existing members without a C. P. T. certificate are expected to successfully complete a C.P.T. before flying solo on the Club flying field .

1. State Club flying boundary's and No Flying Zone .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The Location of the Flying boundary's .

(II) The Whereabouts of the No Flying Zone .

(III) The Pits area .

2. State Club flying practice .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The correct use of the club peg board and frequency scanner .

(II) The correct use of terminology for take off and landing etc. :-

Call " Taking off ". Call " Landing ". Call "Landing Dead Stick " ( dead engine ) .

Call "Retrieving Model "(if entering the flying square ) .

(III) Club Flying Times .

3. Conduct a pre-flight check of the model and radio equipment .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The acquisition of the frequency Peg .

(II) The pilot to carry out security and condition checks of :-

Wings : Fuselage : Tail Plane : Engine : Exhaust : Propeller : Control Surfaces & Linkages .

Wheels : Under Carriage : Servo's : Receiver & Battery .

(III) The completion of battery checks for both Transmitter and Receiver .

(IV) A thorough range check of the model (40 metres away Tx aerial down to one segment) .

(V) The inspection of control surfaces for smooth action , correct orientation and control throw .

(VI) The verification of the model's centre of gravity .

(VII) The fuelling of the model .

(VIII) The competency to start the engine in a safe manner .

(IX) The ability to Restrain the plane when the engine is running .

(X) The completion of a engine mixture test (hold the model in a vertical nose up attitude) .

(XI) The carrying of the model to flight line . (No taxiing in or out of the pits) .

(XII) The checking of the transmitter trims to ensure they are correctly set .

4. Complete the following Flying Test .

{A} Take off and complete a left hand (LH) or right hand (RH) circuit (depending on the wind direction) and over fly the Flying square .

Examiners will be looking for :- (I) A check to see if the runway is clear .

(II) The call " Taking Off ".

(III) Controlled stable flying .

{B} Fly around and complete a series of LH and RH circuits at a constant height in front of the pilot .

Examiners will be looking for :- (I) The ability of the pilot to stay within the flying boundary's .

{C} Fly a horizontal figure of eight at a constant height with the cross over point in front of the pilot .

Examiners will be looking for :-  Accuracy and control .

{D} Fly controlled / safe approaches to the flying square and overshoot from below 30 feet in all possible landing directions from both LH and RH approaches where applicable without over flying the flying boundary's.

Examiners will be looking for approaches from :-

(I) The road a RH approach only ( no LH because of the No Flying Zone) .

(II) The pool side , both LH and RH approaches .

(III) The bottom of the field , both LH and RH approaches .

(IV) The club hut LH approach only ( no RH because of the No Flying Zone) .

{E} Perform 3 Powered Landings as indicated by the Examiner .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The call "Landing".

(II) The pilots ability to perform take off and landings from different directions . However if the wind strength dictates there is only one safe take off and landing direction then that will be used for the purpose of the test .

(III) All landings to be well controlled and on the flying square .

{F} Demonstrate in Flight Trimming Ability .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The ability of the pilot to re-trim a model . The examiners will temporarily take the transmitter and slightly change the model's trim settings. Elevator and aileron only. The pilot will then be given the transmitter back so that he can re-trim the model . The examiners will then check the model for straight and level flight .

{G} Complete a Simulated Dead Stick Landing .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The call "Landing Dead Stick".

(II) The ability to glide the model onto the flying square , using the landing approach dictated by the prevailing wind conditions .

(II) A safe landing on the flying square .

5. Complete Post Flight Checks .

Examiners will be looking for :-

(I) The call "Retrieving model".

(II) Collection of the aircraft remembering to leave the Tx in the pits area .

(III) The switching off the model Rx and most importantly the Tx upon returning to the pits area .

(IV) The return of the frequency peg to the peg board .

(V) The pilot to check his model for any possible damage .