So, after more long days and many cups of coffee later, I finally sat my Module 2 exams on the 9th and 10th of November. I'm really happy to say that the hard work is still paying off, as I achieved a 95% average across the 4 exams, and especially as I managed to get 98% in two of my exams, which was a pretty good feeling! To be honest, everyone did really well, all getting first time passes across the board, so only six exams now stand between us and flight training! Looking back on it, I'd have to say that Module 2 was a pretty tough 2 months, so I'm very glad that it's finally over!
We managed to have a well-deserved night off following our exams, however due to Christmas coming around soon and therefore affecting the teaching schedule over the Christmas period, we went straight into module 3 the following morning (after not many hours sleep!..). Despite this, it was still a great night, although I think a few people felt a bit worse for wear the next day!
So, we're now back into the daily routine! We all had our Visa meeting last week, which means for us guys going to the USA, we're going to have to take a trip the US embassy in London at some point soon to get our Student Visas sorted out. Although this is a bit of pain, it shows how we're getting quite close to finishing ground school now, which I guess is a bit of an incentive!
We've also just come to the end of our first Module 3 topic, which was Air Law, and I'm sure you could have a good guess at what that's about! Air Law is essentially a collection of the various laws and procedures that govern commercial aviation today. The origins of what makes up these rules can be traced back to the Chicago Convention in 1944, in which 52 states set about establishing laws that they would all adopt as their own over their own territory. This led to the formation of ICAO (The International Civil Aviation Organisation) in 1947 who to this day have a large number of Standards and Recommended Practices which member states such as the UK, France, Germany, Spain etc. follow. These govern all aspects of aviation, from the rules regarding Search & Rescue, all the way through to the colour of taxiway signs at airports. It's not been a overly difficult subject, however the sheer quantity of information has made it more of an exercise in learning facts!
We've now made a start on 3 other subjects, including Meteorology which I've been quite looking forward to, and I'll talk about this in the next couple of weeks. I also enjoyed helping out at another busy open day on Saturday, which I managed to fit in before the workload starts to build up again!
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