Responsible to Pre-Flight, use checklist to start,
Knowledgably about taxi, Proper break checks, crosswind taxi
Understand airport diagram, where you are taxing from to runway
Airport Signs and Marking
Normal and Crosswind takeoffs Abort Takeoff
Fly to the Practice Area
Slow flight, Power off Stall, Power on Stall, steep Turns,
under the hood - demonstrate the 4 Fundamentals of flight
Unusual attitude recovery
Simulate Engine out - 5 steps of recovery - pitch for best glide airspeed, find landing spot, try to restart, simulating calling for help (squawk 7700 mayday), land aircraft
perform turn around a point, S Turns
Find your way back to the airport
Airport traffic pattern altitude
Normal and crosswind landings
Go around
Engine simulate outage
ATC Communications
clearing turns, appropriate Altitude, Techniques, recovery for each maneuvers you ask to perform
Start maneuver above 3,000' Complete maneuver no lower that 1,500'
Ground maneuver, Enter tailwind Altitude 600' and 1'000'
Pre-solo Written Exam
Name: Date:
Airplane Make/Model:
Answer the following questions in the space provided, using the FARs, AIM,
AFD, and POH. If you reference one of these sources for an answer, be sure to
note it for your future reference.
What type of engine does the aircraft have? _____________________
What is the engine horsepower? ________________________________
How many gallons of useful fuel does the aircraft hold? _________
What type of oil should be used in this engine? _______________________
What type of coolant is in the aircraft?__________________________
Please define in your own words and list the speed for each of the following in
1: Take a deep breath. Your examiner is a human too, and they also had to go through a Checkride just like you! You'll find after your Checkride that it wasn't nearly as bad or intimidating as you thought it would be. I promise, very few people were more nervous than I was for my Checkride, so you're not alone in feeling that way. If I can do it, you can too!
2: Don't dig a hole. You may have heard this one before, but if the DPE asks you a question, try not to show off your knowledge by answering more than he/she asked. If you try to show off, they may dig deeper into a part of your knowledge that you may not be as confident in, plus you're just wasting time!
3: Get there early. You should get to your Checkride at least a few hours early to get the room set up with all your books and materials out, and payment ready for the DPE. and to preflight the airplane to make sure it's airworthy. Also, check the weather for the day of the Checkride and COMMUNICATE with your DPE! I made this mistake and it got me in a pickle.
4: Study the ACS. Aviation is one of the only career fields where we know EXACTLY what the test is going to be before we take it. We literally have a document that tells us everything the examiner will/should ask, so why don't we use it more? Use it like a checklist and go through your weak areas to study them. But, adding onto that, not only do we know what the test is going to be, but we ALSO can use any FAA publication we want to! USE THIS! If you don't know the answer to a question, don't guess, LOOK IT UP!
5: Trust your endorsement! As CFI, we have to endorse our students for the check ride they take, and putting our name on that endorsement is a big deal for us as well! We wouldn't endorse you without having full trust in your abilities, so be confident and trust your CFI has done their job.
Private Pilot Certificate Checkride Checklist
This is a checklist to make sure you have everything you need for your Private Pilot Checkride. Make sure to have all the items complete prior to meeting with your examiner.
IACRA Complete (Your CFI should do this 8710 form)
Personal Documents | Money (Prove you are eligible to get private pilot license) ☐ Identification | Photo/Signature ID ☐ Student Pilot Certificate ☐ Current Medical Certificate ☐ Completed IACRA 8710 From ☐ Original Airman Knowledge Test Report | NOT A COPY ☐ Pilot logbook w/ appropriate instructor endorsements &Training Hours when you did cross-country ☐ DPE Designate Pilot Examiner ’s Fee
Equipment Don’t expect the examiner to have some of these items. Come prepared and ready to go! Some examiners let you use digital devices, like ForeFlight. ☐ View Limiting Device (foggles) ☐ Headphones ☐ Kneeboard ☐ Fuel Sump Tester ☐ Current Aeronautical Sectional Charts | Printed or Digital ☐ Flight Computer E6B and Plotter ☐ Flight Plan Form and Flight Logs | Printed or Digital Complete XC ☐ Completed weight and balance chart with envelope plotting, Performance calculations ☐ Chart Supplements, US Current Airport Diagrams, and Appropriate Publications | Printed or Digital ☐ Pencil and Paper ☐ Supplemental Materials | It’s Open Book ☐ PTS Standards ☐ FAR/AIM ☐ POH ☐ Charged iPads and iPhone
Aircraft Documents (Prove your Airplane is airworthy (cfi/) Have these times available to prove your aircraft is airworthy. Take time prior to the test to review all documents and the locations of information you need to provide. ☐ Airworthiness Certificate ☐ Registration Certificate ☐ Operating Limitations ☐ Maintenance Records ☐ Logbook Record of Airworthiness Inspections and AD Compliances ☐ Pilot’s Operating Handbook or Approved Aircraft Flight Manual
Your Checkride Binder (good to have sections) ☐ Application -Photo ID /Airman Knowledge Test ☐ Complete XC Navigation Log (NAV LOG) ☐ Weather - Full flight service weather briefing for route of flight/Nodam ☐ Maintenance - AVIATE ARROW AD etc ☐ Performance calculations -speed/oil/fuel octain ☐ Weight & Balance templates and copy of envelope DP weight within CG limits / below maximum take of weight ☐ Printed out airport taxi diagrams ☐ My lil info sheets about airports ☐ Emergency airport info ☐ Quick reference facts about the piper ☐ AD’s ☐ Charts and Diagrams - Sectional
IAMSAFE Bottle to throttle 8 hours .04% blood alc
I - A- Aircraft M - S - A -Alcohol F - Fatigue E- Eating (water protein, potassium)
Share expense of flight
Weight and Balance Questions Must be within Center of Gravity CG limits / Below maximum take of weight Trade Weight for Fuel Range/Fuel Burn/ Within Normal Category of Weight and Balance Envelope Fuel - Over gross weight Center of Gravity if you move Center of Gravity aft - aircraft become less stable, Flight Characteristics - because there is Less down force on the Tail.... It is the down force on the tail makes the aircraft stable in flight and easer to over control the aircraft, harder to recover from stalls
Weather Printout ☐ winds/temps aloft ☐ prog charts, surface analysis charts, etc. ☐ TAFS and METARs for the day
Blank copies of: ☐ All performance charts ☐ Required for climb and descent ☐ List of alternates and plans ☐ NOTAMs and TFRs
-Maintenance records for Piper
Know Your Airplane (Make Flash Card) V Speeds Vr Rotation Speed 60Knots, Vfe Flap Extension Speed 102Knots, Va Manuaver speed Vx Vy Flash Max Gross weight Empty weight How to Calculate Weight & Balance What type of Engine you have What kind of Airplane you have Your Cessna 172 The Mike or November model? Why type of hydraulic Fluid and color What type of fuel it uses 100LL Low Lead color tinted blue Category (utility, aerobatic, normal) Load Factor Power Settings
ATC Gun Signal Green on Ground Red on Ground
Sectional Chart - Airspace, Charts How cloud bravo different from Charles how cloud clearance different from Charley and Delta Arrival or Departure procedure Obstruction Airport Facility Directory RP* = L* - Part time lighting Things along route TFRs etc
Flight Plan Navigating - Radio Waves, GPS, VOR Pilotage Power Settings Fuel Burn - 75% Power, Lean, RPM Time to Destination Forecast - What the winds/Temps will be doing?
VFRClearance
Oral Exam
Flash Card Draw Aircraft systems - Fuel/Electrical/Hydraulic/Vacuum Airspace - Class A, B, C, D, E, G Weather - ATIS, METAR, Sectional Chart
Flight Chair flying - review all maneuvers/emergencies Radio Communication phrases Plan Flight Diversion Fly under the hood Stress/Anxiety - eat banana (potassium) /Chew Gum
LIST OF THINGS I BROUGHT TO THE CHECKRIDE:
-DPE fee -Current sectionals -Completed weight and balance chart with envelope plotting -The foggles -Totaled and signed logbook -Knowledge test paper report -Medical certificate -Student pilot certificate -Photo ID -IACRA 8710 form -POH -FARAIM -AROW -Kneeboard -Headphones -Chart Supplement US (Current) -Charged iPads and iPhone -E6b -Plotter/ruler -Maintenance records for Piper
IACRA Complete (Your CFI should do this 8710 form)
LogBook (Pilot) - Flights, instructions, Takeoff/Landing/Endorsements - Requirements Met (Experience met - For day, night, hood time, cross country, solo time, - All Endorsements (From Instructor solo, knowledge test, TSA Security Endorsement - Hours Add up Correctly (Add up solo time/PIC time)
Private Pilot Endorsements See AC 61-65E
Before Training Citizenship eligibility Endorsement
Solo Pre-Solo Aeronautical knowledge test corrected Student pilot certificate make/model Flight training proficiency in logbook for make/model Additional 90 day solo endorsement (if 3 above is not current)
Cross-Country Student pilot certificate for category Logbook cross-country training make/model Individual cross-country flight review Possible extra endorsements One time for take-offs/landings less than 25 nautical miles Repeated solo cross-country within 50 nautical miles Solo at night (within previous 90 days) Solo in Class B Solo to, from, or at an airport in Class B airspace Practical Test FAA written test endorsement Prepared for practical test including deficient FAA written subjects
NOTES: Complete the TSA Security Awareness Training online course and print/sign/keep the certificate of completion. Flight Training as defined by:Part 61 says, “training other than ground training by an authorized instructor”
49 CFR Part 1552: “instruction received from a flight school in an aircraft or aircraft simulator. Flight training does not include recurrent training, ground training, a demonstration flight for marketing purposes, or any military training provided by the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, or an entity under contract with the Department of Defense or U.S. Coast Guard.”
Oxygen Requirements: if you're flying at 12,500 and above for more than 30 mins, required crew must be on oxygen. 14,000' above require crew must be on oxygen, 15,000' must be on oxygen, offer to passengers.
Hypoxia - Lack of Oxygen to vital organs
LOGBOOK (Aircraft) Required Inspections - AVIATES
Annual inspection - 12 calendar months, Inspection Authorized Mechanic (!A) Annual qualify as 100 hr inspection VOR - 30 Days check 100 Hours Inspection AD's compliant (all airworthness directive MUST be complied with Transponder 24 months ELT - 12 Calander mont, 1/2 battery, 1 hr cumulative Static-Alt Placards & Markings
The regulations require that all maintenance be appropriately documented in the aircraft’s logbooks. This applies to owner maintenance as well. Any time you perform maintenance, you must log the following:
- The type of inspection and a brief description of the extent of the inspection; - The date of the inspection and aircraft total time in service; - The signature, the certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving or disapproving for return to service the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, component part, or portions thereof.
A typical oil change entry would be entered in the engine logbook as follows:
8/23/15 3025TT Airframe, 1222 SMOH Engine Drained oil and replaced with 7qts. 20W50 Oil. Replaced 48110 oil filter and safety wire. Collected oil sample for analysis. Engine test-run and no leaks noted. Jeffrey Simon Owner, pilot license #11223333
A Airworthiness Certificate FAR 91.203 - Valid as long as aircraft is maintained and an airworthy State - Must be visible to crew & passenger
R Registration FAR 91.203 - Registration to the Owner - Pink Copy: 90 Days Authorization for operation in US Only
R Radio License - Issued by the FCC
- Required if you are flying international
O Operating Handbook FAR 91.9 Packard
W Weight and Balance Basic Empty Weight - Basic Empty Weight FAR Part 23 FAR 91.103
1. 2 years (24 Calendar months) Bi-Annual Fly Review 2. Currency - 61.57 - 3 take off and landing in the past 90 day, Night Full stop with 6 month 6 months without flying 3. 14CFR1.1 Night Time: Civil twilight 1 hr after sunset, 1 hr before sunrise eg sunset 5PM - Civil Twilight 5:26 - 1 hr after sunset 6PM 4. Proficiency/Currency 5. If Winds 10 gusting 15 -
6. What kinds document you need to fly ARROW License Identification Photo ID Medical Certificate
ARROW Airworthiness certificate Registration (temporary is pink) (every 3 years on actual certificate valid -Notify of AD) Radio license (international flights) Operation handbook Weight & balance
AVIATES - What is needed to Fly VFR Annual (12 months) IA sign off VOR Check (30 Days) 100 Hour or Progressive inspection (required if aircraft is used for hire or flight instruction for hire—91.409(b)) - Ferry Permit from FISO if 100 hr expire and take aircraft for 100hr inspection AMP sign off Altimeter (24months 91.411) and Airworthiness Directives (every 2 weeks published) Working with Machinic, look in log book Transponder (24 months 91.413) ELT (12 months - Battery replace 50% of life in use, more 1 hour ) 121.5 to listen of ELT, Maintenance logs Static inspection (24 months) Owner POC - Maintenance Log
It's a METAR Date & Time 26th 1853Zulu Winds 150deg at 04KTs Visibility 10SM Cloud CLR Clear Temperature /Due point temp -24deg duepoint-27deg M24/M27 Altimeter 29.33 Remarks RMK Automated A02 SLP932 T12391272 Sensor A02 Type of Sensor at station can distinguish between rain & snow. A01 cannot Sea Level Pressure SLP932 Temperature due point spread -23.9 and -27.2 T12391272 * When temp and due point equal - have fog/Cloud - Poor visibility
TAF (Terminal Area Forecast 5 statue miles from airport) No Temps on TAF PANC261720Z 2618/2724 36006KT p6SM SKC FM270400 35012KT P6SM FWW100 SCT200 FRM271900 36007KT P6SM VSCH BKN060
2618/2724 - 26th 1800Zulu to 27th 2400Zulu (about 30hrs for good weather) Winds North at 6knots Visibility 6SM SKC Sky Clear
FM270400 35012KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 From 27th at 0400Zulu Winds 350degs at 12knots 35012KT Visibility 6statue miles P6SM Clouds FEW100 Few 10,000' and Scattered 20000 SCT200
FM271900 36007KT P6SM VSCH BKN060 From 27th at 1900Z Winds 360deg at 7knots 36007KT Visibility 6statue mile Shower in vicinity VSCH Clouds broken at 6000' BKN060
FM270200 14013G20KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC025 WS020/15040KT on 27th 0200Zulu Winds 140deg at 13Knots gusting 20Knots visibility 6statu miles Rain Shower Cloud Scattered 1500' Overcast 2500' WS02000 - Wind shift at 2000' Winds 150 at 40Knots Turbulent air expect
- Side Slip - Hold airplane position over center line when making a crosswind landing (left aileron, Right Rudder) for left crosswind
- Forward Slip - crab attitude, Use to lose altitude, increase visibility of runway - Wind 30def from left @17knots, Longitude axis is at an angle of runway, nose into wind, power at idle (Right aileron, Left rudder)
What version of slow flight do you like to see * PTS - Stall warning horn * ACS - NO stall warning horn 3 ways in your real world day how you prevent runway incursion? - Write down & read back - Taxi Diagram - Zoom in
Think out loud 5 Examiner - Checkride Question ------------------------------- 1. An AFT CG=? Is it faster or slower Cruise Speed? More stable or Less Stable Aircraft? AN AFT CG ALLOWS FOR FASTER CRUISE BUT FRAR LESS STABLE AIRCRAFT (Less Tail Down Force) AFT (move back CG, Less effective)
2. Give me 2 Reason why A pilot MUST file a Flight Plan? - Crossing over an ADIZ (International Flying) - When Weather condition requires it (IFR)
3. You're flying and a Circuit breaker Pops, How many time can you rest it & How long should you wait before you reset it? Once & Wait one minute If it not your primary flight instrument you can live without you eg NAV radio 1
4. You're on Takeoff passing through, 1,000FT and Approaching a Few birds. What should you do? If able get above them. Know that Birds have a tendency to dive when frightened
5. What is the First Instrument you look at when recovering from Spatial Disorientation ANSWER: AIRSPEED Indicator - Airspeed Indicator (too slow stall, too fast stress bring power back) NOT the Attitude Indicator (reliable up to 59 deg, 60deg and beyond it will tumble and no longer accurate)
