How the Private Pilot License Checkride Works | Airmen Certification Standards | ACS 

Thanks for sharing this! It's good information for everyone.

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D C that is fantastic! Congratulations!

Wow congrats! 👌

im 4 months late.... CONGRATSSSSS

Congratulations

Great news!!! Dont ever stop learning!

Thanks for sharing that. Sounds like he likes to try and trick people with the seatbelt thing. Great way to fail right off the bat. LoL.

@@flywiththeguys yes, I agree. I think the examiners mike to play stupid or buddy buddy to lull you into thinking "oh he's not that bad" rhen catch you in a mistake that you dont confess to. Or in the case of the seatbelt thing to see if you have more sympathy for him than safety. One thing ALWAYS go thru my mind when I fly is Safety is #1!!! Never ever have get there-itis. Stay SAFE on the ground instead of taking chances and ALWAYS be prepared for an emergency! When i went over mountain flying with my instructor he asked "what would you do if you engine quit right now." He said "find the two biggest trees and rip your wings off. The engine is dead, you dont need fuel and if you that low, you dont need the wings. Sure you my hit a tree and break a few bones and go unconcious but its better than being burned alive with all the fuel around you!"

Nice! The internet does make things easier these days. Especially with the overwhelming amount of information available.

What if the examiner asks one to perform an EFATO,, would you still recommend to use the checklist and maybe you have no time to go back to the checklist

GOOD. Thats the way it should be. Mine did a really good job too. Actually became a DPE when he was instructing me.

How long were you taking lessons and are you u.k based ?

Congratulations! And I'm glad it helped!

You're so welcome!

Thank you for your comment! Love the feedback!

Thank you! And I'm glad they help. =)

You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words!

Awesome! Thank you! At first I was like, 1K what? Then, OH! 1K likes. =)

Thanks for the kind words! Makes making videos worth it. I’m really just trying to help people.

No problem! I’m glad you liked it.

Thanks! I glad it helped. =)

CONGRATULATIONS!

No problem! It sometimes baffles me how students go to the checkride never knowing how it's really going to work. If you have one coming up, GOOD LUCK! =)

Enjoy the journey! Flying is an incredible thing!

My daughter still asks me to take her flying so she can touch a cloud.

Wah...I need to do that too someday, touching the cloud!!!!

You're welcome. Good luck on your stage check and also on your solo!

@@flywiththeguys Flew Solo Saturday and Today! Fun times!!

@@DanCoastie CONGRATS! How was it?

Fly With The Guys there is nothing like being in an airplane by yourself waiting to take off lol. Once you’re up and alone, all you have is your thoughts. It went decent. Not perfect by any means. Had 1 go around in the 4 take offs/landings I’ve done so far alone. Today I came in and pulled back a little to early causing me to bounce twice. I went for the go around

No problem!

Thanks John, I appreciate the kind words and support.

GOOD! And if you're headed to your checkride soon, good luck!

Thanks!

This is a great start with a lot of free resources. Check the description - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZyvIGAjF2w8.html

Good luck!! You'll do great! Thanks for checking out the video.

Fly With The Guys forgot to say, but I passed my checkride!

@@wesleycurrier13 WOOT! Congratulations!

We thought so! It was interesting talking to a few students getting ready for their checkride that had no idea how it was actually going to work.

Go get it!

My pleasure!

Thank you so much 😀

It would be better if you took an online ground school to explain the knowledge side of things. We just started offering that through a partner. flywiththeguys.groundschool.com

You got this. Let us know how it went!

@@flywiththeguys Will do!

No, they wont send you unless they feel you're ready. But it will be just like the knowledge test accept through practical application of the knowledge. Remember, the oral is an open book test, but you shouldn't have to turn to your notes for everything. =)

You're welcome!

Welcome! I’m glad you liked the video. Let me know if there’s anything you want to see.

Jay Will Start sooner rather than later. Some requirements get stricter as you get older

Thank you!

Sounds like he was testing you! Thanks for sharing the story. Stuff like this always helps!

Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Hopefully this video helps you understand how it should work.

Its not that bad, but I've already gone through it.... I was nervous but after starting it, it wasn't as bad as I thought.

Awesome congrats! Tell us how it went?

@@flywiththeguys Thank you! It was a blur haha. My initial scheduled day had IFR conditions so I drove to the DPE's airport and we took care of the oral portion. I missed a few questions but from the Get go, he said I would miss some and I knew I would. I must have not missed a lot though because when there were some I could not remember, I said "I Don't know, but I can look it up!" He said "Don't worry about it. Just tell me the answer when we do the Flight portion." Lol. I got my letter of Discontinuence due to weather and he was scheduled over a week out, got my reschedule day and the weather turned out good enough so I flew over there first thing in the morning. I got there a half hour early, used the restroom, reviewed my flight plan and briefing on Foreflight. He was 10 minutes late... He said "Did you preflight yet?" I had not because I figured he would want to watch me... He told me to go preflight while he gathered his things. I went and performed the preflight inspection and he came out and said "Let's Go!" He wanted a short field takeoff, soni preformed one after the run-up, tuning in my radios both nav and Com, etc... So off we went. We went about 10 miles into the X-Country when he said, oh, we have a rough running engine, where can we divert? I knew from my planning the nearest airport so I glanced down at the iPad and sure enough, there it was. I turned towards the airport. He said "Overfly it at this Altitude and describe it to me when you see it." I did and he said, "Ok good, fly a west heading and get into slow flight configuration." We proceeded to do all the maneuvers. He took a few notes, I said aloud when I got off heading on my Power off stall recovery, he took some notes during my steep turn which made me nervous but he made no mention of it in the debrief, we completed the rest of the maneuvers. We then headed back to his airport, on the way over I asked a question about landing lights, he gave half an answer and said we will talk about it in the debrief. We did a Short field landing, then a soft field takeoff, then a soft field landing. Too my utter surprise, he said "Ok taxi back to the ramp".... After shutdown he said to compliment my Instructor and other mentors, which made me feel good. We went in, did the debrief, we went over the 3 or 4 things I missed in the oral portion. He answered my question about landing lights, then he punched out my Student Pilot Certificate card (Which I had only just received 15 days prior as I had done all my training on the paper temporary certificate lol) he printed off my new Private Pilot Temporary Certificate, shook my hand with a congratulations and off I went! Sorry about the Essay 😂

@@flywiththeguys Just so this is not part of my Book, lol. It was Alot different then I expected. I really believe that if you go into the Test confident, and you show you know what you are doing in all portions, admitting when you mess up of course, the ride will go smoothly and may be shorter than you expect. Mine was only 1.1 hours on the Hobbs meter. And we didn't even cover some of the maneuvers in The ACS. He also never failed my iPad which is my primary form of Navigation. I did have my flight plan plotted out on the paper chart which I showed in the oral exam. That may be why he didn't fail the iPad, idk. I also carry other electronic backups so I doubt he was going to fail all of them lol. Point is, if your Instructor signed you off and you feel prepared, you are. Just go at it like it's another day flying and have fun! Any day we get to go flying is a blessing in my opinion! Good luck everyone! Welcome to the Aviation Family because I know you will do well if you have Confidence in yourself!

@@Jonnydeerhunter thanks your story took a little of the edge off, a little.

@@mikeryan6277 My pleasure. It really isn't as bad as your brain is telling you it will be haha

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

Did you Pass?

@@ycbuilders4392 The school is closed until May 01

@@johnthompson286 best of luck to you what city are you training in?

@@ycbuilders4392 KLNS Lancaster, Pa. Everything has stop right now. School reopen in May. This virus is sucks

Like a studio tour? I would but, I’m not sure people would find it interesting. I’m considering a live stream soon and I may do a little tour then.

Oh and thanks for the complements on the desk. I love it!

The codes reference information's to study, not necessarily a question itself. You can find the reference to the codes here - kingschools.com/acs-missed-question-codes-private-pilot

@@flywiththeguys Thank you!

Just remember to relax! But come back and let us know how it goes! Super excited for you!

How did it go ?

I for sure can answer it. I personally do not like Pilot Institute. They do an incredible marketing campaign, but people I've talked to about it didn't like the product all that much. I personally recommend Gold Seal. I've seen quite a few systems, but theirs was by far the best for actually learning the content in a fun and interactive way. They've really gone out of their way to make a ground school, vs a bunch of talking head videos.

Carl, thank you immensely for the tip. Much APPRECIATED. I couldn’t find anymore this video and i almost strat with king school… I’m watching all your videos from 6 years ago till few weeks ago. You are doing an amazing job, Cheers 🍻!

Yea.... I'm having a hard time finding a balance for it. It really depends on what device you're watching on. I'll look at dropping it a bit more next time. Thanks for the input.

the best advice is to not have music in the background while talking/instructing, any background music is a distraction.

What are you looking for? There are so many ways to navigate a plane.

@@flywiththeguys VOR / AFR / GPS via garmin 650

It's similar in the fact that there is a Knowledge, Oral, and Practical tests. The information on it would be similar but different, relating to the Sport Pilot Certificate and it's limitations. Also, I'm not sure the sport pilot certificate follows the ACS standards, but rather the PTS. Double check with your instructor for specifics. They may have a better answer then I do.

Depends on the DPE. Sometimes yes. Sometimes they include returning in their price. Good questions to ask the DPE when you make your appointment.

Thats something you have to talk to the DPE about. It's completely up to them. The one I worked with would allow one discontinuance and not charge if you had to meet up again. Same goes if I failed. He allowed one retake. So check with the DPE on their policies.

Thats exactly where I got mine. =)

How the ACS will function is in the back of the book, all the block text. There it tells you how many questions for each section they have to ask in a scenario based situation. Also remember the checkride is an open book test. Make sure you know important things you can't lookup in flight off the top of your head. Thing's like regulation references arn't as important when you're flying and can be found once you're on the ground. Thats the type of stuff you can lookup.

Yes and No. For the flight portion of your checkride you need to plan for a cross country trip, and you actually depart for it. For the test, your examiner HAS to take you to your first waypoint, so the sooner you can hit it, the better. I was told to plan a trip to Flagstaff, AZ. Now, because I didn't know what runways we would be departing when I was flight planning, my first waypoint was north of the deer valley airport, just outside their airspace, using a landmark I could fly over. This would allow me to depart any runway, and catch my route no matter what runway was in use. Well after takeoff, as soon as we hit it I called it out and a scenario "developed" where I needed to divert. The examiner was much appreciative of how close the first waypoint was. All in, my checkride was less than 1.2 hrs on the hobbs, but that included a 15 minute "remain outside class delta" from the tower. I have heard of guys planning their waypoint 20+ miles out. They're advised to fly to the first waypoint of the trip. In this situation, some will fly to it like their supposed to, others will divert early if they see you on course and performing the way you should.

Technically yes. Applicants will go to the checkride and do the oral, weather rolls in, and they discontinue the flight portion for another day. To do it intentionally is a different story and depends on the DPE and how they charge. Realize your paying for their time and experience. If it's not something unforeseen, like random weather, they may charge you for the checkride a second time to meet with you again. Some don't, but I think you get what I'm trying to say.

LOL

That really depends on the DPE and their policies. You would want to ask them that. My friend who is a DPE allows one Discontinuance under the same fee. I hear others will charge the same fee every time the show up. Some will charge half their fee.

The oral portion of the checkride is open book. But if you're looking everything up you'll fail. its more for reference on less critical items. And if you have to look it up you need to know where it is. You cant just search for something. Lets just say, you have to be prepared. You cant just wing it.

I would announce it. So the examiner knows you see it and are trying to correct. Being audible so the examiner knows what your doing and thinking is a good thing.

Fly With The Guys Could’nt agree more

Going to go with no on that one. =)

Good luck with it! It's not as bad as you think. Just relax, its going to be fun. And remember, they have to let you know if you made a mistake right away in the flight portion. If you do, the pressure is off. Go have fun!

Fly With The Guys yeah sure! Thank you!

How'd it go?

@@hekaersa it got postponed (IR checkride)🙈 the DPE postponed it. But I passed the Private in first shot!

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Jorge De Anda Ah okay good idea! That’d be pretty smart, I’ll maybe contact one soon

Fly With The Guys, Oh cool thanks for sharing the vid! I’ll check it out rn. Btw your channel is awesome and very helpful!

In my area if one did they would probably not get much business and be reported to the FSDO.

I know right!? I didn't until just before. You should know most of it, and only look it up if you need to. But know where to look it up. Anything that you would need to have when flying, have memorized.

Fly With The Guys is the written part open book or only oral?

@@Brave_Aviator Just the checkride/practical. That being the Oral and flight portion. Written is closed book. And this is for the US.

Fly With The i live in us so yay!

Agreed. We’ve learned a lot since then.

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??? I feel like I'm missing something.

@@flywiththeguys why

Thanks! We made this when we were still struggling with music and how to adjust volume properly. We're a lot better now, granted not everyone is going to like the music we pick. =)

Agreed! Back when I didn’t know how to balance background music…. My apologies.