Airline Checkride Crosswind 
Pilot Institute
APRIL 4, 2025
Checkride: Pass an FAA written knowledge exam and practical flight test (checkride). Checkride: Pass the FAA Instrument Practical Test (Checkride). 3 hours of checkride prep with an instructor (within 2 months of the test). 3 hours of checkride prep (within 60 days of test). 10 hours in Complex or TAA.
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Airline Pilots Continuing education is required for airline pilots. Check airmen are used by the airline industry to perform recurrent checks, proficiency checks, and line checks. All airline pilots attend annual recurrent training that includes ground school and simulator training that requires an evaluation.
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Northstar VFR
APRIL 21, 2024
By Jordan Bullock CFI, Boeing 737 Pilot Traditionally, becoming a Certified Flight Instructor (commonly abbreviated as CFI) has been a required step to build hours before inevitably leaving for a coveted airline gig. So, knock out that Commercial checkride, and hopefully in a relatively fast timeline, start on the CFI prep.
Air Facts
MAY 15, 2024
A related point is that flight training isn’t something you can fake; there are real checkrides and real consequences for not meeting standards. Good luck cheating on the crosswind landing portion of your Private checkride, much less a type rating checkride. Flying clubs and airport events create a sense of community.
Northstar VFR
JULY 2, 2023
Remember when your CFI taught you to turn crosswind around 500-700 feet? Section 4-3-3 states “If remaining in the traffic pattern , commence turn to crosswind leg beyond the departure end of the runway within 300 feet of pattern altitude.” Or aspirations to work for an airline? Part 121: This is all the airlines.
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 27, 2025
Flighty This app was designed with airline passengers in mind to help track flights using the latest iOS app display and notification features. Jeppesen Flight Deck Pro Jepp’s modern offering for the commercial airline market provides digital charts, moving map navigation, weather, D-ATIS and company-specific charts and documents.
Air Facts
DECEMBER 6, 2024
All three men played a critical role in creating the aviation industry we all participate in today, from attitude indicators to airline route structures. Steve Green, a longtime Air Facts contributor and retired airline captain, has written a manifesto for modern airline pilots. Is that crosswind too strong?
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