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3 Common Private Pilot Checkride Mistakes

Thrust Flight

After months of preparation, weeks of studying, tens of hours flying, and thousands of dollars, your Private Pilot checkride is rapidly approaching. Here are three common mistakes Private Pilot applicants make on their checkride. You’re nervous, you’re excited, and you really don’t want to mess this up.

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Checkride Sign offs

Ask a Flight Instructor

Let’s say a student was signed off for their private pilot checkride, filled out iacra, and then the checkride was rescheduled for 4 months out. Would the student need new endorsements to take the checkride?I I know iacra would need to be filled out again, but not sure on endorsements.

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Excuses to Proceed with a Checkride (You Probably Shouldn’t be Using)

Flight Training Central

Sometimes, there are pretty obvious cues that it isn’t the day for your checkride. Here are a few I heard over the past 12 months used as justification for “I’m gonna do my checkride today no matter what.” Here are a few I heard over the past 12 months used as justification for “I’m gonna do my checkride today no matter what.”

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Checkride Prep 101: The Ultimate Guide for Pilots

Northstar VFR

By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI The checkride is a momentous event for every pilot. For student pilots, the Private Pilot checkride can be very stressful. No one should arrive to their checkride “flying blind.” The DPE is making sure you’ve met all the criteria to proceed with the checkride. Know your books.

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Ace Your Private Pilot Checkride: Essential Tips for Success

Northstar VFR

By Josh Page, CFI The private pilot checkride is the finish line to your flight training. Or if you’re going all the way through to the airlines, the private pilot checkride is a monumental mile marker along your aviation journey. They took a bit more time to study and then they were more than ready for their checkride.

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Dealing With Checkride Stress

Northstar VFR

It would almost definitely be one thing: Checkrides. A checkride is the test by which a license or rating is issued to airmen. Every pilot starts out working towards their Private Pilot checkride , then their Instrument checkride, then Commercial, then blah blah blah… There's always another one.

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Checkrides

Inspire

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the issues designated pilot examiners are coming across during checkrides. The post Checkrides first appeared on Hangar Flying.