Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Once you’ve completed the curriculum, you’ll be ready for the checkride. 5) Complete your practical test (checkride) After youve completed the requirements above, youll be ready for your instructor to provide an endorsement for your IFR checkride. Best wishes in your journey!
Air Facts
DECEMBER 18, 2024
One of the things I had to learn was getting my IFR clearance at a non-towered airport on my cell phone while flying with a nose mounted turbine engine. You might recall that Steve had tricked his Designated Pilot Examiner during private Pilot his checkride, but got his license anyway. Ill get our clearance on my hearing aid.
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Northstar VFR
OCTOBER 27, 2024
By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI My checkrides have always had at least one element of surprise to them. On my Commercial checkride, this happened during the oral exam. The FAA isn’t out to get you on your checkride. I passed on the first attempt, but it was a great reminder how thorough we need to be in our checkride preparation.
Northstar VFR
MAY 26, 2024
Picturing yourself executing an emergency procedure, holding altitude, saying a readback correctly to ATC, and passing your checkride will create confidence when you’re actually flying in the air. Your instructor will be teaching you skill, safety and passing the checkride, so only practice what you have already been taught.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
4) Complete your practical test (checkride) After you’ve completed the requirements above, you’ll be ready for your instructor to provide an endorsement for your IFR checkride. Sporty’s Flight Training Central offers a flight school directory to help you identify a flight school and instructor for your IFR training.
Inflight Pilot Training
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Before pilots can start flying for airlines, they must complete extensive simulator training, checkrides, and operational clearances. Training Bottlenecks and Infrastructure Limitations Even though airlines have been actively hiring pilots, the capacity to train new recruits has not kept pace with demand.
Air Facts
OCTOBER 30, 2024
After startup, I’d record a VOR check in the aircraft log while waiting for our clearance. Shortly after the Concorde sighting, Charlie signed me off for my checkride. Charlie scheduled my checkride with a local examiner. We even went up the day before the checkride. Months later, I sat for my second instrument checkride.
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