Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
Well examine why they should always go hand-in-hand and how you can improve your skills to become a more capable pilot. Key Takeaways Currency ensures a pilot meets FAA legal requirements to act as pilot-in-command. Proficiency is a pilots ability to fly skillfully and safely beyond legal minimums.
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 4, 2024
Training Requirements for the Instrument Rating 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation listed in 61.65(c) I felt skilled, knowledgeable, and confident going into my checkride!
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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.
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Finally, the pilot in command is required to have an annual line check. Line checks involve the observation of a captain and first officer on a regular company route to assess command authority, decision making, and flying abilities.An What happens to a pilot that fails a check?
Pilot Institute
JULY 3, 2024
The FAA issues several different pilot licenses, from student pilot to airline transport pilot. A PPL is a certificate that allows you to act as a private pilot in command of an aircraft. Your examiner will test you on these skills during your checkride. Checkride You carry out the checkride in the aircraft.
Northstar VFR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Pilots observe checklist use and learn their importance starting at the first flight lesson. Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. It’s vital that we take an honest look at our capacity for pilot-in-command responsibilities before each flight.
NAFI
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Or at least for the required checkride prep portion if you inherited them from somebody else. You know whether or not you see “pilot in command” coming from them. You see your student for the entirety of their training. You know their study skills, their habits, their strengths, their weaknesses.
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