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Demonstration Stalls

CFI Academy

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. There are indeed four demonstration stalls youll need to master for the CFI checkride.

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4 Common Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions And How To Ace Them

Northstar VFR

Recovery from a spin is a guaranteed subject to come up on your private pilot checkride. Just remember the acronym PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite of the spin, and Elevator forward. If you treat it as such in the oral portion of your checkride, youll end it with a disapproval. Know your systems well!

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Girls, Girls, Girls

AV Web

Females only entered the cockpit to bring us coffee, and our cockpit escape tape trap doors, rudder trim knob covers, and the inside of our metal aircraft and engine log books were sometimes, against company policy, festooned with naughty pictures from magazines. I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.

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Managing the wind

Air Facts

I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. It felt like pushing it for that airplane, but checkrides are so hard to schedule I went. I finally learned to time the change of rudder direction better, straight as the nose wheel touches the ground, then as needed to stay upwind.

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Don’t Stop at Private Pilot—10 Reasons to Get Your Instrument Rating Next

Inflight Pilot Training

Better stick-and-rudder control, smoother handling, and more exact navigation, even during VFR flights. Be Professional From your first preflight briefing to your last checkride, we emphasize structure, discipline, and decision-making. The result? Safety Focused Safety is the foundation of every flight lesson.

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What It Takes to Become A Certified Flight Instructor

Northstar VFR

As with any other license, it involves taking a written , an oral and a practical checkride. During spin training, your instructor will put you in a stall and kick the rudder over to induce the spin. After a few rotations, they should kick the opposite rudder and push the nose down, essentially ending the spin.

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Steps To Becoming A Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) A Step-by-Step Guide

Northstar VFR

So, knock out that Commercial checkride, and hopefully in a relatively fast timeline, start on the CFI prep. I know many students who did a simple 10 hours or so in the right seat and went into their checkride. Remember, once you take your checkride and pass, you can legally start instructing right away. Pretty straightforward.