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Checkrides gone wrong: rope-a-dope

Air Facts

Checkrides gone wrong: rope-a-dope Air Facts Journal In 1974, an epic boxing match took place in Zaire, Africa between Muhamed Ali and George Foreman. The very first student I recommended for a Private Pilot checkride was Steve Schwenk. Incredibly, on his retirement flight, Steve landed a B-747 at JFK on Runway 22 Left.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

He then returned to Vance to conduct landings from the T-38 overhead pattern on our westernmost runway (17R); thats when the wheels came off. Approximately half way down the runway, you execute a level, 60-degree bank, 180 o turn while reducing power and lowering the speed-brakes to arrive on the inside downwind.

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How I failed my IFR Practical Test Twice

Air Facts

I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check. To my surprise, the Cessna 172S that I have flown for all my training for Private Pilot and Instrument training, had a lapsed 30-day VOR check.

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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’ve landed in strong winds enough times that 30 knots can seem routine, as long as it’s reasonably aligned with the runway.

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A Big Surprise from a FAA Inspector

Air Facts

Our passenger flight was getting a checkride from the FAA. I preached that you could not flunk a checkride if you go by the book. The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. The runway soon came into view and a normal landing was made.

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10 Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Questions and How to Answer Them

Northstar VFR

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.

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Stalls in the Pattern

AV Web

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Over, Beyond the Runway Over 21 percent of pattern stalls occurred over the runway during the landing flare. The private pilot was fatally injured. So, where do most pattern stalls occur?