Mock Private Pilot Checkride
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2024
- Our goal was to make this as accurate as possible. We didn't cut out any important information or have the mock DPE answer any questions.
This is a full length mock checkride done as close to the real thing as possible. No side tracks or teaching moments. We hope this gives you a good idea of the length and scope of your checkride.
Reference the Private Pilot ACS as you watch to better your preparation for your own checkride.
www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:10 DPE introduction
2:22 A. Pilot Qualifications
8:44 B. Airworthiness Requirements
21:45 C. Weather Information
40:49 D. Cross-country Flight Planning
50:50 E. National Airspace System
59:33 F. Performance and Limitations
1:04:24 G. Operations of Systems
1:13:13 H. Human Factors
1:18:45 Practical Test Briefing
1:19:45 Outro
Disclaimer:
This is not an official pilot examination. This is not a substitute for official instruction with an FAA certificated instructor.
Thanks for this video! Anyone who is stuck with left side audio (listening with AirPods in for example) and can go to accessibility within the Bluetooth settings and set audio to mono
Bro saved me
Thank you for your comment. I hope you don't mind that we pinned it!
@@SafetyPilotOfficial C'mon bro, more right rudder! And more right earbud 😅 (great video btw)
Yes, it happens to me as well
And excellent workaround for a mistake they should have fixed!
my left ear loved this video. thank you
We will add a little something for the right ear next time! Sorry about that. Thanks for watching anyway!
😂, still good though. Thx guys.
Great stuff. Yeah I spent some hours troubleshooting...
HAHA I thought it was only me
😂
yes I also like to sip my water as soon as I am supposed to speak
Gives u time to think
As I’m preparing for my checkride and due to my low written score, I’ve had some tough ground lessons with my instructor that have been a bit demoralizing. This video has actually calmed my nerves a ton as a checkride like this, not to toot my own horn, seems very doable! Plenty of more studying to do of course, but my emotions have thankfully eased a bit haha
I’ve been watching several mock checkride videos and this is far and away the best I’ve watched so far! Thank you!
Thanks for watching! We have an instrument mock checkride already recorded that we will release soon.
I agreed
I have already passed my PPL checkride but I felt this was very well done and really similar to the way my checkride went. Thanks for the video!
My check ride is in five days. I will check back with you guys and let you know how realistic this actually was compared to the actual experience. So far I’ve listen to this video three times and it is extremely helpful.
Update: yes ! I passed! This video was great help and very accurate. I am now working on instrument and I’m already halfway done. Good luck everyone.
Let us know how it goes! Good Luck!
Commented 5 days ago - hope it went well!:)
I have mine in a month! Hope yours went well
So?
howd it go?
My left ear was ready for the check ride, I just passed it yesterday! Thank you for these videos
One of the most thorough mock orals on UA-cam! Thanks gentlemen.
This is honestly the best check Ride video I've seen on UA-cam yet! Thanks to both of you guys that's new aviators greatly appreciate you.
that leaves a lot on the table for anyone looking to profesional produce a video
Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Very well done, boys!! Big help for me prepping for my C R!!
Thank you guys! My checkride coming up soon and this video was really helpful!!!
Spectacular video! This showed me a few things I need to drill down better. Thank you!
This was fantastic. Have my fixed wing add on coming up in a couple days and this really helped.
Thanks for posting , very informative
I want to thank you guys for your excellent job. I am preparing for my Pilot Checkride and this is going to help me immensely.
Very great video! I’ve seen many mock check ride videos on YT and yours is a very professional one. Thanks for making the effort and sharing!
great job guys! Best prep video i've seen yet! Check ride is in a few days
This was a fantastic watch. I learned so much from just watching you both, and I also learned that I still have a long way to go before I feel ready for my own check ride. This was very helpful & look forward to watching your other videos as I work through my own program!
Oh hey Juan lol
@@blainepetsupplies5354 😆
This was an amazing video really good information thank you for taking the time to share it
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Really high quality mock checkride with accurate and precise responds and attention to details. Thank you!
Awesome job on this!!!
I can't explain how unbelievably helpful this was, thank you for taking the time to do this!
Glad we could help!
Great video. I’m preparing for my APR oral exam and checkride so I can solo and I feel much better about it after watching this.
Awesome stuff, just subscribed.
Wish I have watched this video prior to my check ride! Super helpful and informative! Now I gotta pay $1000+ for my retest and watch this again lol
Really appreciate the great mock checkride! I’ve got my checkride tomorrow and honestly I’ve probably watched this video 5 times now!
How’d it go? I have mine next week!
@@andrewtrube4042did the video help? I have my PPL in three days now
Thank you for the help! I watched this video multiple times and passed my Checkride!
Congratulations! Blue skies ahead!!
Watched the video and some other mock checkride, I am feeling pretty confident for my oral checkride now. Appreciate the work and time here!
This was sooooo helpful! Thanks so much!
So glad we were able to help!
excellent work !
Great questions and detailed answers thank you i have a check ride coming up in late May
Thanks! Good luck on your checkride. Study well and enjoy it. By the time you get to the checkride 99% of the work is already done and that is already worth celebrating!
Thank you !!!
Appreciate this. I'm coming close to my checkride and this is very helpful.
Great info!
Thanks for watching!
I have my checkride next week, and this video has helped me so much! Thanks guys
How did it go?
I can’t believe I found this! My sone is just about ready to take his checkride and I am going to have him go through this. Can’t wait to see you guys this summer and get Caleb his SES!
We had a blast flying with you and doing some float flying. Good luck to your son on his checkride!
Great vid hopefully it helps with my oral tmr
Great informations!
thank you so much guys
Thanks for watching!
Great concept! This will help all aspiring student pilots. Kudos to both of you.
Ha ha, that's great! Even though you guys have already gone through these tests, I was nervous for you:) I have 37 hrs right now, so my check-ride is in the near future, and seeing this helps to know what's coming. I feel like all I do these days is study and more study. Thanks for this video!
How did it go?
@@Adam-hx1gw Thanks for checking. My check ride is next Wed, July 26th!!
@@gregagee4328 good luck
@@Adam-hx1gw I"m officially a licensed pilot!! It went good today and I'll be moving on to my instrument rating next. Thanks for asking:)
@@gregagee4328 awesome, congratulations!
I love that his checkride shows what actual pilots do and uses ForeFlight. Questioning if a DPE will allow me to use it for the planning and weight and balance.
Good job, guys !! .......The Audio is perfectly Fine......I grew up in Mono days with just a Single (Your choice, I usually preferred Left ear) Earphone & never seemed a problem !!
Thank you for this its invaluable. Watched alot of these and this is one of the better ones. Checkride is on friday may 5th.
Same here brother good luck today!
Thanks for watching and hope those rides went well yesterday!
How’d it go?! 🤞
I’m off to my flight schools stage 3 check. If that goes well then they’ll let me schedule the check ride 😊
@seattleraf well. The oral was incredibly easy for some reason. He didnt go in to depth on anything and it went by quick. Failed the flight for a very dumb but dangerous mistake. Doing a soft field take off I was so focused on staying in ground effect and climbing at Vx I missed a radio call or two of the plane ahead of me. I turned crosswind where I normally do, but failed to see that the plane ahead of me had flown a very long upwind leg so I basically cut them off and it was a collision hazard. Failed rightfully so. Will retake when the DPE schedule opens up.
@@DaBladePwn damn sorry to hear but I’m glad it otherwise went well for you. Any idea what the retake will cover? Usually when you’re unsat you only redo the parts you didn’t pass. But in this case since it wasn’t related to any one particular maneuver I’m curious what the next flight will cover.
Either way, good luck man!
I havent been able to watch the video but I hope its helpful for the ones struggling or nervous about there actual oral on checkride day
So update. I enjoyed the video guys. You guys got a lot of views so that means you guys helped a lot of student pilot or even other pilots who might have needed a refresher.
Thanks for the video! Just a heads up, the cloud layers at 25:53 are reported in MSL not AGL - it shows at the bottom left in the legend.
Very effective use of 1:20. I hope my oral goes this smoothly. Thanks for the help. (And btw, yeah, I woulda passed this oral!)
Did you pass?
Ride is tomorrow and the weather looks great.!@@dominicbalochiandad3523
Love the video, about as much as my guy loves his water! Really great video tho honestly!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ it thanks great information thanks
Brilliant video. Thank you!! Would love to see a flight portion as well if possible. The only question is that will dpe’s let you use ForeFlight for the nav planning? I heard 90% do not.
We will talk about doing a flight portion as well!
Not all DPEs will allow you to use foreflight for your navlog. The best thing you can do is ask your DPE before your test. Even if they prefer you do it by hand you can still use Foreflight to make a navlog and then print it out.
At the end of the day we still insist students know how to do calculations by hand. Even if a DPE lets you use Foreflight they may ask you to make some alterations by hand. You will go into your checkride with peace if you are confident and capable of filling in a navlog by hand.
With that said, I have spoken with at least a dozen DPEs who spoke highly of Foreflight and were fine with their students using it. We must remember that DPEs are pilots too and many of them use Foreflight. It has gotten to the point now where judging a student pilot's ability to use an electronic flight bag is almost necessary as 90% or more of pilots use electronic systems.
@@SafetyPilotOfficial firstly thanks so much for such a comprehensive reply. You truly care about aviation and want people to succeed. 💖 Lucky that you have dpes in your area accepting of ForeFlight usage in a checkride. In Nj it’s not really the case unfortunately!
This was a great video!!! Can you guys please please please do an instrument and comercial oral checkride too???? Thank you
We are planning an instrument mock checkride for the near future. Thanks for the feedback.
Got a check ride coming up in a month. Good video BTW.
Great video thus far! Just wanted to make a quick correction that I noticed. At 21:15 you mentioned that as a "private pilot you should not be inoping (sic) equipment", however per FAR 91.213 (d) the regulations do allow a pilot to deactivate and placard equipment/instruments as inoperative so long as it does not involve maintenance. The pilot could then return the aircraft to service if by his/her determination it is considered safe for flight. "Safe for flight" of course encompassing following the regulations in 91.205 and any other required regulations.
Hey Ty, you make a great point! I just left a lengthier reply to Ethan Durant's post, where he also noticed the same thing in the video. I kinda gave my reasoning but in general I think your answer here, and Ethan's is the correct way to look at it! It is important to remember though that legally, if anything is marked "inop", a record needs to be made in the maintenance logs and it must be done in accordance with Part 43. Most pilots do not have experience making these entries and many don't even have access to the maintenance logs of the planes they fly
good point@@SafetyPilotOfficial
Hi, thanks for this great video, I’ll have my check ride within 1 week, and your video is helping me a lot. One thing I want to ask you is how do you insert custom names on your way points? I tried ti do it, but when I print the nav log it shows the coordinates again.
Hi Alcides, I assume you are referring to doing this on Foreflight. Unfortunately, there is no way to get the location names on the printable navlog. Two options are to write them in manually after printing, or to just show the examiner the electronic log and use that for your CC flying. Make sure to ask your examiner if they allow the use of Foreflight before the day of your exam!
My check-ride is in 8 days! wish me luck!
did you pass??
For those listening in headphones if on android go to settings -> accessibility -> audio adjustment -> mono audio
Other than that excellent video, thanks!
You are allowed to placard and pull the subsequent circuit breaker on inop equipment. You however aren’t allowed to disassemble anything in order to do the above
My left ear is ready for the checkride.
Good video, but where is all that water going?
Hey Steven,
I Also agree as well > 52:53 < was funny and unexpectd cuz i was lowkey staring at my screen like :/ (platonically) the whole time and then it got physical and it caught me off gaurd if a instructoir diud that to me... Personally... imma let it slide cuz hes the instructor but only once fr
I loved how the student acted as if he was a student slow to answer at times etc
We didn't discuss that beforehand and after the video I asked Caleb, the applicant, if he was really stumped on the questions. Turns out he is just an actor😅
During the Foreflight how did you get your checkpoints to line up so well? When I plotted my course it would Always alter the route even by 1 degree… it didn’t look like your route altered direction at all 23:20
Im looking now you have custom names for your waypoints please do a video on how you made this happen 44:49
That is actually going to be the next video in our Foreflight video series. It should come out in a day or two
@@SafetyPilotOfficial awesome my check-ride is a few weeks out and I’d like to be able to present with Foreflight. This video was so helpful learned a lot! Thanks for doing this!
Enjoy the test.
What is the current DPE approach about Foreflight during your oral? Can you actually use it like you guys demonstrated?
Check with the DPE you plan to use. We recommend preparing a paper nav log and weight and balance even if the DPE lets you use foreflight. We both followed that principle for all of our checkrides and it worked well. The DPE could always ask you to calculate something even if they let you use foreflight.
That must be some really good H2O 😅
52:53 that was so aggressive XD
I’ve been working towards my PPL check ride for some time now and I’d just like to ask to anyone how it went. With so much information to know, it really is daunting to remember it all effectively. Any overall experiences and tips could really help, thanks!
I'm also getting ready to take checkride in next month or 2.
Did either of you take your check ride? If so how did it go?
17:50 Valsalva Maneuver
I have my check ride in like 30 hours I’m so nervous, I’ll let you guys also know how accurate this is this will be my first time watching this video.
did you pass??
@@jeramydavin4061 yes i did !!
I keep coming back to find my comment where I was prior to my checkride and cant find it lol, guessing he’s in the same boat but I had my checkride yesterday and passed 😄
Wish I would be aloud to use foreflight during MY checkride. I’m only aloud to use a sectional
That's a great skill to have and something to be proud of! All pilots should learn to fly based on maps and plotters in our opinion. We see the value in learning to use both electronic navigation and paper chart navigation before receiving your PPL.
So I’m on my second instructor. My first instructor said the DPE will let me use ForeFlight. My new instructor is saying I can’t 😢 why though?
How were you able to name your VFR waypoints on ForeFlight?
Did you ever find out how to do this?
probably long holding a click?@@kylierogers9162
Hi regarding the AD. You mention something about SAVES ( I hope that is how you write it) where can i find more info about it?
I have my private checkride coming up April 29
www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/saib
SAIBs. Special airworthiness information bulletin.
They are mentioned in the private pilot ACS (airmen certification standards) I.B.c or code PA.I.B.K1c
This isn't a common question on private pilot checkrides as pilots are not expected to know much about maintenance of aircraft. Still, it is in the ACS so you technically need to know it.
Good luck on your checkride!
Damn my checkride is on the same day Good luck ✈️✈️✅👨✈️
@@darrelmiller2609 @Jordi good luck on your checkrides today!
@@SafetyPilotOfficial got my PPL 😎😎✅✅😎
10:28 got to make sure there is an engine on the plane
This just got added to the top of my checklist. :)
This is the same guy right? You filmed with a beard and then got a haircut and shaved? Appreciate the dedication
You can safely fly with a non-working Turn coordinator for VFR day flight. You have to make sure it's not listed in the AFM as required equipment, Check for an MEL ( most likely will not have an MEL). Check the type certificate. Pretend you fly a Cherokee PA-140. and after checking all of the documents, it is not required or listed. I can than deactivate ( pull the fuse ) and place an inop placard on it. Then put an entry into the aircraft logs books. I can legally fly the aircraft and I would have no issue flying if the airplane. After my flight, I would get the turn coordinator repaired replaced by an approved A&P mechanic. If this is an aircraft I rented, I would inform the flight school of the non-operating instrument and they would do the necessary steps to deactivate it and placard it inop. before I take take off.
My left ear loves this video!
My check ride is next Thursday September 7th 😰
How was your check ride?
Around 8:20 you mention that a 1st class medical converts into a 3rd class IF younger than 40 and you have 4 years left of 3rd, Is this correct? I believe a 1st class medical converts into a 2nd class for one year and then you have 3 years of 3rd class remaining (younger than 40)
That is a great question and I have met several people (Including the DPE on my commercial checkride :) ) who have wondered the same thing. I think because when over 40 a 1st class medical reverts to 2nd and then 3rd, that people also think it does when under 40, but that is not the case. 14 CFR 61.23d has a useful (although not super easy to read) table that explains the duration and privileges of each. We see that for a 1st class medical, if under 40, Airline transport PIC (1st class privilege) and flight for hire/commercial certificate flying (2nd class privilege) are both suspended after the first 12 months of the medical exam. After that period only general "Private Pilot" type flying can be done. It is also important to remember that if you have a 1st class medical, it is valid for 60 months (assuming under 40). After 12 months your PRIVILEGES change under your 1st class medical to be the same as a 3rd class, but it is still a 1st class medical for the full 60 months.
@@SafetyPilotOfficial oh I see, good to know exactly how it works, thanks for the response!
Do most DPE's stick to the basic questions like you guys did. I'm finding all these rabbit holes as I'm studying and I'm worried the DPE will ask me some obscure question that's technically part of the ACS, but not a commonly asked question. In other words this seemed a lot easier than what I have made the oral exam to be in my head. Is this true?
That is a great question, and reflects the way I felt going into my PPL checkride. If you watch this and other Mock checkrides on youtube and are getting most of the answers right, I think you are in a good place. DPEs are all different, and some can be sticklers on certain topics, but they 100% do not expect you to have all the right answers. Practice giving short, concise answers to questions you are asked. That can help avoid opening up a rabbit hole for the examiner to ask more obscure questions. And remember that the DPE wants you to succeed and they are not out to get you. Most failures I know of in the oral exam came from the student stumbling through multiple sections rather than failing on one single question.
Are you making a mockery out of a private pilot checkride process here?!
We hope not! Our goal at Safety Pilot is to entertain and educate people in the wonderful aviation community. We are both CFIs with experience taking and sending people to checkrides. While we realize that every DPE and checkride is different, we felt this video was very close to the checkride experiences we have had in the past.
Is there something you felt was off? We would love to hear about it!
@@SafetyPilotOfficial It's a play on words ... mock ride. The video itself is great.
Yall look like brothers 😂
Shouldn't it be done by an actual DP?
Does not know the HP of the aircraft he operates. The Mock DPE gave the hint. Half of displacement. 180 HP.
This guy definitely thinks better with his thirst quenched
Did he end up passing ?
The mock student here is a flight instructor and was only acting as a student pilot. We hope by sharing our experience passing many checkrides to present a mock checkride that is as similar to the real thing as possible. Thanks for watching!
Thanks!! P.s I like French toast!
One of many fantastic breakfast options, thanks for watching!
Warning anyone out there who’s scheduling their checkride to steer clear of Andy Defeo (Defail).
Are you both brothers
Is that the same guy?
Really good video btw!
Thanks! We are twins. You can tell us apart by our landings ;)
@@SafetyPilotOfficial😂😂😂 at first I thought u were going to record yourself answering the questions, then shaving your beard off and recording yourself asking the questions then splice it together.
No way would I make it 4 straight hours in the plane without stopping for food and pit stop breaks. The aircraft has much better endurance than me.
Dude is thirsty
But thanks for the great video!
We appreciate it! Probably had some answers on the inside of the cup 🤷
Why is he interviewing himself?
What you twins -
Are you twins?
Audio fail
We certainly have had to learn a lot through mistakes as we make these videos! Hopefully you were able to get something from this nonetheless. See the top pinned comment for how to switch from mono to stereo on the video
21:19 - that is so so so not true. A private pilot can 100% disable and placard equipment as inoperative. You cannt remove complex equipment like avionics but you can absolutely pop the circuit breaker, zip tie it in place then placard the control as inoperative.
This is why private pilots shouldn’t be cosplaying as a DPE to make youtube videos, you are providing misleading and incorrect information
Hi Ethan, this is Caleb from Safety Pilot (acting as student in this video). We really appreciate your concern. We desire for the content on our channel to be educational, entertaining, and free of errors. We will not be perfect in any of those spheres. I hope you will not discount everything we try to do because we make occasional errors.
We actually discussed the very topic you bring up after recording the video. I would like to argue that it is not a simple question to answer, and I hope that anyone who reads this long post will take the time to read the federal aviation regulations. 14 CFR 91.213d 3(i)(ii) states that inop equipment must be either removed (and there is no allowance for removal of flight instruments under pilot preventative maintenance in 14 CFR 43 Appendix A part C, so I would argue this must be done by a certified A&P mechanic), or, which is often the case, it must be "deactivated" and placarded. In the case of an electric turn coordinator with its own circuit breaker, pulling the breaker could satisfy that. If the problem was an attitude indicator, however, or turn coordinator that shared a circuit breaker with another vital component, the method of deactivation might not always be obvious (or legal). In these cases we need to be very careful how we deal with failed components in an airplane. That was the message I was trying to get across in the video.
In regards to your comment about not being able to remove avionics, 14 CFR 43 Appendix A(c)(31) does allow for certain avionics to be removed by private pilots or higher. I do not think these are generally the types of avionics small GA trainers have, but it could be done if the regulation requirements are met.
It's a debatable question. My private pilot DPE, who is also an A&P IA mechanic said no private pilot should be placarding instruments. I disagreed with him but didn't say so.
After looking more into the regs after my checkride I agree it is a hazy area. It does seem that private pilot or higher can deactivate certain instruments but then they need to make a log book entry in the airplane logs and I don't think most private pilots learn how to do that. I certainly didn't. I would consider flying with a popped circuit breaker a hazard as well as many POHs emphasize that electrical components must be working or removed. This is always emphasized by the checklist item "check all circuit breakers are in" before start up.
WTF left ear only....!!!
the constant drinking of water was so annoying.
That’s the most real part of this mock you always gotta take a sip before answering