Page xvii to xxii in the FAR/AIM tells you exactly what you should read/learn or tab out. Also having a copy of the ACS will help tremendously, that is the book you are tested out of. All the questions the DPE will ask you will come from that book. Keep up the hard work, I am heading to the PPL checkride in a couple weeks myself. Thanks.
I found a UA-cam account called the ACS library and they have a 5 minute video for every section of the acs, very helpful to watch before a checkride or review
Since you brought that up.. (you need to be a standup comedian). This was excellent thank you for sharing your experiences with us. You should put this into a comedy standup routine.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! Even though I'm from Berlin, Germany there are many similarities with the checkrides. It's very relieving to get a sense of what to expect, so you can thoroughly prepare. I'm currently at 31 hours, but have many cross country solos scheduled, so I'll hopefully be done soon. Greetings from Germany!
You hit it out of the park with this video. I hope you continue to do more in the future because you will relate to many people like you did with me. Hopefully your goal is to become a CFI and teach. You would be really good at it because you are someone that can explain things easily. Keep up the good work and good luck to you.
Thanks a lot for these tips man! I've got my long solo XC left and then will be prepping for the checkride that'll be in about a month, so I found this quite helpful. Will be starting my prep by reading through the ACS and marking stuff out from the FAR/AIM in it. Cheers!
Thank you, Matt, much appreciated. I just started my flight lessons (2-ish hrs so far!), but this is great info to have. Loved the HAND acronym! Hope you did great on your IFR checkride.
Thanks for watching! Just keep at it and fly as much as you can. I would recommend getting your written test done as soon as you can so all you have to worry about is preparing for the checkride. Instrument checkride went great, check out my instrument videos when you get past private for my suggestions for that rating.
Thanks, will do! I'm working hard on my ground course (went with the Rod Machado comprehensive course). I'll definitely take your advice and get the written test out of the way first. I was actually wondering if you had instrument videos, so will make sure to catch those. Thanks again for taking the time to share. Wishing you clear skies and soft landings all the way.
Just tracking a VOR is not enough. You need to tune in 2 and chart your position under the hood within a min. This is required for private Pilot. It's on the ACS
@@FT-64 It is in the ACS in the navigation system. It does not state it directly. But they can have you do it. PS, just passed my check-ride. He had me only use one VOR. Instead my DPE tested my Emergency landing skills, he had me within 50 feet AGL of the the dirt road that I found during the Emergency landing. Then the DPE had me land at a difficult airport - Flabob where you have a giant hill right in the middle of downwind and a small narrow runway and we had some pretty good afternoon winds. It was tricky buy I put her down on the center line. He than asked me if I wanted to do a soft field take-off or short field take off. Well the obviously option was short field take off. I looked for every inch of extra runway to take-off on and Not because this was a test - Check-ride ( remember, I am the PIC) but I wanted to make it out safe. This DPE was really testing my flying skills. A good DPE.
@@KimWentworth-y8e I passed mine last week, as well. Great DPE, but he only asked me to use a single VOR at any given time. He was much more brutal with unusual attitudes and emergencies.
@@FT-64 Yes, Mine had me do a single VOR also, since the other two VOR's were out of service. My DPE did Unusual attitudes and tried to get me lost. I did lost procedures. However, My DPE did have me do an emergency landing and did not give me my engine back until 50 AGL. I did Put in flaps and was going to put her down on a single dirt road. 50 feet AGL is close. He finally gave me my engine back. I climbed out carefully after he gave me my engine back. The DPE than diverted me to Flabob and it's a windy afternoon. There is a giant hill in the downwind, you have to be close to that terrain and than it's a tight base to Final. I overshoot it a bit but corrected and put her on center line on the skinny short runway. After a full stop taxi back. My DPE asked me to choose a soft field or short field. I choose Short field for obvious reasons (short runway) and looked for every inch of runway not because this was a test but I wanted to make it out. The DPE was testing my ADM knowledge. I gave an emergency briefing, made sure my frequency for a transition was in the radio - Flip-flop. Announced my take off, and as I was on upwind I had to switch to Riverside and ask for a transition or be ready to turn right to avoid the airspace. Got my transition approved, flew to home airport and DPE asked for short field landing. I put her down right where I said I was put her and right on center line. then off to the soft field and than I was done. I passed.
I remember feeling really bad for all those doctors, lawyers, and high school dropouts who have to learn about transonic flight, turboshaft engines, and gyroscopic precession. Luckily it's all dumbed down to a point where it's actually sometimes hard to guess what they are actually trying to talk about, but for someone with no background in math and physics it must be pretty tough still.
That’s cool! I fly out of KMQJ. Hopefully trying to schedule my private for some time within the next couple of weeks. Kind of nervous lol. Who was your DPE?
Yes and no. It used to be where you couldn’t get a job at an airline without a 4 year degree. Now with the pilot shortage, they are adjusting their requirements. Still a good idea to get once especially if you want to get a job at the majors.
I was supposed to have my CFI initial checkride this week, but got canceled due to weather. I have one rescheduled for January 4th. Got my IFR rating in may and my commercial se in October. Thanks for asking!
Page xvii to xxii in the FAR/AIM tells you exactly what you should read/learn or tab out. Also having a copy of the ACS will help tremendously, that is the book you are tested out of. All the questions the DPE will ask you will come from that book. Keep up the hard work, I am heading to the PPL checkride in a couple weeks myself. Thanks.
Those pages do not exist in my book.
Your way of explaining things are easy to comprehend and relatable. You would make a great CFI !
I found a UA-cam account called the ACS library and they have a 5 minute video for every section of the acs, very helpful to watch before a checkride or review
Since you brought that up.. (you need to be a standup comedian). This was excellent thank you for sharing your experiences with us. You should put this into a comedy standup routine.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! Even though I'm from Berlin, Germany there are many similarities with the checkrides. It's very relieving to get a sense of what to expect, so you can thoroughly prepare.
I'm currently at 31 hours, but have many cross country solos scheduled, so I'll hopefully be done soon.
Greetings from Germany!
You hit it out of the park with this video. I hope you continue to do more in the future because you will relate to many people like you did with me. Hopefully your goal is to become a CFI and teach. You would be really good at it because you are someone that can explain things easily. Keep up the good work and good luck to you.
Thank you Matt. I'm getting to the point in my PPL training where the checkride is on the horizon. Lots of relatable points.
Sounds like your DPE had a bad day before your check ride and you were his punch bag for that day🤣. Very insightful video for sure!
All excellent tips, thank you so much. I'll be taking my check ride soon
Hi more videos please. Great channel.
Dude. Youre awesome. Thank u for sharing your experience so eloquently and honest.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for these tips man! I've got my long solo XC left and then will be prepping for the checkride that'll be in about a month, so I found this quite helpful. Will be starting my prep by reading through the ACS and marking stuff out from the FAR/AIM in it. Cheers!
I appreciate you sharing your insights! I plan to complete my check ride in May. Thank you!
You got your check ride done?
Thanks Matt. Very helpful. Keep giving us feedback it’s very real and first hand
Appreciate that, Brett. Thanks for watching.
Great no nonsense presentation and excellent advice for those preparing for their checkride. Thanks for posting this, you’ve got a new sub.
Great video, very insightful and informative! Thank you
Thank you for this. I am going down this road at the moment and appreciated the advice.
I have tons of different airspace all over the place. D, C, B, and so on.
Excellent tips! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Matt, much appreciated. I just started my flight lessons (2-ish hrs so far!), but this is great info to have. Loved the HAND acronym! Hope you did great on your IFR checkride.
Thanks for watching! Just keep at it and fly as much as you can. I would recommend getting your written test done as soon as you can so all you have to worry about is preparing for the checkride. Instrument checkride went great, check out my instrument videos when you get past private for my suggestions for that rating.
Thanks, will do! I'm working hard on my ground course (went with the Rod Machado comprehensive course). I'll definitely take your advice and get the written test out of the way first. I was actually wondering if you had instrument videos, so will make sure to catch those. Thanks again for taking the time to share. Wishing you clear skies and soft landings all the way.
Just tracking a VOR is not enough. You need to tune in 2 and chart your position under the hood within a min. This is required for private Pilot. It's on the ACS
Where? I’m prepping for my checkride, and I don’t see that anywhere.
@@FT-64 It is in the ACS in the navigation system. It does not state it directly. But they can have you do it. PS, just passed my check-ride. He had me only use one VOR. Instead my DPE tested my Emergency landing skills, he had me within 50 feet AGL of the the dirt road that I found during the Emergency landing. Then the DPE had me land at a difficult airport - Flabob where you have a giant hill right in the middle of downwind and a small narrow runway and we had some pretty good afternoon winds. It was tricky buy I put her down on the center line. He than asked me if I wanted to do a soft field take-off or short field take off. Well the obviously option was short field take off. I looked for every inch of extra runway to take-off on and Not because this was a test - Check-ride ( remember, I am the PIC) but I wanted to make it out safe. This DPE was really testing my flying skills. A good DPE.
@@KimWentworth-y8e I passed mine last week, as well. Great DPE, but he only asked me to use a single VOR at any given time. He was much more brutal with unusual attitudes and emergencies.
@@FT-64 Yes, Mine had me do a single VOR also, since the other two VOR's were out of service. My DPE did Unusual attitudes and tried to get me lost. I did lost procedures. However, My DPE did have me do an emergency landing and did not give me my engine back until 50 AGL. I did Put in flaps and was going to put her down on a single dirt road. 50 feet AGL is close. He finally gave me my engine back. I climbed out carefully after he gave me my engine back. The DPE than diverted me to Flabob and it's a windy afternoon. There is a giant hill in the downwind, you have to be close to that terrain and than it's a tight base to Final. I overshoot it a bit but corrected and put her on center line on the skinny short runway. After a full stop taxi back. My DPE asked me to choose a soft field or short field. I choose Short field for obvious reasons (short runway) and looked for every inch of runway not because this was a test but I wanted to make it out. The DPE was testing my ADM knowledge. I gave an emergency briefing, made sure my frequency for a transition was in the radio - Flip-flop. Announced my take off, and as I was on upwind I had to switch to Riverside and ask for a transition or be ready to turn right to avoid the airspace. Got my transition approved, flew to home airport and DPE asked for short field landing. I put her down right where I said I was put her and right on center line. then off to the soft field and than I was done. I passed.
You helped me out.
I remember feeling really bad for all those doctors, lawyers, and high school dropouts who have to learn about transonic flight, turboshaft engines, and gyroscopic precession. Luckily it's all dumbed down to a point where it's actually sometimes hard to guess what they are actually trying to talk about, but for someone with no background in math and physics it must be pretty tough still.
Learn it all, like your life depends on it. Because it does!
Matt, thanks, really good stuff.
Got my PPL checkride on 11/11 i hope i pass thanks for the vid
Thank you thank you! (ps I subscribed at the words “dumbass”). Looking forward to future videos!!
This is helpful. Thanks for posting.
Good video!
Great Stuff, Thank you.
Thank you!
Such a great video
No jokes with DP, Got it!🥺
man great vid keep it up
You have to be able to turn in two VOR's under the hood on instruments and chart your position.
Not seeing that anywhere in the ACS. Where did you hear this requirement?
How do you keep the DPE yelling at you or making rude comments or making you feel small.
Know your stuff well enough that they don’t have a reason to do any of that.
Where in Indiana do you fly out of? I'm trying to go for my private within the next week or so.
I fly out of KBAK
That’s cool! I fly out of KMQJ. Hopefully trying to schedule my private for some time within the next couple of weeks. Kind of nervous lol. Who was your DPE?
DM me on instagram @mstienke_ I’ll let you know some good DPEs around us
1) how to fly a plane
Is a degree even worth it if you want to be a commercial pilot?
Yes and no. It used to be where you couldn’t get a job at an airline without a 4 year degree. Now with the pilot shortage, they are adjusting their requirements. Still a good idea to get once especially if you want to get a job at the majors.
How is your journey going?
I was supposed to have my CFI initial checkride this week, but got canceled due to weather. I have one rescheduled for January 4th. Got my IFR rating in may and my commercial se in October. Thanks for asking!
dunno how this worked