what are the things i need to know during my oral exam of my private pilot checkride?

Question

i am taking my checkride on monday, and i want to know what are some of the things the examiner will ask and what i should know???

Answer 1

Everything about weight and balance, legal matters of airworthiness, registration, insurance reuirements, take/off and landing distances and weather briefing.

Answer 2

Answer the questions asked by the examiner. There are several good oral test prep books on the market.

Do not add more to the answer than necessary. Many examiners will give you a shovel and you dig your own hole. Best advice I know it to not pick up the shovel.

If the weight of the D.E. is known, do the weight and balance the night before.

Use current AFD and sectional chart. If you know where the D.E. wants you to fly to, do the work the night before.

Be sure you know how to use the wind side of the whiz wheel and also how to do the time-speed-distance calculations.

Know airspace and weather.

Be sure to get a good nights rest.

Study.

Have all documents and paperwork in order. Ask you instructor to double check your logbook and the FAA forms. Signatures are a MUST!

Be orgainzed. Know where to put you finger on the information he asks for quickly.

Double check the aircraft log books to make sure that the annual is up to date.

Wear nice professional looking clothing. Do not come in looking like a punk. Slacks, nice shirt, wear a belt and well polished footwear. Besure to practice good personal hygene. Do not wear aftershave, perfume or colone.

If you smoke, make sure you do not smell smokey.

It is good to wear a watch with a second hand.

Guys, do not wear any earrings or other jewerly in any peircings you may have. This is distracting.

Girls, same advise although tasteful earrings may be acceptable.

I could go on but my fingers are tired.

I have never had a student fail a checkride.

Best of luck. Relax. You will do just fine.

Answer 3

Read up on weather. Expect the examiner to have you bring up a METAR and TAF on the computer and translate it back to him/her. My examiner had me pull out my sectional and explain to him the symbology and more specifically to explain the different airspace rules (Class E in depth). I'd recommend the ASA Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide, it's blue and has pretty much anything the examiner might ask you. Don't be nervous, just remember to close your flight plan if you're flying to another airport to meet the examiner! Good Luck!!

Answer 4

RELAX, if you are qualified to be behind the stick, there is nothing that is going to throw you. Know all your 'formulas' like v stuff and wt. and balance, specific data that might apply to your local area, and procedures, radio as well as emergency. That should cover the oral.



Flight is the easier, or should be, try not to think about the guy next to you, be natural in action and unless the dude does something odd, like fooling with your gyros or compass settings, you will be just fine. Most examiners are wanting you to get the ticket, more or less on your side.



You will do great, if you don't let us know where you are so we can avoid the area. (jk) :)

Answer 5

Just hope the examiner doesn't fall asleep during the checkride. The one I had was reported to do this on occasion, never on me, but on one "checkout" during training I thought he may have been on the verge.

Answer 6

Read the Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide book a few times and you will be fine!! Just don't panic.



Blue skies!

Answer 7

the systems of your aircraft including fuel flow as well as the FARS regarding weather maintenance flight in controlled airpspace but mainly make good safe choices in your control of the aircraft as your liscence is really a liscence to learn

Answer 8

Good Luck!!! I just started my flight training last month, so I'm sorry I know nothing, sorry. Good Luck!