CFI-I Checkride advice?

[surreal1221]

Hit me with it. . .any quirks any of you guys encountered that you didn't expect on your II I'd like to hear about them.

Thanks

[bLizZuE]

When you bust MDA use it as an example of bad scanning, and teach them how to correct to get back above it.

also- my examiner liked that i taught unusual attitudes visual first, then under the hood. When we did holds he just said, "give me a hold that will require a _____ entry".

If they fly any portion while you teach, make sure you watch their flying. My examiner took the controls, and I was teaching how to brief an approach, and he got off his altitude by 300 feet. Turned to me and asked who I filed the flight plan under. I was perplexed by the question and said, Me? He pointed at the altimeter. MY CONTROLS! heh

[bdhill1979]

Mine was almost an exact replica of the instrument rating checkride; just me explaining everything I was doing.

[bhh1128]

Originally Posted by bLizZuE

When we did holds he just said, "give me a hold that will require a _____ entry".

Make sure you are able to give holding instructions. Right before we headed to the airplane my examiner said, "you'll give me holding instructions that will require anything other than a direct entry. If you don't get everything right, I just won't do anything."

I was amazed how much of the test he flew. It was probably the most enjoyable practical test I've taken.

[mojo6911]

I wasn't under the hood, and the examiner wasn't under for very long. It was pretty straight forward. He pulled out his plan of action, told me that we had to cover the requirements in the PTS, and he left it up to me what approaches, holding, etc we had to do.

[cfii2007]

I was under the hood the entire time. Intercepted the localizer course and did a hold, came back in and did the approach. We departed the area and did a steep turn and unusual attitudes.

[Clocks]

We spent a lot of time drawing out the holds, explaining on a dry-erase board the protected side, when to start your time on the outbound leg, on the inbound leg, on an NDB hold, on an intersection hold, etc.

My examiner also flew about half the ride. We each did an unusual attitude (each wearing the hood), I did a made up DME arc, then partial panel GPS approach without wearing the hood, then he shot a single engine ILS under the hood. Don't be too much of a hardass on altitudes, but keep them legal.

I thought the II was the easiest ride, I was surprised how much the examiner flew, and how much emphases there was on teaching rather than flying skills (which I knew to expect, but my initial CFI flight with the FAA involved almost no teaching).

[exleardriver]

i remember taking it in my old c-t210 on a very bumpy, hot summer day day. i think i flew the entire time. i know i had a back course localizer, a vor and an ndb. the hold was at the ndb. steep turns were a little ragged. he did say that 'you deviated some on your altitude'. well, yeah...lol.

[mojo6911]

Originally Posted by exleardriver

he did say that 'you deviated some on your altitude'. well, yeah...lol.

You should have told him that. He was your student.