PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED!

Falcon · February 15th, 2004, 06:04

Well, the last 4 weeks have been extremely busy for me, studying and what not...has finally all paid off.

As of saturday morning (v-day) i am a Private Pilot.

Started with the oral which was about 1.5 hours, real cool examiner and we got along great, stumped me on a few and i had to look up a few questions.

But after that we stopped for a few minutes and headed out for the ride. I actually thought i had pink slipped 5 min into the checkride. I watched the KING video's on passing a checkride and ended up acting like John King for the first few minutes...big mistake.

We started on my x-country and my first checkpoint was the Appleton VOR and he wanted he to visually identify it. Well i couldnt find the damn thing, he had me circle for like 5 min til i found it. Then as soon as i found it he had me turn on course to our alternate...Knox County (4I3) and as soon as i rolled on to my heading there was a plane at the same altitude...so close we could see the pilots name scratched on his headset (slight exaggeration but prob less than 500 feet).
I looked at the examiner and was in awe for the fact he hadn't failed me. Anyways we got to 4I3 and he had me do a normal landing and taxi back..."told me to relax and get all of the crap off of your lap", fly like you having fun. We took off and did a short then came back around for the short obstacle (no obstacle) to a soft tield takeoff and headed back to Newark (VTA). The rest went like this:

-Hoodwork
.......-vectoring
.......-unusual attitudes
-Slow flight
-Simulated engine failure
-Go around
-Stalls (power on to the right, power off to the left)
-Steep Turns
-He said, "Looks like a white slip to me, take me home!"

and that was the extent of it....if anyone has any questions feel free to ask....now on to my instrument!!

-Falcon
(PILOT)

Tim06 · February 15th, 2004, 07:46

Woohooo!!! Congats!!

bap327 · February 15th, 2004, 09:39

Congrats...welcome aboard!!!

Captain_Bob · February 15th, 2004, 17:34

Congratulations Falcon! Thanks for sharing your story with us!

Keep flying and be safe,

Bob

CAVOK · February 15th, 2004, 19:24

NICE JOB!!

PilotGuy37 · February 15th, 2004, 20:12

Congrats!! Nice post, thanks.

flyitup · February 15th, 2004, 20:28

Congrats!

Have you taken your first passenger up yet??

EcstasyChild · February 15th, 2004, 22:29

What kind of oral questions did you miss?

pilotjww · February 16th, 2004, 18:03

That's rich - never heard of being asked to identify the VOR ON THE GROUND. I look for em, for fun, but an examiner???

You can be proud of your PP. Be sure to follow your instincts and get going right away on your IA.

rhs · February 16th, 2004, 21:09

[ QUOTE ]
That's rich - never heard of being asked to identify the VOR ON THE GROUND. I look for em, for fun, but an examiner???

You can be proud of your PP. Be sure to follow your instincts and get going right away on your IA.

[/ QUOTE ]

If it's a visual checkpoint on your xc flight plan, you should be able to find/identify it from the air. That's why using VORs as visual checkpoints isn't the best idea (no offense!) unless you know for sure you can find it from the air.

Congrats, Falcon!

Falcon · February 17th, 2004, 07:53

Thanks everyone,

The oral questions i missed...

I actually didnt miss any...i just had to look them up as he said.

I looked up

Q-What requirements a PP has to have to give charitable rides.
--------------------------------
Q-He asked what info they give on an ATIS?

A-i gave everything but what runway they were using...stupid mistake

----------------------------

i gtg ill post more later

-Falcon

What do you squawk if you have an engine fire

PaulRix · March 3rd, 2004, 20:45

Well done! Out of interest, who was your DPE?

E_Dawg · March 3rd, 2004, 21:15

Congratulations!!! Great feeling, huh!

ready2fly · March 4th, 2004, 12:03

OUTSTANDING!

JGriffis · March 7th, 2004, 16:18

Congrats!

February 15th, 2004, 06:04	#1
Falcon Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 65	PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Well, the last 4 weeks have been extremely busy for me, studying and what not...has finally all paid off. As of saturday morning (v-day) i am a Private Pilot. Started with the oral which was about 1.5 hours, real cool examiner and we got along great, stumped me on a few and i had to look up a few questions. But after that we stopped for a few minutes and headed out for the ride. I actually thought i had pink slipped 5 min into the checkride. I watched the KING video's on passing a checkride and ended up acting like John King for the first few minutes...big mistake. We started on my x-country and my first checkpoint was the Appleton VOR and he wanted he to visually identify it. Well i couldnt find the damn thing, he had me circle for like 5 min til i found it. Then as soon as i found it he had me turn on course to our alternate...Knox County (4I3) and as soon as i rolled on to my heading there was a plane at the same altitude...so close we could see the pilots name scratched on his headset (slight exaggeration but prob less than 500 feet). I looked at the examiner and was in awe for the fact he hadn't failed me. Anyways we got to 4I3 and he had me do a normal landing and taxi back..."told me to relax and get all of the crap off of your lap", fly like you having fun. We took off and did a short then came back around for the short obstacle (no obstacle) to a soft tield takeoff and headed back to Newark (VTA). The rest went like this: -Hoodwork .......-vectoring .......-unusual attitudes -Slow flight -Simulated engine failure -Go around -Stalls (power on to the right, power off to the left) -Steep Turns -He said, "Looks like a white slip to me, take me home!" and that was the extent of it....if anyone has any questions feel free to ask....now on to my instrument!! -Falcon (PILOT)

February 15th, 2004, 07:46	#2
Tim06 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 487	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Woohooo!!! Congats!!

February 15th, 2004, 09:39	#3
bap327 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: BOSTON Posts: 459	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congrats...welcome aboard!!!

February 15th, 2004, 17:34	#4
Captain_Bob Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: DFW, based in ONT, wishing I was in Maine Posts: 3,904	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congratulations Falcon! Thanks for sharing your story with us! Keep flying and be safe, Bob

February 15th, 2004, 19:24	#5
CAVOK Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 123	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! NICE JOB!!

February 15th, 2004, 20:12	#6
PilotGuy37 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 91	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congrats!! Nice post, thanks.

February 15th, 2004, 20:28	#7
flyitup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 620	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congrats! Have you taken your first passenger up yet??

February 15th, 2004, 22:29	#8
EcstasyChild Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! What kind of oral questions did you miss?

February 16th, 2004, 18:03	#9
pilotjww Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago area Posts: 104	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! That's rich - never heard of being asked to identify the VOR ON THE GROUND. I look for em, for fun, but an examiner??? You can be proud of your PP. Be sure to follow your instincts and get going right away on your IA.

February 16th, 2004, 21:09	#10
rhs Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 219	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! [ QUOTE ] That's rich - never heard of being asked to identify the VOR ON THE GROUND. I look for em, for fun, but an examiner??? You can be proud of your PP. Be sure to follow your instincts and get going right away on your IA. [/ QUOTE ] If it's a visual checkpoint on your xc flight plan, you should be able to find/identify it from the air. That's why using VORs as visual checkpoints isn't the best idea (no offense!) unless you know for sure you can find it from the air. Congrats, Falcon!

February 17th, 2004, 07:53	#11
Falcon Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 65	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Thanks everyone, The oral questions i missed... I actually didnt miss any...i just had to look them up as he said. I looked up Q-What requirements a PP has to have to give charitable rides. -------------------------------- Q-He asked what info they give on an ATIS? A-i gave everything but what runway they were using...stupid mistake ---------------------------- i gtg ill post more later -Falcon What do you squawk if you have an engine fire

March 3rd, 2004, 20:45	#12
PaulRix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 154	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Well done! Out of interest, who was your DPE?

March 3rd, 2004, 21:15	#13
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,240	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congratulations!!! Great feeling, huh!

March 4th, 2004, 12:03	#14
ready2fly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 7,194	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! OUTSTANDING!

March 7th, 2004, 16:18	#15
JGriffis Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 308	Re: PRIVATE CHECKRIDE PASSED! Congrats!

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