Its that time....

gator4798 · March 14th, 2008, 14:02

That time in every young, or old, aviators life where he is expected to know his stuff and fly his plane. The very first checkride. Im going for my PPL checkride in less then an hour.. How the hell do they expect us to concentrate with all this damn nervousness!!! Holy poop....Deep breaths..calm ..Ok..well I'll let you all know how it went in a few hours (Longer if I get it and the weather stays agreeable) Oy vey. See you all later! Wish me luck. And if you see a While and Red Cessna 152 over San Jose, CA I suggest you keep a safe distance.

gator4798 · March 14th, 2008, 16:25

Well since soooooo many people are deeply intrested,

I passed to oral no prob...easy stuff...mabey took 20 min? But I knew every answer so I felt really good. However the flight portion was postponed till tues due to weather. Oh well no biggie. Im not nearly as nervous about that part. Will let you know how it goes!

ComplexHiAv8r · March 14th, 2008, 16:25

Good Luck! You will do GREAT!

When you get a chance, tell us about it.

gator4798 · March 14th, 2008, 16:26

Haha thanks. I'll let you know how the rest goes. For the oral section see above

ComplexHiAv8r · March 14th, 2008, 16:39

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Originally Posted by gator4798

Haha thanks. I'll let you know how the rest goes. For the oral section see above

You were posting the same time I was

sdfcvoh · March 14th, 2008, 17:26

Keep us posted..... You'll do great! Remember to just fly the plane. You've already been doing it - just repeat all the training you have mastered!

youngflyer · March 14th, 2008, 19:14

Dont worry about it. You will do great! If you dont mind what were some of the questions they asked you on the oral.

Polar742 · March 14th, 2008, 21:51

Congrats!!!

As time goes on, the checkrides get easier, even to the point of annoyance. No matter what, though, there's always a tinge.

Best of luck on Tuesday.

gator4798 · March 17th, 2008, 14:43

The one question that threw me right off the bat was. "What privileges will you gain after you get your PPL" I got it but I had not really ever seen a clear answer to that one in my reading. I think there was one Airspace vis requirment. A tiny bit of WX stuff. In the form of "can we go flying?" To which the answer was Barely so lets wait. Just rember that all examiners are different and my oral was abnormally short. The better you do the shorter it takes. If you miss something they ask more question to find out what areas you need to work on. I think my was about 20min. There were a few flashcards with signs on them I had to know. Fuel reserve requirements. Lighting requirements day and night. (Anticollosion on during the day) Recency requirements. It was ALOT easier then I was expecting. Just study and you will do fine.

charlie1017 · March 17th, 2008, 15:24

Congrats!

gator4798 · March 18th, 2008, 18:54

Its done. Its over. I'm a pilot. I can fly where I want, when I want, With whoever I want! Passed the practical. 1.2 hour flight time. Promptly took my father for a 1.7 hour flight :-) Super happy. Ok nap time!

JA Yawd Bwoy · March 18th, 2008, 18:59

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Originally Posted by gator4798

Its done. Its over. I'm a pilot. I can fly where I want, when I want, With whoever I want! Passed the practical. 1.2 hour flight time. Promptly took my father for a 1.7 hour flight :-) Super happy. Ok nap time!

Super congrats mann

, I can't wait till I post something like this, Hell I cnt wait to post my first REAL flight lesson

youngflyer · March 18th, 2008, 19:02

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Originally Posted by gator4798

Its done. Its over. I'm a pilot. I can fly where I want, when I want, With whoever I want! Passed the practical. 1.2 hour flight time. Promptly took my father for a 1.7 hour flight :-) Super happy. Ok nap time!

Nice man!!!!! When you wake up from your nap can you tell us what your practical was like?

gator4798 · March 18th, 2008, 19:08

Ah the practical (Couldent sleep)...She told me to fly the flight I had planned from Reid-hillview (KRHV) to Fresno (KFAT). Took off and within 10 min she told me to divert (Had not even gotten to the first checkpoint) I diverted to South County (E16) and did a short field landing(Take off from RHV was short field) Did soft Field take off. On approach for soft field landing she has me go around. Climed to do maneuvers. Slow flight. power off stall. Hood work. Flew back to RHV where she had me do Soft field landing. And thats it! Just rember. They tell you the moment you fail. So if your flying back and their all quiet. Its not a bad thing. Total time was 1.2

Polar742 · March 19th, 2008, 19:12

Congrats!!! Way to go!!!

N826AW · March 19th, 2008, 20:06

Dooood you're a pilot! Congrats!

gator4798 · March 20th, 2008, 18:48

Doooood I soooo Am!... Im taking my friend to lunch at petaluma (O69) Via SJC and SFO. Back via CCR and LVK...A whole tour of the bay! Woho i can't wait!.

n57flyguy · March 20th, 2008, 20:22

Congrats!!!!

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Originally Posted by JA Yawd Bwoy

Super congrats mann

, I can't wait till I post something like this, Hell I cnt wait to post my first REAL flight lesson

You'll be there soon enough