CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 21
CHECKRIDE CHECKLIST
CHECKRIDE CHECKLIST
DPE ANSWERS FOR STUDENTS AND CFIS BY ASI STAFF
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The following is a compilation of questions from CFIs, students, and checkride applicants answered by designated pilot examiners. This forum
intends to provide a healthy and helpful discussion platform for CFIs and applicants who are preparing for their checkrides' oral and practical test
portions. It may also serve to help enhance the applicants' checkride experiences and promote continued learning. Email cfinewsletter@aopa.org
to share your questions.
Q
A
AS AN IFR STUDENT, CAN I GET STABILIZED BEFORE STARTING A
MANEUVER? I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO THIS ON MY PRIVATE
PILOT CHECKRIDE.
Getting stabilized is something that any applicant should be allowed
to do on any practical test. A pre-maneuver setup is allowed and
should include getting established at an appropriate altitude, in a clear area,
and clear of potentially conflicting traffic. That said, it shouldn't take 20
minutes to do that in most cases. There is a balance here between not being
able to get stabilized because of a skill weakness in that area and needing to
get to a place where you can get stabilized.
When it comes to an instrument practical test, it is going to be up to you to get
and stay stabilized. On an instrument practical test, you should assume that you
will need to take off and stay within IFR standards-and in compliance with IFR
operating environments-throughout the flight, and without breaks between
" maneuvers " (the approaches and navigation between them).
Q
WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF A GOOD WEATHER BRIEFING?
A
The FAA says a pilot needs to " become familiar with all
available information concerning that flight. " That's pretty
vague and all encompassing, and it means a pilot will need to be able to
weed out extraneous information about a flight so as to not have to look at
the weather in Timbuktu to make a flight from Chicago to Memphis. This
is a skill a CFI needs to work on with their students as they train. I have
seen too many practical test applicants come to tests having only looked at
the local METAR and TAF for the airport at which we are flying.
But I also may not expect you to look at the prog chart seven days out
when you have no intention of flying then. That said, I might give you
a scenario where I say, " I want to fly from point A to point B sometime
this week, what day would be best to do it? " That would be a good
opportunity to demonstrate some ability to consider longer-term
weather forecasting tools.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI News
CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
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