My last CFI did 3 mock check rides with me before my actual PPL check ride. Best thing he could have done. During my actual check ride it was just a repeat of my last few lessons.
Great advice! As a CFIA, I can tell you that you will always be nervous, but there is a difference between anticipation when you are prepared and fear when you aren't prepared. "Perfection is not the standard." You will make mistakes--manage them and don't dwell on them. If you are safe in the air, fixing your mistakes shows a certain level of competence. "Detect your errors, confess your errors, fix your errors." If the examiner knows what you are thinking, he'll give you more room to work. The narration shows you aren't just wandering blindly through the maneuvers.
I am doing check-ride prep and I have been told by my school that we are only allowed to look up 10 percent of the oral questions. You better know your stuff.
I always was very nervous for every check ride. Best advice I received was “decide you’re going to be a great pilot, practice hard and have faith in your ability”. I just recently passed my CFI initial and while I was nervous, I was a lost less so than any other check ride because of that advice! It’s very true that the examiner is not out to fail you so don’t beat yourself up for every mistake you make in either the oral or flight portion.
The narration point is a good one. In addition to informing the examiner that you know you did something wrong, it also lets him/her know you are thinking of more than is apparent (e.g., noting airspeeds for rotation and climb, checking pressure and alternator after full power, speed alive, etc.) When I took my private check ride, the examiner was having me do a full stop, but on short final told me to go around. As I begin my climb out, the controller (Cheyenne) told me to exit the runway when able. Embarrassed, I informed him of the go-around. His response was, "It sure would be nice if you told me what you were planning." I thought the examiner would blame me; however, the opposite was true. He went off on how the controller gets to sit up there in his ivory tower (really, he said that) with his air conditioning and coffee and doesn't think about what you are facing. You have the right to go around any damn time you please. (Really, he said that.) So, sometimes, they really are on your side and want you to be confident in your new skills. But, in contrast, on my instrument check ride, right out of the gate, we're taxiing out to the active (Lewiston, ID) and the examiner suddenly jerks the yoke over to the right to position the ailerons for the apparent wind (when there was virtually no wind.) That ride didn't go well as I was on edge the rest of the way. But, still, I am an instrument rated pilot, so there's that. Along with one bad memory. Meh.
Thanks for sharing, David! Good perspective all around. Hey, you passed. I know those moments can make you cringe a little as it's never fun to get corrected, but you aren't alone!
Great tips - thank you. I appreciate the content on your channel. I’m working on my PPL now and hope to take my check ride within the next month. Thanks for your help!
Perfect timing, my Private check ride is this Friday and this helped calm the nerves a bit. Unfortunately, the few maneuvers I'd like to practice a few more times won't be able to make it onto the calendar. Weather is shaping up for Friday, but non of the days prior. I'll just have to trust the training I guess. As always I appreciate the great content.
Good luck brother! Just passed mine on 29 Dec. I ran into the same issue with the weather. Do a lot of chair flying with your maneuver checklists. That helps a ton. Keep us updated!
@@VictoryAviation I appreciate the encouragement and advice. I chair flew a bunch and actually the weather broke and I was able to get a practice flight in. After what felt like a marathon day today, I am happy to say it went well and I passed my private check ride! Have an amazing weekend.
@@VictoryAviation I wouldn't say there were any surprises or extremely difficult parts of the oral, seemed fairly straight forward as studied. For the practical I struggled with the specific landings required. The winds shifted and I probably should of discontinued. I think they were the worst landings I have had in months. My DPE was awesome and I was clearly harder on myself than she was. It could of gone either way, and I think my biggest advice would be to be mentally prepared to discontinue if things are above your personal limits.
@@AirplaneAcademy oral done sat!!! (and he did not make it easy!! 6.5 hours!!) w/ IFR airmets on my route i'm still in limbo- anxiously waiting to do the flight. I have literally been in the middle of a CR for days now!!! thanks again for your work!! you help so many people
Great tips. I passed my PPL check ride in Nov. and your advice is sound. The practice check ride would have been a great help in calming the nerves! Next time.
On my Private checkride, I made a complete hash of my entry to one of the ground-reference maneuvers. The examiner said, "Well, that wasn't great. Get set up and try it again and, this time, do it as well as we both know you can." I passed!
@@AirplaneAcademy This examiner had a reputation for being extremely strict, but fair. I was surprised he gave me a second chance. One of the checkride criteria is that the successful outcome of a maneuver never be seriously in doubt. This was seriously in doubt, believe me! At this point, he had been flying with me for 45 minutes and I guess he thought this did not reflect my general level of competence (it _was_ especially bad). So he gave me a chance to redeem myself and I managed to pull it off. I have no doubt that he would have failed me if I had messed it up a second time.
I appreciate your response to my fears and I did listen to your video. I’m impressed that you are reading the comments and even trying to respond with content that help us who are in pursuit of our ratings. Thank You Stephen
Your channel has been helping to keep me motivated while I study for my private pilot written test and I look forward to your posts every Monday. While you were on paternal leave from posting I watched every video you've posted. Keep it up!
Awesome tips! I think student pilots are very afraid to make contact with the DPE. I went out of my way to make direct contact with them, introduce myself, and ask any questions I had about how they wanted to handle certain aspects of the check ride (will they let you use ForeFlight? Will they let you use a digital FAR/AIM?) Ask the questions ahead of time and you’ll have no surprises on the check ride. Remember, you’re paying the DPE hundreds of dollars for this. They can spend the time with you before the check ride.
Needed this vido. Got my private pilot checkride in the morning and I'm freaking out! My instructors say I'm gonna kill it, just hard finding that confidence in myself.
@@aceotter17 what helped me through it was understanding that perfection is not the standard. That took some of the pressure off my shoulders. Just be smart, be safe and do what you've been doing through your training. You'll be fine!
Excellent points. I attempt to keep in mind that current direction indicates future destination. The point being, plan and train for success. Ask questions. Ask for help. Be open to constructive feedback. There’s no substitute for training the way you fly, and flying the way you train. ✈️😎👍
Id keep in mind that passing or failing the checkride is not the end of the story. If you fail you can correct your errors and go back and test again down the line.
2 weeks out from my check ride, and I can safely say that stick and rudder flying is by far the easiest part of becoming a pilot. Knowledge knowledge knowledge...
@@AirplaneAcademy it didn’t. DPE had a family medical emergency and had to cancel. Trying again Friday at 1pm. I’ll let you know. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for sharing Charlie, and for all your content! This was perfect timing, I have my PP checkride on Tuesday and I'm a bag of nerves just like everyone before me. Being nervous about what you care about really resonated with me. Looking forwaard to getting your email for the next 5 days!
@@AirplaneAcademy Hi Charlie, finished the check ride yesterday on the 7th reschedule due to weather. Wasn't my best flying, but the DPE said it was more than good enough!
I’m trying to go out and take some flying lessons as I would love to get my PPL. My only concern is I am extremely introverted and don’t do well. Meeting new people. Do you have any suggestions?
@@jazzfm2 Congratulations! Not sure what your aviation goals are but if anything at least get your IFR. I certainly used my ticket up here in the northeast this past summer due to all the crummy wx but what was nice is that I didn’t have to cancel most of the flights because having that golden ticket in my pocket and I feel having an IFR ticket is really a must. Good luck.
Unfortunately your brain always gets nervous if you don’t know what will happen next. No matter how much you try to prepare. But being nervous also helps to stay on alert :)
My Examiner, seeing me being nervous and starting to talk quickly, few times said: "Ilya, just take a deep breath, brain needs oxygen". Good man!
Watched this last night. Passed my PPL checkride today. Definitely helped ease some nerves. Thank you.
Congratulations!! Hoping to solo this weekend, weather permitting.
@@paulchang336 you got it!
CONGRATS Cody!! Huge huge accomplishment and I'm very excited for you. Welcome to the club.
My last CFI did 3 mock check rides with me before my actual PPL check ride. Best thing he could have done.
During my actual check ride it was just a repeat of my last few lessons.
Great advice! As a CFIA, I can tell you that you will always be nervous, but there is a difference between anticipation when you are prepared and fear when you aren't prepared. "Perfection is not the standard." You will make mistakes--manage them and don't dwell on them. If you are safe in the air, fixing your mistakes shows a certain level of competence. "Detect your errors, confess your errors, fix your errors." If the examiner knows what you are thinking, he'll give you more room to work. The narration shows you aren't just wandering blindly through the maneuvers.
Very well said! Thanks for your advice and perspective, Michael.
I am doing check-ride prep and I have been told by my school that we are only allowed to look up 10 percent of the oral questions. You better know your stuff.
I always was very nervous for every check ride. Best advice I received was “decide you’re going to be a great pilot, practice hard and have faith in your ability”. I just recently passed my CFI initial and while I was nervous, I was a lost less so than any other check ride because of that advice! It’s very true that the examiner is not out to fail you so don’t beat yourself up for every mistake you make in either the oral or flight portion.
Congrats on passing! That's exciting. Great advice, too! Thank you for sharing.
My PPL SEL check ride is Friday. Fingers crossed
You’ll nail it!
Good luck! You’ve got this. Keep us updated!!!
Good luck. I am waiting for my CFI to say go for it.
Update: Passed. Took my wife out for breakfast this morning after flying in to a nice airport that has courtesy cars.
@@pfd_mark_taylor woohoo!!! Congrats!!!
The narration point is a good one. In addition to informing the examiner that you know you did something wrong, it also lets him/her know you are thinking of more than is apparent (e.g., noting airspeeds for rotation and climb, checking pressure and alternator after full power, speed alive, etc.) When I took my private check ride, the examiner was having me do a full stop, but on short final told me to go around. As I begin my climb out, the controller (Cheyenne) told me to exit the runway when able. Embarrassed, I informed him of the go-around. His response was, "It sure would be nice if you told me what you were planning." I thought the examiner would blame me; however, the opposite was true. He went off on how the controller gets to sit up there in his ivory tower (really, he said that) with his air conditioning and coffee and doesn't think about what you are facing. You have the right to go around any damn time you please. (Really, he said that.) So, sometimes, they really are on your side and want you to be confident in your new skills.
But, in contrast, on my instrument check ride, right out of the gate, we're taxiing out to the active (Lewiston, ID) and the examiner suddenly jerks the yoke over to the right to position the ailerons for the apparent wind (when there was virtually no wind.) That ride didn't go well as I was on edge the rest of the way. But, still, I am an instrument rated pilot, so there's that. Along with one bad memory. Meh.
Thanks for sharing, David! Good perspective all around. Hey, you passed. I know those moments can make you cringe a little as it's never fun to get corrected, but you aren't alone!
I just passed my PPL checkride today and this video helped a lot! Thanks!
Congratulations!!!
Great tips - thank you. I appreciate the content on your channel. I’m working on my PPL now and hope to take my check ride within the next month. Thanks for your help!
Thanks Steve, appreciate you watching and I'm glad you've found it helpful! Best of luck on the check ride, you've got this!
Perfect timing, my Private check ride is this Friday and this helped calm the nerves a bit. Unfortunately, the few maneuvers I'd like to practice a few more times won't be able to make it onto the calendar. Weather is shaping up for Friday, but non of the days prior. I'll just have to trust the training I guess. As always I appreciate the great content.
Good luck brother! Just passed mine on 29 Dec. I ran into the same issue with the weather. Do a lot of chair flying with your maneuver checklists. That helps a ton. Keep us updated!
@@VictoryAviation I appreciate the encouragement and advice. I chair flew a bunch and actually the weather broke and I was able to get a practice flight in. After what felt like a marathon day today, I am happy to say it went well and I passed my private check ride! Have an amazing weekend.
@@bradleyschlesinger4213 HELL YES! Congratulations pilot!!!! Woohoo! I’ll bet this weekend is going to rock extra hard now brother!
@@bradleyschlesinger4213 what were some of the more difficult parts of your checkride, both the oral part and practical portion?
@@VictoryAviation I wouldn't say there were any surprises or extremely difficult parts of the oral, seemed fairly straight forward as studied. For the practical I struggled with the specific landings required. The winds shifted and I probably should of discontinued. I think they were the worst landings I have had in months. My DPE was awesome and I was clearly harder on myself than she was. It could of gone either way, and I think my biggest advice would be to be mentally prepared to discontinue if things are above your personal limits.
Passed my checkride the other day! Thanks for all the great videos.
Congratulations!! Huge accomplishment!
You clearly haven't met my examiner.
Use a different one. No need for an asshole DPE
Checkride in 2 days . Sick to my stomach. Delirious from nerves. Thank u for this video
Hope everything went great!
@@AirplaneAcademy oral done sat!!! (and he did not make it easy!! 6.5 hours!!) w/ IFR airmets on my route i'm still in limbo- anxiously waiting to do the flight. I have literally been in the middle of a CR for days now!!! thanks again for your work!! you help so many people
Congratulations!!
Great tips. I passed my PPL check ride in Nov. and your advice is sound. The practice check ride would have been a great help in calming the nerves! Next time.
Fantastic!! Congratulations and welcome to the club. It's such a rewarding accomplishment and I'm so excited for you. Well done.
My PPL checkride is scheduled for Jan 1, 2024... Looking forward to it like crazy
Good luck!! Mines on the 5th!
On my Private checkride, I made a complete hash of my entry to one of the ground-reference maneuvers. The examiner said, "Well, that wasn't great. Get set up and try it again and, this time, do it as well as we both know you can."
I passed!
Awesome. Cool way to correct you but in an encouraging way that didn't demean you. Love it.
@@AirplaneAcademy This examiner had a reputation for being extremely strict, but fair.
I was surprised he gave me a second chance. One of the checkride criteria is that the successful outcome of a maneuver never be seriously in doubt. This was seriously in doubt, believe me!
At this point, he had been flying with me for 45 minutes and I guess he thought this did not reflect my general level of competence (it _was_ especially bad).
So he gave me a chance to redeem myself and I managed to pull it off.
I have no doubt that he would have failed me if I had messed it up a second time.
Not the one I had.
I appreciate your response to my fears and I did listen to your video. I’m impressed that you are reading the comments and even trying to respond with content that help us who are in pursuit of our ratings.
Thank You
Stephen
Thanks Stephen, I appreciate the suggestion and it's a good topic to cover.
Your channel has been helping to keep me motivated while I study for my private pilot written test and I look forward to your posts every Monday. While you were on paternal leave from posting I watched every video you've posted. Keep it up!
Awesome tips! I think student pilots are very afraid to make contact with the DPE. I went out of my way to make direct contact with them, introduce myself, and ask any questions I had about how they wanted to handle certain aspects of the check ride (will they let you use ForeFlight? Will they let you use a digital FAR/AIM?) Ask the questions ahead of time and you’ll have no surprises on the check ride. Remember, you’re paying the DPE hundreds of dollars for this. They can spend the time with you before the check ride.
Excellent points!
Needed this vido. Got my private pilot checkride in the morning and I'm freaking out! My instructors say I'm gonna kill it, just hard finding that confidence in myself.
I'm struggling with that same thing rn. Checkride is in the morning and I'm terrified lol
@@aceotter17 what helped me through it was understanding that perfection is not the standard. That took some of the pressure off my shoulders. Just be smart, be safe and do what you've been doing through your training. You'll be fine!
Great tips but one day late! I took the instrument check ride today and passed anyway! Great content and I really enjoy your channel!
Awesome, CONGRATS!! Such a fun rating and it's a huge accomplishment.
Just had a flight review. I totally agree with doing my homework, nerves and narrating my intentions with Instructor.✈️
Awesome! Way to go.
Excellent points. I attempt to keep in mind that current direction indicates future destination. The point being, plan and train for success. Ask questions. Ask for help. Be open to constructive feedback. There’s no substitute for training the way you fly, and flying the way you train. ✈️😎👍
Hey Charlie, I noticed at 3:42 you started an approach to runway 15 in Addison, nice. I love Addison.
Yes! It's my home base.
Nice landings.
Id keep in mind that passing or failing the checkride is not the end of the story.
If you fail you can correct your errors and go back and test again down the line.
My landings saved my check ride.
2 weeks out from my check ride, and I can safely say that stick and rudder flying is by far the easiest part of becoming a pilot. Knowledge knowledge knowledge...
mines coming up in a couple of weeks thank you for this.
Light cologne and breath mints go a long way..... I've heard. 😁 Great video young man. You're very articulate and clearly intelligent. 👍
Timely advice. Checkride on Monday.
Awesome! How did it go?
@@AirplaneAcademy it didn’t. DPE had a family medical emergency and had to cancel. Trying again Friday at 1pm. I’ll let you know. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for sharing Charlie, and for all your content! This was perfect timing, I have my PP checkride on Tuesday and I'm a bag of nerves just like everyone before me. Being nervous about what you care about really resonated with me. Looking forwaard to getting your email for the next 5 days!
Thanks Craig, I'm really glad you found it helpful! How did you check ride go?
@@AirplaneAcademy Weathered out (2nd time). I relieved because I can prep more, but also really ready to finish. Hopefully 3rd times the charm!
@@AirplaneAcademy Hi Charlie, finished the check ride yesterday on the 7th reschedule due to weather. Wasn't my best flying, but the DPE said it was more than good enough!
Great content...thank you. Keep em coming!
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
I’m trying to go out and take some flying lessons as I would love to get my PPL. My only concern is I am extremely introverted and don’t do well. Meeting new people. Do you have any suggestions?
very true! good points!
Helpful! Thanks!
Thank you! super helpful
Thank you for that Charlie !!
You're welcome!
Thanks for the great tips!
You're welcome!
Great tips! Thanks Charlie!
You got it! Glad you enjoyed.
Check rides are like getting married: I am in so much trouble!
I like having the physical FAR-AIM book. I am old fashioned.
Thanks 😌😌😌😌 i
my checkride is next friday! im pretty nervous!
How’d you do?
@@rn2811 officially a private pilot! One checkride down, many more to go!!
@@jazzfm2 Congratulations! Not sure what your aviation goals are but if anything at least get your IFR. I certainly used my ticket up here in the northeast this past summer due to all the crummy wx but what was nice is that I didn’t have to cancel most of the flights because having that golden ticket in my pocket and I feel having an IFR ticket is really a must. Good luck.
How do you find a great CFI? I am want to start my 0PL training.
I have some thoughts here czcams.com/video/GKiiVPyaJZM/video.html
Married up lol
Another tip: Be more professional and edit unneeded portions/bloopers from your videos
Unfortunately your brain always gets nervous if you don’t know what will happen next. No matter how much you try to prepare. But being nervous also helps to stay on alert :)