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UPDATE: went up for the retake today and passed. So relieved and happy. Thanks everyone for your support.

Thanks for pointing that out... I fixed it.

Live in Union County so based out of Monroe.

That's really weird. I didn't notice that. I didn't add that so not sure what the deal is with the symbol. Maybe I think I'm the Prince of aviation.

Thanks... She said it would just be 45 minutes. Hopefully it will be even less. One soft field takeoff, one steep turn to the left, one short field landing.

This is true.

ACS requires 45° of bank +/- 5°. She said I was consistently under 40° hence performance of the maneuver did not meet the ACS requirements.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement. A couple of additional details on what turned into a tough day. Checkride was scheduled at noon at an airport about 50 nm away. Plan was to meet my CFI at our home airport at 10 and fly together to the test airport. Ceilings in the morning were low...

DPE can't continue without applicant's consent but either DPE or applicant can stop the exam. We were running really behind due to weather and I think she figured we have to do one take off and landing anyways in order to do the steep turn at the re-test.

On steep turns to the left a had too shallow a bank and was told that the maneuver was not satisfactory. I opted to continue with the checkride and everything else was perfect or, in the case of soft field landings, acceptable if not particularly soft. DPE opted not to do soft field takeoff or...

Good advice. I did go ahead and get BasicMed. I’m simultaneously applying for an initial special issuance for my third class as my condition isn’t disqualifying for BasicMed but does require an initial special issuance for a third class medical. Strange situation. I want the third class as...

I'm just about ready for my checkride but went about training in the silliest way possible. After starting and stopping twice I finally stuck with the training in 2008 and got all my PPL requirements completed and started preparing for the checkride. And then the wheels fell off and every...