checkride

I passed my PP checkride today after a discontinuance for weather here in Binghamton! Everyone is right: your instructor over-prepares you. The examiner did a great job at keeping my nerves in check and it was a mostly uneventful lesson/flight. Waiting for a babysitter so I can take the wifey...

After almost 3 years of training (on and off) and just over 101 hours of flight time, I passed the Private Pilot ASEL checkride last week under the ACS! I read dozens of checkride stories on PoA and they helped prepare me prepare, so I am paying it forward by sharing my checkride experience...

I had my IR check ride yesterday and the oral part was under the new PTS. Which I have been training and studying for the old under the impression I would be tested on it. Well my CFI was wrong on that and I got to do the new PTS. In general it’s what everyone said it was going to be. More...