Know your stuff well enough that they don’t have a reason to do any of that.

Where? I’m prepping for my checkride, and I don’t see that anywhere.

@@FT-64 It is in the ACS in the navigation system. It does not state it directly. But they can have you do it. PS, just passed my check-ride. He had me only use one VOR. Instead my DPE tested my Emergency landing skills, he had me within 50 feet AGL of the the dirt road that I found during the Emergency landing. Then the DPE had me land at a difficult airport - Flabob where you have a giant hill right in the middle of downwind and a small narrow runway and we had some pretty good afternoon winds. It was tricky buy I put her down on the center line. He than asked me if I wanted to do a soft field take-off or short field take off. Well the obviously option was short field take off. I looked for every inch of extra runway to take-off on and Not because this was a test - Check-ride ( remember, I am the PIC) but I wanted to make it out safe. This DPE was really testing my flying skills. A good DPE.

@@KimWentworth-y8e I passed mine last week, as well. Great DPE, but he only asked me to use a single VOR at any given time. He was much more brutal with unusual attitudes and emergencies.

@@FT-64 Yes, Mine had me do a single VOR also, since the other two VOR's were out of service. My DPE did Unusual attitudes and tried to get me lost. I did lost procedures. However, My DPE did have me do an emergency landing and did not give me my engine back until 50 AGL. I did Put in flaps and was going to put her down on a single dirt road. 50 feet AGL is close. He finally gave me my engine back. I climbed out carefully after he gave me my engine back. The DPE than diverted me to Flabob and it's a windy afternoon. There is a giant hill in the downwind, you have to be close to that terrain and than it's a tight base to Final. I overshoot it a bit but corrected and put her on center line on the skinny short runway. After a full stop taxi back. My DPE asked me to choose a soft field or short field. I choose Short field for obvious reasons (short runway) and looked for every inch of runway not because this was a test but I wanted to make it out. The DPE was testing my ADM knowledge. I gave an emergency briefing, made sure my frequency for a transition was in the radio - Flip-flop. Announced my take off, and as I was on upwind I had to switch to Riverside and ask for a transition or be ready to turn right to avoid the airspace. Got my transition approved, flew to home airport and DPE asked for short field landing. I put her down right where I said I was put her and right on center line. then off to the soft field and than I was done. I passed.

Not seeing that anywhere in the ACS. Where did you hear this requirement?

No at all just Just don’t sign off somebody because they are your friends that all

That’s bullshit and not normal

For an instrument oral?? Dpe sounds like a piece of work. Mine was no longer than 2 hours and i felt it touched on everything important within the acs. What do you even discuss for 5 hours

@@Steezington He seemed irritated when we began the exam. First thing he said was “you don’t seem nervous”, followed by “so what do you plan on doing in aviation?” I said I want to be a professional pilot. He then proceeded to call me CAPTAIN (with a sharp emphasis) the whole time. It was strange. At the end of the grueling exam he asked “why would you ever want to do this as a career?” He then said I should just go make money somewhere else and I would be better off. I earned my rating that day, but I stopped flying for years after that experience, even though I have always loved aviation. Extremely discouraging experience.

@@PrestigeWorldWide777 thats horrible... why would he ever say that? very odd

@@PrestigeWorldWide777fuck him man don’t give on anything because Some asshole wanna show off on you that not his option whether you want to continue to be instructor or something else what the fuck is wrong with those dpe

No lazy eights, x country, emergency’s, or slow flight from what I remember. I got off really easy. Again each one will be different and he or she may have you do more or less depending on how the oral goes or how your other maneuvers are.

@@mattthepilot9292 Awesome! Thank you for the advice.

10 hour oral is insane… I got off easy with my 3 hour oral. As long as you are proficient with the maneuvers you will be fine. And just remember if you make a mistake, teach your way out of it.

Flew 5-6 days a week!

@@mattthepilot9292 WOW! Dude... I'm in a college/flight program where to get my RATP 1250 I need to complete my commercial with a specific flight-school and they only take me 3x a week max with 1 standby request. Estimated to be competed in 1 year+, such a drag for me. I wish I could go 5-6x a week. What was your cost to complete commercial?

Total cost of the program was around $80,000. I started under part 141 and finished 61. Finishing my comm se under 61 helped expedite it even though I had to fly up to 250 before the ride. Just keep at it and stay patient. For most people, 9-12 months is typical for commercial.

Thanks! Took 2 months total, but 3 or 4 weeks was just waiting on a day for the check. Bunch of studying! I took my CFII about 3 weeks ago and that was a walk in the park compared to the initial!

Very useful suggestion, I learned it.

All hand flown. He did not want me to use auto pilot at all.

I fly out of KBAK. Are you doing your flight training with Jet Access out of MQJ?

I encourage you to watch my PPL video if you haven’t already! Good luck on your journey. Takes a lot of patience and hard work!

I was supposed to have my CFI initial checkride this week, but got canceled due to weather. I have one rescheduled for January 4th. Got my IFR rating in may and my commercial se in October. Thanks for asking!

Yes and no. It used to be where you couldn’t get a job at an airline without a 4 year degree. Now with the pilot shortage, they are adjusting their requirements. Still a good idea to get once especially if you want to get a job at the majors.