Checkride Preparation - Scenario Questions & Tips

Join us again for our DPE series with Pete Reddan, Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), and owner of Vapor Global Aviation. In this video, Pete gives some example Scenario Questions as part of a Private Pilot License checkride to give you an idea of what to expect and how to prepare for success on your own checkride.
These scenario questions are designed to prove that students haven’t just memorized their answers, but are able to understand each concept and apply it to a specific real-life situation. There are two types of Scenario questions included in a checkride, one for Pre-Flight Scenarios where a previously planned flight changes at the last minute, and one for En-Route Scenarios where the circumstance of a flight change en-route and students are expected to react appropriately for each.
Please comment below on scenarios your DPE asked you on your checkride, or any questions for AeroGuard, Pete, or any of our other DPEs.
Be sure to watch AeroGuard’s prior video on an overview of what to expect on your FAA checkride - • Pilot Checkride Prepar...
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*The information contained in this video is not for study purposes or a source of proper information. It is only a demonstration of what to expect to on a practical exam.

[@RaymondRChammas]

4am!? ain't nobody i know gonna convince me to take them to breakfast at 4am no one.

[@danieldillon9225]

Thank you for publishing this. You are helping pilots focus their preprations.

[@lyingcat9022]

If someone calls me at 8pm, less than 12 hours prior to our schedules departure time and asks to bump it up 5 hour!!! To 0400?!? Unless when they called I was already sleeping.... in the hanger... 10 feet from the airplane... that would be a “No, no and hell NO.” The most important piece of equipment on the airplane is the gray stuff in between the pilots ears. That piece of equipment is non-functional at 0300! Unless the pilots sleep schedule was planned prepared for a 0200-0300 wake up, that flight should be a no-go.

[@jonasberney8857]

Exactly what i was thinking too. I’d rather not wake up that early to fly to breakfast, especially if it breaks my personal sleep mins.

[@simon0062]

Relax it’s just an assuming scenario

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

Yep agree. Not flying when half asleep. Personal minimum is to get at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep and I do not fly in the middle of the night.

[@dojoswitzer]

Right, even if I could manage to get the number of hours sleep I typically get, shifting my sleep schedule forward 3-4 hours on a moment’s notice = I.M.N.O.T.S.A.F.E. Currency & operable equipment don’t need to be checked. The decision is already made.

[@dojoswitzer]

@@simon0062 Yes, just like an assuming crash the airplane scenario.

[@unlisted773]

Thanks for doing this!!

[@christopherromero6310]

Great video / very helpful !

[@BradHallStudios]

My new favorite channel. Thanks Beth!

[@flyaeroguard]

We're so glad to hear it! Thanks, Brad!

[@hmrbruce]

Thank you for this

[@forrestmunden8306]

Great video

[@xsifax]

Nice!

[@BradHallStudios]

very helpful

[@PilotDaveAviation]

My check ride is in 2 weeks, so nervous ! Thanks for sharing the video

[@bluecow10]

How’d it go?

[@PilotDaveAviation]

@@bluecow10 DPE canceled, he got covid. I don't want to go to another dpe as my cfi knows this dpe and what he looks for, so I am stuck. I thought of switching but I don't know

[@bluecow10]

@@PilotDaveAviation Covid has been a pain in the butt when it comes to flight training, I guess it gives you some extra time to prepare but still no fun.

[@PilotDaveAviation]

@@bluecow10 I do agree , I hoping to hear soon that he is feeling better !!

[@PilotDaveAviation]

@@bluecow10 I passed my checkride 2 days ago !!!

[@jamesrempel1455]

If you give an incorrect answer, should you say "just kidding" and follow with the right answer?

[@archerpiperii2690]

Me personally I would say something like: "Now that I think about it, that was not the correct answer, the correct answer is..."

[@lucassun1815]

Excellent video and it is really helpful. Could you talk more questions about Instrument checkride :)

[@flyaeroguard]

Thank you for your feedback, Lucas! We'll pass this onto our team.

[@lucassun1815]

@@flyaeroguard appreciate it.

[@cooperm74]

My check ride is today , wish me luck

[@flyaeroguard]

Thanks, Cooper - we hope it went well!

[@jesusbarrientos1999]

👩🏼‍✈️👨🏼‍✈️🙌🏼

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

4.00 AM in the morning is too early. One of my personal minimum is I do not fly at that hour. To tired to fly at 4.00AM.

[@drexplordinaire]

10:40 cyanosis does not occur with with CO poisoning only with hypoxemia!!

[@flyaeroguard]

Thanks for your comment! The two are very closely related and exact diagnosis is less important than the understanding of the theoretical knowledge and the actions taken as the pilot in command - in this case increasing the levels of oxygen to alleviate any of the 4 types of hypoxia, and completing a safe landing to assess further on the ground.

[@skydengelis3758]

Actually The order of knowledge is Wrote, understood, applied, and then correlated, but I am sure you knew that. Even teachers mess up.

[@timhoke2]

Rote, not Wrote, but we know what you mean.

[@kurtreber9813]

Rote-application-understanding? Shouldn't it be Rote-understanding-application?

[@flyaeroguard]

Yes the Fundamentals of Instruction tell us Rote, Understanding, Application, Correlation. But this video isn't trying to teach how to prepare for the FOI written test, this is about how to become prepared for any checkride.

[@mohammadimrankhan8153]

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[@souvikj6585]

Honestly I don’t like her answers about flying at night. But good video though

[@user-zd3mp9es6c]

Same here. It all boils down to personals minimums I guess, but what if she had an engine failure en route while it's dark? Realistically it's a bad idea while VFR

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

My personal minimum would require a landing light. What If I had to abort.

[@mikekoester8434]

To much ECHO in room Can't understand.

[@flyaeroguard]

Sorry to hear that, we have since upgraded our audio equipment. However, a version with a transcript is available on our website - www.flyaeroguard.com/learning-center/checkride-scenario/

[@johnfraney6045]

the bracelet though.... ;-(

[@informalfallacies]

The intro question shouldn't require quick answers. In real life, you'll have plenty of time to research before your flight. The others quick answers to demonstrate safe piloting. The exam should emulate real life.