Don't Say This On Your Checkride!

[@bstack11]

Passed my PPL checkride yesterday, a two year journey! Your videos helped tremendously along the way, thanks!

[@martystern5643]

Passed my PPL and IFR check rides with the help of your audiobooks. High levels of respect for you

[@kenmichaels1842]

Took the oral for my ppl and dpe asked if I wanted to add anything to our brief discussion on cold fronts. Thinking I missed something I started bringing up occluded fronts…dug myself a hole and she enjoyed watching me stumble, I think. Passed but lesson learned. Had same dpe for instrument check ride…talking about approach plates and same question…anything you want to add? Me: nope. She looked up and said, I see you learned a lot from the private checkride. 😂

[@gcolbert99]

I'm in the Navy and always fall back on one scenario when coaching junior sailors for boards. I once did a plane captain board and the maintenance officer asked me (I can't remember the exact question but it was something like this) "do you know what to do in the case of an engine fire during startup?". I replied "yes sir" and he moved on to the next question. Haha. If I would've started listing the steps there's a chance I would've missed something but also if he wanted to know more then he could've asked some follow up questions. Perfect advice, Jason. I honestly think your videos and audiobook made my checkride much easier!

[@JoshuaTootell]

I learned those tricks fast with my boards

[@stewie84]

I’m getting close to 40 hours but I think still some time to go before my PPL check-ride. These are some great tips! Thanks!

[@germb747]

Spot on, Jason! See you at Oshkosh

[@ronellis8312]

Just today i was searching for your latest video!!!!

[@johnfriend862]

I knew a guy who always did that, instructors told him hundreds of times to stop. Last I heard he has never passed a checkride, but he has failed a bunch of them!

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

Great stuff.

[@johnsmithh662]

Just did my oral stage check. Definitely don’t add anything extra, and just say you don’t know if you don’t.

[@mts982]

FAA encourages oxygen use for pilots on flights operating above 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). The regulations for flying above an altitude of 12,500 up to and including 14,000 are fairly simple. At that altitude, all crew must use supplemental oxygen continuously if the flight is over thirty minutes. is that good enough?

[@dennisnbrown]

Hey cool a new vid

[@alk672]

I have heard that particular piece of advice hundreds of times. Every youtube video about checkrides has it. I honestly don't understand it. I think it's a fundamentally useless piece of advice. Here's why. The way checkrides work is it would take a month to cover every possible piece of information that the application must know. So DPE is picking a broad topic, like weather, and he will ask you a question on it. If you answer, they will ask something else. If you answer, they will ask something else. If you answer - they will move on. They know precisely how much time they have. If you can't answer the question - they will dig deeper into the subject trying to understand if you just randomly forgot something, or if this is a topic you're weak in. If you're really weak - they will fail you after you failed a bunch of questions. Now, while you shouldn't blabber endlessly (because if you do you'll just run out of time), it actually makes no sense to focus on not volunteering any additional information. Volunteering additional information shows the examiner that you have that knowledge. Yes, they can ask you to clarify, but they would ask you another question anyway; this way at least you have a higher chance of keeping the conversation around the same subject and not having to shift gears. Once the DPE is out of time, the questions will stop anyway. If you feel you're weak in that particular area - yes, it makes sense to not volunteer more, but the DPE will sense that regardless. At the end of the day - completely useless piece of advice, makes you focus on saying less than you know, risks making DPE mad or doubtful of your confidence in your knowledge. Avoid.

[@davidt7855]

Just answer the question. That is more respectful than trying to show that you're a genius. Especially if you're not. You have heard this advice hundreds of time? Maybe there's a reason?

[@alk672]

@@davidt7855 there is a reason. People don't know their stuff. Following this advice won't save you if you don't know your stuff. If you do know your stuff - this advice is useless.

[@davidt7855]

It is useful. What if you only think you know something but you get it wrong. Do you want to pass? Answer the question as briefly as possible giving only what is asked.

[@alk672]

@@davidt7855 as I explained in my original comment, it doesn't matter if you volunteer additional information or not. Not volunteering additional information may increase the chance that the examiner will move on. That is only helpful to you if you are specifically weak in the area currently being examined, but are stronger in other areas. The examiner will still use available time to probe other areas. So it doesn't make sense not to volunteer information on purpose, it won't make the examination any easier for you overall.

[@Objectivity-fs2hx]

I would agree with you, saying "Just answer the question", if you think you're not very knowledgeable in the specific area. If you really know your stuff, you can show proficiency in that specific area. If you don't know a very specific detail, it won't matter in the end. And: If you feel, you're not ready yet: You're not ready and you shouldn't take the exam already - life(s) depends on it!

[@PortugueseFlyingStew]

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