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Bradon needed to brush up on the
system malfunctions portion of the PTS,
which he and his flight instructor covered
in one hour of flight time and one hour
of ground instruction. “After that, I spent
every given hour armchair flying the
malfunctions,” he said. “I had friends and
family members ask me random failure
questions. At one point, my CFI told me I
was overthinking this. I had to relax and
take some downtime.”
A week later, he went up with the
examiner, and in 30 minutes had passed
the test.
WHO PASSED,
WHO FAILED?
FAA designated pilot examiners handed
temporary airman certificates to just
more than three-quarters of private
pilot applicants who took checkrides
from 2007 through 2012. The pass rate
for sport pilot applicants was somewhat
higher—averaging about 90 percent for
the same time period. Meanwhile, it’s
often said that the flight instructor
certificate is one of the toughest to get,
and the data support that supposition:
Only about 68 percent of CFI candidates
were successful, according to data from
IT’S ALL IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE. Even if
2007 through 2012.
you think you’re the only pilot at your
airport who wears the scarlet F, it’s likely
not so (see “Who Passed, Who Failed?”
this page).
No less a luminary than AOPA Pilot
columnist Barry Schiff failed his CFI
checkride at age 18. It didn’t prevent him
from earning the airline transport pilot
certificate at age 21, or obtaining every
FAA category and class rating except
airship, or enjoying a 34-year career with
the airlines.
A year and several months after his
bad day, Neil Bradon is an enthusiastic
private pilot. He flies as much as he can,
but he still chair flies too. “I like to think
I am always conscious about being safe,”
he said. “This checkride experience has
made me realize that I should never take
any flight for granted. Expect the unexpected always.”
Prepare for your checkride as thoroughly and as efficiently as possible. Study
hard, know the PTS requirements, and
face the day bravely. In all likelihood,
you’ll prevail. But if you don’t, know that
your journey to your pilot certificate
doesn’t have to end with a piece of paper
that says “disapproval.”
I recall what a pilot friend told a shattered wannabe private pilot after she
failed her checkride: “When you get your
license from the FAA, it doesn’t say how
many times you took the checkride. All it
says is ‘pilot.’”
Technical Editor Jill W. Tallman is an instrumentrated private pilot.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - November 2013
Flight Training - November 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Centerline
Letters
A Small Contribution
Success Story
How it Works
News
Training Products
ASI News
Final Exam
Tech Tip
Flight Lesson
Flying Carpet
ONE WHEEL DOWN
AVIATION ETIQUETTE
NO BIG DEAL
TECHNIQUE
Weather
Checkride
ATP Me
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Aviation Badges of Honor
Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - November 2013 - Flight Training - November 2013
Flight Training - November 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - November 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - November 2013 - 2
Flight Training - November 2013 - 3
Flight Training - November 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - November 2013 - 5
Flight Training - November 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - November 2013 - 7
Flight Training - November 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - November 2013 - 9
Flight Training - November 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - November 2013 - 11
Flight Training - November 2013 - A Small Contribution
Flight Training - November 2013 - 13
Flight Training - November 2013 - Success Story
Flight Training - November 2013 - How it Works
Flight Training - November 2013 - News
Flight Training - November 2013 - 17
Flight Training - November 2013 - Training Products
Flight Training - November 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - November 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - November 2013 - Tech Tip
Flight Training - November 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - November 2013 - 23
Flight Training - November 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - November 2013 - 25
Flight Training - November 2013 - ONE WHEEL DOWN
Flight Training - November 2013 - 27
Flight Training - November 2013 - 28
Flight Training - November 2013 - 29
Flight Training - November 2013 - 30
Flight Training - November 2013 - 31
Flight Training - November 2013 - AVIATION ETIQUETTE
Flight Training - November 2013 - 33
Flight Training - November 2013 - 34
Flight Training - November 2013 - 35
Flight Training - November 2013 - NO BIG DEAL
Flight Training - November 2013 - 37
Flight Training - November 2013 - 38
Flight Training - November 2013 - 39
Flight Training - November 2013 - TECHNIQUE
Flight Training - November 2013 - 41
Flight Training - November 2013 - Weather
Flight Training - November 2013 - 43
Flight Training - November 2013 - Checkride
Flight Training - November 2013 - ATP Me
Flight Training - November 2013 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - November 2013 - 47
Flight Training - November 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - November 2013 - Aviation Badges of Honor
Flight Training - November 2013 - 50
Flight Training - November 2013 - Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear
Flight Training - November 2013 - Advertiser Index
Flight Training - November 2013 - 53
Flight Training - November 2013 - 54
Flight Training - November 2013 - 55
Flight Training - November 2013 - Debrief
Flight Training - November 2013 - Cover3
Flight Training - November 2013 - Cover4
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