Private Pilot Practical Test Scenarios

For the ORAL portion of your checkride, if you are departing from KHIO, your destination will be either KFHR or KPAE.

If your first name starts with A-N, your destination airport will be KFHR.

If your first name starts with O-Z, your destination airport will be KPAE.  

  • KFHR: You and your friend will be traveling together to watch a friend’s regatta race. You are going for the same purpose-to watch the regatta. 
  • KPAE: You will be going to a wedding. Both of you are friends with both the bride and groom and you are going for the same purpose – to participate in the wedding.

CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT PORTION: 

Create flight plan towards the practice area:

KMYF Cross-Countries

If you are departing from Montgomery and your name starts with A – N your destination will be KSBA. 

If your name starts with O – Z, your destination will be KEED. 

* Students departing out of Montgomery: Start your flight plan towards or near the East practice area

KBFL Cross-Countries

If you are departing from Bakersfield and your name starts with A – N your destination will be KSPS. 

If your name starts with O – Z, your destination will be KMRY

KTOA Cross-Countries

If you are departing from Torrance and your name starts with A – N your destination will be KPRB. 

KRDM Cross-Countries

If you are departing from Redmond and your name starts with A – N your destination will be KSIY.
If your name starts with O – Z, your destination will be KTDO.

*All airports: Start your flight plan towards or near a practice area

* All other airports: Create a cross-country flight plan to an airport more than 150 NM away from your home airport, preferably towards or near a practice area. 

Note: If you have a graduation certificate of any sort please bring that to the practical test with you, as well as your risk analysis for your cross country flight.


Assignment

  • Prepare your Weight and Balance. For the Flight portion, Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.
  • Prepare your Risk Analysis of the Flight
  • Prepare your Navigation Log and Route of the flight

If your aircraft is a 150, you will have one passenger that weighs 170 lbs. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.


Cessna 152 Weight and balance

Scenario #1– If you weigh between 140 and 170 lbs., your passenger will weigh 210 and you each have baggage that weighs 60 lbs. each. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.

Scenario #2– If you weigh between 171 and 185 lbs., your passenger will weigh 180 and you each have baggage that weighs 60 lbs. each. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.

Scenario #3– If you weigh between 186 and 220 lbs., your passenger will weigh 165 and you each have baggage that weighs 60 lbs. each. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.

Scenario #4– If you weigh between 221 and 250 lbs., your passenger will weigh 130 and you each have baggage that weighs 60 lbs. each. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.


S MODEL Cessna 172S Weight and Balance

Scenario #1– If you weigh between 140 and 170 lbs., your three passengers will weigh 180 each and their baggage will weigh 40 lbs. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.

Scenario #2– If you weigh between 171 and 185 lbs., your three passengers will weigh 170 each and their baggage will weigh 40 lbs. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.

Scenario #3- If you weigh between 186 and 220 lbs., your three passengers will weigh 165 each and their baggage will weigh 40 lbs.

Scenario #4– If you weigh between 221 and 250 lbs., your three passengers will weigh 155 each and their baggage will weigh 40 lbs. Heidi weighs 145 lbs. and her bag 6 lbs.


Text (503) 809-6441 for further instructions.

If any of these destinations above are not MORE than 100 NM from your departure, please contact your DPE at: (503) 809-6441