Before You Arrive – Private Pilot

PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS, COMPLETE, AND PRINT THE DOWNLOADS BELOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR CHECKRIDE AND GIVE TO YOUR DPE:

Pre-Arrival

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BEGINNING OF CHECKRIDE

• COMPLETE YOUR MANIFEST AND THE RISK ANALYSIS
• MAKE SURE THE PLANE IS FUELED THE NIGHT BEFORE
• IF TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 MAKE SURE THE AIRPLANE IS HANGARED
• BEFORE YOU ARRIVE, HAVE YOUR INSTRUCTOR DOUBLE-CHECK EACH LINE ON IACRA.
• IACRA IS A GOVERNING LEGAL DOCUMENT.

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Make sure you have all your required endorsements. Example:

Please either print or write on a piece of paper the following information:

• A list of all cross-countries you did with your instructor and, separately, the ones you did solo
• Include the date, the distance between each airport, each airport you landed at, the total time of the flight and whether the flight was day or night
• List of airports and date where you completed your 3 takeoffs and three landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower
• A list of the airports where you completed your night landings and which on
• The dates of the last 3 hours you flew to prepare for the checkride
• Ask DPE for DMS number when you get to the checkride

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If you are bringing cash: write on an envelope:

• Your name, FTN number, airport, month and year of test, phone number, amount, and organization (CAU/ ATP)

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• Make sure all endorsements are signed and pasted into your logbook.
• Make sure your 90-day endorsement is still valid for solo flight.
• Don’t forget foggles
• Verify the same name is on your IACRA, government issued photo ID, written and pilot’s license
• There is a possible $300 fee if any paperwork is incorrect or not present and we are unable to continue the checkride
• Make sure PIC time is correct for both the aeronautical experience grid and under part II 2 a & b.
• PIC time + dual received should equal total time

Example:

Dual

5/31 KSAC →  (59NM) KMOD → (56NM) KMAE → (113NM) KSAC     3.5 hours / day / 228NM total

6/1 KSAC →  (59NM) KMOD → (56NM) KMAE → (113NM) KSAC     3.1 hours / day / 228NM total

6/5 KSAC →  (59NM) KMOD → (56NM) KMAE → (113NM) KSAC     3.5 hours/ night /228NM total

Solo Long XC

6/6 KSAC →  (59NM) KMOD → (56NM) KMAE → (113NM) KSAC     3.1 hours / day / 228NM total

6/8 KSAC →  (59NM) KMOD → (56NM) KMAE → (113NM) KSAC     3.0 hours / day / 228NM total

Solo Towered Landings

Night Landings

Last 3 hours

IACRA total solo ___________________

IACRA total dual ___________________

Ground Dates and/or Graduation Date