alexsiegman.com - pplhttp://alexsiegman.com/2015-04-07T00:00:00-05:00Blast from the Past – Private Pilot Checkride Debrief2015-04-07T00:00:00-05:002015-04-07T00:00:00-05:00Alex Siegmantag:alexsiegman.com,2015-04-07:/2015/04/07-ppl-checkride-debrief/<p>I was cleaning up some old documents I had laying around, and found my personal debrief of my Private Pilot Checkride. I wrote this right after I finished my drive home from the checkride, a few years ago on 4/27/2012. Hopefully, my notes and thoughts will help others …</p><p>I was cleaning up some old documents I had laying around, and found my personal debrief of my Private Pilot Checkride. I wrote this right after I finished my drive home from the checkride, a few years ago on 4/27/2012. Hopefully, my notes and thoughts will help others in their quest for their <span class="caps">PPL</span>. I’ve edited out the examiners name to respect any privacy concerns he may have, and put it up on Google Docs for anyone who is curious. Here is the&nbsp;link:</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRsGejAtRN4Pp0acwHNwIH5lOKznL37SizxMRmg6jzs/edit?usp=sharing"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRsGejAtRN4Pp0acwHNwIH5lOKznL37SizxMRmg6jzs/edit?usp=sharing"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRsGejAtRN4Pp0acwHNwIH5lOKznL37SizxMRmg6jzs/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRsGejAtRN4Pp0acwHNwIH5lOKznL37SizxMRmg6jzs/edit?usp=sharing</a></a></a></p> <p>For those that don’t know, getting a <span class="caps">US</span> Private Pilots License involves certain amounts and types of training to be logged, at the end of which you must pass three exams: a written, an oral exam, and a practical exam. The written is an <span class="caps">FAA</span> Standardized Test for the license you are applying for. The oral exam and practical exam usually happen at once with either a <span class="caps">DPE</span> (Designated Pilot Examiner) or an <span class="caps">FAA</span> Examiner, though they can happen separately if there are concerns as to the ability to perform the flight on that day such as the weather. This doc covers just the oral and practical&nbsp;exams.</p>