Stump the DPE - Episode 2
This was a live event on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020.
Correction and clarification about recording audio and/or video during checkrides:
In this episode, I stated that recording checkrides is prohibited by the FAA. That is what I remember being taught during my FAA training last year in Oklahoma City. I went looking for a specific reference and was surprised to learn that the FAA does not officially prohibit recording during checkrides, but they discourage it and strongly recommend that examiners not allow any audio or video recording during checkrides.
Jim Pitman
Questions and comments in this episode (click each time link to jump to that part of the video):
1:24 What is the most common mistake on an instrument checkride?
6:45 Autopilot usage on the checkride.
9:47 How do you feel about applicants recording audio of the checkride?
10:10 Do you ever fail the GPS on a checkride?
13:18 When the applicant fails a flight maneuver on a checkride, do they get a 2nd chance?
14:28 Who has the right-of-way when there is a traffic conflict after coming out of the clouds?
17:10 How long does a typical instrument checkride last?
21:52 Can you take off on an IFR flight plan in class G airspace when it's IMC with no radar coverage?
27:20 What are the biggest weaknesses you see on CFII checkrides?
29:00 What are some ways the applicant can impress the DPE during the checkride?
32:20 Perfection is not required.
34:27 Do you continue the oral questioning during the flight portion?
38:07 Jim explains his instrument notes: http://www.flywithjim.com/checkrides/...
40:40 IFR lost communications procedures (91.185).
42:09 Simulating a realistic communications failure in IMC.
47:20 Carl's video, How the Private Pilot Checkride Works: • How the Private Pilot License Checkride Wo...
47:49 What kind of ADS-B questions do you ask?
48:50 What should you do if you have lost communication in an area where center has trouble picking you up?
50:02 How to ask scenario-based questions.
50:30 Testing light gun signals on an instrument checkride.
52:07 How to judge if someone passes or fails.
52:57 What are some of the tricky equipment failures that an applicant might be given?
Stump the DPE web page: http://flywithjim.com/stump-the-dpe