I Got My Private Pilot License in the USA! ✈️ My Journey to PPL
This is the final stage of my Private Pilot training in the United States — and the most intense one!
🛩 In this episode:
First solo cross-country flights in a Piper Archer II
Landing at 2 unfamiliar airports
Prepping for the oral and practical checkride with the DPE
Review session with @cheesepilot
Final maneuvers and pattern work with my instructor
📝 Checkride day — how it went, what I was asked, and… did I pass?
🎓 At the time of my checkride, I had just 45 hours of flight time — well below the U.S. average of 70+.
So yeah… I’m a capable student. And proud of it 😄
📌 Bonus: Link to the full oral checkride simulation → Watch here
🛫 Aircraft: Piper Archer II
📍 Location: Florida, USA
👨✈️ Flight school: ATA Flight School
🎥 Pilot: Alex13
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