The three things that end a practical test, ranked by how often I see them.…

Wendell Pike in Checkride Prep

The three things that end a practical test, ranked by how often I see them. One, the applicant does not notice a deviation. Two, the applicant cannot explain a decision they made on their own flight plan. Three, the applicant keeps flying an approach that has already gone wrong. None of these are hand skills.

2 comments

Tia Brooks

Number three is the one my students underestimate. Going around is not a failure item, staying is.

Jesse Lin

This is the one I keep rereading. My ride is a few weeks out and I have spent the whole of training treating a go around as a failure.