How to Pass a Sport Pilot Checkride
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:52 pm
I have heard plenty of opinions about how what level of pilot is required to pass a sport pilot checkride. Well it is pretty simple. Be prepared. Be able to fly with confidence within the PTS standards (in calm air). Show confidence and mastery of the aircraft. Sport pilots must have the same stick and rudder skills as the private pilot, NO DIFFERENCE. The standards are the same.
If you cannot fly within the PTS standards (in calm air), you are not ready for a checkride. Keep practicing, try another instructor. All pilots need be able to fly within the PTS standards for the checkride “snapshot” in time the examiner flies with you.
Yes during a checkride you must “consistently exceed tolerances” to fail, but you should not take a checkride if you cannot fly to the tolerances in the first place.
Simply be prepared and be able to fly to tolerances (in calm air).
If you cannot fly within the PTS standards (in calm air), you are not ready for a checkride. Keep practicing, try another instructor. All pilots need be able to fly within the PTS standards for the checkride “snapshot” in time the examiner flies with you.
Yes during a checkride you must “consistently exceed tolerances” to fail, but you should not take a checkride if you cannot fly to the tolerances in the first place.
Simply be prepared and be able to fly to tolerances (in calm air).