13 Ways To Impress Your Designated Pilot Examiner On Private Pilot Checkride

Most students typically aim to just passing their checkrides and getting it over with. Imagine this, what if you impress your DPE instead? DPEs are usually well connected professionals that have been in the aviation industry for a long period of time. They may be the person you needed to propel yourself to the airlines.

Join Liz Brassaw (Chief Flight Instructor) and Megan Lindholm (Assistant Chief Flight Instructor) as they discuss skills and scenarios that will get your DPE to furrow his eyebrows in awe.
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[dasaxophonist]

Make a good impression by quoting bad boys before take off. "We fly together we die together"

[elliottd]

Disagree with going above and beyond in you’re oral test responses as that will just dig you into a deeper hole only respond to the question if the dpe wants more then they will ask

[HeavensgateAviation]

I feel people fear mongered me on the checkride, when in reality if you did the training. Dont listen to these types of people because you are there at Gods perfect timing. Dont stess. You alresdy got it

[Daboorman]

Flying Skills
Maintain Situational Awareness
Set Yourself Up For Success (Fly ahead of airplane)
Emergency Scenarios Competence
Keeping Calm
Ground Etiquette - Dress Presentable
Punctuality
Go Above and Beyond Standards
Understand Beyond Wrote Book Knowledge
Confidence
Know Where to Find Answers (Tab the FAR/AIM)
Hosting and Accommodating the DPE

[pradeepkthomas]

Ma'am Brassaw, you are an Excellent Teacher. God Bless You and your Co - Chief.

[korlilkatana]

Great way of looking at it. Good advice.

[kimberlywentworth]

The Rudder is important. I do not just want to barely pass. I need to know it cold. It's about safety. I will be taking my friends or family. I have to trust my self first. I am a student pilot and I need more practice and want to have it nailed.

[SuperAirplanemaster]

I wish my instructor share this with me for PPL checkride thank you for making this video Thrust Flight

[shaunmorris]

I disagree with going above and beyond on check-ride. You can dig yourself some major holes that the DPE will exploit.

[justplanefred]

What do you think about saying too much trying to impress your DPE getting you into trouble by saying too much vs just answering the questions you are asked? I have heard many people in videos say that trying to elaborate too much for the DPE. Do you think that’s a real thing?

[therealpoody]

Is a DPE different from your CFI during your time in their school? It's a completely different person?

[kimskislalom]

The DPE at our school comes in shorts and a terrible tie-shirt. PS, you cannot use reference materials in your check-ride. You need to have it all by memory. You cannot even look it up in the FAR-AIM. Of course you need to know the flight rules, VFR rules, airspace and so on. But you also need to know all the other information.

[KimWentworth-ye]

The DPE would issue a disapproval if you do not know all of the 4 turning tendencies and explain how each one works. No looking it up.

[kimskislalom]

Nope, YOU CAN NOT LOOK UP INFORMATION. You need to know it all by memory. My FAR-AIM looks like a car ran over it. I have several tabs and can find everything quickly. As far as the left turning tendencies you better know all 4 of them by memory. No looking it up.

[latanieszyb]

with legs like that
you will impress him
right away

[antihero_antics]

Tell you what if ol girl on the right was my DPE when I did my check ride I would have had to request a different one. She was gorgeous. Would have been far to distracting.