Private Pilot Checkride: Oral Exam (Tips, Advice, Experience, How I studied)

This is a video about my Private Pilot Oral Exam! I hope this helps you, as YouTube was one of the best resources while I was studying. Read on for more helpful things:

VIDEO GUIDE:

0:00-1:00 Introduction
1:00-5:23 Basic stuff you should know
5:24-6:32 Know your written exam results!
6:33-10:31 Airspace, Charts, my mistakes with them
10:32-12:57 My flight plan for the test
12:58-16:05 The binder I brought to the exam
16:06-17:26 Other stuff that helped me, misc. stuff, outro
17:30 My most embarrassing moment

PEOPLE/WEBSITES THAT HELPED ME:

Boldmethod

LIST OF THINGS I BROUGHT TO THE CHECKRIDE:

-DPE fee
-Current sectionals
-Completed weight and balance chart with envelope plotting
-The foggles
-Totaled and signed logbook
-Knowledge test paper report
-Medical certificate
-Student pilot certificate
-Photo ID
-Complete XC
-Performance calculations
-IACRA 8710 form
-POH
-FARAIM
-Chart Supplement US (Current)
-Charged iPads and iPhone
-E6b
-Plotter/ruler
-Maintenance records for Piper
-Headphones
-AROW
-Kneeboard
-Printed out airport taxi diagrams
-My lil info sheets about airports
-Emergency airport info
-Snacks
-Water
-Deep breaths
-Quick reference facts about the piper
-Weight and balance templates and copy of envelope
-AD’s
-Weather printout
-winds/temps aloft
-prog charts, surface analysis charts, etc.
-TAFS and METARs for the day
-Blank copies of:
-All performance charts
-Required for climb and descent
-List of alternates and plans
-NOTAMs and TFRs

Sorry I say "um" so much, lol.

[flywithhan]

Hi everyone! I know I said I'd email a photo of my flight plan to anyone that asked, but I never thought this video would get any more than 100 views or so. I've gotten too many requests to keep up with at this point, sorry all! -Han

[PandiTheBear]

If you’re still out there reading comments, thanks for the information. Doing my written this week and hoping that I can knock out the rest of my training within the next two months or so.

[kareemsharaiha]

I wish I had the organization skills you have damn that Binder looks insane

[DillonG]

I've probably watched this video 8 times now prepping for my checkride! My binder is amazing thanks to you! Checkrides tomorrow and feeling a lot better about it!

[TheHellfire]

Common question I've heard many times regarding airspaces- dpe points at random airport (will definitely be uncontrolled, under a B and a C)(they really look for one lmao) and it goes like "Imagine you're in a rocketship, going straight up. Walk me through every airspace you're going to fly through, surface to 60, 000 ft".
Really helps with understanding airspaces and their layout.

[cpl_ethan]

Taking my PPL checkride tomorrow, this was very helpful to hear what its like!

[iammrvain]

Hannah thank you so much for posting this. I’m getting ready in the next 30 days to have my check ride and I am as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Hearing your input seeing the resources that you used but knowing despite a tsunami worth of 100 low lead you made it through. Your inspirational!

[abbieamavi]

And Inma say it again, I think your Checkride story is the best I’ve heard so far 🤜🙃😫😂

[eddiecox]

Wow, im blown away, you sre so well prepared, i have the same guy on my check ride in one month. I appreciate your help in presenting all the material

[timhoke]

Hannah, this video is so very helpful! Thanks for sharing that you only scored 75 on your knowledge test. That was my score, and you've given me hope! You planned for your checkride quite thoroughly. Thanks to you, so will I. Hoping to take it by the end of July. If I pass, it will be in part because of your video! Much obliged from Texas.

[patm]

Best checkride video I’ve watched. Please keep up the content. I’ve also learned as long as I don’t dump avgas all over myself I’ll consider it a success!😂

[susanbechtol]

Hi
Hannah. My checkride is in about a month. I’m a senior citizen but a former high s hook principal and I loved your video. I’m very very nervous and I don’t know everything I need to know. Thank you again.

[abbieamavi]

*I know I’m late, but this video was so through and well done Hannah!! I love how you added “deep breaths” to your “what I brought to the Checkride” list in the description. I didn’t open up my faraim in the exam either!* 😂🤷‍♀️
and thanks for the shout out, kind of you! 🥳

[samanthacaswell]

this video answers all the questions i had lingering. thank you sm, i have my checkride in 2 days!

[jj]

Just stumbled across your video. Appreciate it as I’ll be going for my PPL soon. So here we all are watching every video lol thanks for the help

[troyc]

Hi Hannah, I arrived late to your video but congratulations 3 years later. Now that you are a seasoned pilot you can share even more of your experiences as it is important to many of us.

[BustaGrill]

Nice video. Checkride is next Wed and I'm almost freaking out. Thanks for the laughter at the end...

[GetSchmoked]

Watched this last night, took my private check ride this morning, passed with flying colors! Honestly really great tips, I wanted a way to check the materials I was bringing against someone else and this was perfect!

[chiragrao]

Congratulations to you! I am currently in my post solo stage of my Private Pilot training. I completed my first solo flight on February 21st, 2020! I am also very excited to earn my Private Pilot License soon!

[DanielH-pg]

Finally someone who also got a 75% on the written :( thought I was the only one.