Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
After all, I had just aced my checkride. Passing through 2,800, the altimeter almost stopped, but finally, at 2,900 we punched through the inversion layer! I tucked the hard-earned temporary certificate into my wallet on the second day of June, 1972. In my mind, I had been well trained and was fully prepared to take on the IFR system.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Monitor your instruments closely, especially the altimeter and airspeed indicator, and make small, continuous adjustments. This consistency ensures proficiency, reduces workload during checkrides, and enhances overall confidence in precise aircraft handling. Maintaining the Turn: Use pitch control to maintain altitude.
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Air Facts
JULY 7, 2025
From then until my checkride, I would stick strictly to what I needed to know to pass the FAA’s standards. On checkride day, I faked the language well enough to pass the oral exam. He shares a trick from an Army instructor: “Don’t ever concentrate on your altimeter long enough to read it. And that meant memorizing vocabulary.
Northstar VFR
JUNE 30, 2024
Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. The static port is connected to the ASI, altimeter, and VSI. How does the pitot-static system operate the altimeter? The altimeter utilizes the static port to receive inputs of the outside static pressure.
Northstar VFR
OCTOBER 27, 2024
By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI My checkrides have always had at least one element of surprise to them. On my Commercial checkride, this happened during the oral exam. The FAA isn’t out to get you on your checkride. I passed on the first attempt, but it was a great reminder how thorough we need to be in our checkride preparation.
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
Knowledge of these inspections is a required element to pass a checkride. These required inspections are vitally important to the safe operation of general aviation aircraft, so even student pilots are required to know the basics to pass a Private Pilot checkride.
Northstar VFR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. You’ll need to show these inspection endorsements to the examiner at your checkride. By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Checklists are a vital component for safe flying.
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