Flying Magazine

JULY 25, 2025

Focus on maintaining consistent altitudes and airspeeds, as well as stable approaches. Emergency preparedness isn’t just for checkrides—it’s for real-world flying. Establish the aircraft’s best glide speed, pick the best field, run your emergency checklist , declare an emergency and fly the approach. Start at your home airport.

Cockpit

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. It felt like pushing it for that airplane, but checkrides are so hard to schedule I went. So I decided to try the approach, and see how it felt. A low approach couldn’t break anything. I approach using the wing low method.

Crosswind

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Then, we’d meet in Signature’s lobby, IAD’s FBO, and go over the day’s lesson: destination, altitude, maneuvers, approaches, and completion standards. Rolling down the runway with reference only to my DG, I’d make minor heading corrections with the rudder to remain centered. Charlie scheduled my checkride with a local examiner.

NDB

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. Additionally, both private and commercial pilot checkrides require the demonstration of slow flight. As the aircraft approaches the target airspeed, add power to ensure you don’t slow down past it. What Is Slow Flight?

Lift

Pilot's Life Blog

MAY 6, 2025

At Leopard Aviation, we guide you through every stepfrom your first flight to your final checkride. Your training will include: Dual instruction with an instructor Solo flights Cross-country flights Night training Ground school A final checkride with an FAA examiner We guide you through every phase, from the written test to the last landing.

Pilot

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 11, 2024

You’ll experience the feel, visual cues, and “mushiness” of the controls as you takeoff and approach to land, so practicing slow flight will help you react quickly with the proper technique as you approach stall speeds in the traffic pattern. Right rudder input will be necessary to maintain coordination.

Checkride

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%. These obstacles frequently affect the approach and missed approach paths. Plan your approach path carefully to eliminate large pitch and power changes.

Weight-Shift-Control

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Cram enough L–39 knowledge and skill into my brain to pass a type-rating checkride. Only if a pilot chooses the complete course with a checkride is an instrument rating required. You’d think pilot problems would be all about stick-and-rudder skills here,” he said. Hold full right rudder and gently grab the handbrake.

Knot

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Cirrus Approach Access all your Cirrus airframe and avionics training courses in one easy-to-use mobile platform. Improve your stick and rudder skills as a private pilot go beyond the instrument checkride with these advanced courses. WeatherSpork Another weather app, but with a unique approach.

Weather

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Focus on Hard Subjects Early Learning to fly is about more than just about stick and rudder skills. Different learning styles require different approaches. Here’s the Basic Pomodoro Approach Study for 25 minutes. Overloading yourself with information right before checkrides. Take a 5-minute break.

Weather

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Consider the Cherokee pilot in Wisconsin who approached too fast: “The pilot reported that during the landing at the destination airport, the airplane floated down the runway, landed long, and did not slow as expected. Neither one is good. IATA has made this a focus in recent years, with some positive results to show for it.

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