Northstar VFR
DECEMBER 22, 2024
Recovery from a spin is a guaranteed subject to come up on your private pilot checkride. The nose pitches up, sometimes aggressively because of how the airplane was trimmed on final approach and all your flaps are generally still down (lots of lift there). So how do you recover from a spin? What happens next? Know your systems well!
CFI Academy
JUNE 2, 2025
Pass a Practical Test (Checkride) for Reinstatement If your certificate hasn’t expired, consider adding another instructor rating (e.g., Pass a Checkride for an Additional CFI Rating Once power is set, the next step is to adjust pitch to maintain altitude. Instrument Instructor (CFII) or Multi-engine Instructor (MEI)).
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Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Private Pilot License : Take a checkride to receive your license. During training, you’ll learn about Newton’s laws of motion, Bernoulli’s principle, and aerodynamic forces, including lift, thrust, and drag. Checkride : $400-$600. Solo flight: Getting the experience to fly the aircraft on your own.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
This increases the load on the wings, requiring more lift to maintain altitude. This consistency ensures proficiency, reduces workload during checkrides, and enhances overall confidence in precise aircraft handling. When performing steep turns, you typically bank the aircraft between 45 and 50 degrees.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Stalls and Stall Recovery No list of essential maneuvers would be complete without stalls, as they teach you to recognize and recover from the aircraft losing lift, a situation every pilot must handle safely. Normal Takeoff and Landing: Students learn the standard procedures to smoothly lift off and touch down.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 22, 2025
You can lift most limitations through the completion of a prescribed training course with an FAA-certified flight instructor. As a flight instructor, you can train pilots, conduct flight reviews, and issue endorsements required for pilot certificates, ratings, knowledge tests, and checkrides. So, hows it any different?
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. To maintain altitude in the turn, the airplane needs extra lift, which increases the load on the wings. And that meant memorizing vocabulary.
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