Just wanted to share that I passed my Check Ride this past Friday and had a excellent experience with the DPE Gerry Knouff at Shannon Airport(KEZF.) I did my private pilot training at H&J Aviation at Potomac Airfield(KVKX)
Gerry was very professional and knowledgable. I came into the checkride with 59 hours with extra time in all the requirements - I was in no rush to complete my checkride on minimum hours. Oral portion was fair and we covered the missed portions on my written exam - so definitely take the written seriously to have a better oral experience. We reviewed airport markings, my cross country plan and weather briefings.
Next we went to the plane and I did my pre-flight as I normally would and used the checklist to verify I covered everything. Next was my passenger brief before the flight - which was a very important topic for the DPE, and he recommended to tell my CFI to add it to the checklist so students can flow through it easier. The flying portion was simple an painless, we started off ony my cross country and he quizzed me on my position and then deviated the flight to the practice area. Clearing turns, steep turns, power on/off stalls, turns about a point, emergency procedures and then off to the airport for landing, short/soft field landings/takeoffs and go-arounds.
Gerry was very professional and knowledgable. I came into the checkride with 59 hours with extra time in all the requirements - I was in no rush to complete my checkride on minimum hours. Oral portion was fair and we covered the missed portions on my written exam - so definitely take the written seriously to have a better oral experience. We reviewed airport markings, my cross country plan and weather briefings.
Next we went to the plane and I did my pre-flight as I normally would and used the checklist to verify I covered everything. Next was my passenger brief before the flight - which was a very important topic for the DPE, and he recommended to tell my CFI to add it to the checklist so students can flow through it easier. The flying portion was simple an painless, we started off ony my cross country and he quizzed me on my position and then deviated the flight to the practice area. Clearing turns, steep turns, power on/off stalls, turns about a point, emergency procedures and then off to the airport for landing, short/soft field landings/takeoffs and go-arounds.
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