Private Pilot Check Ride
 Personal Documents required in possession to act as PIC
 Pilot Certificate
 Government Issued Photo ID
 Medical Certificate
 Pilot Limitations and currency (what airplanes can you fly?)
 Airplane Single Engine Land
 High Performance(Greater than 200 HP)
 Complex (Retractable Gear, Complex Propeller, Flaps)
 Tail Wheel
 Aircraft Documents required for Flight (AROW)
 A-Airworthiness
 R-Registration
 O-Operator Hand Book (POH or AIM)
 W-Aircraft Weight & Balance
 Aircraft Minimum equipment list (Day & Night)
 Day
o Airspeed Indicator
o Altimeter
o Magnetic direction indicator
o Tachometer for each engine
o Oil pressure gauge for each engine using pressure system
o Temperature gauge for each liquid cooled engine
o Oil temperature gauge for each air cooled engine
o Manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine
o Fuel gauge indicating the quantity of fuel in each tank
o Landing gear position indicator(if aircraft has retractable gear)
o Anti collision lights
o Seat belts
o Emergency Locator Transmitter
 Night
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 Aircraft Performance Data
 Take-off Distance & 50ft Obstacle Clearance
 Landing Distance & 50ft Obstacle Clearance
 Cruse Performance (Speed, Fuel Consumption)
 Weight & Balance Data
 Airspace Weather Minimums
 A-IFR
 B- 3 Mile visibility, Clear of Clouds, 1000 ft ceilings for take-off and landings
 C- 3 Mile visibility, 1000ft above, 500ft below, 2000ft horizontal Cloud clearance,
1000 ft ceilings for take-off and landings
 D- 3 Mile visibility, 1000ft above, 500ft below, 2000ft horizontal Cloud clearance,
1000 ft ceilings for take-off and landings
 E
o Below 10,000 Feet- 3 Mile visibility, 1000ft above, 500ft below, 2000ft
horizontal Cloud clearance, 1000 ft ceilings for take-off and landings
o Above 10,000 Feet- 5 Mile visibility, 1000ft above, 1000ft below, 1 Mile
horizontal Cloud clearance
 G
o Day- 1 Mile visibility, Clear of Clouds
o Night- 3 Mile visibility, 1000ft above, 500ft below, 2000ft horizontal
Cloud clearance
 Special VFR- 1 Mile visibility, Clear of Clouds
 Equipment & Communications required in certain airspace
 A- Transponder W/ Altitude encoding, IFR Clearance, DME above 24,000 Ft
 B- Transponder W/ Altitude encoding, Clearance to Inter
 C- Transponder W/ Altitude encoding, 2-Way Communications
 D- 2-Way Communications
 E- Above 10,000ft Transponder W/ Altitude encoding
 G- Uncontrolled
 I’M SAFE Checklist
 Illness
 Medication
 Stress
 Alcohol
 Fatigue
 Emotion
 Weather Data
 Aimrets, Sigmets, etc.
 Temporary Flight Restrictions(TFR’s)
 Presidential
 Natural Disasters
 Large Sport Complexes
 Aircraft Inspections Requirements
 Annual
 100 Hr Inspection
 Pitot Static System Check
 Transponder
 ELT
 ELT Battery
 ATC Light signals
 In Flight
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 On the Ground
 Fuel Requirements
 Day
o 30 minutes at normal cruse flight
 Night
o 45 minutes at normal cruse flight
 Oxygen Requirements
 Above 12,500 feet MSL
o Crew must be on oxygen if operating for more than 30 minutes
 Above 14,000 feet MSL
o Crew must be on oxygen at all times
 Above 15,000 feet MSL
o Oxygen most be available to all passengers
 Know the Sectional and all symbols!