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Checkride oral exam prep for student pilots from PilotPrep. Host Jake breaks down exactly how DPEs think, one question at a time. Prepare. Perform. Pass. AI Generated

  1. Nov 5

    The weather briefing they always ask about

    The DPE slides three sheets across the table, a METAR, a TAF, and a prog chart, and asks: can you go? Jake decodes all three in plain English, shows you the ceiling and temp-dewpoint traps, and turns the forecast into a decision. AI Generated

  2. Oct 29

    Why the wing quits

    Stalls and spins, the way examiners actually test them: critical angle vs. critical speed, the skidded base-to-final spin entry, PARE with the why behind every step, and the overshoot trap. Jake gets you boring-in-the-best-way ready. AI Generated

  3. Oct 22

    The invisible mountain

    Density altitude is the altitude your airplane thinks it's flying at — and on a hot day it can be thousands of feet higher than the field says. Jake breaks down the 120-foot rule, why thin air eats takeoff and climb, how to read the POH charts without fooling yourself, and the landing surprise most applicants miss. AI Generated

  4. Oct 15

    The weight and balance trap

    Weight and balance isn't a math exercise — it's the 'can I go?' question DPEs love to probe. Jake breaks down the CG game: the one rule that answers every follow-up, why under-gross-but-out-of-envelope is the sneakier failure, and the forward vs. aft CG effects you must know cold. AI Generated

  5. Oct 14

    Your engine quits at 3,000 feet

    The engine-out scenario, walked live: best glide, field selection, the restart flow, the emergency call, and the aviate-navigate-communicate structure examiners listen for. AI Generated

  6. Oct 14

    Night ops and inop equipment

    Night VFR required equipment and the inop-equipment procedure under 91.213 — what to do when something's broken on checkride morning. AI Generated

  7. Oct 14

    The human factors DPEs love to probe

    Human factors: IMSAFE, hypoxia and the supplemental oxygen rules, carbon monoxide, fatigue, stress, and the hazardous attitudes — the judgment questions DPEs love to probe. AI Generated

  8. Oct 14

    What your certificate actually lets you do

    Private pilot privileges under 61.113, pro-rata cost sharing, the compensation-in-costume scenarios DPEs love, and the commercial boundary of holding out. Jake shows how to spot the line before the examiner does. Prepare • Perform • Pass. AI Generated

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Checkride oral exam prep for student pilots from PilotPrep. Host Jake breaks down exactly how DPEs think, one question at a time. Prepare. Perform. Pass. AI Generated

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  • Creator
    PilotPrep
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean