Like any other checkride, your seaplane checkride will consist of an Oral Exam and Flight Test. Expect the oral to be under 90 minutes and the flight to around 1.0 or so on the hobbs, of course depending on how far you have to travel to get to the bodies of water you want to… Continue reading Your Checkride
Lesson Category: Checkride Prep
Lesson 20: Test Prep Pr Copy
Time to get your Pilot Certificate! By the time you arrive here in the course I’m sure you are ready to go and get your Pilot Certificate! Over the next few topics we will give you some quick review and prep to help you with passing the written exam, as well as preparing for the… Continue reading Lesson 20: Test Prep Pr Copy
Lesson 15: VFR Charts and Navigation Pr Copy
Charting your path to success! There are many different charts or “maps” pilots use to find their way through the sky. You’ve already had a glimpse at what the sectional chart looks like, and some of its basic features. Over the next few TOPICS, we’ll take a closer look at it again, and some of… Continue reading Lesson 15: VFR Charts and Navigation Pr Copy
Lesson 4: AOA, Stalls, and Other Scary Things Pr Copy
In this lesson we’ll cover some of my favorite TOPICS! Angle of Attack (AOA) Stalls Intro to Weather As you advance in your training it will be time for you to explore the “backside” of the power curve, gain a better understanding of Angle of Attack and Relative Wind, and also practice stalling the airplane… Continue reading Lesson 4: AOA, Stalls, and Other Scary Things Pr Copy
Crosswinds Lesson 3
The Landing As you fly your base leg you will more than likely add your next notch of flaps (20 degrees in Cessna, 25 degrees in Piper). You may consider leaving the flaps at just 10 degrees if you find yourself already low in relationship to where you are in the traffic pattern or if… Continue reading Crosswinds Lesson 3
Crosswinds Lesson 2
The Approach The crosswind approach (in terms of doing pattern work) can be said to begin right from the moment the airplane leaves the ground and enter coordinated flight to maneuver through the traffic pattern for another landing. After takeoff and the airplane is flying coordinated, you will climb slightly off of runway heading adjusting… Continue reading Crosswinds Lesson 2
Crosswinds Lesson 1
The Takeoff The takeoff will have two key differences from a normal takeoff. One, you will need to turn the ailerons (yoke or stick) into the wind before you begin the roll to help the upwind wing from being picked up by the wind. This “crosswind correction” will slowly be taken out during the takeoff… Continue reading Crosswinds Lesson 1
Lesson 20: Test Prep Pr
Time to get your Pilot Certificate! By the time you arrive here in the course I’m sure you are ready to go and get your Pilot Certificate! Over the next few topics we will give you some quick review and prep to help you with passing the written exam, as well as preparing for the… Continue reading Lesson 20: Test Prep Pr
Lesson 15: VFR Charts and Navigation Pr
Charting your path to success! There are many different charts or “maps” pilots use to find their way through the sky. You’ve already had a glimpse at what the sectional chart looks like, and some of its basic features. Over the next few TOPICS, we’ll take a closer look at it again, and some of… Continue reading Lesson 15: VFR Charts and Navigation Pr
Lesson 4: AOA, Stalls, and Other Scary Things Pr
In this lesson we’ll cover some of my favorite TOPICS! Angle of Attack (AOA) Stalls Intro to Weather As you advance in your training it will be time for you to explore the “backside” of the power curve, gain a better understanding of Angle of Attack and Relative Wind, and also practice stalling the airplane… Continue reading Lesson 4: AOA, Stalls, and Other Scary Things Pr