{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pilot to Pilot","title":"How to Pass Your Check-ride: A DPE's 5 Tips","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3739,"description":"A Designated Pilot Examiner shares 5 tips to pass your checkride, plus the story of his engine failure and landing on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive at 3 PM on a Friday.\nJohnny Ginley, a young DPE and fellow Ohio State aviation alum, explains what examiners see from the other side of the table. The advice applies to private, instrument, commercial, CFI, ATP, and type-rating checkrides. Many checkrides end before they even begin because of missing flight time, a bad endorsement, or aircraft paperwork that can't prove airworthiness.\nIn this episode:\nLogbook mistakes that disqualify applicants, and why airlines still want clean logbooks years later\nProving airworthiness: inspections, ADs, and why a printed status sheet isn't enough\n\"Know your numbers\": why cruising at 2,300 RPM needs a reason behind it\nDon't force the flight: making a go/no-go call when the wind picks up on checkride day\nDon't force the landing, and the one maneuver where a go-around now counts as unsatisfactory\nAverage checkride pass rates and how the ACS changed the CFI oral\nThe throttle cable failure that put Johnny on Lake Shore Drive, and how he got back in the cockpit afterward\nGot a checkride coming up? Send this episode to someone who needs it. You can read Johnny's full article in Pilot to Pilot Magazine.\nPilot to Pilot Magazine\nGet your copy at https://pilottopilothq.com/mag\n\nOur Sponsors\nPlease support the companies that support the show.\nAero Tow: The Aero Tow T2 moves tail draggers and medium twins up to 15,000 lbs. Pilot to Pilot listeners get $100 off with promo code PILOT100 at https://amigoaerotow.com\n\nTextron Aviation: Owner support from the people who built your aircraft. Learn more at https://txtav.com\n\nAvemco Insurance: Pilot to Pilot listeners save 5%. Call (888) 635-4297 or visit:\nAircraft owners: https://avemco.com/4297-owner\nNon-owners: https://avemco.com/4297-non-owner\n\nGarmin: Plan, file, fly, and log with the Garmin Pilot app.\nAllworth Airline Advisors: Watch \"The Hot Seat,\"...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/s8a-VNhA3KT8ziTM9GEoglQYN8nsFNC-InL8Qj1FlcM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OWFm/YzIzMjA3N2UwMGRj/MmFlY2YzNTNlOGJj/N2RlZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}