Private Pilot Checkride Checklist - Master
NB: This master checklist is to be used to make sure that all requirements have been met and that all documentation is in order before sending a Private Pilot student (ASEL) for their checkride. All endorsements are taken directly from AC 61-65H.
Check each box only after the associated item has been completed or the qualification has been met.
☐ Additional aeronautical experience elements that are part of my training program:
- ☐ Light Gun Signals - We'll ask the tower to give us light gun signals so that you can see what they are really like
- ☐ Short field landing at Lodi Airpark - the shortest public use paved airport in California (1875 x 22 ft)
- ☐ Turf runway operations at Frazier Lake Airpark or Columbia Airport
- ☐ Class Bravo transition - Typically a Bay Tour Transition through the SFO class Bravo
- ☐ Very long cross-country (VLXC) - Typically an all-day adventure involving extensive cross-country planning and navigation, multiple microclimates, possible diversion due to weather, the need for refueling, and lunch
- ☐ Refueling using a self-serve fuel island - often integrated into the VLXC
☐ Additional Knowledge elements that may not be covered elsewhere:
- ☐ 49 CFR 1552.3(h) TSA US Citizenship Endorsement (or TSA approval via the Alien Flight Student Program) - AC 61-65H A.14
- ☐ 61.87(p) Should have a current 90 day solo endorsement (this is a must if flying solo to/from checkride) - AC 61-65H A.7
- ☐ 61.93(c)(3) If flying solo to/from checkride must have cross-country planning endorsement - AC 61-65H A.10
- ☐ Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii). - AC 61-65H A.1
- ☐ Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii) as required. - AC 61-65H A.2
- ☐ Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105. - AC 61-65H A.32
- ☐ Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109. - AC 61-65H A.33