Plan an IFR flight from your departure airport to an airport at least 125 nm away. Kansas City Downtown (KMKC) generally works well.
Practical Test Starts:
8:00am Practical Test Start
10:00 am Flying Portion (estimated).
1:00pm Practical Test Start
3:00 pm Flying Portion (estimated).
Practical Test Prep Recommendations:
Prepare all required preflight preparation items per FAA 91.103 based on actual real-time weather for the proposed flight time.
Generate at least one preflight briefing to discuss. Acquire a briefing from an Aviation Weather provider such as Flight Service, AviationWeather.gov, Foreflight, etc. Applicants are encouraged to bring an electronic or printed briefing packet.
Pre-calculate all performance data available in the aircraft POH. Base all calculations on the actual real-time weather at the time of testing and not day before weather.
Calculate my weight of 175 pounds and baggage weight of 5 pounds in your weight and balance calculations.
Obtain familiarity with the aircraft maintenance logs and be prepared to determine airworthiness. Bring a list of each inspection completion date/time and next due date/time.
Bring the aircraft Airworthiness and Registration documents, a photo will be sufficient.
Bring a decoded list of the Written Knowledge Test PLT Codes for all questions missed.
Bring completed course graduation certificates attained from your FAASafety.gov account at https://www.faasafety.gov/.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions regarding your test.