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Commercial Pilot Practical TestDescriptionCommercial Pilot Practical Test / Plan Of ActionHere are the endorsements needed for the Commercial Practical Test: I certify that [First name, MI, Last name] has received and logged training time within 2 calendar-months preceding the month of application in preparation for the practical test and [he or she] is prepared for the required practical test for the issuance of commercial pilot certificate. I certify that [First name, MI, Last name] has demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the subject areas in which [he or she] was deficient on the commercial pilot airman knowledge test. I certify that [First name, MI, Last name] has received the required training of §§ 61.127 and 61.129. I have determined that [he or she] is prepared for the commercial pilot practical test. And this is very important, you need to have ground time logged. These is no minimum number of hours, just be sure that you have ground time logged. Your instructor also needs to sign your IACRA application online. *****NOTE***** An applicant for the Commercial Pilot Practical Test must have the instrument time logged per 61.129 i. Just having the instrument rating, does not necessarily mean that the applicant has the required instrument time. Here are my guidelines/questions that most FSDOs/FAA Inspectors will ask before they allow you in their office or meet/fly with you. This is due to the Coronavirus of 2020: “When was the applicant last out of the country?” “When was the applicant last in contact with any person that has been out of the United States recently (since January 1, 2020)?” “When were classrooms, briefing rooms, common areas that we would be utilizing last disinfected/sanitized?” “When was the aircraft last cleaned for the purpose of disinfection and sanitization? How was that completed?” Both the examiner and the applicant will wear some type of mask during the entire test. If you are an applicant at a school that has had one or more students test positive, here are the guidelines for a practical test with Harry: Classroom table must be cleaned with Clorox or alcohol prior to the test. Mask will be worn at all times. Hands must be cleaned with hand sanitizer. Applicant will use their own computer to sign the IACRA application. Aircraft controls and all knobs, switches, and buttons must be cleaned with Clorox or alcohol before the flight. Applicant must provide a Covid test report (test must have been within 7 days of the practical test) showing negative results. Harry has had the antibody test (July 21 2020) and the nasal swab test (July 23 2020). The antibody test was negative as of July 22 2020. Step-by-Step Once I receive the applicant's information form and PLT codes, send them their scenario Incorporate PLT codes in to my Plan-of-Action Print Flight-Profile to take on flight Verify approval for test in DMS When I meet the applicant, start with completing my application form, collecting required documents, and have applicant sign my application form. Open FAA checklist for the DPE PUNCH HOLE IN OLD CERTIFICATE DPE – AM I PREPARED? SET THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Be on time 2. Physical testing environment: Ensure privacy. Eliminate possible interruptions/ have calls held, etc. 3. Psychological testing environment: Show genuine interest in the applicant. Be polite, courteous, receptive. Manage your prejudices. Keep personal or business problems to yourself ORAL QUESTIONING 1. Access all levels of learning: rote, understanding, application, correlation. Correlation: should be the objective of aviation instruction. 2. Scenario situations are one of the evaluator’s better tools for more comprehensive testing and will, to the greatest extent practicable, test the applicant’s correlative abilities. Scenarios also aid in evaluating pilot judgment, knowledge, and skill. 3. Characteristics of good oral test questions: reliable, valid, usable, objective, comprehensive, and non- discriminating. 4. Oral questioning may continue throughout the test. Here is my page for the ACS documents Here is my question and answer page When the applicant is with you for the practical test and they are reviewing the online 8710, you the examiner should take control and be sure that the applicant accepts each page and does not just close each page. This is very important. Take control of this and guide the applicant through this process. Print the Knowledge Test from IACRA and compare the numbers with the original. After reviewing the 8710 in IACRA, you have a chance to return the 8710 to the applicant to correct any issues. Have the applicant sign a printed 8710 in front of you. This is for your file. In IACRA, explain in detail in the remarks/comments section any special issues. Also in this section you can explain exactly why an applicant failed so that the next examiner has the details. You can start each checkride with the PAVE and I'M SAFE checklist. At the completion of the checkride, the DPE will keep the original test results. You return the original only if you discontinue the test or the applicant fails the test. Flight Profile: Preflight Assessment Flight Deck Management Engine Starting Taxiing Before Takeoff Check Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems Traffic Patterns Normal Takeoff and Climb Start off on assigned cross country towards 2 or 3 checkpoints Pilotage and Dead Reckoning Navigation Systems and Radar Services Diversion - Trigger Event - divert to an alternate I pick via pilotage/Dead Reckoning plus ATC Normal Approach and Landing Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb Soft-Field Approach and Landing Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb Short-Field Approach and Landing Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing ***See note below.... Touch down at a proper pitch attitude, within 200 feet beyond or on the specified point with no side drift and with the airplane’s longitudinal axis aligned with and over the runway centerline or landing path Go-Around/Rejected Landing Leave from alternate towards practice area for other maneuvers DPE will select Steep Turns or Steep Spiral DPE will select Chandelles or Lazy Eights (see notes below) Eights On Plyons ![]() FAA Airplane Flying Handbook Ground Reference Maneuvers FAA Airplane Flying Handbook Pylon Eights Flymall Newsletter post Slow Flight *** See Slow Flight in Q&A section SAFO 17009 & SAFO 16010.....Select an entry altitude that will allow the Task to be completed no lower than 1,500 feet...Maintain the specified altitude, ±50 feet; specified heading, ±10°; airspeed, +5/-0 knots; and specified angle of bank, ±5°. Power-Off Stalls...Select an entry altitude that will allow the Task to be completed no lower than 1,500 feet AGL (ASEL, ASES) or 3,000 feet AGL (AMEL, AMES). Maintain a specified heading, ±10° if in straight flight; maintain a specified angle of bank not to exceed 20°, ±5°, if in turning flight, until an impending or full stall occurs, as specified by the evaluator. Power-On Stalls Accelerated Stalls Airplane Flying Handbook Accelerated Stall Spin Awareness Systems and Equipment Malfunctions Magnetic compass turns Emergency Descent Emergency Approach and Landing Lost Procedures towards home base airport After Landing, Parking and Securing *******Notes >>>>> Per the March 2019 Initial DPE training class an applicant can do one or two go arounds when attempting a landing. It is up to the examiner as to how many go arounds are allowed. >>>>> An applicant can also stop a maneuver and restart it if the applicant feels the maneuver got of to a bad start. For example, on a steep turn if the applicant is climbing or descending too much during the entry, the applicant can stop the maneuver and restart the maneuver. Lazy Eight - On a lazy eight ask the applicant to state their heading, altitude, and airspeed at the beginning of the maneuver and then ask them to state their heading, altitude, and airspeed at the end of the maneuver. If they are not within the ACS tolerances, the applicant has just told you that the maneuver was not completed per the ACS and therefore the Area Of Operation or Task was unsuccessful. *****Note >>>>> The FAA does not recommend that you do a touch and go on a Practical Test. *****Note >>>>> Power Off 180 - Per a March 2019 DPE training class, a go around on this maneuver is not allowed. If the applicant see that he/she will not make the spot, the Area Of Operation is unsatisfactory. PracticalTest PlasticCertificate Detailed Information
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