Learn How to Ace Your Checkride with Tips from Former FAA Examiner // #77

Sean & Mike talk to Ben Roller, former FAA Operations
Inspector and Designated Pilot Examiner, to get the inside hacks
on passing your pilot checkride. We also discuss common mistakes
pilot applicants make on checkrides and how or if discretion
actually exists when it comes to your checkride.


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CHAPTERS:


00:00 Intro


02:23 Ben's background


08:30 Pilot hiring in early 2000's vs today


19:10 Pilot job market up's and down's


20:44 Shortage of designated pilot examiners


24:41 Requirements to be a DPE


26:35 Who's the DPE's DPE?


28:38 Do pilot examiners have a pass/fail ratio quota to
maintain?


30:57 Examiners discretion on a pilot checkride


34:42 Examiner knows in the first 5 mins of meeting applicant
outcome of the checkride


35:48 Ben's advice to private pilot applicants


39:55 Common problem areas on pilot checkrides


48:19 Checkride with highest fail rate?


56:30 Take Action!