The Pilot’s Checklist

These are safety-critical concepts (like stall/spin awareness, collision avoidance, and ADM) that are woven throughout the checkride, not tested in isolation.

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Looks at proper shutdown, securing the aircraft, and postflight inspections.

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Ensures the pilot can maintain aircraft control using only flight instruments, useful during unintentional entry into IMC.

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Assesses recognition and recovery from aerodynamic stalls and the ability to safely fly the aircraft at minimum controllable airspeeds.

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Demonstrates the pilot’s skill in pilotage, dead reckoning, using electronic navigation, and managing a cross-country flight.

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Tests the ability to perform precise maneuvers such as steep turns, slow flight, and stalls, while understanding aircraft performance limits.

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Assesses safe and efficient operations on the ground—taxiing, runway use, communications, and situational awareness.

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Focuses on how the pilot conducts inspections, checks systems, and safely prepares the aircraft for engine start, taxi, and flight.

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Covers the pilot’s knowledge of regulations, airspace, weather, performance calculations, and cross-country planning. It's all the groundwork before flying.

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Airborne navigation databases are critical for modern IFR operations, ensuring pilots have accurate and up-to-date information for safe flight planning and execution. This episode explores the compon…

Continuous improvement in instrument procedures is vital for aviation safety. This episode explores ongoing modernization efforts in IFR operations, including new navigation technologies, procedural …

Instrument arrivals help pilots transition from enroute flight to approach procedures safely. This episode explains Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs), ATC clearance expectations, and how to ef…

Departing safely in instrument conditions requires an understanding of IFR departure procedures, including Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs). This episode…

Emergencies can happen anytime, and IFR pilots must be prepared. This episode covers lost communications, electrical failures, engine-out scenarios, and ATC assistance during IFR emergencies. Learn b…

Modern navigation systems provide critical guidance for IFR pilots. This episode explores VOR, GPS, ILS, and RNAV systems. Learn how to interpret navigation signals, plan efficient IFR routes, and us…

Attitude instrument flying is the core of IFR flight. This episode explains the primary and supporting method, control and performance method, and instrument scanning techniques. Learn how to develop…

Flight instruments are the foundation of IFR flying. In this episode, we explore the pitot-static system, gyroscopic instruments, and glass cockpit displays. Learn how instrument failures affect flig…

Pilots must understand the human factors affecting instrument flight. This episode covers spatial disorientation, sensory illusions, fatigue, and cockpit workload management. We also discuss how stre…

Understanding the National Airspace System (NAS) is essential for all instrument-rated pilots. In this episode, we cover airspace classifications, controlled and uncontrolled airspace, and the operat…

This chapter of the Airplane Flying Handbook covers in-flight emergencies, including engine failures, fires, forced landings, and system malfunctions. It explains how to use checklists, maintain situ…