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Preparation advice:
Be prepared for an extremely quick checkride. Oral will be about an hour and the flight will be between a 1.3 and a 1.5 on the Hobbs. He was extremely fair.
Expectations:
He made all of his expectations clear before both the Oral and the flight
Additional notes:
He doesn’t talk much. Be extremely careful, he will let you dig yourself into a hole and won’t even stop you. So make sure you have your references in case you need to verify your answers.
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I did not know I passed the checkride until about 20 minutes after I landed.
Ken was very thorough in what he expects from you during the practical portion of the checkride.
Overall, we breezed through the oral and had sufficient time for a break between the oral and the practical for a quick lunch break.
Preparation advice:
Be prepared to answer questions about what references you used to find your answers. If you are unsure about something, make sure you have your resources available to look up anything you don't 100% know the answer to. Ken is very fair and thorough.
Expectations:
The day before the checkride I was sent an email with information on where to plan my paper nav log. If using an electronic EFB, make sure applicant understands where the data sources get their information. Ex- where does foreflight pull weather data from and how can you tell when it has been updated and if it is accurate.