Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Use it when you’re gearing up for the Practical Exam or as a general refresher. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.
This eleventh edition of the Commercial Pilot Oral Exam guide contains updates and regulatory changes throughout. Outdated references have been removed and updated as well. It aligns with the Commercial Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new and expanded information on pilot regulations, airworthiness, weather, airplane systems, emergency procedures, performance and limitations, cross-country flight, human factors, flight maneuvers, and scenario-based training.
Thorough explanations of pilot responsibilities, technical subject areas and the required maneuvers—including steep spirals and power-off accuracy approach/landings—are covered in this simulated oral test format. Other topics include Aeronautical Decision Making and Cockpit Resource Management (ADM and CRM), dealing with situational awareness and the use of checklists. This guide also includes a chapter dedicated to “Scenario-Based Training” by Arlynn McMahon (author of Train Like You Fly and Lesson Plans). Student responses to these open-ended questions demonstrate an understanding of the big picture and convey the practical application of what is important and why.
The Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide is the comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride.
Soft cover
335 pp.
11th Edition, January 2024
by Jason Blair + Michael Hayes
Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Use it when you’re gearing up for the Practical Exam or as a general refresher. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.
This eleventh edition of the Commercial Pilot Oral Exam guide contains updates and regulatory changes throughout. Outdated references have been removed and updated as well. It aligns with the Commercial Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new and expanded information on pilot regulations, airworthiness, weather, airplane systems, emergency procedures, performance and limitations, cross-country flight, human factors, flight maneuvers, and scenario-based training.
Thorough explanations of pilot responsibilities, technical subject areas and the required maneuvers—including steep spirals and power-off accuracy approach/landings—are covered in this simulated oral test format. Other topics include Aeronautical Decision Making and Cockpit Resource Management (ADM and CRM), dealing with situational awareness and the use of checklists. This guide also includes a chapter dedicated to “Scenario-Based Training” by Arlynn McMahon (author of Train Like You Fly and Lesson Plans). Student responses to these open-ended questions demonstrate an understanding of the big picture and convey the practical application of what is important and why.
The Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide is the comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride.
Soft cover
335 pp.
11th Edition, January 2024
by Jason Blair + Michael Hayes