How was my Check Ride Part 1

How was my Check Ride Part 1

     The check ride was not bad but boy was I nervous during it. My examiner was very calm and collective. He did not raise his voice and make me uncomfortable during any of it. I did see it funny because my exam was on a military base and I had to pick him up and drive him from the gate. I had the strangest feeling that he was testing me on my driving. I noticed my self going exactly the speed limit, keeping both hands on the wheel like I was having a driving test thought it was kinda funny.

We both got back to the building around 8 am and took about 30-45 minutes getting all of the paper work together to make sure I am even qualified to be able to participate in this exam. He needed

• Medical
• My Student Licence
• IACRA filled out for a PPL
• Made sure my log book met the minimum for a PPL
• Made sure I graduated my ground school I used King School Online Cessna Course

     Make sure to have everything you need before meeting with the examiner. Organization can make or break an exam. For me, if I am unorganized there is a larger chance for a down spiral out of control and losing control of the situation and possibly failing. Have everything that is needed in a folder making is so much easier to keep organized.

     After all of the paperwork was done he read me that this is an exam and that he wants me to pass but he just wants to make sure situations will be handle safely because now I will be on my own. He told me to stay calm there is not rush and don't be afraid to not know something and that I am able to look up questions if need be.  The type of questions he asked me were all questions that I recognized from the Oral Guide and the ACS. The only difference was that he hid those questions in a scenario and wanted me to use critical thinking to come up with the answer. When he asked a question I was strangely surprised that the answer came out of my mouth and made sense.