709 RIDE??? insight please!!

[bigbenno]

Has anyone ever had to take a 709 ride with the feds?

If so can you give me some insight on what it was like and what they were looking for exactly?

Thanks a million!!!

 

[chperplt]

What did you do that landed you a 709 ride??

 

[bigbenno]

I got into a heavy downdraft in a C150 and I couldnt climb out of it.. as a result the a/c hit the ground 100ft short of the rwy

 

[DashCojones]

whoops. You should just be glad that you're not strummin' a harp.

 

[Mmmmmm Burritos]

I got into a heavy downdraft in a C150 and I couldnt climb out of it.. as a result the a/c hit the ground 100ft short of the rwy

Heavy downdraft in a C150... what is that like 500fpm?

 

[bigbenno]

unfortunately more like 1500 on short final

 

[Flechas]

Why are they giving you a 709 ride, can you appeal it showing what the WX was doing? I thing if there was a downdraft they should be happy you are alive.

 

[lear24]

From what I understand, a 709 ride is basically like taking the practical test for your license and appropriate ratings over again. I would personally study a practical test preparation book (I think ASA makes some for every license) as well as the written test book for your license. It would be a good idea to hire an instructor to get you up to practical test standards on all of the manuevers required for your license, or at least practice the manuevers on your own to ensure you're up to practical test standards. I would think with this attack you should be covered for anything they could throw at you. Good luck!

 

[bigbenno]

The feds told me that this is standard procedure, and to expect about 1.5hour oral and about an hour flight

 

[chperplt]

Good luck..


By the way... You don't need to post the same thing on every board here. It's a waste of space and the Mods will delete all but one of them.

 

[bigbenno]

thanks.... i didnt know what forum to post it in

 

[Yellow Snow]

Its a checkride. But prepare yourself for the most thorough checkride possible. I know a guy who had one to get his MEI back after he had a spin in at low altitude while single engine (his student got way too slow). His ride lasted almost five hours. It was about two hours on the oral, forty five minutes for preflight, and about two hours for the flight. Make wure your aircraft is in excellent shape. He had to reschedule his 709 after the fsdo refused to fly him on his first appointment because the TSO tags on his seatbelts were faded and couldn't be read. Trust me this is a checkride that will be truly anal.

 

[bigbenno]

great..... this just so happens to come right when i am prepairing for several interviews....

 

[LawReview]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it a 609 ride? Not a 709 ride.

 

[capt. megadeth]

I thought it was 709 but I could be wrong.

Good Luck dude.....feel for ya!