View actual Private/Commercial Pilot Oral Exam - 1 hour 31 min.

[UndauntedFlyer]

View actual Private/Commercial Pilot Oral Exam - 1 hour 31 min.

Here is a link to training video of actual Private or Commercial Pilot Oral Exam.

The video runs 1 hour 31 min.

Then answer the question: Should this applicant passed or failed?

http://video.google.com/googleplayer...31346195521150

Comments or Questions are welcome

 

[Piper877]

This seems kind of staged. Either that or this guy is the most prepared candidate ever.
I wish my DE had lead me to the answers as much as this guy did.

 

[Alamanach]

Well, the DPE certainly seemd to have thought he should have passed.

Ten years ago I saw an earlier version of essentially the same film. Same DPE. In that earlier film, the DPE used the phrase "sounds good to me" repeatedly. When I later heard that same phrase during my own oral exam, I knew I was doing all right, and I relaxed considerably. In this film we hear "sounds good" at 0:16 and "sounds good to me" at 1: 05, but nowhere else. This idiosyncratic catch phrase seems to have been replaced with "excellent", "perfect answer", and "well-prepared".

I would expect it was staged; I think there would be ethical problems if a DPE were to ask a test subject if he minded being part of a video the DPE wanted to do. Also, a staged test allows them to keep wrong answers out of it, and the DPE can make those little comments about common errors people make.

 

[Metro752]

Al is that you?!?

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

Does this applicant represent too high a standard for Private Pilot certification

The question now: Does this applicant represent too high a standard for Private Pilot certification or should every applicant be like this young man?

 

[timeoff]

Absolutely. Every applicant should possess this level of knowlege when sitting for their checkride. Unfortunately most don't. I know I wasn't that prepared when I had 40 hours sitting for my oral (which lasted all of 15 minutes). It is obvious that this guy had extensive ground which I feel is lacking in most part 61 environments.

Got a link to an instrument oral?

 

[Dustin H]

Wow that applicant was really prepared. I wish I was half that prepared for my PP Oral.

Anyone know how I can save that as an AVI or MPEG?

 

[Amish RakeFight]

I never had an examiner wear a jacket and tie.

 

[timeoff]

My private DE wore a plaid felt fedora (not kidding you).

 

[Metro752]

The question now: Does this applicant represent too high a standard for Private Pilot certification or should every applicant be like this young man?

I believe my private oral took 35 minutes and half that was just bSing. I agree every applicant should be able to answer questions like that or wait and study more until they can.