Kenny Keller explains what helicopter students need to study before their checkride. Review the FAA Practical Test Standards to know exactly what will be tested, and expect the examiner to ask about any knowledge test questions you missed.
I don't. There's so much stuff that we covered, I just didn't know what to look at. Pts. What are you? Post traumatic something or other? Our next ROTOR tip is. No. The PTS book. Inside and out. There are no secrets with this one. The FAA publishes exactly what the applicant should be studying for and what to expect on the checkride. One of my personal pet peeves is when a flight instructor calls me maybe the day before the checkride and will say something like, hey, my student wants to know what areas of operation that he or she should be studying for for tomorrow's checkride. Yeah, I'm just sitting here. I'm all anxious about the checkride tomorrow. Hey, I was thinking, what am I supposed to study exactly? I don't. I don't. There's so much stuff that we covered, I just didn't know what to. To look at. Pts. What are you? Post traumatic something or other. Oh, the practical test standards. Yeah, I think I got that book. It's a small little book that you. That's the test. Oh, yeah. Okay, I think I got it. I'll open it up and see. Does it talk about, like, it covers, like, systems for aircraft and weather and. All right, what should I wear? I mean, should I. Because I just want to be comfortable. I'm going to be all nervous anyway. I heard that examiner is a real stickler. Yeah, he only passes, like, one out of 100 or something. All right, so cover the practical test standards and just review, like, systems of the aircraft and weight and balance and all that. Right? All right. All right. Practical test standards. I got it. Got it. That's the exam. All right. Got it. All right. I appreciate it. Thanks. My response is the same every time. It's very simple. Whatever is in the PTS works well for everyone. Additionally, whatever questions that the applicant has missed on the knowledge test will be incorporated into the oral questioning. Now, say, for example, that the applicant maybe missed three questions regarding airspace. There really is a high probability that during the oral questioning portion of the test that we are going to talk about airspace. So what do they need to study for? You don't need to call me and ask. Just make sure that they are aware of the practical test guide. It's all fair game. Whatever in there is fair game. Now, again, we can't ask everything that's in that book because it would take a couple of days to go through it. But there are no surprises. Whatever in the PTS will likely or areas of it will show up on the practical test. Rotor tips brought to you by helicopter online Ground School's no Go decision button when you feel the pressure to fly but know the right decision is to stay on the ground, hit the hogs no go and live to fly another day. Helicopterground.com.
