219 CFI Mock Checkride, Oral Portion - Interview with DPE Jason Blair + GA News
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🗓️ 8 February 2022
⏱️ 89 minutes
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219 Pilot examiner Jason Blair talks about the oral portion of the CFI checkride. He first discusses reasons people may want to consider getting a CFI, even if they'd never thought about becoming a CFI. He then discusses requirements to become a flight instructor and talks about common items sometimes overlook in preparing for the checkride. He then talks about the checkride and ways to study for it.
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- NTSB Prelim: Cessna 182 crash in Georgia
- In final hours, pilot fought to keep skydiving business alive
- Pilatus Plows Hawker Jet On McArthur Ramp
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again, and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk General Aviation, with relevant |
| 0:06.2 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:10.9 | Now, we have a longer-than-usual show today. After the news, we'll talk with Jason Blair about the |
| 0:15.9 | oral portion of the CFI check ride. And if you're thinking, well, that doesn't apply to me. |
| 0:20.4 | I'm not going to become a CFI. |
| 0:22.4 | You might find some valuable tips for any check ride that you might take. |
| 0:26.6 | And you might also pick up a few tips about taking a more professional approach to |
| 0:30.4 | your flying. |
| 0:31.2 | Plus, Jason has a number of check ride stories, and you've got to love the stories. |
| 0:36.0 | Now, last week in episode 218, we talked with Dr. Scott Densstead about can I fly into that cloud, |
| 0:42.0 | in which we talked about different cloud types and the likelihood of finding turbulence in each type. |
| 0:46.7 | So if you missed that episode, you may want to check it out. |
| 0:49.5 | And it's February, and Valentine's Day is coming up quickly. |
| 0:53.2 | So please consider sending us a Valentine this year. |
| 0:56.1 | We are a listener-supported show and still ad-free. |
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| 1:03.7 | at AviationNewsTalk.com slash awesome. |
| 1:07.0 | And when you do, I'll read your name on the show. |
| 1:09.7 | This week in the news, FAA says pilots are still confused about flight expense sharing rules. |
| 1:16.0 | Laser strikes of aircraft have hit an all-time high. |
| 1:19.4 | And a Pilates takes out a hawker, fortunately with no injuries except to the airplanes. |
| 1:25.4 | All this and more, and the news starts now. |
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