Angel Tomas Peralta

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Thank you for your interest in completing your Checkride with me. As a designated pilot examiner, I find great fulfillment in this role and look forward to the opportunity to work with you. In the following sections, I will outline how to schedule your Checkride, detail the fee structure, and provide some tips to ensure the process goes smoothly. 

Once these steps are completed, your checkride date will be confirmed on my calendar. A few days before your checkride, you will receive a scenario via email, which will be used during the checkride.  

 Checkride Fee KDNA:  

·       Private Pilot Checkride ASEL: $900

·       Commercial Pilot Checkride ASEL: $900   

·       Retest (Notice of disapproval within 60 days):   

o   Disapprovals that did not complete the "ground" portion will be charged 80% of Fee  

o   Disapprovals that successfully completed all “ground” tasks charged 50% of Fee

o   Disapprovals from another Examiner- Fee Will be established on case by case

·    Retest for Discontinuance (within 60 days)

·       Unavoidable Reasons: No charge   

·       Unforeseen Weather Conditions

·       Maintenance Issues Arising During the Checkride   

·       Sudden Illness  

·       Other Reasonable Circumstances, Subject to Examiner’s Discretion  

·   Retest for Discontinuance Avoidable Reasons - 50% of Fee  

o    Applicant chooses to discontinue for non-urgent personal reason  

o   Applicant exceeds allocated time block  

o   Delayed start time to checkride due to incomplete or inaccurate paperwork during applicant/aircraft validation 

o   Delayed start time of checkride due to showing up late, or not having Navigation Log fully completed  

o.    Other, Subject to Examiner’s Discretion  

·    Retest Discontinuances from another Examiner- Fee will be established case by case

 
Checkrides Outside of KDNA: Extra fees will include, travel time, travel cost (gas/plane ticket, hotel, rental car)  

Practical Exam Details:

Your checkride is scheduled for a total of 6 hours. To ensure we can complete the checkride within this timeframe, it is crucial that we use this period effectively.

The initial step of validating the eligibility of both the applicant and the airplane for the checkride should be completed within the first hour. Below are some recommendations to help speed up this process:

·       Verify that your full legal name is exactly the same on all of the following documents: government-issued ID, pilot certificate, medical certificate, and knowledge test results. If this is not, please correct before the day of the checkride

·       Ensure that each column of each page of your logbook is complete and correctly added up.   

·       Bring a paper copy of all pertinent documents: Medical, knowledge test. If applicable: letter of discontinuance, notice of disapproval

·       Mark with a post-it note/sticky notes any logbook entries that are to be used to meet requirements for the checkride  

·       If you are a Private Pilot applicant  

o   Your Total hours should be equal to your Instruction Received plus Solo/PIC hours (depending on how AATD or BATD hours are logged there may be a discrepancy).   

·       Logged ground training per Private 61.107/Commercial 61.127. This is a separate requirement than Private 61.105/Commercial 61.125  

·       Ensure all endorsments are correct and complete:  

o   Private pilot- TSA, pre-solo, solo, XC solo, other pertinent   

o   All checkrides- Checkride endorsments AC 61.65H  

·        Validating Aircraft: Makes sure you have all necessary documents and maintenances log entries necessary to demonstrate the aircraft is airworthy    

Failing to complete the validation process within the first hour may prevent us from starting the checkride or lead to its discontinuation due to time constraints and additional discontinuance charges.