Commercial Pilot checkride: what to expect

What to expect

• Oral: commercial privileges and limitations, aircraft systems in depth, performance, and regulations around compensation.
• Flight: chandelles, lazy eights, eights-on-pylons, steep spirals, and power-off 180 accuracy landings.
• Standard: tighter ACS tolerances and smooth, deliberate control inputs.

General ACS themes — not verbatim test items. Always prepare from the current FAA ACS and your instructor's guidance.