Private Pilot checkride: what to expect

What to expect

• Oral: airworthiness and required documents/inspections, weather products and go/no-go, airspace, cross-country planning, systems, and aeromedical factors.
• Flight: preflight and taxi, normal/short/soft-field takeoffs and landings, steep turns, slow flight and stalls, ground reference maneuvers, and emergency procedures.
• Standard: fly to ACS tolerances, talk through your decisions, and manage risk out loud.

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