Mary Schu DPE Checkride Gouges

Two CFI checkride reports are on file for Mary Schu, and both lean hard into regulations and scenarios. She starts by reviewing the maintenance binder with you. She had one applicant point out where the annual was logged and confirm the date fell within requirement. She also wanted to see the altimeter, pitot static, and transponder inspections, plus the ELT inspection and current airworthiness directives.

Mary asks about the three types of ADs and recurring ADs in particular. She wants to know if you can fly past the tach time for the next inspection. She brought up 100 hour inspections and whether they apply to a plane not flown for hire. Then she runs a string of scenarios: stuck flaps in the up position, a borrowed tail dragger, a retractable gear plane, a high performance plane, and a twin.

The weather and planning section is detailed. She reviewed a ForeFlight brief together with one applicant, covering TFRs, AIRMETs, and a convective SIGMET. She asked about a freezing level at 5,000 feet under clear skies, mountain obscuration AIRMETs, and mountain clearance. She had the applicant decode a METAR, define VFR legally, and discuss MVFR at KMYF. Carb ice and leaning procedure came up too.

For the CFI scenario, Mary emailed a setup beforehand about a student wanting to reach the airlines, born in the US with English as a second language. She digs into the TSA endorsement, the documents you check, and the 1552H regulation. She covers how you confirm a student can speak, read, write, and understand English. She also asks about medicals, MedXPress, and choosing online versus one on one ground school.

Have your documents ready, including a printed 8710 with a wet signature from your recommending instructor.