Paul Palmisciano DPE Checkride Gouges

As of this writing, one CFI report sits on file for Paul Palmisciano. It covers both a thorough oral and a busy flight, so plan to know your material cold. The pilot reported that Paul went through every deficiency from the knowledge test, so have the PLT codes prepared in advance.

The oral hit the special emphasis areas, all of them, plus the acronyms PAVE, IMSAFE, ARROW, AAVIATES, and NWKRAFT. He wanted the 3 Ps but not CARE or TEAM. Expect questions on the law of primacy, constructive feedback, and the chord line. He asked about 100 hour and annual inspections and who signs them off, including the IA on the annual. Other topics included carburetor function, sender and receiver and symbol, and VOR receiving and talking.

Charts and airspace got real attention, so know ABCDEG airspace and read the charts well. He covered magnetic variation and the plus or minus signs, so do not get confused there. Airport topics ran wide: displaced threshold versus arresting zone versus a moved threshold, runway and taxiway markings, stripe lengths, and the 150 foot enhanced taxi centerline. He went into NTSB 830, incident versus accident, and the $25,000 accident threshold. Know the flight instructor currency reg and the flight review rules, with AC 61-98D as guidance.

The flight was packed with maneuvers. Use checklists throughout. The pilot flew soft field and short field takeoffs and landings, turns around a point with narration, eights on pylons, steep turns, and slow flight. A chandelle ran into a power on stall to the horn. A power off stall came in a 30 degree turn to a full break.

For instrument work, Paul had the pilot fly under foggles with eyes closed through standard rate turns and a steep turn, then recover. He added a 500 fpm climb and a standard rate turn to a heading. An engine fire led to an emergency descent and a power off approach.