A short structured note a pilot fills out right after their checkride — while the details are still fresh.
Memory fades fast after a stressful checkride. Quick Reports exist to capture it before it does.
After a checkride, a pilot has about 48 hours before the specific details start blurring together — which questions came up in the oral, what the examiner spent extra time on, what caught them off guard. A Quick Report is a short structured form that captures those details in 5 minutes while the memory is still sharp.
It is not a full written account. It does not replace a detailed gouge. But it is real, first-hand intel captured at the moment it matters most — and that makes it genuinely useful for the next pilot preparing with the same examiner.
Quick Reports are submitted by real pilots through GougeHub within 48 hours of their checkride. Every entry goes through admin review before appearing on a DPE page.
Structured fields — not free-form writing. Quick to fill out, quick to scan.
A list of subjects the examiner covered during the oral portion — weather, airspace, systems, regulations, W&B, and more.
Anything that caught the pilot off guard — an unexpected question, a topic covered in unusual depth, or something not on the ACS task list.
Which DPE administered the test and what certificate or rating was being tested for.
How the examiner ran the oral, how long each portion took, how deeply logbooks were reviewed, and how the examiner handled deviations.
Different formats, both useful.
Credits are a community deposit — refundable within 30 days when you submit your own report after your checkride.
A real Quick Report entry on a DPE page looks like this.
Not a full story — but enough to know what to prepare for.
Fill out a Quick Report in 5 minutes while the details are still fresh. It costs nothing to submit and helps the next pilot preparing for the same examiner.