Practical Exams
Practical Exams or checkrides can be traumatic events for everyone, so Leslie Henninger, a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for the DuPage (IL) Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) has put together a number of presentations describing what a DPE looks for when giving you a practical exam.
Ms. Henninger has more than 9000 hours of instruction time and is based out of Midway airport. She provides her services throughout the Chicago area.
She has graciously allowed us to present three recordings made at seminars she's given. These are large files, so a broadband connection is strongly recommended. If you prefer not to download them or want a larger screen, you can come to the office, where they're available for loan for free.
Ms Henninger can be reached at (630) 323-0429.
The following are MP4 files suitable for playing with Apple QuickTime Viewer or downloading to your video iPod, Creative Zen Video, or similar device.
Private and Commercial Airplane Practical Exam
420MB video (mp4) -- 1 hour, 21 minutes.
ALSO available as an AVI file (235MB)
Instrument Airplane Practical Exam
380MB video (mp4) -- 1 hour, 51 minutes.
Multi-engine and Advanced Transport Pilot (ATP) Airplane Practical Exam
441MB video (mp4) -- 1 hour, 42 minutes
Flying the Chicago Lakefront
Jim Harvilchuck, chief pilot at A & M Aviation, talks through how to fly the VFR corridor from Lake Michigan, along the Eisenhower Expressway, to the western suburbs.
160MB audio (mp3)