CFI Initial with USA's oldest DPE....
 

How am I supposed to teach a 90 year old with over 21,000 hours??

All jokes aside. Any tips?

Thanks

Slow flight is slow flight. A stall is a stall. Stick to the PTS

Ask around, find out what his favorite tricks are. Be strong on those subjects. He has probably been doing the same ride for the last 30 years. Above all listen to him. You will get a lot of clues.

Good advice! That’s what the old guy was told to do many years ago, just before his CFI Initial with Badflaps. :D

Checkride Clyde?


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DPE’s will change ‘personalities’ and ‘experience’ levels during flight.
Such as:
-Teach me a steep turn at Private pilot presolo level.
- Teach me a Chandelle, meaning he is now a Commercial student.
- He may feign uneasiness about a certain maneuver such as stalls.
Very common for students to be hesitant.
- He may give you a scenario such as he’s now a 2000hr pilot on a Flight review and you need to critique his maneuver.
So you need to be familiar with all the ‘common’ errors for that maneuver.

This ^^^

Or it’s a completely canned ride and your just going through the motions.
I hope not......but I don’t know the gentleman in question.

UPDATE! I passed!

He should've failed me on my short field landing with a 50ft obstacle as I didn't simulate a 50ft obstacle because I misunderstood him. I thought he said "without a 50ft obstacle." Just had to demonstrate one to him on a white board. Next up, CFII!

When I took my Private Pilot checkride in 1976 my CFI told me I'd have a female examiner. I didn't care about that, I was just worried about the checkride. I had not formed a mental image of what to expect.

When I got to the FBO at Craig Field (CRG) this little old lady came out of the office and introduced herself. Total surprise. Passed the checkride OK and afterwards I was talking to her.

She had been a Woman's Air Service Pilot (WASP) in WW2. She had flown most types of bombers and fighters across the Atlantic. The WASP were not allowed to tell the public that they flew military planes because it was feared the public would think the USA was desperate LOL. It wasn't until late in the war that rule was lifted. Now get this: this really cool lady had FIFTY THOUSAND HOURS OF FLYING TIME :eek: Her initials were P.G., I think it was Shields Aviation at CRG if I remember correctly.

Talk about getting no credit, Fifinella forever!

Congrats, now it starts..........:D