rotorhead8 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Hey all, im taking my instrument checkride next week with either Tim Tucker or Dan Benton. For all of you pilots out here in socal, i know you have had a checkride with either one of these gentlemen, so if possible, would you so kindly regurgitate some key points about your checkrides? I know Tim has the TUCKR hold for TOA... does benton have anything special? Also, what did you do to prepare? Thanks! Edited April 3, 2011 by rotorhead8
ctimrun Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) I am preparing for my instrument and instrument instructor rides too. I've been going over the PTS, all the materials/lesson plans given to me by my instructor, plus going over the notes I have taken after each flight. Hoping this covers everything I will need to know. I am hoping to get scheduled with Tim Tucker in the next couple months, but I know he is doing quite a bit of traveling from now until June, so I'm not sure how long I'm going to have to wait. I have practiced and practiced all the local approaches including Tucker's TOA hold. I have been told if you are proficient with these then you will be all set for Tucker, not sure where Benton conducts the instrument rides. I did my commercial with Tucker and my CFI with Benton. Both were very fair compared to the DPE (who I won't name) who did my private exam. Do you not have an appointment yet? I would think a week before you would know who was going to do the exam for you, so you could polish up for who/where your ride is going to be. Would love to hear anyone else's input as well since I am also getting close to the checkride. Good luck and let us know how it goes! Edited April 2, 2011 by ctimrun
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