Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide: Comprehensive Preparation for the FAA Checkride - Paperback

by Michael D. Hayes (Author)

ASA's Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by evaluators during the practical exam and provides succinct, ready responses. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.

This updated sixth edition of the Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new or expanded information focused on the operation of systems, landing and takeoff performance, weight and balance, advancing technology in weather products, stall prevention, and the Pilot Records Database (Part 111). This book is the complete resource to prepare applicants for the Airline Transport Pilot checkride and is valuable as a general refresher.

Author Biography

For Mike Hayes, flying started when he was 16 years old, and he has been flying for more than 40 years. He obtained his private pilot certificate in 1972 and acquired additional certificates and ratings in 1987. His aviation experience includes flight time in over 30 different types of aircraft, and the majority of instruction he has given has been in various models of Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Grumman, and Bellanca aircraft. He has been a flight instructor since 1988, instructing both full- and part-time for several large flight schools in Texas. Besides teaching, Mike has also worked as a corporate pilot and as a senior flight operations agent for a large regional airline. Prior to becoming involved in flight training, he worked for over 10 years in the telecommunications and information technology industry with extensive travel throughout the U.S.

Mike is the author of ASA's popular Oral Exam Guide Series for the Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, CFI, and ATP oral/practical tests.