N6141R 172RG 1.4 hrs, 1.5 hrs oral - The oral portion was essentially a discussion of all of the things that might apply to a commercial pilot for a hypothetical flight. I had planned a flight from KBFI (Boeing Field) to KSUN (Hailey Idaho) with full fuel and 3 pax. We talked about what documents would be required, what inspections/equipment would be needed to legally make the flight, etc. I was quized on commercial pilot priveledges and what "holding out" was. There was some discussion of airspaces and sectional chart symbols that would be encountered along our hypothetical flight. Also had some discussions about the 172RG's systems, like landing gear, electrical, and static system.
Headed out for the flight portion of the practical and had to fly the first two checkpoints of my planned flight to KSUN. This include timing each leg and proving that my flight plan was acurate. Then was given a diversion destination and had to estimate how long and what heading to fly in order to get there.
Next we did maneuvers, starting with steep turns, then slow flight, power on/off stalls. Next had my choice of chandelles or lazy eights (chose the lazy eights). After that I had a simulated emergency and proved that I could make the field that I selected. Lastly before heading back for some landings, did steep spirals and eights on pylons.
Went to KRNT for landings/stop & goes, did short field, soft field, no flap landing, slips and power off 180 accuracy. Returned to KBFI for one last landing and taxied back to the FBO. All of the DE's that I've had seem to like to withhold your pass/fail until the very last minute. After engine shutdown, I got the proverbial "congratulations". I guess that the check ride isn't over until the plane is tied down, since I've heard of people failing because they forgot to do an after landing checklist.
The post brief was informative and it turned out that my chandelles were the weakest and my eights on pylons were the best.
