{"product_id":"checkrides-jim-davis-9798995878100","title":"Checkrides: Pass Your Checkride First Time - Easily","description":"Most checkride prep books stop at the oral exam. This one starts where they leave off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHECKRIDES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by veteran flight instructor Jim Davis is the practical flight test guide focused entirely on what happens in the aircraft - from the preflight walk-around to the post-flight shutdown drill. While other guides prepare you to answer questions on the ground, this one prepares you to perform in the air, where the test is actually won or lost.\u003cbr\u003eDavis has spent four decades testing candidates and watching some fail checkrides that they should have passed - not because their flying was weak, but because they didn't know how to demonstrate competence to an examiner. The difference between a pass and a failure often comes down to checks, procedures, radio technique, airmanship and the ability to show the examiner you are in command of the aircraft and the situation. This book covers all of it, exercise by exercise, in plain language.\u003cbr\u003eCompatible with FAA Private and Commercial practical tests, and applicable to Flight Reviews for already-licensed pilots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreflight inspection and cockpit checks - what to do, what to say, what examiners notice first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround handling, run-up, and vital actions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakeoff, climb, turning, and cruise - with common faults identified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStalls, incipient spins, steep turns, and spiral dive recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine failure during and after takeoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced landing and precautionary landing with full pattern procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrosswind operations and sideslipping technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic instrument flying under the hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-country navigation, VOR use, diversion procedures, and flight log keeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNormal pattern, joining the pattern, and landing - what the examiner is marking at each stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull post-flight and engine shutdown procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMnemonic checklists for every phase of flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard FAA handling tolerances by maneuver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFour editions. Four decades. Pilots who read it pass.\u003cbr\u003eIf you've put in the study hours and you're ready to fly the test - this is the book that closes the gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995878100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Live Cowards Club, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Jim Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001689284863,"sku":"9798995878100","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/checkrides-jim-davis-9798995878100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}