Hi Seth, I just passed my private pilot check ride over the weekend. The examiner kept asking me “who told you that?” during the oral portion. He said I had a much deeper comprehension and preparation than his average private pilot candidate. Much credit goes to you and your channel, so thank you!!
Congratulations! That's great to hear. The whole goal of mine when I started this was to help guys do better on their checkride and it's good to hear from people when that happens. Best of luck in your future flying!
I don’t know what it is Seth. you really simplify a critical path of development for study strategy . Thanks I think it’s because you’re really interested in sharing knowledge, instead of just being an examiner… good job
I also just passed my private pilot check ride. Your videos were a great help. The DPE could tell I was beyond prepared. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Now on to instrument training.
Hey Seth!! Thanks for the support during my commute! It helped me pass my checkride earlier today! I can't wait to hear what you have to say about Commercial
I'll begin my instrument training in September. No doubt these videos will be a valuable resource. Thank you for taking the time to produce and share!!
This series is great.I did my initial instrument check ride with you. As an instructor I’m so glad you’re making these! I will be sending these to my instrument students. Also if possible I would like one of your custom ACS documents!
I'm so glad you found the helpful! I'm working on making the custom ACS documents available to anyone who wants them. More to follow soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!
I do some instructing and I'm thrilled to have these and your private pilot prep videos for my students. I've watched them all as well and learned a few things that'll make me a better instructor. Every student should review these multiple times preparing for check ride!
@@SethLakeDPE The examiner had to cancel his trip down to FL for some reason, and my school or myself haven’t rescheduled one yet. But thanks for asking, i plan to study your videos to keep the knowledge fresh
Already listened to the podcast, and going through it again on TH-cam. Studying for my IR checkride, not yet scheduled. Also hoping to get a look at your custom ACS.
Thank you Seth this was very helpful. I’m working on my instrument rating, and have started it twice now as worked pulled me away but I’m on it steady again. I should be ready for my practical exam in roughly a month. Please keep up the great videos! Best wishes and safe flying!
Nice man, taking my instrument check ride Friday. Appreciate you putting this together, it helps a ton to understand the logic behind questions DPEs ask, from a DPE.
Wow! Seth this is so helpful. I scored very high on my knowledge exam in December, but life got real busy and I was not able to complete the practical part. So, beginning this coming December, I plan to fly every day that I can and get ready for the check ride. I'm pretty sure my CFII will not let me take the flying part until I am ready, but the oral part brings great fear to me. As a DPE, your excellent teaching and tips will help me pass the oral part. Thanks!!!
@@camodrums I used King and Rod Machado. Then I went through Sheppard Air. Sheppard Air is GREAT for the written test questions (almost exact and I scored a 97). However, Sheppard is not that good for really UNDERSTANDING the concepts. They strongly recommend getting a ground school study. If you want to pass the written exam, definitely use Sheppard Air. If you want to actually understand the material, get King, Machado, or another of your choice. Now I am boning up for the oral part of the checkride. So, I've gone back through King and and looking at lots of TH-cam videos. Learn the Sheppard Air material the way they say and you will pass the written exam. Hope this helps.
Mr. Lake I have a question for you regarding the check ride for IFR. My question is if you have auto pilot in your aircraft during the checkride, can you use it during the check ride? Let me clarify that for a moment. What I mean by using the auto pilot, when in certain situations where you can temporary turn on the auto pilot say to punch in a fix and then turn it off and the hand fly. I hope that makes sense for the asking.
Great question! If your aircraft is equipped with a operable autopilot that is capable of flying an approach most examiners will have you fly at least one approach using that autopilot. Additionally, several tasks within the instrument ACS specifically call our the use and evaluation of your ability to manage auto flight systems. Personally, I think it's solid single pilot resource management to turn the AP on during high workload tasks like briefing and preparing for an approach. If the evaluator feels you are using the AP too much, they may decide to simulate a AP failure though so make sure you don't use it too much. Appendix 3 only requires that one non-precision approach be flown from the IAF without the use of the AP. Hope this answers your question!
Thank you for this video series. I find it so helpful to see the thought path that leads to specific questions coming up. Do you have an update on making your annotated ACS document available?
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you found it helpful. I have made some progress on the ACS and will release a video when they are ready for folks to get copies of. Thanks for the interest!
This may have already been asked but; Where can I find your button based customized ACS .pdf that bookmarks other resources within the document? I didn't see that on your website for DL or purchase. Thank you, and outstanding video's Seth!
Thanks for watching! The ACE Guide has everything and more of what you see in the video. You can follow the shopping link right here on TH-cam. Use code "Travel Air" for 10% off!
Seth, thanks for sharing your content. I like how you structured it in a logical military manner vice being scattered like some CFIs that possibly don't know the material well. Going through the ACS has been for me difficult to understand but your explanations help. I was pass on to friends
Hi Seth, currently post written and starting IFR training. Due to money I have planned to fly with my good buddy who is IFR rated with multi rating etc. He is kind of showing me the ropes and have been flying XC under the hood doing some approaches. Since I am sole manipulator of airplane I can log XC PIC and hood time, any feedback is appreciated!
What type of plane are you flying? If you are properly rated for that type of aircraft then yes, you can log PIC time while you are sole manipulator of the controls. As long as you land more than 50NM from your departure then you can also log XC time. You mentioned that your friend is multi rated. If these flights are in a multiengine aircraft and you don't have a multi rating then you cannot log any time, even if you are sole manipulator.
@@SethLakeDPE Yes sir I am flying 172S and P models and am properly rated to fly said aircraft. I just wanted clarification as I am trying to do XC and hood time in the same flights to save money and get through my requirements as fast as I can. I appreciate the clarification, I am using your videos to prep for oral and they are awesome!
What was the link for the Digital ACS that you showed on your screen? I can only find a PDF version and it doesn't have the info below the tables like yours did.
Hi Seth, How would you answer this question? I earned my Instrument Rating in a Twin Engine. Checkride was in a Twin. Can I legally fly IFR in an Airplane Single Engine airplane??? btw... I earned my Private Pilot Certificate in an Airplane Single Engine Land. So the big question is "Can I legally fly IFR in an Airplane Single Engine airplane??? " If not, then what would i need to do so that I can legally fly IFR in an airplane single engine land? Thank you. BTW great content and the way you present it. I am plugging your podcasts now while visiting Oshkosh AirVenture 2024. I find your videos very educational.
Hi @badgerfishinski6857, thanks for the support and glad you're enjoying the content! You’re correct in your understanding. Since you've earned your Instrument Rating with a checkride in a twin-engine, you can legally fly IFR in a single-engine airplane. The Instrument Rating checkride in a multi-engine aircraft covers all the required maneuvers, including those that would be tested in a single-engine aircraft, plus additional multi-engine specific maneuvers like engine-out procedures. However, if someone earns their Instrument Rating in a single-engine, they can’t fly IFR in a multi-engine without additional training and testing, specifically for those multi-engine scenarios. However, always refer to the backside of your certificate as it will spell out any restrictions. Hope that clears it up, and have a great time at Oshkosh!
@@SethLakeDPE Excellent clear answer. Thank you. So in the second scenario, the additional training would be conducted by a MEII and then the additional testing would be a short checkride by a DPE? The short checkride simply would cover an engine-out IAP beyond the FAF? Is this correct? Or could the Checkride include more comprehensive multi engine maneuvers? (We are assuming they already hold a VFR only Multi-Engine rating) What would the additional Checkride cover? I think this it what I'm asking. Thank you Seth.
@@badgerfishinski6857 Appendix 1 of the Private Pilot ACS has the details: The removal of the “Airplane Multiengine VFR Only” limitation, at the private pilot or commercial pilot certificate level, requires an applicant to satisfactorily perform the following Area of Operation and Tasks from the Instrument Rating ‒ Airplane ACS: Area of Operation VII, Emergency Operations , in a multiengine airplane that has a manufacturer’s published VMC speed. • Task B: One Engine Inoperative during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns (AMEL, AMES) • Task C: Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES) Simply put, yes it's a very short checkride with just a couple of maneuvers you have to do in order to remove the "Airplane Multiengine VFR Only" limitation. This is a very uncommon checkride though. If you do the private pilot multi add-on BEFORE you get your instrument rating then you would have to do this. I would guess 95% of pilots don't get their multi until after they have gotten their single engine commercial done.
@@SethLakeDPE I agree it's very uncommon. The guy who asked me has a unique situation. His friend owns a Twin. First time I came across this scenario. Thanks for the answer and more importantly how and where you found the answer. This is priceless because I always try to find the answer first. I was stumped on this one tho. Thanks for the mentoring Seth. Btw ..KOSH is nice and cool (weather) these last two days. Wish u were here. Take care ...
Thoughts on students flying barefoot? I’ve been flying barefoot for months but my DPE said it was unprofessional. I just fly better without shoes on lol.
I like very thin soled shoes. Sperry makes some good ones and here lately I've been using the brand Xero which is very thin. I would avoid going barefoot for safety reasons. But I also would avoid heavy footwear such as work boots.
I would love the links for task B weather information ❤ I copied everything down into my ACS for the first page and now will take you up on your offer for the links :) thanks I owe you big!
@@SethLakeDPE I dont see a link to your patreon... thanks for helping me with all this homework I feel like its never ending how much information there is to cram into my tiny brain thanks again
@@SethLakeDPE I searched on Patreon for Seth Lake and I also searched VSL and there was less than 20 creators that came up in my search and I couldn't find you.
Hi Seth, I just passed my private pilot check ride over the weekend. The examiner kept asking me “who told you that?” during the oral portion. He said I had a much deeper comprehension and preparation than his average private pilot candidate. Much credit goes to you and your channel, so thank you!!
Congratulations! That's great to hear. The whole goal of mine when I started this was to help guys do better on their checkride and it's good to hear from people when that happens. Best of luck in your future flying!
Just passed my IR ride! Thanks for all the help along the way!
Congratulations! Glad I could help!
Am I the only one who thinks the longer these are from Seth, the better? :) Thanks so much, great stuff!
You're welcome!
I don’t know what it is Seth. you really simplify a critical path of development for study strategy . Thanks I think it’s because you’re really interested in sharing knowledge, instead of just being an examiner… good job
Thank you so much for the kind words. And yes, I really do love to share knowledge and have a genuine love of teaching and communicating. Thank you!
I also just passed my private pilot check ride. Your videos were a great help. The DPE could tell I was beyond prepared. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Now on to instrument training.
Great to hear! Thank you!
Hey Seth!! Thanks for the support during my commute! It helped me pass my checkride earlier today! I can't wait to hear what you have to say about Commercial
Great!
Can't explain how much I needed this. By far the best prep I've come across on TH-cam. Thank you!
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Seth - thanks a lot for your ACS videos. Just passed my IRA checkride in part thanks to your content. On to CPL now.
Great!
I'll begin my instrument training in September. No doubt these videos will be a valuable resource. Thank you for taking the time to produce and share!!
That's awesome to hear! Best of luck with your training!
YOUR SERIES IS SO GREAT! THANK YOU. BEING SAFE IS THE BOTTOM LINE.
Safety is paramount!
Working on my instrument right now. Great resource! Thank you!
You're welcome!
This series is great.I did my initial instrument check ride with you. As an instructor I’m so glad you’re making these! I will be sending these to my instrument students. Also if possible I would like one of your custom ACS documents!
I'm so glad you found the helpful! I'm working on making the custom ACS documents available to anyone who wants them. More to follow soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!
@@SethLakeDPE Hey Seth! Is the custom ACS document available yet?
I've been watching your videos since my private (passed on the first try). I am preparing to IFR. Do you have those ACS available? thank you
Im really looking forward to part 2 and 3. My check ride is in 4 days and i find these videos are very helpful.
Glad you find them helpful. The Holidays got in the way of part two for a couple of days. Good luck on your checkride, I'm sure you'll do great!
@@SethLakeDPE thanks I passed I'm working on my commercial now I'd love for you to do some commercial videos if you get time
@@Nick-wv9hu great to hear! Commercial is up next in just a few weeks!
I do some instructing and I'm thrilled to have these and your private pilot prep videos for my students. I've watched them all as well and learned a few things that'll make me a better instructor. Every student should review these multiple times preparing for check ride!
Thanks for taking the time to watch and I'm so glad you found it useful!
Amazing. I can’t believe we have access to this. Thank you! Checkride march 19th. This makes me feel more prepared
How did it go?
@@SethLakeDPE The examiner had to cancel his trip down to FL for some reason, and my school or myself haven’t rescheduled one yet. But thanks for asking, i plan to study your videos to keep the knowledge fresh
Already listened to the podcast, and going through it again on TH-cam. Studying for my IR checkride, not yet scheduled. Also hoping to get a look at your custom ACS.
Working on the custom ACS still. It will be available very soon.
Thank you Seth this was very helpful. I’m working on my instrument rating, and have started it twice now as worked pulled me away but I’m on it steady again. I should be ready for my practical exam in roughly a month. Please keep up the great videos! Best wishes and safe flying!
Best of luck on your training, the instrument rating is a tough one but very satisfying to complete!
@@SethLakeDPE thank you very much!
What an amazing review
Very thoughtful of you for spending the time to prepare and for sharing this
Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
Can you share your journey to becoming a DPE? That’s a career goal of mine and it’s impressive how you did it so young!
Good idea, I might do that someday.
Excellent information and review Seth, thank you as I prepare for my instrument check ride.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice man, taking my instrument check ride Friday. Appreciate you putting this together, it helps a ton to understand the logic behind questions DPEs ask, from a DPE.
Happy to help!
@@SethLakeDPE BTW I passed the checkride. Thanks again!
my check ride will be soon , thank you so much
Very helpful. I start the 10 day IR course in 6 weeks.
Best of luck!
Wow! Seth this is so helpful. I scored very high on my knowledge exam in December, but life got real busy and I was not able to complete the practical part. So, beginning this coming December, I plan to fly every day that I can and get ready for the check ride. I'm pretty sure my CFII will not let me take the flying part until I am ready, but the oral part brings great fear to me. As a DPE, your excellent teaching and tips will help me pass the oral part. Thanks!!!
How did you study for the written?
@@camodrums I used King and Rod Machado. Then I went through Sheppard Air. Sheppard Air is GREAT for the written test questions (almost exact and I scored a 97). However, Sheppard is not that good for really UNDERSTANDING the concepts. They strongly recommend getting a ground school study. If you want to pass the written exam, definitely use Sheppard Air. If you want to actually understand the material, get King, Machado, or another of your choice. Now I am boning up for the oral part of the checkride. So, I've gone back through King and and looking at lots of TH-cam videos. Learn the Sheppard Air material the way they say and you will pass the written exam. Hope this helps.
Mr. Lake I have a question for you regarding the check ride for IFR. My question is if you have auto pilot in your aircraft during the checkride, can you use it during the check ride? Let me clarify that for a moment. What I mean by using the auto pilot, when in certain situations where you can temporary turn on the auto pilot say to punch in a fix and then turn it off and the hand fly. I hope that makes sense for the asking.
Great question! If your aircraft is equipped with a operable autopilot that is capable of flying an approach most examiners will have you fly at least one approach using that autopilot. Additionally, several tasks within the instrument ACS specifically call our the use and evaluation of your ability to manage auto flight systems. Personally, I think it's solid single pilot resource management to turn the AP on during high workload tasks like briefing and preparing for an approach.
If the evaluator feels you are using the AP too much, they may decide to simulate a AP failure though so make sure you don't use it too much. Appendix 3 only requires that one non-precision approach be flown from the IAF without the use of the AP.
Hope this answers your question!
Thank you for this video series. I find it so helpful to see the thought path that leads to specific questions coming up. Do you have an update on making your annotated ACS document available?
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you found it helpful. I have made some progress on the ACS and will release a video when they are ready for folks to get copies of. Thanks for the interest!
This may have already been asked but; Where can I find your button based customized ACS .pdf that bookmarks other resources within the document? I didn't see that on your website for DL or purchase. Thank you, and outstanding video's Seth!
Thanks for watching! The ACE Guide has everything and more of what you see in the video. You can follow the shopping link right here on TH-cam. Use code "Travel Air" for 10% off!
This is awesome to watch! Love your videos. Do you have a Custom ACS to follow?
Yes, the ACE Guide is available in the store now. Just check the channel.
I like the idea of using IFR circling minimums as personal minimums.
Great!
Seth, thanks for sharing your content. I like how you structured it in a logical military manner vice being scattered like some CFIs that possibly don't know the material well. Going through the ACS has been for me difficult to understand but your explanations help. I was pass on to friends
Thank you for the feedback, glad you found it helpful!
@Seth Lake GREAT VIDEO! Encouraging to see DPE's with such a passion for aviation. When its ready would like your custom ACS. Thank you!
Thanks for feedback! I will let you know when they are available. I’m hoping it will be done in the next month or two.
Hi Seth, currently post written and starting IFR training. Due to money I have planned to fly with my good buddy who is IFR rated with multi rating etc. He is kind of showing me the ropes and have been flying XC under the hood doing some approaches. Since I am sole manipulator of airplane I can log XC PIC and hood time, any feedback is appreciated!
What type of plane are you flying? If you are properly rated for that type of aircraft then yes, you can log PIC time while you are sole manipulator of the controls. As long as you land more than 50NM from your departure then you can also log XC time.
You mentioned that your friend is multi rated. If these flights are in a multiengine aircraft and you don't have a multi rating then you cannot log any time, even if you are sole manipulator.
@@SethLakeDPE Yes sir I am flying 172S and P models and am properly rated to fly said aircraft. I just wanted clarification as I am trying to do XC and hood time in the same flights to save money and get through my requirements as fast as I can. I appreciate the clarification, I am using your videos to prep for oral and they are awesome!
What was the link for the Digital ACS that you showed on your screen? I can only find a PDF version and it doesn't have the info below the tables like yours did.
The ACS I use is a custom document I've created. You can purchase one on my website or on my TH-cam store.
Hey Seth! Was wondering if your annotated ACS document is available yet?
Yes! The ACE Document is on the Shopify store now! Checkout the channel to purchase it.
Thank you!!!!!
Thanks Seth!! Subscribed!!
Thanks!
great material! Due to take my ride soon, where can I get a copy of your custom ACS???
Thanks! Soon the will be available. Stay tuned!
Do you have any media pages, or live streams where we can pay to get questions answered?
Not yet, but I plan on starting a weekly live stream AMA. Stay tuned to the channel for updates!
@@SethLakeDPE yes sir, looking forward to it!
Hi Seth, How would you answer this question? I earned my Instrument Rating in a Twin Engine. Checkride was in a Twin. Can I legally fly IFR in an Airplane Single Engine airplane??? btw... I earned my Private Pilot Certificate in an Airplane Single Engine Land. So the big question is "Can I legally fly IFR in an Airplane Single Engine airplane??? " If not, then what would i need to do so that I can legally fly IFR in an airplane single engine land? Thank you. BTW great content and the way you present it. I am plugging your podcasts now while visiting Oshkosh AirVenture 2024. I find your videos very educational.
Hi @badgerfishinski6857, thanks for the support and glad you're enjoying the content! You’re correct in your understanding. Since you've earned your Instrument Rating with a checkride in a twin-engine, you can legally fly IFR in a single-engine airplane. The Instrument Rating checkride in a multi-engine aircraft covers all the required maneuvers, including those that would be tested in a single-engine aircraft, plus additional multi-engine specific maneuvers like engine-out procedures. However, if someone earns their Instrument Rating in a single-engine, they can’t fly IFR in a multi-engine without additional training and testing, specifically for those multi-engine scenarios. However, always refer to the backside of your certificate as it will spell out any restrictions. Hope that clears it up, and have a great time at Oshkosh!
@@SethLakeDPE Excellent clear answer. Thank you. So in the second scenario, the additional training would be conducted by a MEII and then the additional testing would be a short checkride by a DPE? The short checkride simply would cover an engine-out IAP beyond the FAF? Is this correct? Or could the Checkride include more comprehensive multi engine maneuvers? (We are assuming they already hold a VFR only Multi-Engine rating) What would the additional Checkride cover? I think this it what I'm asking. Thank you Seth.
@@badgerfishinski6857 Appendix 1 of the Private Pilot ACS has the details:
The removal of the “Airplane Multiengine VFR Only” limitation, at the private pilot or commercial pilot certificate level, requires an applicant to satisfactorily perform the following Area of Operation and Tasks from the Instrument Rating ‒ Airplane ACS:
Area of Operation VII, Emergency Operations , in a multiengine airplane that has a manufacturer’s published VMC speed.
• Task B: One Engine Inoperative during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns (AMEL, AMES)
• Task C: Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES)
Simply put, yes it's a very short checkride with just a couple of maneuvers you have to do in order to remove the "Airplane Multiengine VFR Only" limitation. This is a very uncommon checkride though. If you do the private pilot multi add-on BEFORE you get your instrument rating then you would have to do this. I would guess 95% of pilots don't get their multi until after they have gotten their single engine commercial done.
@@SethLakeDPE I agree it's very uncommon. The guy who asked me has a unique situation. His friend owns a Twin. First time I came across this scenario. Thanks for the answer and more importantly how and where you found the answer. This is priceless because I always try to find the answer first. I was stumped on this one tho. Thanks for the mentoring Seth. Btw ..KOSH is nice and cool (weather) these last two days. Wish u were here. Take care ...
Thoughts on students flying barefoot? I’ve been flying barefoot for months but my DPE said it was unprofessional. I just fly better without shoes on lol.
I like very thin soled shoes. Sperry makes some good ones and here lately I've been using the brand Xero which is very thin.
I would avoid going barefoot for safety reasons. But I also would avoid heavy footwear such as work boots.
This is gold
Instrument check ride scheduled march 21st, 2022
Best of luck! Please let me know if you found this series useful!
Subscribed!
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I would love the links for task B weather information ❤ I copied everything down into my ACS for the first page and now will take you up on your offer for the links :) thanks I owe you big!
The first version of the ACS is done and I will be uploading it to a Patreon. I'll make an announcement when I'm ready to go live with it.
@@SethLakeDPE I dont see a link to your patreon... thanks for helping me with all this homework I feel like its never ending how much information there is to cram into my tiny brain thanks again
@@SethLakeDPE I searched on Patreon for Seth Lake and I also searched VSL and there was less than 20 creators that came up in my search and I couldn't find you.
I would love it if you do one for commercial
Coming soon!
@@SethLakeDPE do you know approximately when it will come?
I would really like a custom ACS document. I am going to take my instrument check ride in the next month or so. I am based in Camden Ar.
Ok, I'm putting some finishing touches on it and will let you know when it's available.
@@SethLakeDPE Thank you, all this is awesome.
@@SethLakeDPE could you please let me know as well?
Will do
@@SethLakeDPE Interested in the custom ACS Doc...My Checkride is July 12th
Can't explain how much I needed this. By far the best prep I've come across on TH-cam. Thank you!
Great to hear!