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PPL Checkride Ready
in the order you do it — weeks before, the night before, the morning of, the bag · some rows cite their rule · not an endorsement
The run-up before your checkride: everything to have done, current, and in hand before you meet the examiner, in the order you do it. Tick the boxes here — they stay ticked in this browser — or print it and mark it up. Your POH, the current FAA publications, and your CFI outrank this sheet.
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Your exam
fill it in once- Date and time
- Examiner and phone
- Airport
- IACRA FTN
- Aircraft N-number
1 · Weeks before
the paperwork that cannot be fixed on the day
2 · The night before
the work that cannot be done in the morning
3 · The morning of
decided on the ground
4 · Bring to the exam
in the bag before you leave
Work the items, don't just tick them
- The § 91.213(d) flow — for the open-squawk row — walk the four-part gate on a real inop item
- Weight & balance — compute exam-day loading against the real envelope
- Takeoff & landing performance — run the POH numbers for the actual runway and conditions
- Personal Minimums Sheet — the numbers the morning-of row asks you to compare against
- Readiness check — 24 questions, no account — find the knowledge gaps before the DPE does
Sources. Every item is condensed from primary sources: the RunupLab study guide's verified chapters 1, 2, 5, 7 and 14, and — for the medical, knowledge-test, endorsement and 100-hour wording — the regulation text itself (eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24). The citations are pointers to where a row comes from — check the current regulation before you rely on one.
This is a study aid, not an endorsement. A completed checklist is not the § 61.39 / § 61.103 prerequisites and does not replace your CFI's judgment that you are ready.
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