Why I built this
Students were memorizing, not understanding
I am a Certified Flight Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. After teaching private, instrument, and commercial students, I kept running into the same problem. Students were memorizing regulations without understanding why they mattered, and they walked into their checkride unsure of how to explain what they knew.
Checkride Study exists to fix that. Every study guide, textbook, and mock oral session I build is designed to teach the reasoning behind the material first.
Once you understand why a rule exists or why a system works the way it does, the regulation numbers and acronyms stop being something you memorize and start being something you actually know.
How I teach
Understanding that holds up under questioning
Whether you are working through my Private Pilot Checkride Textbook, running through flashcards, or sitting across from me in a mock oral, the goal is the same.
Reasoning first
I never hand you an answer without the reasoning behind it.
Think like a pilot
Every DPE wants to see that you can think like a pilot, not recite a textbook.
Ready for follow-ups
The goal is understanding that holds up when your DPE asks a question you did not expect.
Ways to learn with me
Start wherever you are in training
Ready to start?
Grab the free Regulations Made Easy guide to see how I teach, or go straight to the study materials built to get you checkride ready.