Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Checkride

ASA's Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Use it when you're gearing up for the Practical Exam or as a general refresher. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.

This tenth edition of the Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes has been updated with new questions and references to reflect the Airman Certification Standards, the latest Federal Aviation Regulations changes, and new weather forecasting and communication technology. Thorough explanations of pilot responsibilities, technical subject areas, and required maneuvers are covered in a simulated oral test format.

This guide also includes a chapter dedicated to scenario-based questions by contributing author Arlynn McMahon. Student responses to these open-ended questions demonstrate an understanding of the big picture and convey the practical application of what is important and why.

The Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide is the comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride.

For Mike Hayes, flying started when he was 16 years old, and he has been flying for more than 40 years. He obtained his private pilot certificate in 1972 and acquired additional certificates and ratings in 1987. His aviation experience includes flight time in over 30 different types of aircraft, and the majority of instruction he has given has been in various models of Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Grumman, and Bellanca aircraft. He has been a flight instructor since 1988, instructing both full- and part-time for several large flight schools in Texas. Besides teaching, Mike has also worked as a corporate pilot and as a senior flight operations agent for a large regional airline. Prior to becoming involved in flight training, he worked for over 10 years in the telecommunications and information technology industry with extensive travel throughout the U.S.

Mike is the author of ASA's popular Oral Exam Guide Series for the Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, CFI, and ATP oral/practical tests.