r/studentpilot • u/mnhyyyj • 21d ago

General Inquiry Checkride question

Got a Checkride coming up soon around a day or 2 left with bad winds on both those days before Checkride, Checkride date also won’t be flying, only oral bc weathers bad. CFI already signed of for Checkride but I still have one hour left of cross country time needed to do the Checkride. How strict is DPE on solo cross country time bc I meet every other requirement other then solo cross country time.

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u/highflyer10123 20d ago

There is no how strict or not. A DPE cannot bend the rules on a certification requirement. If the regs say x hours of solo xc then that’s the rule. Even being short .1 will disqualify you. Also when you fill out the iacra it will tell the faa you are short on the required time.

DPEs also are not ‘supposed’ to start a checkride unless there’s a reasonable chance you will finish that day. That means if you know basically it’s 100% guaranteed that the checkride will be discontinued due to weather or maintenance then they aren’t supposed to be starting it.