About Airport

Evan Krueger updates his readers about what was going on with him when posted a report a couple of months ago. Unbeknownst to his readers, he passed the private pilot check ride. He was a proud owner of a Private Pilot‘s License. Like most pilots‘ reaction, he thought that they examination was mind- boggling. After getting that much coveted license, he took some time off flying, and focused on school

Before Evan’s great finish, he had to go through a harsh training during the month of August. His test was scheduled on September 5, which meant that he only had a month of practice to do. He did a lot of take- offs and landings, just to see how he was doing. He got better and better the more he practiced. His school suffered, too, as he had to cut back some time from it in order to train more and longer. He worked conscientiously almost all day. He even sternly reviewed all bits of information that he had previously studied about. His paperwork was done and over with, too. The night before his examination, he gave every part of the training one last run through.

He had a temporary mental block about this part. Thankfully, though, Bob guided him through the right answers. He thought he failed the exam, but he was doing well at that time.

After the first part, they went to the practical part, which would be the flight proper. First, Evan was asked to prove that the plane was “airworthy.” He showed him all the appropriate paperwork and logbooks. The flight was going smoothly, until Bob announced that the “engine had failed.” Evan was asked to prepare for emergency landing.

Then, the second and final part came. The first thing Evan was asked to do was to prove that the plane was “airworthy.” He, then, showed Bob all the paperwork that would answer his question. Things were going well in the light. But, Bob said that the engine failed. Therefore, an emergency landing had to be done. Evan even mistook a cornfield for a land that was planted with soy beans. They did a couple more routines, until Bob asked him to “turn around right away.” Evan thought that it made a bad mark on his performance. However, he was wrong in thinking so because he was told that he passed. 


Evan, then, decided to look back to his logbook just to be reminded of the hard work he put into his training. He had a total of 167 landings and 43.7 hours of flight time, which included cross country, day, night, and instrument training flights. He spent a grand total of $5, 953.20, which was inclusive of his rental, flight instruction, a test, checkride, and miscellaneous supplies. Though the amount was sure hefty, it was worth it when he passed the final examination.

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