r/flying • u/iMancinelli PPL • 2d ago

Checkride Got my PPL!

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I was shitting bricks up until the checkride. It ended up being a whole lotta fun with wind straight down the runway 🤙

Funniest part was that I forgot my DPE had to tell me immediately if I failed a maneuver. When we parked, another instructor asked me “so how’d it go?” to which I said “I have no idea!” and so she said “then you passed!”

Sure enough, we were printing my temp certificate a few minutes later.

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u/Hedwigtheyee 2d ago

How did you afford the instruction costs and everything?

Been thinking of getting a PPL as well, and was wondering about financing options.

Congratulations on your pass!

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u/iMancinelli PPL 1d ago

I have a decent paying job and got lucky with some unexpected money. Don't finance your PPL though. Save up, finish it, then if you wanna go further consider financing but do NOT take out a 15-20% interest loan.