Schedule Request
Thank you for your interest in scheduling a checkride with me. I'm glad you're working on your flight training, and I'd be happy to help you earn your certificate.
For some time now, I've been receiving far more requests than I can accommodate. This has created several challenges, such as long delays in scheduling, significant time spent managing calendars, and last-minute cancellations from unprepared applicants. Weather delays, work schedules, aircraft issues, and many other things add to the scheduling complexity. In addition to checkrides, I have other professional responsibilities, as well as family and personal commitments that vary from week to week.
My queue is currenently about 1-2 months long. This is just a best guess estimate (not a guarantee) and may change depedning on weather, schedules, and other things.
Because of these challenges, scheduling far in advance doesn't work well for anyone. To better manage all these factors, appointments will be scheduled through the online calendar and waitlist here.
Carefully read everything below.
Use the buttons below to view the calendar. The calendar shows my current availablity. Since I do not know my schedule beyond the next month, the calendar will only show dates within that time period. I do not have dates farther out.
If you cannot find a date on the calendar, I'm unable to offer a specific date at this time. In this case, there's no need to "double check" with me and no need to panic. Instead, just keep reading below and join the waitlist.
A deposit (which will apply toward your checkride fee) is required to confirm an appointment. This deposit is intended to ensure that my calendar is booked only by applicants who are serious about being ready on a particular date. This deposit is not refundable if we need to cancel or reschedule due to incomplete or incorrect paperwork, you not being ready, you being sick, FAA requirements not being met, an unairworthy or unavailable aircraft, or similar situations that cannot be resolved promptly at the time of our appointment. (For changes due to weather or the examiner, the deposit will be refunded or applied to a new date.)
Waitlist
If there is not an available time on the calendar that works for you, join the waitlist:
As new dates become available, I will notify the next few applicants on the list (via text message). I will usually not know my "next month" availability until around the 20th of the current month.
Notifications will go out in waitlist order, with some time given between each notification. You can then go to the calendar and claim an available time if it works for you.
If you cannot accept the options available, I will continue with other applicants but keep you at the top of the notification list.
If you schedule with someone else or your circumstances change, please let me know so I can keep my information up to date.
If we can't find a workable time within three months due to your availability or lack of response, I will need to remove you from the list so that I can more efficienctly focus on those who are more ready. You can rejoin at the end of the line if you'd like.
Final Notes
None of this is meant to make the process impersonal or difficult. I’m still happy to talk - I’m just trying to stay organized and fair in a challenging situation where the demand for my time greatly exceeds its availability. Thank you for your understanding.
If you have any further questions, please ask!
Thank you,
Mike