Commercial Pilot Scenario CP1: Hurricane Evacuation
This commercial pilot scenario CP1 is Jason E. Jacobs’s hurricane evacuation flight-planning exercise. Review the complete scenario brief below and follow your examiner’s instructions when preparing your flight plan.
Use the FAA Airman Certification Standards alongside the pilot checkride resources for your certificate or rating. Contact Jason if you need clarification about the assignment.
Scenario brief: commercial pilot scenario CP1
A hurricane is headed towards South Florida
Your flight school needs their planes evacuated to a safe area
The school is sending an employee/mechanic with you
Find a location at least 200 miles out of harms way
Passengers and baggage
- Guest 1 weighs 180 pounds
- 100 pounds of luggage/tools
*Use current weather for whenever you plan to do the trip
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY EXAMINER, THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR THIS SCENARIO IS THE AIRPORT WHERE THE CHECKRIDE IS CONDUCTED
Before you prepare your flight plan
Keep the complete assignment above with your planning materials. Note its destination, passenger and baggage details, timing instructions, and any departure-airport or weather note. These details belong to this exercise and should not be replaced with assumptions from another scenario.
Use the related scenario library to return to the correct brief. If an instruction needs clarification, include the scenario name and the specific question in the form below. Jason’s assignment remains the source for the exercise; this preparation checklist does not add or change its conditions.
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Ask about this scenario
Include “Commercial pilot scenario CP1: Hurricane evacuation” in your message so Jason knows which exercise you are reviewing. Sending a question does not reserve a checkride date.