Private Pilot Scenario PP1: Disney World

This private pilot scenario PP1 is Jason E. Jacobs’s Disney World 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: private pilot scenario PP1

You and two friends are planning a trip to Orlando area for Disney

You’d like to arrive there as early as possible with minimal drive time

You select which airport you would like to use

Plan your flight accordingly

Passengers and baggage

  • Guest 1 weighs 180 pounds
  • Guest 2 weighs 210 pounds
  • 100 pounds of luggage

*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.

Ready for your checkride?

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Single-engine training airplane at a sunny Florida airport.
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