Private Pilot Scenario PP3: Florida Keys
This private pilot scenario PP3 is Jason E. Jacobs’s Florida Keys fishing-trip 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 PP3
You and a friend are planning a weekend trip to the Keys to fish
You’d like to arrive at sunset for the view and fish next day
The preferred airport is Marathon KMTH
Plan your flight accordingly
Passengers and baggage
- Guest 1 weighs 230 pounds
- One cooler that weighs 80 pounds
- 30 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?
Review the scheduling requirements, endorsement, and IACRA information before requesting a date with Jason E. Jacobs.
Ask about this scenario
Include “Private pilot scenario PP3: Fishing trip to the Keys” in your message so Jason knows which exercise you are reviewing. Sending a question does not reserve a checkride date.