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The FAA 709 Checkride: Protecting Yourself

Somehow we don't think Shes real fine, my 709 will ever be the intro lyrics for a hit rock song. Even though the improbable idea of a big-block Chevy engine as a Beach Boys muse proved wildly popular, we suspect the concept that someone would pen an ode to what is probably the FAAs least-liked and most misunderstood checkride is probably too far out there.

Rick Durden
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Somehow we don’t think She’s real fine, my 709 will ever be the intro lyrics for a hit rock song. Even though the improbable idea of a big-block Chevy engine as a Beach Boys’ muse proved wildly popular, we suspect the concept that someone would pen an ode to what is probably the FAA’s least-liked and most misunderstood checkride is probably too far out there.

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Rick Durden

Senior Editor Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. Rick is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Vols. 1 & 2.