Checkride and Knowledge Test functionality allows your school to log and track official FAA exam attempts for Part 61 and Part 141 courses. Once enabled, exam results can be viewed at the course level and aggregated in a centralized Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking report.
Step by Step
Enable Checkrides and Knowledge Tests for a Course
To enable either exams for a course, follow these steps:
Navigate to Settings > Curriculum > Courses.
Click Edit next to the course for which you want to enable logging.
Make sure the course Regulation is set to “USA Part 61” or “USA Part 141.”
Scroll to the Course Structure section.
Toggle Checkride and/or Knowledge Tests to ON.
Note: You can enable Checkrides and Knowledge Tests for existing Live courses that already contain enrollments.
Note: You can also indicate whether your school has Examining Authority for this course which will alter when a Checkride can be logged.
If enabling Knowledge Test, you can further indicate which test codes you want to enable. You can select more than one, for example if this course earned a CFI certificate, you will want to enable both FIA and FOI test codes.
Click Save to update the course. A Checkride and Knowledge Test option will now be available as an Exam option for the course.
Log a Checkride or Knowledge Test Exam for a Student
To log an exam, follow these steps:
Navigate to the student’s Course Overview and click the Exams tab.
Click Log Exam, then select Checkride or Knowledge Test. Examples of each are displayed below.
Notes:
For Part 141 courses, the student must be graduated before a Checkride can be logged, unless the course is configured to include Examining Authority.
For Part 61 courses, the student must have all required lessons completed OR they must have graduated before a Checkride can be logged.
For both Part 141 and 61 courses, a Knowledge Test can be logged at any time.
Complete the required fields:
Test Code (required for Knowledge Tests only)
Endorsement Instructor (required and defaults to the instructor who recommended the student's graduation, if applicable)
DPE or Examiner (varies based on Examining Authority)
You can select an external DPE when logging a Checkride for a student.
You can select a Chief, Assistant Chief, or Check instructor when the course is configured for Examining Authority.
Date Taken (required)
Airport (optional)
Attempt Number (auto-calculated)
Enter results based on the type of exam:
Set the Overall Result:
Notes:
Checkrides:
The Overall Result is defaulted based on the grades you select for the Ground and Flight portions of the exam.
An overall passing result cannot be selected unless both sections are passed.
Knowledge Tests:
The Overall Result is defaulted based on a 70% or higher result entered.
Optionally, add additional notes in the Notes field.
Optionally, upload an attachment in the Upload File field.
Click Save to log the exam. The exam is available in the Exams list and in the Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking report.
View Checkride Status
Once a student‘s progress meets Checkride eligibility requirements, that student's Checkride status is available. To view a student's Checkride status, follow these steps:
Navigate to the student's Course Overview page. The status is displayed in the gray summary box.
Alternatively, view the Progress column for the student in the Students list.
Notes:
Checkride Status is displayed only if:
The course is Part 141 and the student’s enrollment status is Graduated.
ORThe course is Part 61 and the student has passed all required lessons or is Graduated.
Status | When It’s Displayed |
Pending Checkride | No passing checkride exam has been logged for the course. |
Due in X days | No passing checkride exam has been logged for the course, the course is Part 141, and the current date is before the expiration (60 days after graduation). |
Due today | No passing checkride exam has been logged for the course, the course is Part 141, and the expiration date is the current date. |
Overdue | No passing checkride exam has been logged for the course, the course is Part 141, and the expiration date has passed. |
Checkride Complete | A passing checkride exam has been logged for the course. |
View the Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking Report
To report against logged exams, follow these steps:
Navigate to Reports > Training.
Click Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking
Note:
The Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking report is available only if Training Hub is enabled, the company authority is FAA-USA, and you have the permission View Curriculum Reports permission.
Apply desired filters:
Note:
To see first time pass rates, select 1 in the Attempt Number filter.
Applying multiple filter selections will narrow the list down to only exams that meet all of your selected criteria.
Review summary statistics.
Note:
Exams are sorted by most recent at the top of the list.
Optionally, click Export to download filtered data as a CSV file.
Permission Needed
You must have Training Hub enabled to access Checkride and Knowledge Test functionality.
Checkride and Knowledge Test functionality is only available for courses with Regulation set to Part 61 or Part 141.
A student’s course overview (and therefore their exams) can be accessed only by the following users:
The student
The student’s instructors for the course
Users with the permission View All Student Enrollments
Checkride and Knowledge Test exams can be logged or edited only by the following users:
The student’s instructor(s) for the course
Users with the permission Log All Student Sessions
The Checkride and Knowledge Test Tracking report is available only for companies whose Aviation Authority is FAA-USA and for users with the permission View Curriculum Reports.
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See View and Log Student Exams for more information about logging custom course exams.