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Unwanted Flight Test: The FAAâs 709 Ride
You groundlooped the Decathlon in a gusty crosswind. Now the FAA is demanding that you take a checkride. How are you going to handle it?
âI did feel like I was forgetting something.â An inadvertent gear-up landing may result in the FAA requesting that you take a 709 ride.
Correspondence from the FAA is enough to elevate a pilotâs heart rate well into triple digits. A letter from the FAA stating that the pilotâs competence has been called into question and requesting that the pilot take a reexamination checkride with an FAA inspector will make even the toughest pilot go weak in the knees.