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check rides

  • plural
    of check ride.
    check ride
    noun
    a practical test of an aviator's skill, consisting of a flight conducted with an accompanying examiner.

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The co-pilot’s training record showed he acted “impulsively” during training exercises at several previous airlines and had a history of failed check rides, in which an instructor or supervisor watches.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2020

I didn’t know this, but there was a ministry of transport instructor doing check rides for private pilots that day.

From MSNBC ● Oct. 23, 2019

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