multi
Multi Checkride: After a two week nap, the writeup...
10/02/2007 Filed in: Flying
9/13/2007
Another checkride already. Feels really odd. Weirder still, I think I want to pass this one even more than my PP-ASEL checkride, mostly due to the extra expense of training and inconvenience of traveling to M54. That said, I'm not particularly nervous, much like last time. I can pass or fail any given day, but I'm as prepared as I can be at this moment.
The weather is absolutely perfect. I arrive at M54 early so I can preflight and get things moving. We have to fly from M54 to KRNC for the checkride. Only about a 20 minute flight, but it takes me a while to untie the airplane, pull off the cover, preflight, runup, etc. I'm not doing cartwheels when I find out some dude has the airplane right now. Read More...
Another checkride already. Feels really odd. Weirder still, I think I want to pass this one even more than my PP-ASEL checkride, mostly due to the extra expense of training and inconvenience of traveling to M54. That said, I'm not particularly nervous, much like last time. I can pass or fail any given day, but I'm as prepared as I can be at this moment.
The weather is absolutely perfect. I arrive at M54 early so I can preflight and get things moving. We have to fly from M54 to KRNC for the checkride. Only about a 20 minute flight, but it takes me a while to untie the airplane, pull off the cover, preflight, runup, etc. I'm not doing cartwheels when I find out some dude has the airplane right now. Read More...
|
Multi Checkride Prep
10/01/2007 Filed in: Flying
9/12/2007
(Yeah, it's late, takes a while to spew this garbage)
Multi-engine training has to be the most flagrant misnomer in all of aviation.
You'll get to fly with one engine working for about one lesson. The remainder of your training hours are all filled with the various and sundry methods of killing one or more of the fans. The upside to multi-engine training is that your quadriceps should regain a semblance of symmetry, as left rudder is once more a useful control input.
Read More...
(Yeah, it's late, takes a while to spew this garbage)
Multi-engine training has to be the most flagrant misnomer in all of aviation.
You'll get to fly with one engine working for about one lesson. The remainder of your training hours are all filled with the various and sundry methods of killing one or more of the fans. The upside to multi-engine training is that your quadriceps should regain a semblance of symmetry, as left rudder is once more a useful control input.
Read More...
Multi-engine training, Cirrus demo, and checkouts
08/23/2007 Filed in: Flying
Since receiving my ticket, here's what I've done:
- Diamond DA-40 checkout with CFI3
- Cessna 172 checkout with CFI1
- Demo a Cirrus SR-22 turbo (wow)
- Signup for for multi-engine training with a new
CFI at Lebanon (M54)
- First passenger
Read More...