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IFR Lesson 16 - Rumblin Train
12/19/2007 Filed in: Flying
IFR Lesson 16 - Rumblin Train
Yeah, another IFR lesson writeup. Sure, I could sit here and blather on endlessly about how CFII covered up all the instruments in the cockpit and demanded I fly every approach within a 50nm radius with duct tape over my eyes and my left foot and right hand tied together. Or.... I can briefly tell you we did slow flight, stalls, unusual attitudes, and a couple approaches and then detail me and CFII goofing off for an hour in the Seminole together.
I know which one I'd want to read, and I for damn sure know which one I'd rather write! Read More...
Yeah, another IFR lesson writeup. Sure, I could sit here and blather on endlessly about how CFII covered up all the instruments in the cockpit and demanded I fly every approach within a 50nm radius with duct tape over my eyes and my left foot and right hand tied together. Or.... I can briefly tell you we did slow flight, stalls, unusual attitudes, and a couple approaches and then detail me and CFII goofing off for an hour in the Seminole together.
I know which one I'd want to read, and I for damn sure know which one I'd rather write! Read More...
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IFR Lesson 15 - Monkey Business
12/18/2007 Filed in: Flying
IFR Lesson 15 - Monkey Business
Today we'll mix business and pleasure.
Me: You wanna fly over to Lebanon and see if they'll rent us the Seminole?
CFII: Sure. Let's do an approach on the way.
Always thinking, that one.
I had heard from my MEI that if you trained in the Seminole, the FBO will rent it to you after you pass the checkride. Not having tried that so far, and being very close to losing multi currency, I figure today's as good a day as any to go see if I heard right. Read More...
Today we'll mix business and pleasure.
Me: You wanna fly over to Lebanon and see if they'll rent us the Seminole?
CFII: Sure. Let's do an approach on the way.
Always thinking, that one.
I had heard from my MEI that if you trained in the Seminole, the FBO will rent it to you after you pass the checkride. Not having tried that so far, and being very close to losing multi currency, I figure today's as good a day as any to go see if I heard right. Read More...
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.
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(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...