The Joy of AviationWorking on my transition training for my Mooney, I’m getting drips of dual time. I’ve had this plane for one week now and have only been able to eek out 6 hours of dual. The slow pace it almost excruciating. The only thing that makes it bearable is that there are TONS (almost [...]
After 9 months of studying and flight training, I achieved what many call the hardest pilot rating there is. And it all came down to this….
I met my DPE, Master CFII and National Instructor of the Year in 2004 Doug Stewart (photo), at 10:00 at 1B1 Columbia County airport, his office, base of operations. [...]
Scheduling conflicts are all too common when you’re doing training. I had about 55 hours of instrument training and was chomping at the bit to get done. About this time, my two CFIIs that I used got really busy with their other priorities. It was really hard to get in one day of training per [...]
I know. It’s been quite a long time since I’ve posted to to my flight blog. As IFR training becomes more intense, and my (self imposed) deadline gets closer, I feel any time spent on my blog would be better spent studying. But, I do need a break from my book work, and since many [...]
Today was supposed to be my first day of IFR flight training, but my CFI had a cold and was as he put it, “running about 7 seconds behind the world.” With such lousy weather the past weeks and more in the future, I can’t resist having a weather window open and a plane with [...]
Three inescapable elements have converged and I have acquiesced that the time to commit to instrument rating (IR) training has arrived. Here are the three influencing factors:
Element 1: Peer Pressure (aka: Advice from seasoned pilots)
Almost every conversation enviably comes around to “have you gotten your IR yet?… you should. It’ll make you a safer [...]
