It’s official – I have a complex (endorsement)
December 23rd, 2009. Filed under: IFR Training, Ownership.Working 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 literally) of manuals to read in between flights.
The good news for today though is…
I earned my Complex Aircraft endorsement!
That means my instructor has deemed me safe to fly an airplane with a constant speed (variable pitch) propeller, flaps and retractable gear.
Now all I need is 4 more hours of dual and my (insurance) leash will be severed and I can solo Katie. Not sure when that will happen. Hopefully sometime next week. These crazy holidays are getting in the way. I don’t want to eat, drink and be merry….wait… I want to be merry…FLYING!
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December 29th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Don’t worry about “only” 6 hours dual in a week. We know you are eager to get flying on your own, but there’s lots a learnin’ to do in between those lessons. And, if you do the math – that six hours in one week is equivalent to over 300 hours of flying in a year. That is a number many recreational pilots only dream about. (Seems I can only average about an hour a week.)
‘Tis likely that in the time between your posting and me commenting here you may have your 10 hours of dual. If not, I know you’ll be veeerrry close. Good luck with the soloing, and…
…CONGRATULATIONS ON THE COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT!