I passed my checkride yesterday! Amazing feeling. Exhausted.
I will write up and post a longer checkride report in the next couple of days. I know how helpful they can be, and appreciated the reports I read.
I found the oral fairly easy, although very quick and paced. One has to have one's wits about you, and there quite a few "trick" questions - are you sure? what about this or that? You have to know your stuff inside and out.
The practical was like taking instructions through a fire hose, quite frankly. The speed with which we moved from hood work to slow flight to power off to power on stalls took my breath away, and I had to try very hard not to get flustered. Focus, focus, focus.
I'd been having trouble with landings (inexplicably after not having trouble) and had been at the airport until 8pm Saturday evening, practicing short and soft. They were all beautiful on the day. I surprised myself, even. So it was worth the extra time to get them just right, I thought, because they are a big confidence builder.
When we taxied back to the ramp, and parked, the examiner leaned over, and after not saying anything much at all during the checkride, offered his hand and congratulated me. I had a few tears of happiness, and made some stupid joke, and that was that.
Anyway, more details to come. Thank you to all who helped with my questions on slips and managing energy in landing. You made a difference.
I will write up and post a longer checkride report in the next couple of days. I know how helpful they can be, and appreciated the reports I read.
I found the oral fairly easy, although very quick and paced. One has to have one's wits about you, and there quite a few "trick" questions - are you sure? what about this or that? You have to know your stuff inside and out.
The practical was like taking instructions through a fire hose, quite frankly. The speed with which we moved from hood work to slow flight to power off to power on stalls took my breath away, and I had to try very hard not to get flustered. Focus, focus, focus.
I'd been having trouble with landings (inexplicably after not having trouble) and had been at the airport until 8pm Saturday evening, practicing short and soft. They were all beautiful on the day. I surprised myself, even. So it was worth the extra time to get them just right, I thought, because they are a big confidence builder.
When we taxied back to the ramp, and parked, the examiner leaned over, and after not saying anything much at all during the checkride, offered his hand and congratulated me. I had a few tears of happiness, and made some stupid joke, and that was that.
Anyway, more details to come. Thank you to all who helped with my questions on slips and managing energy in landing. You made a difference.
