moonshine
Line Up and Wait
End of an era, as someone once said
Now I'm hanging my weekend pilot wings, and putting on my official professional weekend pilot wings
Write-up -
oral - lots of focus on runway incursions. Taxiway markings, LAHSO, hotspots etc. Priveleges and limitations. WX mins, airspace types, all the good stuff and lots of FARs. I enjoy working with this particular DPE, although the word has it, there are easier guys out there, but I've gotten my IR with him and didn't think there was anything unreasonable during the IR or CP checkride.
the ride itself - started the xc, deviation into http://www.airnav.com/airport/X23 for a power-off 180 (with a 80 degree xwind) - that went well, except that I reached down for the flap handle, fingers slipped, and the handle stayed where it was
Figured it'd end up better if I just made it a no-flap landing rather than drop everything and go looking for the stupid thing. Worked out just fine, nice touchdown and within the boundaries. Had a conversation about how the book says "normal landing configuration" and that implies flaps.
Rest was all the good stuff from the PTS, overall good 1.6 hr flight (which is considered to be very short for him).
I just looooove that feeling when the checkride is behind you.
PS Just like the IR ride, no charts other than on the iPad. Brought a half-S'd ASA paper flight log per my ol' CFI's request DPE glanced over it, said something about old school and commented on how I obviously didn't like those things since there were 5 waypoints for the whole 170 nm of the xc.
Now I'm hanging my weekend pilot wings, and putting on my official professional weekend pilot wings
Write-up -
oral - lots of focus on runway incursions. Taxiway markings, LAHSO, hotspots etc. Priveleges and limitations. WX mins, airspace types, all the good stuff and lots of FARs. I enjoy working with this particular DPE, although the word has it, there are easier guys out there, but I've gotten my IR with him and didn't think there was anything unreasonable during the IR or CP checkride.
the ride itself - started the xc, deviation into http://www.airnav.com/airport/X23 for a power-off 180 (with a 80 degree xwind) - that went well, except that I reached down for the flap handle, fingers slipped, and the handle stayed where it was
Figured it'd end up better if I just made it a no-flap landing rather than drop everything and go looking for the stupid thing. Worked out just fine, nice touchdown and within the boundaries. Had a conversation about how the book says "normal landing configuration" and that implies flaps.Rest was all the good stuff from the PTS, overall good 1.6 hr flight (which is considered to be very short for him).
I just looooove that feeling when the checkride is behind you.
PS Just like the IR ride, no charts other than on the iPad. Brought a half-S'd ASA paper flight log per my ol' CFI's request
DPE glanced over it, said something about old school and commented on how I obviously didn't like those things since there were 5 waypoints for the whole 170 nm of the xc.
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