Lachlan
En-Route
Like it says above. Went out with my instructor last weekend and did a mock phase check ride. I wasn't expecting the ~hour or so of oral questions before we went flying. I hadn't done a whole lot of studying for that, but I have a great CFI who has taught me a lot and I ended up knowing the material pretty well. Need to study up, for sure, but he's drilled a lot of into my thick head already. I did a few landings for him at the end- normal, soft field, and short field. By far my three best landings ever. I'm nervous now, though, because I'll be flying with the chief instructor this weekend for my phase check, and I'm worried that those three landings were a fluke. I just hope the airplane doesn't care who's flying, who's in the right seat, or what the occasion is... maybe I can do it again. If so, time for my solo XC flights, and then I'll be about ready for the DPE. Seems like it will be a long time from now, but it's coming sooner than I think. Wish me luck.