david0tey
Line Up and Wait
Despite my best efforts to put off my checkride until after my funeral, it looks like it's time. A couple questions...
I'm flying a 2002 172SP with a KLN94 and a KAP140 autopilot. It (the autopilot) is temperamental on good days. One of the CFI's said the examiner is aware that it sucks and will allow me to just use the autopilot for heading and altitude holds. Simply put, if I am asked to do a coupled approach, I will fail. Does anybody have any experience with this setup? What am I missing?
Weather has always been my weakness. In your experience, how in depth do examiners go into weather depiction charts, surface analysis, etc? I feel like I can get a good picture of the overall weather using less conventional methods, but the symbols and coded language on charts (which were clearly designed in the early age of computers) have always bested me.
Thanks.
I'm flying a 2002 172SP with a KLN94 and a KAP140 autopilot. It (the autopilot) is temperamental on good days. One of the CFI's said the examiner is aware that it sucks and will allow me to just use the autopilot for heading and altitude holds. Simply put, if I am asked to do a coupled approach, I will fail. Does anybody have any experience with this setup? What am I missing?
Weather has always been my weakness. In your experience, how in depth do examiners go into weather depiction charts, surface analysis, etc? I feel like I can get a good picture of the overall weather using less conventional methods, but the symbols and coded language on charts (which were clearly designed in the early age of computers) have always bested me.
Thanks.