DutchessFlier
Line Up and Wait
I guess I should move my IR training posts to this section of PoA. Had my first 2 IR lessons this week...My instructor (same CFII who did my PP training) wasted no time in getting me into just about everything I could do in an hour and a half. Really strict on the pretakeoff work. Dual VOR checks, preflight review. I learned and then, after takeoff, when he declared in the clouds at 700ft, flew a posted IFR departure based on a VOR radial heading. We did all the maneuvers, flew fixed airspeed climbs and descents, fixed rate climbs and descents, tracked turns into and out of headings and VOR's, both level flight, climbing and descending. He had me talk outloud through what I remembered about spin recovery, then put us into a mild spin and had me recover using the panel only, defeated my AI and HI and had me fly partial panel, covered up the G430 and said inop, fly the VOR's and mag compass, then took me into an ILS approach to rwy 6 and then a back course approach to rwy 24. I was amazed when he had me come out of the foggles on the approaches at 400 ft, and there was the runway, aligned with my vertical and horizontal visuals and had me land the plane.
I have to say this was hard work and I was wiped after these lessons. I never had to concentrate so hard on my flying since the first time I set foot in a plane to fly. I refly them all day afterwards, in my head..where was I sloppy, where did I not scan properly, was I fixated on one instrument, or why was I distracted. Man, I am in awe of this, but it makes me love flying 71D even more than before. More to come!
I have to say this was hard work and I was wiped after these lessons. I never had to concentrate so hard on my flying since the first time I set foot in a plane to fly. I refly them all day afterwards, in my head..where was I sloppy, where did I not scan properly, was I fixated on one instrument, or why was I distracted. Man, I am in awe of this, but it makes me love flying 71D even more than before. More to come!
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