EdFred
Taxi to Parking
So, I had to ferry dad's plane over to another airport to get it in for annual. Mine is also due by the end of the month. So I figured if I get one plane over there that's one less shuttle trip that needs to be done, because I can pick his up when I drop mine off, and then only need to worry about a ride over to pick my plane up if I don't have dad signed off for solo by then. So while I was there I figured I would get my HP endorsement in a fixed gear 182 with the Chief CFI. He also did my spin training with me for my CFI, so I pretty much knew what to expect.
So we head out to the plane, and he starts it because it's a real bear to start this carb'd 182 in the winter. No biggie. So he gives me the plane, and my instruction are, "taxi to the east end and don't hit anything." Okey dokey. So I get us to the east end without losing (or gaining) any paint, and do the runup. Get ready to take off, and make my radio transmission fail to hear ourselves, and we both realize that this flight is doomed because we have two CFIs on board. (There's no checklist in the plane and.....we....uh both forgot to flip on the master avionics switch, and none of the other Cessna's they rent have one) I said, well it could be worse, and be like when I was up with two CFIs as a candidate. Master swtich on, tranmission made, take the runway, and full power we go. Pretty doggy for a high performance plane if I must say so myself. And it was like 20 degrees, so DA wasn't an excuse. Went to 252turned out of the pattern, did an S turn, a 180, and headed back to the airport. Downwind, prop full, reduce MP, flaps, base, flaps, final, flaps, correct for crosswind, nail the airspeed, and got the stall warning horn to go off 3/4 of a second before the wheels touched.
"Is there anything else you want to do in the plane?"
"Is there anything you need to see?"
"Nope."
"That was probably the toughest endorsement you ever got."
"Yeah, it's like my instrument ride all over again."
Total flight time: 0.5, and, now I'm legal to fly (and instruct) in any trike single under 12,500 that doesn't require a type rating. Doesn't that give you a warm fuzzy feeling?
So we head out to the plane, and he starts it because it's a real bear to start this carb'd 182 in the winter. No biggie. So he gives me the plane, and my instruction are, "taxi to the east end and don't hit anything." Okey dokey. So I get us to the east end without losing (or gaining) any paint, and do the runup. Get ready to take off, and make my radio transmission fail to hear ourselves, and we both realize that this flight is doomed because we have two CFIs on board. (There's no checklist in the plane and.....we....uh both forgot to flip on the master avionics switch, and none of the other Cessna's they rent have one) I said, well it could be worse, and be like when I was up with two CFIs as a candidate. Master swtich on, tranmission made, take the runway, and full power we go. Pretty doggy for a high performance plane if I must say so myself. And it was like 20 degrees, so DA wasn't an excuse. Went to 252turned out of the pattern, did an S turn, a 180, and headed back to the airport. Downwind, prop full, reduce MP, flaps, base, flaps, final, flaps, correct for crosswind, nail the airspeed, and got the stall warning horn to go off 3/4 of a second before the wheels touched.
"Is there anything else you want to do in the plane?"
"Is there anything you need to see?"
"Nope."
"That was probably the toughest endorsement you ever got."
"Yeah, it's like my instrument ride all over again."
Total flight time: 0.5, and, now I'm legal to fly (and instruct) in any trike single under 12,500 that doesn't require a type rating. Doesn't that give you a warm fuzzy feeling?
