VanDy
Cleared for Takeoff
Because I busted my CFI Initial today.
so the quick run down is, that i thought the oral was super easy, and i was worried i was under prepared. took about 2 hours. and we almost had an unairworthy plane. (that just came back from a training flight.) 100 hour was completed 20 hours ago, but the maintenance entry was sitting on the desk, unsigned. she said shes gonna send up the maintenance inspector to look over their paperwork. I simply said that im not gonna bad mouth them and that mistakes happen. oral was 2 hours, iacra included. the FAR stuff i didnt know, i was able to find with out fumbling around and soon as i told her which FAR it was in, she was good with. then normal learning stuff, and self defense. a couple of when to sign logbook questions and when i went to the correct AC on logbook entries to make sure i had the correct verbage she was happy. and that was it. Told her i didnt have foreflight, or any other apps, just paper. Made me show her how I check notams (area and airport) along with weather. So i used the NOAA SkewT charts. Thanks Ted D!! And impressed her there.
Went flying, normal takeoff, she decided to play student as i was transitioning from climb to cruise, i tried talking her through it, that didnt work, so i took control back and gave a quick demo of the 4 things an aircraft can do, and then gave her the controls back and corrected her until she got it right. started with steep turns, i sucked, (i was too worried about talking and not flying, all on me) she gave me a third try and i didnt have the 50 degrees she wanted. on to chandelles, no problem, then hood work, contant speed climbs, decents and turns. then slow flight. I got behind the airplane and lost 200 feet, she busted me. Couldnt fault her, and i told her that. the only thing i can say, and that she agreed with was that if i was talking a student through it, I said all the right things, but didnt maintain commercial standards, again, i cant disagree. I opted to continue. I mean even if i failed everytnhing else, i was still in the same boat. next was a sim power out, easy in this part of the world right now, everything is flat and fresh planted. then 8s on pylons. she liked my explanation, (follow the pylon with the yoke) and didnt even make me do a complete 8. Lazy eights were on point, and for once, my power off 180s couldnt have been better. I touched down right in the middle of the 1,000 foot markers. she said that counted for power off and soft field. Stop and go for a short firld take off, and she didnt care ho i landed as long as i didnt break anything. so i did a short, hit the numbers and the first turn off with no brakes at 900'.
So i have to fly with another examiner and do steep turns, and slow flight, easy stuff, hopefully, lol
so the quick run down is, that i thought the oral was super easy, and i was worried i was under prepared. took about 2 hours. and we almost had an unairworthy plane. (that just came back from a training flight.) 100 hour was completed 20 hours ago, but the maintenance entry was sitting on the desk, unsigned. she said shes gonna send up the maintenance inspector to look over their paperwork. I simply said that im not gonna bad mouth them and that mistakes happen. oral was 2 hours, iacra included. the FAR stuff i didnt know, i was able to find with out fumbling around and soon as i told her which FAR it was in, she was good with. then normal learning stuff, and self defense. a couple of when to sign logbook questions and when i went to the correct AC on logbook entries to make sure i had the correct verbage she was happy. and that was it. Told her i didnt have foreflight, or any other apps, just paper. Made me show her how I check notams (area and airport) along with weather. So i used the NOAA SkewT charts. Thanks Ted D!! And impressed her there.
Went flying, normal takeoff, she decided to play student as i was transitioning from climb to cruise, i tried talking her through it, that didnt work, so i took control back and gave a quick demo of the 4 things an aircraft can do, and then gave her the controls back and corrected her until she got it right. started with steep turns, i sucked, (i was too worried about talking and not flying, all on me) she gave me a third try and i didnt have the 50 degrees she wanted. on to chandelles, no problem, then hood work, contant speed climbs, decents and turns. then slow flight. I got behind the airplane and lost 200 feet, she busted me. Couldnt fault her, and i told her that. the only thing i can say, and that she agreed with was that if i was talking a student through it, I said all the right things, but didnt maintain commercial standards, again, i cant disagree. I opted to continue. I mean even if i failed everytnhing else, i was still in the same boat. next was a sim power out, easy in this part of the world right now, everything is flat and fresh planted. then 8s on pylons. she liked my explanation, (follow the pylon with the yoke) and didnt even make me do a complete 8. Lazy eights were on point, and for once, my power off 180s couldnt have been better. I touched down right in the middle of the 1,000 foot markers. she said that counted for power off and soft field. Stop and go for a short firld take off, and she didnt care ho i landed as long as i didnt break anything. so i did a short, hit the numbers and the first turn off with no brakes at 900'.
So i have to fly with another examiner and do steep turns, and slow flight, easy stuff, hopefully, lol
