PilotRPI
Line Up and Wait
Due to the frozen-ness since Christmas, I figured it would be good to study my ass off and finish up with the book work. Studied a couple hours every day, and killed the written Friday with a 93.
Early November did my IFR cross country. It was my second time in real IMC, first was a long-time ago for a just a few minutes. For my 5-hour x-country, about 3.5 was actual. We did an ILS, a VOR approach, and finally a localizer down to minimums. Approach even had us do a hold waiting for planes going into North Central, so we pretty much did it all, that after hearing from so many pilots that they've maybe done 1 or 2 holds in all their years of IFR flying. Was one of the coolest experiences of my life, and also showed me how foggles does nothing to prepare you for actual conditions. Climbing out of our departure airport right into a broken layer was incredibly disorienting, and it took a ton of discipline to trust those instruments. Amazing how your mind messes with you and does everything to try and get you to trust your ears instead of the gauges.
It was all hand flown using VORs, no ADF or DME. Can't wait to try this one day with GPS and an autopilot. I have about 12 hours to go before I can take my practical. Plan on flying this week a little once it warms up and put another hour or two in.
Early November did my IFR cross country. It was my second time in real IMC, first was a long-time ago for a just a few minutes. For my 5-hour x-country, about 3.5 was actual. We did an ILS, a VOR approach, and finally a localizer down to minimums. Approach even had us do a hold waiting for planes going into North Central, so we pretty much did it all, that after hearing from so many pilots that they've maybe done 1 or 2 holds in all their years of IFR flying. Was one of the coolest experiences of my life, and also showed me how foggles does nothing to prepare you for actual conditions. Climbing out of our departure airport right into a broken layer was incredibly disorienting, and it took a ton of discipline to trust those instruments. Amazing how your mind messes with you and does everything to try and get you to trust your ears instead of the gauges.
It was all hand flown using VORs, no ADF or DME. Can't wait to try this one day with GPS and an autopilot. I have about 12 hours to go before I can take my practical. Plan on flying this week a little once it warms up and put another hour or two in.
