Rob Schaffer
Cleared for Takeoff
At what point do you find it is practical to have a safety pilot fly along with you during the IR training?
I am just beginning the lessons (two completed so far) and have been introduced to a GPS approach, a holding pattern and Localizer approach, and gone through all the timed turns, climbs, decents, stalls, etc of the basic hood work. My CFII say's my VOR skills are really good, probably since that's been my primary navigation instruments since I started flying, and why we did two laps in a hold yesterday. Next lesson will be holds on an assigned VOR radial, like 180* radial of PTW for example.
Is a good time after the CFII introduces the various hold entries to me, then go practice those, or is it better to wait till I can shoot a more types of approaches that the CFII has gone through with me previously?
I guess what I'm looking for is opinions on when flying with a safety pilot can be introduced to help suppliment my training progress. From another post, looks like I have 4 good guys to count on (3 of which have IR ratings and experience).
I am just beginning the lessons (two completed so far) and have been introduced to a GPS approach, a holding pattern and Localizer approach, and gone through all the timed turns, climbs, decents, stalls, etc of the basic hood work. My CFII say's my VOR skills are really good, probably since that's been my primary navigation instruments since I started flying, and why we did two laps in a hold yesterday. Next lesson will be holds on an assigned VOR radial, like 180* radial of PTW for example.
Is a good time after the CFII introduces the various hold entries to me, then go practice those, or is it better to wait till I can shoot a more types of approaches that the CFII has gone through with me previously?
I guess what I'm looking for is opinions on when flying with a safety pilot can be introduced to help suppliment my training progress. From another post, looks like I have 4 good guys to count on (3 of which have IR ratings and experience).