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Congrats!!!Took off this afternoon as a 45.4 hour Student Pilot...landed 1.1 hours later a newly minted Private Pilot. It’s an awesome feeling!!!
Congrats!!!Took off this afternoon as a 45.4 hour Student Pilot...landed 1.1 hours later a newly minted Private Pilot. It’s an awesome feeling!!!
Well, after checkride yesterday with FAA observer and a quick finishing up this morning (due to clouds yesterday) I got more to study.
For my instrument rating that is :-D
Same thing happened to me. But, in the end I think it was better. We cancelled the initial entire test because of Wx. Second time we completed the oral but the winds were way to high to do the flight. Had to wait three weeks to do the flight portion because of DPE schedule. I think having the oral out of the way was a big relief and I could concentrate on just flying.Wx is killing me. Had the ride portion of my check ride canceled twice now due to low ceilings. Try again Wednesday!
Can I join this conversation? I ve just started my ppl and try to get many informations from here as well
Thanx..Of course you can join in! Welcome to POA. Fire away.
Thanx..
What were the winds? I'm curious to know what folks in different places consider as too much wind to be flying.Same thing happened to me. But, in the end I think it was better. We cancelled the initial entire test because of Wx. Second time we completed the oral but the winds were way to high to do the flight. Had to wait three weeks to do the flight portion because of DPE schedule. I think having the oral out of the way was a big relief and I could concentrate on just flying.
Good luck!!
What were the winds? I'm curious to know what folks in different places consider as too much wind to be flying.
That's kinda my point.Depends on where you live and what you’re used to
280@35 is a nice day in CYS.
Depends on where you live and what you’re used to
1.8 hours of checkride prep left and the weather this week looks like crap. Also our 152 went into mx a week and a half ago right after I flew it and the mechanic on the field has been very backed up, it hasn't even gotten in the shop yet. It was running rough due to a leak somewhere on the intake manifold. Talked to my instructor and he recommended we fly one of the 172s if the weather clears up.
For you all that have flown 150/2s and 172s I would like your opinion on this. Would flying the 172 really through me for a loop in going back to the 152 for my checkride? Also, I plan on getting checked out in the 172s that we have right after I finish my PPL. I could just go ahead and transition to it now, fly a few more hours and take my checkride in one of those, which are always available, versus waiting on the 152 which is flown very frequently and in maintenance a lot. I have 51 hours, all in the 152. I hate to rush something, but its getting close to a year and a half since I have started and I am ready to move on to doing some cross countries, working on my instrument, and preferably buying a cheap 2 place to build time in.
1.8 hours of checkride prep left and the weather this week looks like crap. Also our 152 went into mx a week and a half ago right after I flew it and the mechanic on the field has been very backed up, it hasn't even gotten in the shop yet. It was running rough due to a leak somewhere on the intake manifold. Talked to my instructor and he recommended we fly one of the 172s if the weather clears up.
For you all that have flown 150/2s and 172s I would like your opinion on this. Would flying the 172 really through me for a loop in going back to the 152 for my checkride? Also, I plan on getting checked out in the 172s that we have right after I finish my PPL. I could just go ahead and transition to it now, fly a few more hours and take my checkride in one of those, which are always available, versus waiting on the 152 which is flown very frequently and in maintenance a lot. I have 51 hours, all in the 152. I hate to rush something, but its getting close to a year and a half since I have started and I am ready to move on to doing some cross countries, working on my instrument, and preferably buying a cheap 2 place to build time in.
Had my first day of pattern work at KCCR today.
I think winds were 15G20. On the day we finally did the flight portion they were about 12 or 13 which I liked. That gave me an excuse for a not so perfect landing. hahaWhat were the winds? I'm curious to know what folks in different places consider as too much wind to be flying.
Fun isn’t it?
Has your instructor talked about using an aiming point on the windscreen as a reference for when you’re low or high? I bet he will.
Or does that runway have a PAPI or VASI or similar?
Aim point is a pretty common technique when a visual glideslope indicator isn’t available. You can search it and find lots of other examples, but here’s a randomly picked one from YouTube.
You can go back with that in mind and look at your video and see what the numbers were doing on the approaches where you thought you were okay and the instructor was saying you were going low. (I don’t think you had one where you went high, but eventually you will! )
Some instructors don’t use this technique, but has he ever said:
Pitch for airspeed, power for altitude.
We could discuss that a little more if you’d like but some instructors don’t use it. Eventually you realize there’s an interaction between the two, but it’s a good way to simplify what feels to you like juggling too many balls.
That last landing worked out nicely, eh? Good job!
Had my first day of pattern work at KCCR today. The wind really sucked but we went for it anyway. We were using runway 19r and the wind was 240@16k 22g. I progressively got better but still a lot of work to do. I didn’t seem to get the feel until the las 2 landings. I had two go around, one double bouncer, and a few where I just picked up the nose too much. All in all a good hour of practice!
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After 10 hrs of great instruction and advice from my CFI, he said he was bored and wanted to exit the plane and let me do a few laps around the pattern by myself. What a great feeling! (of course after all the thinking: "there's no one next to you... don't f... this up."
Congrats, I've held mine for 2 weeks.22 years in the making, today I finally hold a US private pilot certificate!
22 years in the making, today I finally hold a US private pilot certificate!
22 years in the making, today I finally hold a US private pilot certificate!
22 years in the making, today I finally hold a US private pilot certificate!
Took me about 22 years too. From Feb. '79 to Dec, 31 2001. Life kept getting in the way.
Had my first day of pattern work at KCCR today.....
My life is in the way of my flying right now and it’s ticking me off. Quite a bit actually.
Checking in, been a little while. Took my written today,,,,
PASS!!!!!!!!!!
Next phase, Check Ride!!! Instructor going to schedule within the month of June.