He's signed off for his Checkride this Friday. Don't know who's more nervous. Me or him.
I can relate....plus I was my son's instructor! A double whammy! Best wishes for a successful ride!
Son I know you think you're ready, but 40 hours is not enough time to prepare you for a solo. You're almost there
Thats how i'd be, lol.
The day he soloed was more nerve-wracking than any other student I've had in 34 years of instructing....mainly because I knew I had his mother to answer to if I had missed anything!
I can relate....plus I was my son's instructor! A double whammy! Best wishes for a successful ride!
The day he soloed was more nerve-wracking than any other student I've had in 34 years of instructing....mainly because I knew I had his mother to answer to if I had missed anything!
Threads like this one make me so thankful I have a spouse with a brain who also uses it.
Good luck to your kid.. This thread may be going in a bad direction with some comments.
I can relate....plus I was my son's instructor! A double whammy! Best wishes for a successful ride!
Thank you. He is working hard prepping for the oral portion and flying everyday this week. Hopefully he will pass Friday and will be a new ASEL PP and fly out to KSUS on Sunday to meet me and my instructor (Ill be on an Instrument XC).
Good luck! It looks like you guys are going to get nailed with another snowstorm tonight. Hopefully that Wx will move out by Friday.
Cool beans. Where's he taking it? In the Jeff City-Columbia area somewhere? Right now the FAA is forecasting for it to be a tad breezy in that area on Friday but otherwise a nice day. Hopefully the wind forecast will change.
(You answered my question as I was typing it!)
Thanks all. Stan-he goes to Mizzou and flies out of Jeff City. Weather in Jeff City on Friday looks good. Sunday I'm taking a mental health day and flying with my instrument instructor from KPWK-KSTL-KSUS Will have lunch with daughter and son will fly from KJEF to meet us at SUS.
And yes, we got slammed today. Worst damn winter in my life and I grew up on the Canadian prairies.
Ahh COMO. The good old days. I went to mizzou also.
Tim - he's taking lessons at Jefferson City Air. They seem to be a good place. Really nice and helpful people. I hear planes are older and a bit worn.
Ahh COMO. The good old days. I went to mizzou also.
Where did you live? What college were you in? I love that town.
I went to mizzou. University of Missouri.
Lived in South Hall right after they were completed then moved to CampusView lol.
Played on the football team. 06'&07'
I wonder if he'll get the same DPE I had for my private and IR. He was based at VER in Boonville (and also ran the FBO/flight school) so I was used to him when it came time for my checkride. But he may have retired.
edit: according to this page, he's still active. But there's also a DPE in Holt's Scummit, which is pretty close to JEF.
The guys first name is Mike.
I didn't want to be accused of being a helicopter parent.....
You're right....it was caught. By since I'm paying the freight not pleased it wasn't handled in a more efficient manner. Probably paid $3,000 more in training than I had to.
Where did the 3k number come from? The night xc is only 50nm land and back?
Where did the 3k number come from? The night xc is only 50nm land and back?
I think it's 100 nm straight line if I recall.
FAR 61.109 said:(2) Except as provided in §61.110 of this part, 3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes—
(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance; and