Spur of the moment BFR...

[CMTowner]

So I was visiting some if my customers today and one was asking if I had been flying lately, at which I shamefully had to say not in four months, and now my BFR has lapsed. Well, that quickly changed, a phone call later and I am going up to do my BFR. No prep, no planning, just lets hammer it out now. The best part to me, besides getting signed off, is I had two of the best cross wind landings ever, and at KDAB to boot.

The customer/friend and now new instructor and friend are amazing to say the least. What a thrill. I am forever in their debt.

Lets hope they don't ask do more discounts on their parts now.

 

[LDJones]

BFRs should be fun, in my opinion. It's a chance to review things you may not have thought much about in a couple of years. You can't "fail" one....it just might require a bit more practice to get the polish back. No big deal. Enjoy it!

 

[Jay Honeck]

When we got done transition training in the RV last week, Mary was smart enough to ask the CFI "can we count this as our BFRs?".

I would never have thought of that. They're not due until October, but what the heck? Killed four birds with one stone, and saved a few hundred samoleans.

 

[Luvrv8]

On my BFR we went through the basics then he said lets start a intro to commercial and do a few of those maneuvers . I had a blast.

 

[CMTowner]

I agree, Jonesy. It was fun, especially since it was so spur of the moment. No worrying about making sure I know what might be asked of me for the oral review portion. I think it was definitely the most enjoyable BFR I've done to date, and I can say I have now found a new instructor too.

 

[CMTowner]

That was my original goal, Jay, to use an endorsement or rating add-on to knock this year's BFR out, however the opportunity presented it self and I had to take it. I'm still looking to add some some endorsements this year, and now I have my new instructor for it.

 

[steingar]

I've never done much more prep for my BFR than getting enough cash to pay the CFI.

 

[redtail]

This thread is right on time because mine is due in a few weeks.

I'm thinking of doing some hood work since I haven't done that in a long time.

I had a checkout flight a couple of mouths ago and the CFI put me through a round of unusual attitude recoveries. He said I handled them great. That was a lot of fun and something I hadn't done in a few years.