Hard to believe, but I'm pretty much done with my Instrument course as of tonight. The last couple of weeks, training nights, combined with moving into a new house during the day, studying, and one rockin' cold really made this a push for the old sdfwtfabcdefg.
I did a pseudo stage-check tonight, and have scheduled my written for Friday. The final stage-check should be Monday with the ride scheduled for Tuesday. Honestly, I can't wait to do these approaches and holds with daylight as my light source. As much as I love flying - I'm glad that this last bit is approaching a conclusion!
My only interesting story of the evening is getting as close as I've gotten to grabbing the zip-lock freezer bag, right during the final approach of the night. Tired (seriously have not slept enough for like two weeks), draining out the cold, and getting tossed around pretty decently on the hold pre-approach: I briefed, intercepted GS, hit the OM, and felt like I was literally spinning to the right. I'm talking hard core, too. Serious high-school first time too much drinking spinning action. I told my CFI that I might have to hand over controls close to the MM just in case I called unsafe. Seriously - my eyes were starting to swim- wow - had to strain to focus on the DME while cross-checking.
I breathed through it, and with my CFI verbally double checking that I was capable of landing, I confirmed, pulled the hood off at mins and set her down. I was shaking as we taxied back to the ramp. Glad that didn't happen alone in IMC on a real approach. But - glad I've gotten that one under my belt, too. Me needy sleepy!
