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sdfcvoh · December 1st, 2007, 02:48

So although I'm done with the "official" part of my IFR training... Today, yesterday, and tomorrow have all been true IMC conditions around Tucson. A once in 5 year situation I guess! Anyway...

Tonight I met with my CFI at 5 and we went up to shoot some real stuff. It was awesome. Did the normal "lap" that we do to get all the area holds and approaches. But tonight, oh tonight, IMC. It probably struck me most of all tonight that I, personally, have been IMC for the last two weeks (with the hood.) So getting into actual simply meant that the hood comes off. My CFI, on the other hand, who I think is a great pilot, hasn't been. So I certainly noticed some tendencies from him tonight that he wasn't as comfortable as I was.

We held at LIPTE NW of TUS for about 1/2 hour (most being waiting for the big boys to get in) before being cleared for the VOR approach to 11L. There was one point coming into the hold position before beginning the outbound leg that just threw us around like a toy every time. It was awesome. After finally being released for the approach, we flew to minimums and went missed. Then, direct to WHITN for the NDB approach to RYN.

It was insanely windy for a 172 in the holds, at least I thought. I was 30deg off to keep the correction angle at some points. Eventually, after shooting the NDB approach to RYN, we went missed and headed back out to DRIBB. Now, I've got to explain that drib is a hold point based on an NDB and a radial off of TUS. A little while from now I'll laugh at the way I thought it was tough. But, baby, its tough. Then add a serious wind. I loved it. We hit it pretty much on the money, went for another lap, then called for the ILS into RYN for full stop. DH for the ILS into RYN is 200'. We saw the runway at 250'. Money.

There is nothing in this world, other than climbing Mt. Everest, that I could be doing to get me going like this does. I hope, that somehow, there will someday be a reader who reads one of my sentences and takes this plunge the way I have. If I can bring out the happiness and contentment I feel every time I put a plane to bed on the tarmac, I will have done something good.

I'm where I belong. ...thanks for reading!

December 1st, 2007, 02:48	#99
sdfcvoh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: That one Posts: 872	Re: SDFCVOH's Flight training thread. So although I'm done with the "official" part of my IFR training... Today, yesterday, and tomorrow have all been true IMC conditions around Tucson. A once in 5 year situation I guess! Anyway... Tonight I met with my CFI at 5 and we went up to shoot some real stuff. It was awesome. Did the normal "lap" that we do to get all the area holds and approaches. But tonight, oh tonight, IMC. It probably struck me most of all tonight that I, personally, have been IMC for the last two weeks (with the hood.) So getting into actual simply meant that the hood comes off. My CFI, on the other hand, who I think is a great pilot, hasn't been. So I certainly noticed some tendencies from him tonight that he wasn't as comfortable as I was. We held at LIPTE NW of TUS for about 1/2 hour (most being waiting for the big boys to get in) before being cleared for the VOR approach to 11L. There was one point coming into the hold position before beginning the outbound leg that just threw us around like a toy every time. It was awesome. After finally being released for the approach, we flew to minimums and went missed. Then, direct to WHITN for the NDB approach to RYN. It was insanely windy for a 172 in the holds, at least I thought. I was 30deg off to keep the correction angle at some points. Eventually, after shooting the NDB approach to RYN, we went missed and headed back out to DRIBB. Now, I've got to explain that drib is a hold point based on an NDB and a radial off of TUS. A little while from now I'll laugh at the way I thought it was tough. But, baby, its tough. Then add a serious wind. I loved it. We hit it pretty much on the money, went for another lap, then called for the ILS into RYN for full stop. DH for the ILS into RYN is 200'. We saw the runway at 250'. Money. There is nothing in this world, other than climbing Mt. Everest, that I could be doing to get me going like this does. I hope, that somehow, there will someday be a reader who reads one of my sentences and takes this plunge the way I have. If I can bring out the happiness and contentment I feel every time I put a plane to bed on the tarmac, I will have done something good. I'm where I belong. ...thanks for reading! __________________ I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers. Last edited by sdfcvoh; December 1st, 2007 at 04:08. Reason: cab-sav