I've done another cross country yesterday, that was the long cross country required for the rating. I filed three IFR flight plans NEW-LFT, LFT-BTR and BTR to NEW. Apparently this is easier to run through than having a really long one. Anyway, we picked up the clearance on the ground at NEW, on the way to LFT we went through solid IMC with visible moisture, the temperature was at 6 C so it's always good to watch for possible icing conditions, we then did an ILS 22L to LFT, a touch and go and continued on to BTR while picking up that second IFR clearance which went pretty smooth. After another ILS 13 to BTR we picked up the third clearance and continued to HDC for LOC 18 approach and back to NEW for GPS 18R, nice long flight, great experience, got a little bit tired on the way back. I've almost fulfilled all the requirements with this flight, so I'm on to the checkride prep and I still have to do the darn FAA written. I don't anticipate doing this before January so I'll just take it easy and get more proficient in my flying skills while studdying for the test.
