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sdfcvoh · January 5th, 2008, 20:55

holy poo batman. its been forever since i posted. here goes....

i 've decided to become a monk, living off wild herbs in outer mongolia, and have therefor stopped flying. we don't have much access to the internet here at the monkery. just kidding!

okay. seriously, i've been flying a ton. we had some problems with the school i'm training with getting a plane (complex that is) that works for all the commercial maneuvers, and because of that, several of us were on standby trying to learn commercial maneuvers in a non-complex aircraft. eventually the school got us the complex, but they neglected to tell us that the plane they were sending hadn't completed its engine break-in period, so we still couldn't do all the needed maneuvers. long story short - we're finally able to do those now. long story longer, thanks a ton to this place for sending us a plane that we could "break in" for them on our dollars while only performing a minimal amount of maneuvers. okay - back to positive... i'll wait to rag on this place properly once i'm done with my training.

i passed my commercial written back before xmas. that test was a bear for me, but i passed, and its done.

i took several long and cool flights to get up to the 250hrs required for the commercial cert., and this week i've been preparing for my checkride which is scheduled on monday.

commercial maneuvers are a blast. of course as a private, we've all put a plane through its paces. but, the commercial maneuvers allow us to do that on purpose with an FAA check airman in hock. sweet! some of the maneuvers; lazy eights, chandelles, are pretty boring. but power off 180's, steeper steep turns, and steep spirals into emergency landings are more fun than naked coed twister.

right now i'm finishing up studying for the oral portion of the test monday, and hoping that i don't do anything really really dumb on monday, either. until then..... thanks for reading!

January 5th, 2008, 20:55	#127
sdfcvoh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: That one Posts: 856	Re: SDFCVOH's Flight training thread. holy poo batman. its been forever since i posted. here goes.... i 've decided to become a monk, living off wild herbs in outer mongolia, and have therefor stopped flying. we don't have much access to the internet here at the monkery. just kidding! okay. seriously, i've been flying a ton. we had some problems with the school i'm training with getting a plane (complex that is) that works for all the commercial maneuvers, and because of that, several of us were on standby trying to learn commercial maneuvers in a non-complex aircraft. eventually the school got us the complex, but they neglected to tell us that the plane they were sending hadn't completed its engine break-in period, so we still couldn't do all the needed maneuvers. long story short - we're finally able to do those now. long story longer, thanks a ton to this place for sending us a plane that we could "break in" for them on our dollars while only performing a minimal amount of maneuvers. okay - back to positive... i'll wait to rag on this place properly once i'm done with my training. i passed my commercial written back before xmas. that test was a bear for me, but i passed, and its done. i took several long and cool flights to get up to the 250hrs required for the commercial cert., and this week i've been preparing for my checkride which is scheduled on monday. commercial maneuvers are a blast. of course as a private, we've all put a plane through its paces. but, the commercial maneuvers allow us to do that on purpose with an FAA check airman in hock. sweet! some of the maneuvers; lazy eights, chandelles, are pretty boring. but power off 180's, steeper steep turns, and steep spirals into emergency landings are more fun than naked coed twister. right now i'm finishing up studying for the oral portion of the test monday, and hoping that i don't do anything really really dumb on monday, either. until then..... thanks for reading! __________________ I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.