As you might be able to tell from the title, I'm a bit older than the average flight student at 51. I am a retired Federal Air Marshal (Border Patrol/INS prior)
I'm coming into this with about 670 hours TT all SEL mostly in Cessna's with Cherokees, RV's and Bonanza's thrown in. To protect the innocent I'll not name the school, but most of you that know my posts know were I'm at.
I'll try to give an "honest" blow by blow of my daily activities and impressions.
I'm coming into this with about 670 hours TT all SEL mostly in Cessna's with Cherokees, RV's and Bonanza's thrown in. To protect the innocent I'll not name the school, but most of you that know my posts know were I'm at.
I'll try to give an "honest" blow by blow of my daily activities and impressions.
Friday March 13th 10.3 hrs multi-dual
Posted March 13th, 2009 at 20:20 by BillErvin
Figure since I've got the weekend off, I'll post a little on the old blog that I said I'd try to post too daily. Best laid plans
Had a week of ups and downs, good days and bad.
Still having issues with procedures, more with memory items, like Mixture, props, throttles, flaps up, gear up, boost pumps on, dead foot dead engine, identify. Hesitation is also an issue, I'm not starting the procedures quick enough, controlling the airplane isn't the problem, I'm good on that, I'm just not reacting fast enough starting the mixture, props, etc. I'm working through it by sitting in the derelict duchess parked on the edge of the ramp and doing it over and over, same with procedures for Vmc demo, power on/off stalls etc. This old brain just don't retain things like it use to.
I flew at least once every day this week, which is great, It's works best if you don't mind flying the older non 430 equip'ed airplanes, heck that's what I've flown pretty much since I started flying. The youngsters want the GPS and moving map yadda yadda. Might be nice for IFR but for pattern work and procedures, it's all the same, I'll take the old collins line radios and beat up navs
By the flight this afternoon, I'm doing pretty good on most of the procedures, short field landings are better, what's real strange, is that on the very first day I flew I nailed my very first one and then it went down hill from there. Go figure
Kenny says oral and practical next week, maybe.
Lots of ground study to do this weekend, I know the DPE will hit me with things I haven't looked at in years, so I need to be ready for anything that might come back and haunt me from my PPL student days.
more later
Had a week of ups and downs, good days and bad.
Still having issues with procedures, more with memory items, like Mixture, props, throttles, flaps up, gear up, boost pumps on, dead foot dead engine, identify. Hesitation is also an issue, I'm not starting the procedures quick enough, controlling the airplane isn't the problem, I'm good on that, I'm just not reacting fast enough starting the mixture, props, etc. I'm working through it by sitting in the derelict duchess parked on the edge of the ramp and doing it over and over, same with procedures for Vmc demo, power on/off stalls etc. This old brain just don't retain things like it use to.
I flew at least once every day this week, which is great, It's works best if you don't mind flying the older non 430 equip'ed airplanes, heck that's what I've flown pretty much since I started flying. The youngsters want the GPS and moving map yadda yadda. Might be nice for IFR but for pattern work and procedures, it's all the same, I'll take the old collins line radios and beat up navs
By the flight this afternoon, I'm doing pretty good on most of the procedures, short field landings are better, what's real strange, is that on the very first day I flew I nailed my very first one and then it went down hill from there. Go figure
Kenny says oral and practical next week, maybe.
Lots of ground study to do this weekend, I know the DPE will hit me with things I haven't looked at in years, so I need to be ready for anything that might come back and haunt me from my PPL student days.
more later
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Progress!
Sounds to me like progress is being made. You already know it's repetitive actions that stick, and you probably need to knock off years of doing it "your way." It's a twin, remember?
Glad to hear you're seeing progress. That's what matters. Your comfort level may not be high, but I betcha Kenny sees progress.Posted March 14th, 2009 at 19:42 by MFT1Air 
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Nice shot tonight
Thanks Rob
Watched the Shuttle up close and personal tonight. WOW, beats TV any day.
Tell Paul, good show
Posted March 15th, 2009 at 23:29 by BillErvin - Wasn't that awesome? I had forgotten you guys were upclose and personal with the launch. Even on television, I was impressed. Oh yes, I bet it thrilled you as well.
Posted March 18th, 2009 at 04:25 by MFT1Air
