Skidz flight training confessions - Page 3

skidz · March 7th, 2008, 10:13

Wow. It's been a while since I've posted anything in here. I had a break in training for about a month for personal reasons. Anyway, I'm back and I thought I'd bring this thread back from the dead with an update. I just got done with my FAA written, I didn't have time to really prepare for it as I normally would, but nevertheless I passed it and that's all that matters. I have few rides scheduled next week to prepare for a checkride and hopefully I can get on with the commercial training. There has been some positive movement at the flight school about VA. It looks like they finally might be able to be approved. That means I should get 60% of my money back soon. This money would really make it easier for me to keep going and it would shorten this already long enough time I'm taking to get everything done. Well, I'll keep ya'll informed about everything, take care everyone, have safe blue skies,
Love,

Skidz

SeatClutcher · March 20th, 2008, 18:04

Have you thought of maybe starting a blog (on a blog site)?

skidz · March 25th, 2008, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeatClutcher

Have you thought of maybe starting a blog (on a blog site)?

No.

Just kidding, well, yeah I guess I might to that, do you have any recommendations as to which one to go to?

skidz · March 25th, 2008, 11:31

Last week I got back into the saddle again and I propped up my shiny Cessna 172 SP into the sky couple times but boy I gotta tellya last night I just sucked. The air was somewhat turbulent and it was hard to keep the headings and altitudes, but I still think that I can't really blame it all on the rough air, I think I just plain sucked yesterday. We went to do a LOC approach to Hammond and then a GPS to Slidell. I just kept falling behind, I had the situational awareness, but I felt I couldn't fly worth of damn. Well, I hope I'll get to have my better days, I got another lesson on wednesday and we'll see how it goes. I'm supposed to be preparing for the checkride, but I still feel I have to get my ducks in line before I do it.

pilot4500 · March 25th, 2008, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidz

Last week I got back into the saddle again and I propped up my shiny Cessna 172 SP into the sky couple times but boy I gotta tellya last night I just sucked. The air was somewhat turbulent and it was hard to keep the headings and altitudes, but I still think that I can't really blame it all on the rough air, I think I just plain sucked yesterday. We went to do a LOC approach to Hammond and then a GPS to Slidell. I just kept falling behind, I had the situational awareness, but I felt I couldn't fly worth of damn. Well, I hope I'll get to have my better days, I got another lesson on wednesday and we'll see how it goes. I'm supposed to be preparing for the checkride, but I still feel I have to get my ducks in line before I do it.

We all have bad days like that during training. During my flight training, I can remember having days where it seemed like I just couldn't do anything right. It will get better. Try to relax, stay focused, and always try to be at least 3 steps ahead of the airplane.

taseal · March 26th, 2008, 10:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidz

No.

Just kidding, well, yeah I guess I might to that, do you have any recommendations as to which one to go to?

I use blogspot

I haven't updated it in a looong time though

http://fl030tofl410.blogspot.com/

oh and, wait til you do NDB apporoaches. I can't stand those lol.

in time, you magically get used to them though, I honestly have no clue how I did. lol

skidz · March 26th, 2008, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by taseal

I use blogspot

I haven't updated it in a looong time though

http://fl030tofl410.blogspot.com/

oh and, wait til you do NDB apporoaches. I can't stand those lol.

in time, you magically get used to them though, I honestly have no clue how I did. lol

I've done a few NDB approaches with the airplane that had an ADF, since that airplane has gone I haven't done any. It wasn't a big deal, they just make it more complicated than it really is.

skidz · April 1st, 2008, 12:12

I am really stuck, I'm experiencing set back after set back, it's not funny. My original plan was to knock off this thing in couple months and I'm running strong the 6th month now...grrrrrrr

Is there anyone else here working on the instrument rating for 6 months?? I just need to hear it. I am completely ready for the check ride, the thing is that the flight school, work, weather and all kinds of stuff always come in my way. Anyway, I just needed to vent here this time. The way it seems right now I might be doing a checkride in couple weeks and I'll be flying few more times to reinforce the learned material.

H46Bubba · April 1st, 2008, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidz

I am really stuck, I'm experiencing set back after set back, it's not funny. My original plan was to knock off this thing in couple months and I'm running strong the 6th month now...grrrrrrr

Is there anyone else here working on the instrument rating for 6 months?? I just need to hear it. I am completely ready for the check ride, the thing is that the flight school, work, weather and all kinds of stuff always come in my way. Anyway, I just needed to vent here this time. The way it seems right now I might be doing a checkride in couple weeks and I'll be flying few more times to reinforce the learned material.

Dude everyone has setbacks!

I've been working on my CSEL since 2005 and haven't flown since May 2006!

Now that I'm getting things situated family wise, I'm getting back into the saddle and get this thing finished up. The Navy was a pain in my azz as well when I was doing my PPL. I was continuously canceling and rescheduling due to operational crap. You'll get there, don't rush it. How's Pam?

NotCoolEnufToFly · April 2nd, 2008, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by H46Bubba

How's Pam?

I'm great!!! We're having a lot of fun. Life is good!!

skidz · April 28th, 2008, 10:10

OK it finally happened and I just received my new temporary certificate with instrument airplane on it on sunday. My checkride was last thursday, the oral went like a charm, lasted about two hours. The DE was real nice, he was mostly talking and explaining everything while occasionally throwing a question or two at me on different things. After the oral part we went out for a ride. We took off, did some unusual attitudes, turns to compass headings and timing, then I was instructed to enter a holding pattern south of Harvey vortac, it was a parallel entry and I got it all nailed. Next thing was to call New Orleans approach and ask for a VOR/DME to Lakefront. So I did the approach and then was given vectors for the ILS at New Orleans Intl. It took us a long way around the Intl for the ILS 10 appch, crossing few different sectors and changing approach freqs but I nailed that one as well. Last thing on the list was GPS 18R back to Lakefront. As we got vectored to the final approach I got sloppy with the Garmin 340 and started tracking the line to the IAF (wipib) instead of activating vectors to finals and just waiting to get established on the final approach course. The controlers figured I was off course and they boxed me in for another approach. This time I started panicking and I've set up the gps track towards FAF (bogly) and started tracking that but that didn't get me anywhere. I know that I was doing things wrong but I didn't want to cheat by looking at the moving map so I took it like a man, I realized I screwed up and I was ready for my pink slip. The DE agreed, he immediatelly said "well, I was ready to bring us back in and you blew it" He said he was really impressed with my flying and was going to pass me, but he felt I should work with the gps and get to know it better before I get myself in a world of trouble some time later after he passed me. So, he gave me a pink slip for that, but he said it's the only thing I screwed up and he said he could re-test me on that any time I'm ready.
I took the remedial instructions the same day with my cfi, took another one the next day and I also spent two days playing the Garmin simulator on my computer to make sure I got that gps nailed. I took the checkride again on Sunday and everything went well.
Moral of the story: make sure you don't overlook certain things that seem easy and unimportant. I felt I knew that gps well, but it took me a darn pink slip to realize that I had no clue how the doggone gps thing works. I learned my lesson. On Sunday, the examiner took some time to show me every little thing about that gps and I was amazed just what it can do if you learn how to work with it. Anyway, that was my story, I hope you enjoyed, I'm ready to go for my commercial now, I'll keep ya'll posted.

NotCoolEnufToFly · April 28th, 2008, 11:20

Congratulations love!

Qgar · April 28th, 2008, 11:25

Hey, CONGRATULATIONS, Oliver!

Glad to hear the little bump in the road didn't get you down....and you learned from it!
Sounds like life is going great for both of you, and I'm very happy to hear that!

(Hi, Pam!!! -

)

sdfcvoh · April 28th, 2008, 22:03

Rock and Roll, Brother!!!!!

Put another notch in the logbook, and take it all in. The instrument is a toughie that first time around. Great talking the other day - and once more... Rock and Roll, Brother! Good Job!

MarkE · April 28th, 2008, 23:35

Congrats Oliver!! Great accomplishment.

bunghole · April 29th, 2008, 01:04

Congrats Skiddo! An awesome checkride story. Go figure that your greatest lesson is learned from real experience!

Hypersonic_Wings · June 11th, 2008, 04:48

It's ridiculous that simulator training costs as much as time in a real cockpit. I love that flying lawn mower, haha. The song was good too. What song is that?

skidz · September 9th, 2008, 14:11

It has been a long long while since I finished my instrument. The latest update I'm proud to announce is that the school seems to be VA approved now and I am really expecting to see some things moving within weeks, so stay tuned, my commercial, multi, cfi will be coming up hopefuly starting this year

thanks for reading

skidz · October 10th, 2008, 00:17

Wow. A month to the day when I said that school was finally VA approved and I might start the training soon, and I finally started the training. I've been busy flying this week and it felt good to be back in the air. I got two commercial flights so far, went over all commercial maneuvers and got comfortable with c-152, the aircraft I have never flown before. So far it feels like pimped up private pilot stuff like stalls, slow flight, short field/soft field t/o and landings. New maneuvers I tried like Chandelle, lazy eight and eights on pylons still need to agree with me but it's ok, I'm having fun and that's what all of it is about. I was about to actually start last week, but I had to cancel few times due to weather/cfi. I'm supposed to fly in the morning and I hope I'll be able to pull off couple lessons next week. Within next week or so I'm hoping to also receive some of the money back from VA for my instrument course. Things are looking up, wish me luck.

skidz · December 12th, 2008, 11:16

I thought it'd be about time for another entry. my flight plan just changes so much so often that I'm not only confusing myself but I would have probably confused everyone else in here too had I posted anything. Anyway, VA money - not received yet. Still some forms to fill out and send by the school. However, I decided to just stop worrying and love the bomb. I started commercial in 152 and eventually I moved on to 172 RG, but the school is making some plans of getting rid of the RG so they recommended me to do it in a Seneca. Well, in the long run it might actually run cheaper then doing the comm in RG and then multi add on so I decided to do it. The complex experience in Seneca counts toward the requirement for commercial so later on I can just do the single add on in 152. I'm flying Seneca now for couple weeks and I just got my commercial written done as well. The multi-engine airplane feels pretty good, like driving a big ol' cadillac down the road, it's fun. I'll write something up here soon about it, til then, take care ya'll, safe skies...

splash · December 31st, 2008, 00:47

Oliver, called the VA office yet? What's up with that still?

skidz · December 31st, 2008, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by splash

Oliver, called the VA office yet? What's up with that still?

Just called the VA, they processed the monthly certification and I should receive some money by Jan 9...keep your fingers crossed...should that miracle ever happen, drink is on me

skidz · December 31st, 2008, 11:11

Speaking of my multi-comm training...I was anxious to get back into the skies after almost a month of not flying because of holidays and busy work schedule and I finally scheduled Seneca yesterday, and like you wouldn't believe it, some student broke the landing gear handle on the airplane so my training is put on hold again for another probably couple weeks. I still hope that there is some hope that I get my checkride done in January before my baby is born, but it seems unlikey, I'm pretty sure weather is gonna suck half the time and other things will get in the way so it's a bummer. On the other hand, I flew 152 again yesterday to practice the commercial manouvers for single comm add on that I'm planning on doing right after multi comm. Life is a bitch, what can you do?

Screaming_Emu · January 5th, 2009, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidz

Speaking of my multi-comm training...I was anxious to get back into the skies after almost a month of not flying because of holidays and busy work schedule and I finally scheduled Seneca yesterday, and like you wouldn't believe it, some student broke the landing gear handle on the airplane so my training is put on hold again for another probably couple weeks. I still hope that there is some hope that I get my checkride done in January before my baby is born, but it seems unlikey, I'm pretty sure weather is gonna suck half the time and other things will get in the way so it's a bummer. On the other hand, I flew 152 again yesterday to practice the commercial manouvers for single comm add on that I'm planning on doing right after multi comm. Life is a bitch, what can you do?

beat him up!

Pilotforhire587 · February 11th, 2009, 20:57

125 an hour for a sim, we have a 6 axis full motion sim at the flight school i am at and it only runs 50 an hour for single engine

March 7th, 2008, 10:13	#51
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Wow. It's been a while since I've posted anything in here. I had a break in training for about a month for personal reasons. Anyway, I'm back and I thought I'd bring this thread back from the dead with an update. I just got done with my FAA written, I didn't have time to really prepare for it as I normally would, but nevertheless I passed it and that's all that matters. I have few rides scheduled next week to prepare for a checkride and hopefully I can get on with the commercial training. There has been some positive movement at the flight school about VA. It looks like they finally might be able to be approved. That means I should get 60% of my money back soon. This money would really make it easier for me to keep going and it would shorten this already long enough time I'm taking to get everything done. Well, I'll keep ya'll informed about everything, take care everyone, have safe blue skies, Love, Skidz

March 20th, 2008, 18:04	#52
SeatClutcher Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southern country Posts: 4,466	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Have you thought of maybe starting a blog (on a blog site)? __________________ How well do you know grocery store veggies?

March 25th, 2008, 11:31	#54
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Last week I got back into the saddle again and I propped up my shiny Cessna 172 SP into the sky couple times but boy I gotta tellya last night I just sucked. The air was somewhat turbulent and it was hard to keep the headings and altitudes, but I still think that I can't really blame it all on the rough air, I think I just plain sucked yesterday. We went to do a LOC approach to Hammond and then a GPS to Slidell. I just kept falling behind, I had the situational awareness, but I felt I couldn't fly worth of damn. Well, I hope I'll get to have my better days, I got another lesson on wednesday and we'll see how it goes. I'm supposed to be preparing for the checkride, but I still feel I have to get my ducks in line before I do it. __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

April 1st, 2008, 12:12	#58
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions I am really stuck, I'm experiencing set back after set back, it's not funny. My original plan was to knock off this thing in couple months and I'm running strong the 6th month now...grrrrrrr Is there anyone else here working on the instrument rating for 6 months?? I just need to hear it. I am completely ready for the check ride, the thing is that the flight school, work, weather and all kinds of stuff always come in my way. Anyway, I just needed to vent here this time. The way it seems right now I might be doing a checkride in couple weeks and I'll be flying few more times to reinforce the learned material. __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

April 28th, 2008, 10:10	#61
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions OK it finally happened and I just received my new temporary certificate with instrument airplane on it on sunday. My checkride was last thursday, the oral went like a charm, lasted about two hours. The DE was real nice, he was mostly talking and explaining everything while occasionally throwing a question or two at me on different things. After the oral part we went out for a ride. We took off, did some unusual attitudes, turns to compass headings and timing, then I was instructed to enter a holding pattern south of Harvey vortac, it was a parallel entry and I got it all nailed. Next thing was to call New Orleans approach and ask for a VOR/DME to Lakefront. So I did the approach and then was given vectors for the ILS at New Orleans Intl. It took us a long way around the Intl for the ILS 10 appch, crossing few different sectors and changing approach freqs but I nailed that one as well. Last thing on the list was GPS 18R back to Lakefront. As we got vectored to the final approach I got sloppy with the Garmin 340 and started tracking the line to the IAF (wipib) instead of activating vectors to finals and just waiting to get established on the final approach course. The controlers figured I was off course and they boxed me in for another approach. This time I started panicking and I've set up the gps track towards FAF (bogly) and started tracking that but that didn't get me anywhere. I know that I was doing things wrong but I didn't want to cheat by looking at the moving map so I took it like a man, I realized I screwed up and I was ready for my pink slip. The DE agreed, he immediatelly said "well, I was ready to bring us back in and you blew it" He said he was really impressed with my flying and was going to pass me, but he felt I should work with the gps and get to know it better before I get myself in a world of trouble some time later after he passed me. So, he gave me a pink slip for that, but he said it's the only thing I screwed up and he said he could re-test me on that any time I'm ready. I took the remedial instructions the same day with my cfi, took another one the next day and I also spent two days playing the Garmin simulator on my computer to make sure I got that gps nailed. I took the checkride again on Sunday and everything went well. Moral of the story: make sure you don't overlook certain things that seem easy and unimportant. I felt I knew that gps well, but it took me a darn pink slip to realize that I had no clue how the doggone gps thing works. I learned my lesson. On Sunday, the examiner took some time to show me every little thing about that gps and I was amazed just what it can do if you learn how to work with it. Anyway, that was my story, I hope you enjoyed, I'm ready to go for my commercial now, I'll keep ya'll posted. __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

April 28th, 2008, 11:20	#62
NotCoolEnufToFly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gretna, LA Posts: 3,117	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Congratulations love!

April 28th, 2008, 11:25	#63
Qgar Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: fingers crossed..... Posts: 6,765	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Hey, CONGRATULATIONS, Oliver! Glad to hear the little bump in the road didn't get you down....and you learned from it! Sounds like life is going great for both of you, and I'm very happy to hear that! (Hi, Pam!!! - ) __________________ Proud First Lady of the JC Mini-Conservative Movement Vice President, Director of Air Hostesses

April 28th, 2008, 22:03	#64
sdfcvoh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson Posts: 1,336	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Rock and Roll, Brother!!!!! Put another notch in the logbook, and take it all in. The instrument is a toughie that first time around. Great talking the other day - and once more... Rock and Roll, Brother! Good Job! __________________ "More interesting than the XX man."

April 28th, 2008, 23:35	#65
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 2,145	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Congrats Oliver!! Great accomplishment.

April 29th, 2008, 01:04	#66
bunghole Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 320	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Congrats Skiddo! An awesome checkride story. Go figure that your greatest lesson is learned from real experience!

June 11th, 2008, 04:48	#67
Hypersonic_Wings Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 86	Re: Skidz flight training confessions It's ridiculous that simulator training costs as much as time in a real cockpit. I love that flying lawn mower, haha. The song was good too. What song is that?

September 9th, 2008, 14:11	#68
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions It has been a long long while since I finished my instrument. The latest update I'm proud to announce is that the school seems to be VA approved now and I am really expecting to see some things moving within weeks, so stay tuned, my commercial, multi, cfi will be coming up hopefuly starting this year thanks for reading __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

October 10th, 2008, 00:17	#69
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Wow. A month to the day when I said that school was finally VA approved and I might start the training soon, and I finally started the training. I've been busy flying this week and it felt good to be back in the air. I got two commercial flights so far, went over all commercial maneuvers and got comfortable with c-152, the aircraft I have never flown before. So far it feels like pimped up private pilot stuff like stalls, slow flight, short field/soft field t/o and landings. New maneuvers I tried like Chandelle, lazy eight and eights on pylons still need to agree with me but it's ok, I'm having fun and that's what all of it is about. I was about to actually start last week, but I had to cancel few times due to weather/cfi. I'm supposed to fly in the morning and I hope I'll be able to pull off couple lessons next week. Within next week or so I'm hoping to also receive some of the money back from VA for my instrument course. Things are looking up, wish me luck. __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

December 12th, 2008, 11:16	#70
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions I thought it'd be about time for another entry. my flight plan just changes so much so often that I'm not only confusing myself but I would have probably confused everyone else in here too had I posted anything. Anyway, VA money - not received yet. Still some forms to fill out and send by the school. However, I decided to just stop worrying and love the bomb. I started commercial in 152 and eventually I moved on to 172 RG, but the school is making some plans of getting rid of the RG so they recommended me to do it in a Seneca. Well, in the long run it might actually run cheaper then doing the comm in RG and then multi add on so I decided to do it. The complex experience in Seneca counts toward the requirement for commercial so later on I can just do the single add on in 152. I'm flying Seneca now for couple weeks and I just got my commercial written done as well. The multi-engine airplane feels pretty good, like driving a big ol' cadillac down the road, it's fun. I'll write something up here soon about it, til then, take care ya'll, safe skies... __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

December 31st, 2008, 00:47	#71
splash Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 780	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Oliver, called the VA office yet? What's up with that still? __________________ I'd rather call it twice prop instead of multi engine.

December 31st, 2008, 11:11	#73
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,106	Re: Skidz flight training confessions Speaking of my multi-comm training...I was anxious to get back into the skies after almost a month of not flying because of holidays and busy work schedule and I finally scheduled Seneca yesterday, and like you wouldn't believe it, some student broke the landing gear handle on the airplane so my training is put on hold again for another probably couple weeks. I still hope that there is some hope that I get my checkride done in January before my baby is born, but it seems unlikey, I'm pretty sure weather is gonna suck half the time and other things will get in the way so it's a bummer. On the other hand, I flew 152 again yesterday to practice the commercial manouvers for single comm add on that I'm planning on doing right after multi comm. Life is a bitch, what can you do? __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

February 11th, 2009, 20:57	#75
Pilotforhire587 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nashville Posts: 108	Re: Skidz flight training confessions 125 an hour for a sim, we have a 6 axis full motion sim at the flight school i am at and it only runs 50 an hour for single engine __________________ When Chuck Norris taxies onto the runway, landing traffic is told to hold short.

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