Instrument Ride

RiddlePilot · November 7th, 2003, 20:17

Well, as of today, I'm officially a multiengine instrument pilot.

I figure it'd be helpful to at least someone out there to post a little gouge on the whole deal, so here goes...

In case anyone is not familiar with the way the ERAU PRC flight program works, the order of certificates and ratings goes Private, Multiengine, Instrument, Commercial. I've had my multiengine rating for almost a year now, but I've always felt that it was relatively useless without an instrument rating to complement it. In retrospect, however, this let me build a good amount of multi time before my actual instrument ride.

Anyways, today's flight went off seemingly without a hitch. The winds were light and variable with a very high ceilings, and the air was smooth. We took off, climbed to 9100, and I received radar vectors to DUKIW, which is one of the IAFs for the RNAV 21L approach at PRC. We held north of DUKIW for a short time, and then we commenced the approach. This approach was a normal one, without partial panel or single engine ops.

After going missed off of the RNAV approach, we went direct DRK (Drake) VOR and then outbound 259 for the west arc for the VOR 12. Somewhere along the arc I "lost" gyro indications, and we continued the approach as normal. I ended up blowing through DILLY (10 DME off Drake on the 305) a little bit due to a 160 knot groundspeed. (Oops!) He didn't seem to care...I was only about a dot and a half past, so I corrected. We went missed off of that, and held at Drake as published.

After Drake, I was given radar vectors for the ILS. While on vectors I was given steep turns and some unusual attitudes. Procedure turn inbound, there goes the right engine... I finished the ILS without a problem and here I am.

Flight levels, here I come.

flyitup · November 7th, 2003, 22:04

Congrats, and thanks for sharing!

RiddlePilot · November 8th, 2003, 16:46

Oh, and I meant "final vector," not "procedure turn"...Looks like I know what I'm talking about.

E_Dawg · November 8th, 2003, 17:58

Nice job dude; instrument's nice to get done!

Doug Taylor · November 10th, 2003, 11:35

Congrats!

Scorpio11982 · November 10th, 2003, 22:04

good job.. how log was the oral exam ??

RiddlePilot · November 11th, 2003, 01:08

The oral was only something like a 1.4, so not too bad. The flight was a 1.8, though it could have very easily been a 1.5 or so. Only reason it was so long was because we had to waste some time so that I could "officially" complete the course's syllabus times.

ready2fly · November 11th, 2003, 08:42

Outstanding!

I followed up my SEL/IA with a MEL/IA and truly believe that's the way to go. For one, you're still current and the info is still fresh in your head.

Way to go!!

What did you fly?

RiddlePilot · November 12th, 2003, 16:05

I flew the only modern twin that seems to have a negative SE service ceiling... Queen Dog herself: the Piper Seminole.

ClipperPilot · November 17th, 2003, 15:17

Does the DAB flight program follow the same order of licenses as PRC?

PPL, ME, IR, COMM? Why does PRC do the training in this order, i'm assuming for the oppurtunity to build multi?

RiddlePilot · November 17th, 2003, 15:37

I'm PRC myself, and it's Private, Multi, Instrument, Commercial. DAB I hear is Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi. The reason I'm told PRC does it this way is to allow for more multi time, though it's much more expensive.

November 7th, 2003, 20:17	#1
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Instrument Ride Well, as of today, I'm officially a multiengine instrument pilot. I figure it'd be helpful to at least someone out there to post a little gouge on the whole deal, so here goes... In case anyone is not familiar with the way the ERAU PRC flight program works, the order of certificates and ratings goes Private, Multiengine, Instrument, Commercial. I've had my multiengine rating for almost a year now, but I've always felt that it was relatively useless without an instrument rating to complement it. In retrospect, however, this let me build a good amount of multi time before my actual instrument ride. Anyways, today's flight went off seemingly without a hitch. The winds were light and variable with a very high ceilings, and the air was smooth. We took off, climbed to 9100, and I received radar vectors to DUKIW, which is one of the IAFs for the RNAV 21L approach at PRC. We held north of DUKIW for a short time, and then we commenced the approach. This approach was a normal one, without partial panel or single engine ops. After going missed off of the RNAV approach, we went direct DRK (Drake) VOR and then outbound 259 for the west arc for the VOR 12. Somewhere along the arc I "lost" gyro indications, and we continued the approach as normal. I ended up blowing through DILLY (10 DME off Drake on the 305) a little bit due to a 160 knot groundspeed. (Oops!) He didn't seem to care...I was only about a dot and a half past, so I corrected. We went missed off of that, and held at Drake as published. After Drake, I was given radar vectors for the ILS. While on vectors I was given steep turns and some unusual attitudes. Procedure turn inbound, there goes the right engine... I finished the ILS without a problem and here I am. Flight levels, here I come.

November 7th, 2003, 22:04	#2
flyitup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 620	Re: Instrument Ride Congrats, and thanks for sharing!

November 8th, 2003, 16:46	#3
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Instrument Ride Oh, and I meant "final vector," not "procedure turn"...Looks like I know what I'm talking about.

November 8th, 2003, 17:58	#4
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,170	Re: Instrument Ride Nice job dude; instrument's nice to get done!

November 10th, 2003, 11:35	#5
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,540 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Instrument Ride Congrats!

November 10th, 2003, 22:04	#6
Scorpio11982 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 186	Re: Instrument Ride good job.. how log was the oral exam ??

November 11th, 2003, 01:08	#7
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Instrument Ride The oral was only something like a 1.4, so not too bad. The flight was a 1.8, though it could have very easily been a 1.5 or so. Only reason it was so long was because we had to waste some time so that I could "officially" complete the course's syllabus times.

November 11th, 2003, 08:42	#8
ready2fly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 7,143	Re: Instrument Ride Outstanding! I followed up my SEL/IA with a MEL/IA and truly believe that's the way to go. For one, you're still current and the info is still fresh in your head. Way to go!! What did you fly?

November 12th, 2003, 16:05	#9
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Instrument Ride I flew the only modern twin that seems to have a negative SE service ceiling... Queen Dog herself: the Piper Seminole.

November 17th, 2003, 15:17	#10
ClipperPilot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ft.lauderdale FL Posts: 104	Re: Instrument Ride Does the DAB flight program follow the same order of licenses as PRC? PPL, ME, IR, COMM? Why does PRC do the training in this order, i'm assuming for the oppurtunity to build multi?

November 17th, 2003, 15:37	#11
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Instrument Ride I'm PRC myself, and it's Private, Multi, Instrument, Commercial. DAB I hear is Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi. The reason I'm told PRC does it this way is to allow for more multi time, though it's much more expensive.

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