Building Time post Instrument

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I earned my instrument rating in December. I would like to build some time. My options for plane rental are a 152 or 172, with the cost difference being 19$ more an hour for the 172. At least, those are the planes available at the FBO I operate at. So...Should I file and go somewhere, or work on some VFR cross country since that's what the Jeppessen syllabus will have me do. You know, work on my pilotage and dead reckoning.

Would anyone here care to relate what they did after their inst. rating? Advice?

Just thought I'd ask.

TT 110 hours
 
Find a partner, get under the hood, do some IFR cross countries to various types of airports. Go to uncontrolled airports, big class Bs and everything in between. Fly the arrivals, departures, approaches, etc. Try to mix in with the traffic. Split the cost. Do it in the 152 if you can...no reason not to.

Be safe, of course!

Do a few VFR cross country flights for sure to keep the skills sharp and develop them.

Are you doing part 61 commercial training? If so, do your long solo cross country...do one leg IFR at least if not all of them.

Have fun, learn, get experience, shoot a million approaches...be safe!

-mini
 
ALSF2 said:
I earned my instrument rating in December. I would like to build some time. My options for plane rental are a 152 or 172, with the cost difference being 19$ more an hour for the 172. At least, those are the planes available at the FBO I operate at. So...Should I file and go somewhere, or work on some VFR cross country since that's what the Jeppessen syllabus will have me do. You know, work on my pilotage and dead reckoning.

Would anyone here care to relate what they did after their inst. rating? Advice?

Just thought I'd ask.

TT 110 hours
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Why do you have to choose? Why not do both? Do a VFR &C-152 trip this week, and do an IFR & C-172 next week. I think cross-country flying will be the most bang for your buck, especially if you are using the ATC system (either VFR flight following or IFR).

After I got my instrument rating, my wife and I traveled. We went to our parents' houses, to vacation spots, (Maine & Tampa & Oshkosh were the farthest in each direction from NC), in search of the $100 hamburger, etc. There was even a place in NC where you could fly to that was about 100 yds from the ocean. We'd go to the beach for the day in a plane. If you've never been to Kitty Hawk, you can fly into First Flight and take in the sights. That's a great thing to do by plane.
 
mtsu_av8er said:
I've got a lot of landings down at Cullman!!
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ALSF2 said:
If you've made it down recently, you'll notice the new centerline courtesy of the city of Cullman's road striping unit. w00t
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I kept my Sundowner in hangar 13 @ Cullman for about a year...Love that airport...I still get down there every so often just to say hi to Harwood and some of the Wallace folks.

As far as time building, do some of both. Take lots of trips...if the weather is nice, work on pilotage/dead reckoning, and if the weather is bad, go IFR. Like others have said, look for challenging places/airspace/conditions, and have fun!
 
I would take lots of fun day trips with the significant other, the kids, friends, etc. Go visit family and friends, enjoy flying and have some point to it other than just burning time for the purpose of burning time. Make a mix of VFR and IFR flight. Fly approaches at big and small airports. Just enjoy and experience a myriad of experiences that will make you a better pilot and prepare you for your commercial.
 
ALSF2 said:
Would anyone here care to relate what they did after their inst. rating? Advice?
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I tried to get as much actual as I could. If the weather was IMC at the home field, I would just do approaches there. If the weather was IMC somewhere close by, I would file and fly there. I love flying in clouds!

I was flying a 152 for all of it; if you're interested in saving money while building time it's the way to go.
 
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