90 Days and counting down....

txrevolution

txrevolution

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I started the 90 day program at GKY this Monday and thought I'd post my day to day progress.

Day1: AM show time at ATP. Check in meet my instructor and the other 90 dayer (nice guy) and start the stack of paperwork they make you fill out. After the paperwork, scanning of logbook, PPL ticket, passport and signing over my first born (paying for the course myself and not the dreaded SLM) we got to take a 50 question quiz over PPL knowledge items that wasn't bad. You review the test after and discuss any that you missed.

After the quiz, our instructor gave us another ATP supplement and checklists for the 2000 Seminole that didn't come in our Box-o-Books.
From there we went over the first 16 pages of the ATP Piper Seminole supplement in detail. You get lunch and beaks, but thats to be understood, so I'll leave those out from now on.

Lots to digest and memorize!

/day 1
 
Day 2

Today we started off by going over last nights homework (There are daily quizzes you have to do to help reinforce your knowledge). Did well. I then did some flash card work with the Vspeeds since I didn't have them all memorized yet. :banghead:

We then went over the checklists and maneuvers for the Private Multi add on. Vmc, steep turns, power on and off stalls, etc. We then get into the sim (FRASCA) to go over the the maneuverer's, checklists, etc.

2.0 hrs sim time down

/day2
 
I appreciate your daily journal since I plan on starting the 90-day program in a year and am curious as to what to expect! Good luck!
 
Day 3

Started the morning having to teach critical engine and the factors for it to our instructor. We then starting going over systems again in detail and from memory. Went out to the plane and did a preflight and intro to the plane.

More sim time going over the checklists and maneuvers for the Private Multi add on. Vmc, steep turns, power on and off stalls, etc.

2.0 more hrs sim time down
Get to fly tomorrow!:nana2:

total sim time 4.0 hrs

/day3
 
Day 4

Got to fly the Seminole today!:nana2:

We did:

Takeoffs and Landings: normal and short field;aborted takeoff

Maneuvers: steep turns, Vmc demo, power on and off stalls, emergency descent, engine out

Oh and I almost forgot ago around due to someone in a Cessna sitting on the runway a little to long.:banghead:

Back to GKY to review the ATP Piper Seminole supplement more.





Total ME 2.5
Sim 4.0

/day4
 
Day 5

Study time during the morning while the other student flys.

In the afternoon we talked out the steps for each maneuver.


/day5
 
Awsome, keep up the good work, thursday I have the interview with ATP over at Stuart, hopefully before then I will have my PP check ride. Im just about done!
 
Day 6

Flying day in the Seminole. Went over all the maneuvers again.

Then out to FSW for stop and go's and pattern work.

2.3 ME time today

My checkride is next wed I believe.:rawk:

/day 6
 
Man didn't know you were there would have stopped and said hi.... hope the program goes good for you its been great for me so far...
 
Day 7

Flight day again/mock checkride. Went over maneuvers and pattern work again. Home study in the afternoon while other student flys.


ME Time 2.3

/day7
 
Day 8

Went over the supplement, maneuvers and checklists. Afternoon home study for me, sim time for flight partner.


Flight partner has checkride first tomorrow(Good Luck!) mine is Wed.


/day8
 
Day 9

Checkride Prep day. Went over the supplement, maneuvers, and checklists.

1 hr in the Sim. Home study for the afternoon.

/day9
 
Day 13

*&^% WEATHER:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Still waiting to finish flight portion of Checkride, started studying for instrument.

/day13
 
Day 14

Waiting on weather to finish my PPL Multi checkride still!:banghead: :banghead:

Started instrument with the sim. Shot an ILS and A VOR/DME approach, pretty cool stuff. Then a little ground school where I got my Jepp plates(Man those things are nice)


/day14
 
The clouds got pretty high today. I was able to get up to 3600 no problem in the late evening. We are forcasted to have another bad week.
 
txrevolution said:
Day 14

Waiting on weather to finish my PPL Multi checkride still!:banghead: :banghead:

Started instrument with the sim. Shot an ILS and A VOR/DME approach, pretty cool stuff. Then a little ground school where I got my Jepp plates(Man those things are nice)


/day14
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That really sucks, but at least they are moving you on to the instrument stuff instead of sitting around.

-Rob
 
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