Brandon
New Member
Oral was straight forward: commercial priveleges, recency requirements, airplane systems (gear, flaps, V-speeds), airspace. One little trick in the airspace, he pointed to magenta dashed around an airport, which of course is class E to the ground, however this is only true if there is a qualified weather observer at the field or certified weather reporting equipment. Basically if flight service can give you the current wx at an airport, than it meets the requirements for E to the ground. Not too much more than that, got in the airplane, short field take off, found my first x-c checkpoint, checked time, continued to the next one, then did steep turns, slow flight, power off stall, power on stall, chandelles, steep spiral, let him buzz his buddies air strip, eights on pylons, intercepted the ILS back home, soft field landing followed by soft field takeoff, power off 180 degree accuracy landing.
Pretty straight forward...I didn't get my engine pulled once, but I have heard of people getting it pulled 5 times on a commercial, so be ready! You can almost be guaranteed to get one right after finishing eights on pylons.
Pretty straight forward...I didn't get my engine pulled once, but I have heard of people getting it pulled 5 times on a commercial, so be ready! You can almost be guaranteed to get one right after finishing eights on pylons.