PFGiardino
Well-Known Member
... and I hope that's the worst thing that happens to me today.
CFI Re-Instatement Ride, circa 1400.
CFI Re-Instatement Ride, circa 1400.
Cut myself shaving...
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PFGiardino
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Thanks James.
Unemployed flight instructor here... beer time!
Unemployed flight instructor here... beer time!
maybe by cutting your face shaving, you won't cut your own throat on the checkride?
primate
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PeterPilot
New Member
Razors have a way of knowning which days are the worst ones to cut yourself and that's when they let you have it.
Grabo172
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PFGiardino
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Gee-are-deano (that's how they say it) comes clean...
This was round 2. I failed the first flight for... inadaquate preflight. The first time around, I took off from our field, which is a cutout of Buffalo's inner ring, and flew towards "international" for a mid-field transition, like I had done previously. But this time, the cloud deck was lower, and at 1800', Approach didn't like me being there when they got radar contact. That, and the DPE could tell I didn't have much time in the area. He asked me to try again after getting more familiar with the area.
That's exactly what I did, and I'm much better for it. I developed some standard VFR departures, set some ground rules for working with TRACON, and visited all of the local airports. The DPE was satisfied and it was a straightforward pass today.
The flight today was .6 and included what was incomplete; an eights on plyons, landings/takeoffs, and an emergency approach to landing. I talked him through the whole thing before hand, involved him in traffic avoidance, and told him what I was doing to stay positionally aware. For both fields we flew over (at 2500'), I tuned the CTAF and made a transitioning call.
The re-instatement is an abbreviated CFI ride, and all things considered, was a pretty simple process. You get your II privedges back with a CFI-A reinstatement (I got a fresh IPC this month with an instructor, too). The ride does not require a sign off, but after my experience, I recommend flying with a local. I thought I could wing it the first time around, but it hurt.
The DPE is a very good guy. He's part 121 in his later career, so he does rides on the side. He was very fair and gave me some good insight on what goes on locally (EG, "there's normally idiots over there, stay clear"). It sucks that it cost me six hundred bucks instead of four, but the face time with him was very beneficial. As far as gouge, it's all traffic avoidance, staying ahead of the airplane, and taking your time. Keep it relaxed.
Thanks for the Congratzs. 96 ounces in aluminum costs $1.50 less than 72 ounces in glass.
This was round 2. I failed the first flight for... inadaquate preflight. The first time around, I took off from our field, which is a cutout of Buffalo's inner ring, and flew towards "international" for a mid-field transition, like I had done previously. But this time, the cloud deck was lower, and at 1800', Approach didn't like me being there when they got radar contact. That, and the DPE could tell I didn't have much time in the area. He asked me to try again after getting more familiar with the area.
That's exactly what I did, and I'm much better for it. I developed some standard VFR departures, set some ground rules for working with TRACON, and visited all of the local airports. The DPE was satisfied and it was a straightforward pass today.
The flight today was .6 and included what was incomplete; an eights on plyons, landings/takeoffs, and an emergency approach to landing. I talked him through the whole thing before hand, involved him in traffic avoidance, and told him what I was doing to stay positionally aware. For both fields we flew over (at 2500'), I tuned the CTAF and made a transitioning call.
The re-instatement is an abbreviated CFI ride, and all things considered, was a pretty simple process. You get your II privedges back with a CFI-A reinstatement (I got a fresh IPC this month with an instructor, too). The ride does not require a sign off, but after my experience, I recommend flying with a local. I thought I could wing it the first time around, but it hurt.
The DPE is a very good guy. He's part 121 in his later career, so he does rides on the side. He was very fair and gave me some good insight on what goes on locally (EG, "there's normally idiots over there, stay clear"). It sucks that it cost me six hundred bucks instead of four, but the face time with him was very beneficial. As far as gouge, it's all traffic avoidance, staying ahead of the airplane, and taking your time. Keep it relaxed.
Thanks for the Congratzs. 96 ounces in aluminum costs $1.50 less than 72 ounces in glass.
Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
Congrats on the Pass
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
Congrats! Don't let that ticket get away again. There are way too many lifetime memberships to renew that sucker and they are way less stressful than taking a checkride.
