Dumbest checkride ... EVAR!

[pilot602]

I just got to work as I'm running a little late. Why? Well, I just finished my Commercial Airplane Single Engine Land (CASEL) add-on checkride! I passed.

Why is it the dumbest checkride evar (spelled incorrectly on purpose to emphasize the silliness)? Because I was a commercial multi-engine pilot and a CFI-AME (or what is commonly refered to as an "MEI") yet in the infintie wisdom of the FAA I was somehow not competent enough to fly a single engine aircraft for hire or compensation.

But, now I am.

Why? All because I went out and did steep turns, chandelles, an emergency off-field landing, 8's on pylons and a few landings including the power-off 180º accuracy landing.

But hey it's one more down and only two more checkrides (both add-ons) to go!

Check the sig.

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[pilot602]

Oh yeah ... the funny parts of the story:

1) Somone "christened" the aircraft's brand new interior last night (i.e. barfed all up in it) which made flying this morning oh so fun.

2) When I filled out my 8710 for the time-in-type section I found out I had something like 46 hours in a 172 and only 21 hours PIC in a 172. I thought it was amusing.

 

[derg]

Notice the absence of V1-cuts on the checkride?

 

[pilot602]

Hell, I kept looking for the onther engine!*

*I never found it!

 

[jtrain609]

...I like smiley faces...

...oh yeah congrats man!

 

[sbe]

congrats!!

Sarah

 

[RiddlePilot]

Congrats. I have my CASEL add-on ride tomorrow morning. Hope it goes as well as yours.

 

[ready2fly]

You ROCK! Outstanding, buddy!!

 

[pilot602]

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You ROCK! !

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What ... am I a pice of igneous stone to you ... or do I strike you more akin to volcanic lava? ... do I lay on the ground and trip people in your opinion ... am I heavy and generally immobile ... what, do I ammuse you!?

[/joe.pesci.voice]

 

[ready2fly]

 

[pilotjww]

Nice - at least you got your ticket punched - now, for the NEXT ride...

 

[zmiller]

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What ... am I a pice of igneous stone to you ... or do I strike you more akin to volcanic lava?

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I must point out that technically speaking, volcanic rocks are igneous.

Congratulations, though! Probably seemed easy because you didn't have to do any lazy 8's...

 

[bluelake]

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What ... am I a pice of igneous stone to you ... or do I strike you more akin to volcanic lava?

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I must point out that technically speaking, volcanic rocks are igneous.

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I must point out that you need not speak technically in order to point that out. That volcanic rocks are igneous is not a technical thing

 

[E_Dawg]

Nice!