djh1007
Flying Squirrel Trainee
So yesterday I had my initial CFI ride with the Feds, and I ended up with a letter of discontinuance (my choice).
I breezed through the oral, ate lunch, taught a preflight lesson, and that was it. I couldn't get the Arrow started.
It was ~85F and the airplane had returned from a flight 30 minutes ago. I tried the hot start procedure, and that was no go. Then I tried to flood the crap out of it to reduce any vapors, no go. I couldn't even get the prop to catch once.
I ended up asking for a letter of discontinuance on the basis of "mechanical issues", but I felt like an idiot.
It may have been a blessing in disguise, as my brain was so fried that I went home and took a 2 hour nap.
Anyway, just wanted to vent. Sucks to feel like a moron, though.
I breezed through the oral, ate lunch, taught a preflight lesson, and that was it. I couldn't get the Arrow started.
It was ~85F and the airplane had returned from a flight 30 minutes ago. I tried the hot start procedure, and that was no go. Then I tried to flood the crap out of it to reduce any vapors, no go. I couldn't even get the prop to catch once.
I ended up asking for a letter of discontinuance on the basis of "mechanical issues", but I felt like an idiot.
It may have been a blessing in disguise, as my brain was so fried that I went home and took a 2 hour nap.
Anyway, just wanted to vent. Sucks to feel like a moron, though.