Meridian training complete

jrh

jrh

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This afternoon I completed Piper Meridian training. We packed the SimCom Meridian course into two days with an independent instructor using the SimCom syllabus.

It was pretty intense, but tons of fun. I've instructed in a few aircraft of this caliber before, but only for flight reviews and IPCs and such, with already-qualified pilots. This is the first cabin class, pressurized, turbine aircraft I'm actually qualified to hop in and fly on my own.

To top it all off, my first flight as PIC took it to the limits. My client and I flew from training in Kansas City back to his home airport here in Nebraska. I shot an approach to minimums, went missed, then barely made it in during the second attempt. It was a circling approach with ceilings overcast at 600 and visibility 1.5 miles in snow. Minimums on the approach were 576 AGL and 1 1/2 miles vis.

I'm worn out.
 
Very nice, ive never flown one but I bet they are a bit unique to fly.

And its always nice to have a warm up flight before the stuff gets heavy,.. oh wait :)
 
jrh said:
I shot an approach to minimums, went missed, then barely made it in during the second attempt. It was a circling approach with ceilings overcast at 600 and visibility 1.5 miles in snow. Minimums on the approach were 576 AGL and 1 1/2 miles vis.

I'm worn out.
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Thats all?


:D
 
MikeD said:
Thats all?


:D
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Nah, that flight alone wouldn't be a big deal. It was the four approaches I flew in training this morning, along with three hours of systems ground school that added to the fatigue level ;)
 
jrh said:
Nah, that flight alone wouldn't be a big deal. It was the four approaches I flew in training this morning, along with three hours of systems ground school that added to the fatigue level ;)
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Good accomplishment!
 
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