MissedApproach
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Passed the private checkride on monday with just over 60 hours!
The oral was very brief and not very in depth at all.
-Documents
-Airworthiness
-Charts
-Performance graphs
-Airspace equipment requirements
It didn't include anything about weather, very little about systems, and little else about airspace.
He had me plan a flight from Gateway to Yuma. We started with a soft-field takeoff, then hit my first waypoint, and continued on to my second waypoint. On the way there he pulled the throttle and we simulated an engine failure. That went well so we climbed back to 4000' and did steep turns, stalls, and slow flight. After that I slapped the foggles on for about three minutes, which also went well. For those familiar with the area we were just north of Phoenix Regional when he had me divert the whole 7 or so miles to Casa Grande. At Casa Grande winds were 15-18 30* of the runway. My first two landings were really quite bad and in his words they were "better than sucks." Both times I overshot centerline getting blown turning base to final. After that second landing he asked if he could demonstrate one to me. I said "go ahead." He set up his landing well but came in high and a little fast. The landing itself was still smooth though. I did one last T & G (the forth landing and my third) and it went better. On our way back to Gateway he had me do a couple turns around a point. At gateway we had more of a direct crosswind at a steady 9 knots. My first approach was absolutely perfect, and about 20' off he had me do a go around. I was a little bummed because I knew that landing might have helped to make up for the first two at Casa Grande. He told me the second landing would be a soft-field full stop. The approach on this one was just as perfect as the one before and the landing was the smoothest I've done in at least a month and a half.
Back at dispatch we debriefed. He said everything looked pretty good except for my crosswind landings at Casa Grande. He suggested that I fly more often during the afternoon when it is usually windy. I didn't know for sure whether or not I'd passed until I peaked at the paper coming out of the printer and read "Temporary Airman Certificate" printed across the top!
I'm gonna take about two weeks off before starting on my commercial. I already set up an appointment to get checked out at Stellar airpark on their 172's. It feels great to have my rating done and almost as good to be finished with my initial training!
The oral was very brief and not very in depth at all.
-Documents
-Airworthiness
-Charts
-Performance graphs
-Airspace equipment requirements
It didn't include anything about weather, very little about systems, and little else about airspace.
He had me plan a flight from Gateway to Yuma. We started with a soft-field takeoff, then hit my first waypoint, and continued on to my second waypoint. On the way there he pulled the throttle and we simulated an engine failure. That went well so we climbed back to 4000' and did steep turns, stalls, and slow flight. After that I slapped the foggles on for about three minutes, which also went well. For those familiar with the area we were just north of Phoenix Regional when he had me divert the whole 7 or so miles to Casa Grande. At Casa Grande winds were 15-18 30* of the runway. My first two landings were really quite bad and in his words they were "better than sucks." Both times I overshot centerline getting blown turning base to final. After that second landing he asked if he could demonstrate one to me. I said "go ahead." He set up his landing well but came in high and a little fast. The landing itself was still smooth though. I did one last T & G (the forth landing and my third) and it went better. On our way back to Gateway he had me do a couple turns around a point. At gateway we had more of a direct crosswind at a steady 9 knots. My first approach was absolutely perfect, and about 20' off he had me do a go around. I was a little bummed because I knew that landing might have helped to make up for the first two at Casa Grande. He told me the second landing would be a soft-field full stop. The approach on this one was just as perfect as the one before and the landing was the smoothest I've done in at least a month and a half.
Back at dispatch we debriefed. He said everything looked pretty good except for my crosswind landings at Casa Grande. He suggested that I fly more often during the afternoon when it is usually windy. I didn't know for sure whether or not I'd passed until I peaked at the paper coming out of the printer and read "Temporary Airman Certificate" printed across the top!
I'm gonna take about two weeks off before starting on my commercial. I already set up an appointment to get checked out at Stellar airpark on their 172's. It feels great to have my rating done and almost as good to be finished with my initial training!
