Re: Student Equiptment.
A lot of people have the electronic computers made by Sporty's. However, the school pretty much requires you to learn the CR-3 wizwheel. If you plan to be a CFI at FSI you are going to have to teach students how to use it. So, my feeling along with many others, is to learn it now. I will say, however, a lot of students use the electronic E6-B outside of ground school when planning flights b/c it is easier/faster. Although, I have practiced a lot on the CR-3 and find I am just as fast with that as I am with the electronic one. Lastly, on Private and Commercial checkrides, you will have to perform a diversion and the necessary calculations for one. If you whip out the electronic E6-B, the examiner is going to take the batteries out of it and say, "Now what are you going to do?" At that point, you are going to have to take out the whizwheel. We had a 4 hour class just to learn the CR-3 so plenty of time to learn is available.
Classis great so far! I finished Private Audit this week and start Commercial ground next week. That is a 3 week course. I meet with my FEMALE instructor tomorrow AM for a three hour orientation brief. We go over things like practice areas near Vero, the syllabus, training regulations, and aircraft systems. I plan to begin flying Monday and not stop unless ground school gets overwhelming.
My instructor seems good from when I met her and we talked. She has 900TT and has been instructing at FSI for almost a year. She has 2 other students slightly ahead of me in the process and she teaches 6 days a week, so that makes for a lot of flight time for me. So far, so good. FSI is a great place to learn to fly.
Wow, that was long!
More to come later......