I'm a Pilot

[Shaman]

Please stay safe, don't go Rambo or anything!

Hope to fly-in with you some other time then.

[Headspace]

Congrats, AlphaOneSix. I remember you saying you were working on it. I hope that your checkride was uneventful.

 

Consider doing your instrument rating when time and money allow. I am currently working on mine. You will find that your level of precision goes way up, making you a safer pilot in the long run. Remember that a huge number of accidents are caused by inadvertent flight into IMC, and weather in general. Best of luck to you.

[AlphaOneSix]

I hope that your checkride was uneventful.

 

Ugh. Highest winds I've ever flown in. Well beyond club policy. As a student during solos, I was limited to 12 knots of wind and a 6 knot crosswind component. Club policy for rated pilots with less than 200 total hours is 20 knots total with a 9 knot crosswind component. For the check ride, winds were in the 20 knot range, with my LOWEST crosswind component being 16 knots. Oh, and it was gusty, too. I have never landed with so much crosswind. Luckily, my examiner cut me some slack. EDIT: I would have just cancelled with so much wind, but I left for A-stan the next day and I did not like the prospect of waiting two months and then having to do 3 more hours of dual prior to the check ride. End the end, it all worked out, but definitely not my best performance.

 

Consider doing your instrument rating when time and money allow. I am currently working on mine. You will find that your level of precision goes way up, making you a safer pilot in the long run. Remember that a huge number of accidents are caused by inadvertent flight into IMC, and weather in general. Best of luck to you.

 

Thanks! I absolutely plan to do my instrument rating as soon as I can. In the meantime, I plan to just build up some cross country time. I have the money now for instrument training, but I don't have any vacation time left over, and my wife is not happy about me spending all of my weekends flying instead of with them (totally understandable since I go overseas for 2 months at a time). So hopefully I'll get started on it in the next 6-12 months...the earlier the better.

Edited June 20, 2012 by AlphaOneSix

[Pyroflash]

Ugh. Highest winds I've ever flown in. Well beyond club policy. As a student during solos, I was limited to 12 knots of wind and a 6 knot crosswind component.

 

These types of landings can be quite challenging, though at the same time the thrill is quite fun, no?

 

Congrats, here's to hoping that you get your certificate (the cool plastic one) soon, and to staying safe over there.:beer:

Edited June 20, 2012 by Pyroflash

[Pikey]

Gratz dude. It will go fast and you can come back and feel weird about seeing these forums again ;)

[aaron886]

AlphaOneSix - Congratulations! Stay safe, stay current, and remember a good pilot is always learning.

[Teapot]

After several months and nearly 65 hours of flight time, I finally completed my private pilot check ride today!

Congrats!

I do indeed hope to get my instrument rating in the near future, depending on finances, time off, and spousal permission, of course. ;)

Well, if you're that adept at bending the laws of nature to your will, I'm not at all surprised you're a pilot. The only surprise is that it took you so darn long to do it! :D (... you lucky bugger :joystick:).