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  1. I asked if he could justify it. But no response. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Even better at night. This was coming back after my Ir cross country. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Today I flew home from Vegas. It was my first IFR flight on my new IR ticket.... the weather was clear and clear so didn’t get it wet. But I got about 5 reroutes so I got to work the brain in someway. The flight was just over five hours. The day started out pretty cool, when I got to the airport there was a can’t miss famous airplane tied up at the transient parking! And let me say it’s even cooler in person! And I got to fly formation with N201PH:) The instrument ticket was well worth the journey!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. Looks like great times! Wish I could have been there but worth the polishing:) We’ll have to wait till next time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Well I didn’t want to say anything but that was my personal minimums when I started my training!!! To be good enough to fly that beast... Hope your hand continues to get better and we get to see you soon!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Glad the torch worked. That’s a bunch of ice!!!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Rob Machado has videos free on YouTube to teach you a good visual scan. Along with other places on the internet. And you can practice the scans as you fly VFR too. Every time you look down at the panel tell yourself to do the inverted V, next time you look down check your engine gauges, and so on. As I’m sure you already do, but might not thought of it as training for when you have a hood on. If you need that initial training then I’m not saying don’t start it with a CFII. But if you are proficient in your flying adding the hood doesn’t have to be daunting. Don’t plan an hour flight for your first time using it. Try fifteen minutes at a time. The key is to know your limit then pull back from it. Prepare yourself ahead of time, seriously practice the instrument scan prior to the flight. And understand what each instrument means if it’s moving and what you have to do to make the instrument do what YOU want it to do. Set a goal of holding your altitude at first and work into altitude and heading. Then altitude and a turn, then a climb and turn. And so on. Me personally I do t do the normal instrument scan training “the V scan”. I don’t focus much more on the AI than the other instruments. It made flying partial panel super easy. In my plane I have multiple places to get my track, the desired track if I have a flight plane loaded. So I verify what I’m doing multiple places. When they cover up the AI as most of the time that’s the failed instrument it didn’t bother me. I still hold straight and level, turns and timed turns were easy, climbs and so on. The ironic thing I installed the G5 thinking I would never end up losing it... It worked for me, but maybe not everyone. If you have the ability to fly cross country’s without an auto pilot I’m sure you could start spending time under the hood before you pay for a CFII. My safety pilot got his instrument 20/30 years ago and isn’t current but still better than not being an IR Rated pilot. But any hood time is good time. My requirements for a safety pilot though wouldn’t be at least an IR pilot, it is just a Rated pilot that I trust. They should be able to tell you from looking out the window if you are climbing or defending and just give you that verbal info. Any chance you are in the Oregon area? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. I used Kings ground school and shepherds test prep for the written. I watched the kings program through and through three times taking their pre tests before they give you the endorsement. I scored an 88% on it and was surprised at the questions I missed. But like@Gsxrpilot says that’s just 18% of showing off:) In reality I had been prepping for the IR years ago when I bought the plane. I found a safety pilot to eat up most of the simulated hours and 90% of all the flights in the plane were cross country. I learned to hand fly the plane so all the instrument maneuvers holding alt, heading, and set up was pretty easy when I started flying under the hood. I’m far from smart but I took to IR flying pretty well and had the endorsement from my instructor after 42.6 hours of simulated time. If you can I would start flying with a safety pilot before you started training with an instructor, it will save money and you’ll be a little ahead of the curve. If you have any questions feel free to send them my way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Another thing I just noticed the FlightAware didn’t show we landed at Bullhead taxied to the FBO went to the restroom and took off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. I was doing that by hand. There was little wind, and the timing came out to just about 2 seconds each leg. I had the timer and cross referenced the hold on the IFD. I don’t have a DME so I had to use the IFD gps distance set to OBS function and followed it around turn ten twist ten. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. I don’t know why the text wasn’t added to the pic, this was my third day of IR training first demonstrated holds and second arc I did. During the test the maneuvers we did in route steep turns, timed turns and recovery from unusual attitudes didn’t show up. They were from Bullhead back to North Las Vegas, you can see the slight deviation to the left in the pics@Thinwing posted. But you can see the tear drop entry procedure turn on the second approach into Kingman. The first approach was the GPS Z RWY 21 the missed approach and hold was at the IAF for the GPS Y RWY21 approach. Then I got vectors to final on to the final for the VOR RWY 34 approach into bullhead. The flight time was 3 hrs long. The pros to that I had a lot of time to set up for things it felt like real world flying. The cons it gave the DPE 3 hours to find out everything thing I knew and didn’t know about Instrument flying. I felt more spent from the constant questions and him putting me in scenarios than the actual flying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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  14. Good call. We need to meet up soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Thanks everyone!It is a great feeling. Today I was going to go file and fly my first IFR flight on my ticket but I just relaxed all day. My instructor Mike Radomsky and I took a tour of the North Las Vegas control tower, and puttered around the airport. Mike has a beautiful SR22, we did some cleaning on it and buffed the windscreen on my plane trying to get a few scratches out. Yesterday Mike let me fly his plane left seat after passing the check ride. It’s not my Mooney but it was fun to fly! Thursday looks like good enough weather to get home. N201NU has been in Vegas since January 26th. Hopefully the freezing level will start to rise and I’ll be getting in a cloud layer soon. But till then I’ll use a safety pilot and foggles to stay proficient... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Well you have helped me with any and all questions I had and I will continue to bend your ear and I learn even more about flying IMC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. I’ve been trying to get you to come down to Vegas with me... I did an accelerated 9 day schedule with an instructor in Vegas. We finished in six days. That was February 11th, then it was wait for a DPE. Now I have to wait for freezing and snow to clear out at home before I can get the plane back to Oregon....[emoji2357][emoji2357][emoji2357] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Very, but it seemed like an easy check ride, I almost felt like I was stealing something from the FAA. but I don’t feel bad enough to give it back:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. I’ll be sending your student the rest of the luck I didn’t need to pass the check ride. There probably not much left to send them though:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Yep, I’ll always be learning:) I’ll be in Vegas rest of the week if you’re free to hang out? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. So I could be smiling like this!!!!!! For a little while I’ll be the newest Instrument Rated pilot:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Looking at nothing but this..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. I spent the last 30 days of flying looking like this..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Anyone looking to sell their 15 cubic foot bottle o2 system? I have a friend looking for the set up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. I was really disappointing in Matts last flight he posted. He has way more experienced than I do so his minimums and go no go situations are different than mine. But he was taking off into known IMC at night, had an alternator failure on take off and continued on after it came back on. He ended up turning around due to lightning and unforcasted weather. But I would have been back on the ground right after that happened. He might have dual alternators, but he also says he’s been having this issue for a long time and keep thinking they got it fixed. At some point the real problem with his electrical problem is going to stay broken. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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