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urbanti

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urbanti

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Passed my instrument rating checkride yesterday after lots of study and practice.

It would not have been possible without the selfless safetly piloting, mentoring, and IFR kibitzing received from 3 members of our forum: Seth Myers, Alex Gertsen, and Chuck Swim.

For months now I have been wholly focused on practicing IFR procedures, it's gonna be fun to be able to look out the window again :)

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Tim

 

 

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Bravoman Mentor

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Congrats, you will wonder how you did without the rating. I file every time I fly and feel naked outside the system. It is particularly comforting around Bravo airspace and knowing that you are ATC's first priority.

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FlyWalt Proficient

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Congratulations. This is a major milestone as you just became a much more aware and safe pilot. 

Now, be sure to PRACTICE and enhance your new skill sets in VFR weather when convenient. Never let them go.

flyboy0681 Grand Master

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Good work Tim. The hard work is now behind you but let me caution you that flying under the hood is different than entering IMC, and it may be a bit unnerving for you the first few times that you venture out and find yourself in the muck without your instructor sitting beside you.

The only bit of advice that I can offer is to keep your wits about you and concentrate. If you have an autopilot, I would suggest engaging it before entering IMC and as you become comfortable, disengage it and hand fly. I now take the opposite tact and as I'm approaching IMC with the A/P on I disengage it and fly by hand as long as I can. This has paid dividends in terms of confidence and skill building.

Fly safe Tim!

urbanti Collaborator

urbanti

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An initial place to start could be going onto the FAA website and downloading the PTS standards with all the updates (I think that they're up to update 5 or such).

It can save you a lot of time and heartache to thoroughly review the prerequisites so that you know what you have to accomplish to be eligible to take the oral/checkride.

It is also helpful to carefully review the prereuquisites so that you can ensure that your various logbook endorsements are complete.  

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Tim

Seth Grand Master

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Congrats Tim!  It was a pleasure flying with you and seeing the results of your training and hard work.  You truly earned your Instrument Rating!

 

-Seth

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