thinwing Posted March 4, 2017 Report Posted March 4, 2017 10 hours ago, mooneygirl said: Great shirt for my IFR training weekend. #ShePersisted Getting that rating in 2017. But first an AB FAB flight down the coast to LA. #MooneyZoom Nice Shirt Jolie!...however we all want to know about your IFR training ..and how it's going..k
TheTurtle Posted March 4, 2017 Report Posted March 4, 2017 9 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: How did you like the Aviation Seminar? I'm thinking of using them to prep for the Commercial written. well my CFII is the instructor so I wont bash it to much but Im not sure I would pay $400 for it. Its a good refresheer and they give you tips about the test like always choose the answer closest to xyz. I took the PPL and IR from them because I got in free 1
N9201A Posted March 4, 2017 Report Posted March 4, 2017 Congrats Jolie and keep at it! IFR is a great skill to have in the toolkit. And once you have it, stay current!! 2
gsxrpilot Posted March 4, 2017 Report Posted March 4, 2017 1 hour ago, N9201A said: And once you have it, stay current!! Yeah, what Joker said! But an alarm in your calendar at about 3 months. That 6 months comes up quicker than you think! And it's much easier, not to mention more fun and cheaper, to go shoot come approaches with a friend, rather than hunt down a CFII for an IPC. 1
mooneygirl Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Posted March 5, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 6:36 PM, thinwing said: Nice Shirt Jolie!...however we all want to know about your IFR training ..and how it's going..k Three hours yesterday, two and a half today. Most of today was partial panel and included two approaches, recovery from unusual attitudes, stalls, slow flight, go around. I am doing pretty well. I give myself a B-, my instructor says B+. We are using the program/app Cloud Ahoy to track my flights, maneuvers etc. 1
thinwing Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 10:02 AM, gsxrpilot said: Yeah, what Joker said! But an alarm in your calendar at about 3 months. That 6 months comes up quicker than you think! And it's much easier, not to mention more fun and cheaper, to go shoot come approaches with a friend, rather than hunt down a CFII for an IPC. So much easier to monitor currency with Garmin pilot 2
gsxrpilot Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 ForeFlight, PilotPartner, etc. all do the same. It's a great feature. But I don't check my log book as often as I'm in my work calendar. I like having the work calendar alert me of distant but approaching dates that aren't hour based. These include Medical, Annual, IPC, FlightReview. They all take time to satisfy and therefore need some advanced planning. I set the alarms at 3 months out for IPC, FR, and Annual. I give myself a note 2 months out on the Medical. 1
mooneygirl Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Posted March 6, 2017 Well today was just under an hour in actual. In a way it was nice not to have that freaking hood on. We departed in the rain at Fullerton, flew to Corona to fly the hold a few times, then the approach and went missed. Then picked up an approach to Chino. It was pretty bumpy, windy and snotty, but the Mooney is such a stable airplane. Flew home from LA VFR, so fun to look out of the windows. It was 22 degrees at 8500 with a 35 kt headwind. One of the photos is the traffic on the 101 below me. Even though I was only going 119 kts sure beat the freeway. I did better with intercepting today. My approaches are getting more stabilized and not sword fighting so much. Things are starting to flow. Did 8 hours of instruction in the air and 2 plus hours of ground. Next weekend I will attend the IFR practical test prep class at Camarillo, CA. Getting closer! 1
thinwing Posted March 6, 2017 Report Posted March 6, 2017 Thanks for the report..sounds like you are coming along well... 1
FloridaMan Posted March 6, 2017 Report Posted March 6, 2017 Is your PC system still functional? I'd be concerned over doing partial panel with it on since in the event of a vacuum failure you'd lose your wing leveler. Also, having lost a couple pumps, the horizon sortof just rolls off and back.
thinwing Posted March 6, 2017 Report Posted March 6, 2017 Having at least a wing leveler is a huge help in IMC... 1
mooneygirl Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Posted March 6, 2017 3 hours ago, thinwing said: Having at least a wing leveler is a huge help in IMC... Yes yes it is. And having so many hours in my Mooney helps a lot too. Very stable platform. I have a basic panel but am adding a 430W which will be useful as well. Maybe see you two at Oceano Airport Celebration on May 12-13th!! Lots of fun.
kortopates Posted March 7, 2017 Report Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, mooneygirl said: but am adding a 430W Awesome! 1
thinwing Posted March 7, 2017 Report Posted March 7, 2017 Yep...a waas enabled lpv approach good for entire USA!Canada too! 1
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