DonMuncy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 One of our own, scott mccray (smccray) passed his instrument checkride, but is probably too modest to tell you himself. Way to go Scott. 1 Quote
KSMooniac Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Sweet! Congrats, Scott. Now your options for fun family travel are much, much greater! Time to go get that ticket wet. (I feel partially to blame... I took Scott and his wife for their first Mooney ride a couple years ago and apparently set the hook sufficiently!) Quote
bnicolette Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Nice!! Definitely a worthwhile ticket that provides a whole new level of safety. Congratulations Sir! Quote
WardHolbrook Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Congratulations! That's a serious accomplishment. Now, I'll make the same recommendation to you as I've made to all of my instrument students... You now need to spend some quality time reading Weather Flying by Robert N Buck and Instrument Flying by Richard Taylor. They're not expensive, you can pick them up from about $6 each (used) on Amazon. These two books will go a long way towards filling in the gaps in your training and help you learn how to use "the system" in the real world and how to actually fly weather. They are both excellent books and reading them cover to cover a few times would probably be worth a couple of hundred hours of actual instrument time - at least. Captain Buck outlines a step-by-step method to teach yourself how to fly weather. Trust me, it's worth the investment of both your time and your money. 1 Quote
Sable1 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Congrats Scott! I remember working on my IR - a lot of work, but well worth it! Quote
rbridges Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 definitely an accomplishment. congrats. Quote
fantom Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Well done, Scott. He's probably up there, cutting through the soup right now. Quote
Txbyker Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Way to go Scott! Russ Quote
NotarPilot Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Having recently obtained my fixed wing instrument rating I can honestly say you're certainly going to be much more versatile as a pilot. My advice is to fly IAPs in IMC every chance you get. It'll build your confidence and make you a much better pilot. Congrats! Quote
Seth Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Good job - use it - it really opens up the capability of your airplane. Always feels good. -Seth Quote
testwest Posted June 30, 2013 Report Posted June 30, 2013 And I will add my congratulations as well. Exercise those skills as much as possible. It's fun to push along a Citation who is flying the ILS slower than you. Quote
smccray Posted June 30, 2013 Report Posted June 30, 2013 So now I'm embarrassed- I haven't been around in a few days and I just saw this thread. Thank you to all for your congratulations and your recommendations. The training was harder than the ride, but I suspect that's how it's supposed to be. I have a friend/instructor who will start really putting me through the ringer on additional instrument training this fall. He's former military and he'll take pleasure in making me sweat inside a nice cool airplane. I have my first real instrument cross country on Wednesday- we're heading to Denver for the holiday. Forecast looks like VFR, so it will be a great opportunity to fly in the system without the weather concerns. I'll certainly mind the density altitude- the 10k foot runway at centennial airport is comforting as well. Quote
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