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"Richard Thomas" wrote in message
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: Well, I took the checkride and passed on Thursday. Yay for me. I
: certainly don't feel I deserve to pass, I didn't get the
: short-field-on-the numbers landing right (coming in considerably
down
: from the numbers) but the examiner then asked me for a soft field
"on
: the numbers" which I did get on the numbers so was passed based on
: that. Then the examiner informs me that I shouldn't be chasing the
: airspeed (apparently, for one I was coming in OK at 60 knots but was
: supposed to be 55 so I adjusted a litle above the runway and that
: caused me to come in long). Was also told that I should have used
: slips as necessary. My instructor had not said that this was OK. He
: later said he wanted people to get it right without slips first then
: work in slips later. Well, that's OK for general principle but when
it
: comes to checkride time I'd like to have every allowable technique
at
: my disposal to pass. But I passed and he's a great instructor in
: general so I'll forgive him.
:
: As I say, I don't feel I deserved to pass {though I do not feel that
I
: am unsafe either). But maybe that's a good thing as now I know I
still
: have to work on improving. I also now feel that I can learn for
: learning's sake and not just to get through a test.
:
: So now I have checked out in the airport's 4-seater and should be
: taking my family out for a meal this Friday. I do hope I don't scare
: them too much.

Congratulations and welcome to the club....
now you start learning to fly :-)))


George Black
http://www.koekejunction.hnpl.net/