Wizard of Draws wrote in message news:BD5BD60A.1F633%jeffbREMOVE@REMOVEwizardofdra ws.com...
On 9/1/04 4:16 PM, in article
, "David B. Cole"
wrote:

On Saturday I had my first opportunity to fly solo in actual since my
IR checkride. One of my biggest concerns since getting the rating was
how I would make my first entry into actual without the benefit of an
instructor at my side. With about ten hours of actual during my
training I had always felt comfortable in that environment. But I
knew the true test would be doing it alone, or almost alone. Another
pilot who had just gotten checked out at my FBO and who had passed his
instrument checkride about a week earlier wanted to go up, so I
figured it would be a great opportunity to get some simulated
instrument time, knock off a little rust , and get an approach or two
in for currency. Because the other pilot was only checked-out in
planes with normally aspirated engines, we had to use one of the older
172s.

Solo?


Jeff,

I have the IR, but this was my first time in actual without an instructor.

Dave