On 22 May 2005 20:35:57 -0700, wrote:


xxx wrote:
I've got about 6 hours now and find it not the slightest bit
fun.

Join the club. I'm rated and I still don't consider IFR training to be
"fun." The first 20 or so hours are a bear as you are struggling to

I considered it to be a challenge.
Sure it was work, but as a challenge "which I chose" I may not have
considered it fun, but I did find it very rewarding.

Only on very hot days with some very bodacious thermals did I not like
it. OTOH those are about the roughest rides you will find without
getting into something dangerous.

integrate so many pieces together and are spending most of your time
behind the airplane. Stick with it and it will eventually come around.
The key is frequency- if you're flying less than twice a week you're
making it harder for yourself.

Depends on the individual. I preferred once a week and it worked well
although we did go twice in the same week, several times.


Can anyone remind me why I'm inflicting this on myself?

The best reason I know is because you want to use your airplane for
transportation with some reliability. Of course, not every
pilot/airplane is up to every trip, but having the rating is pretty
much a prerequisite for this in much of the US.

Just like climbing the next mountain to see what is on the other side.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com