(Blaine) wrote
Me and that guy are gonna fly some more instruments in a few days, so
I'm looking forward to that.

This is a good thing. You might learn a lot from him. In fact, any
time you can ride with an experienced IFR pilot, that's almost as good
as flying IFR yourself. Consider sitting down with him and asking him
what he's trying to achieve with his recurrent training. The response
might surprise you.

I've decided I'm just going to bite the
bullet and spend the money to fly IFR. It's the only way I'm going to
improve my actual IFR skills in the air. Using a sim just doesn't
always cut it.

Good call again - but don't discount the other advice given. Make it
a point to review and discuss every flight to get maximum benefit out
of it.

As far as staying ahead of an airline captain...wow...there has to be
some interesting stories. Talk about an "advanced" student.... haha

Let's just say I learned a lot about where the limits of performance
really are in a light twin. If anyone cares, I'll take the time to
write it up and post it.

Michael