On 03/13/07 10:16, Andy Lutz wrote:
This sounds a bit overwhelming. I am only 9 hours into my training but is
this what I might expect to see in a VFR PPL checkride? I know I have lots
to learn and get comfortable with, including navigation and flight planning,
what does a DE want to see in this arena? I'll look at the PTS, but you
scared me.

What does a typical checkride look like?

All my D.E. wanted to see was that I could tell where I was at (roughly)
so that I new which way to turn and roughly how far I was from the
alternate field. In fact, figuring at 2 NM/minute was considered an
acceptable 'guestimate' for the new ETE.

By the way, when you need to divert, get headed in the correct direction
first and note the time you began your leg. Then you can take whatever
time you need to determine the distance (from your leg's starting point)
and your ETE. Then use the time you've been on the leg to get your ETA.

If this sounds confusing, just sit down and try it - you'll see how it
all fits together quite logically; which is why you want to learn this
in the first place ;-)


BTW, I hope to learn HOW to do manual flight planning and not count on
electronic planners, but in practice I expect to use many means to plan XCs
in addition to knowing HOW.

That's great. That's how it should be.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA