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PASSED IFR checkride today.
I have quietly read this newsgroup for the past year. It has been very
helpful. During that time I was studying for my IFR rating. We'll today I passed it on my first attempt. What a relief! 1) Autopilot GPS/VOR KCMA 2) ILS KOXR 3) VOR/A KVNY 4) FLM hold on R-240 right hand turns 5) Examiner stated "my oral review was as good as an instructor" I worked very hard on this. It was a true challenge. I plan on flying practice approaches with an instructor once a month. I have taken the written IFR exam every week for a year (faatest.com software) and plan on continuing to do so. I got a 95 on the written. So to all those working on this rating...put in the time..never give up.and you'll make it. By the way, I spent almost $15,000. I bought a lot of stuff, DVD's, headsets, Cleared for Approach, etc...I had 65 hours of IFR training all in a C172S/G |
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Congrates on the license to learn. Now go out and get all the actual you
can. Set limits, fly by them and know when to push (read expand) your limits and when to yield to plans 'B'. Thx, {|;-) Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr. "STICKMONKE" wrote in message ... I have quietly read this newsgroup for the past year. It has been very helpful. During that time I was studying for my IFR rating. We'll today I passed it on my first attempt. What a relief! By the way, I spent almost $15,000. I don't think I spent $2,000 on my IR, including gas. Got it all back later when I sold the Archer for a nice profit. |
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Congratulations
-- Scott |
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On 10/2/2005 20:09, STICKMONKE wrote:
I have quietly read this newsgroup for the past year. It has been very helpful. During that time I was studying for my IFR rating. We'll today I passed it on my first attempt. What a relief! Congratulations! It is quite a relief, isn't it? 1) Autopilot GPS/VOR KCMA 2) ILS KOXR 3) VOR/A KVNY 4) FLM hold on R-240 right hand turns 5) Examiner stated "my oral review was as good as an instructor" That's always nice to hear too! I worked very hard on this. It was a true challenge. I plan on flying practice approaches with an instructor once a month. I have taken the written IFR exam every week for a year (faatest.com software) and plan on continuing to do so. I got a 95 on the written. So to all those working on this rating...put in the time..never give up.and you'll make it. By the way, I spent almost $15,000. I bought a lot of stuff, DVD's, headsets, Cleared for Approach, etc...I had 65 hours of IFR training all in a C172S/G $15k? Wow. I thought I pulled out all the stops, and I spent around $9k I was pretty disappointed in my IFR check ride. The owner of the FBO (who administered the check ride) made a couple large bone-headed mistakes which I had to correct, and didn't really task me that much during either the oral or practical flight portions. But, like you I now have a license to learn, so that is what I'll do ;-) Again, big congratulations! -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Sacramento, CA |
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Stickmone,
Congratulations on your hard earned new rating. What are the plane rental and CFII rates in your area? Assuming you spent about $1K for training materials, it appeared that your FBO charged you over $200/hr. Of the 50 or so hours for my rating, over 30 hrs were spent in our own plane with my husband/training partner as safety pilot. We took an accelerated IFR course with Bill Zaleski in Schenectady, NY last May. He charged $400/day and trained us anywhere from 8 to 10 hrs a day (as long as we could last!). The total training cost for the two of us was $2800. The operating cost of our Cardinal is about $50/hr. We probably spent about $500 on training materials: a dozen or so IFR training books most bought used for $10 or so, the Elite flight simulator program (the most valuable tool), Clearance on Request etc. The total cost for my instrument rating is under $4000 which is way less than my PP ticket. I'd highly recommend you finding another instrument rated pilot on the field and trying to fly with each other as safety pilot. You learn a lot while observing the other person flying and it will certainly cut down the cost. If you have not already done so, a good simulator like the Elite is also a cheap way to help with maintaining procedures/scanning skills and preparing for actual flights. Enjoy your new ratings. We have had a great time with our tickets obtaining last Memorial weekend with 2 long cross-country trips covering over 5000nm total. We will be taking another one next week bringing our plane from NY to Mena, Arkansas for a paint job. I could hardly wait to be in and out of the clouds again. Hai Longworth |
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The C-172S/G are new and went wet fro $130.00 + $49.00 for the instructor.
I spent closer to $1500.00 in other stuff including $600.00 for headsets. Stickmonke "Longworth" wrote in message oups.com... Stickmone, Congratulations on your hard earned new rating. What are the plane rental and CFII rates in your area? Assuming you spent about $1K for training materials, it appeared that your FBO charged you over $200/hr. Of the 50 or so hours for my rating, over 30 hrs were spent in our own plane with my husband/training partner as safety pilot. We took an accelerated IFR course with Bill Zaleski in Schenectady, NY last May. He charged $400/day and trained us anywhere from 8 to 10 hrs a day (as long as we could last!). The total training cost for the two of us was $2800. The operating cost of our Cardinal is about $50/hr. We probably spent about $500 on training materials: a dozen or so IFR training books most bought used for $10 or so, the Elite flight simulator program (the most valuable tool), Clearance on Request etc. The total cost for my instrument rating is under $4000 which is way less than my PP ticket. I'd highly recommend you finding another instrument rated pilot on the field and trying to fly with each other as safety pilot. You learn a lot while observing the other person flying and it will certainly cut down the cost. If you have not already done so, a good simulator like the Elite is also a cheap way to help with maintaining procedures/scanning skills and preparing for actual flights. Enjoy your new ratings. We have had a great time with our tickets obtaining last Memorial weekend with 2 long cross-country trips covering over 5000nm total. We will be taking another one next week bringing our plane from NY to Mena, Arkansas for a paint job. I could hardly wait to be in and out of the clouds again. Hai Longworth |
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Congrats!
Ed ATP CFI-AIM DC10/A320/330 FE TBJ Wait a minute! No NDB approach? "STICKMONKE" wrote in message ... I have quietly read this newsgroup for the past year. It has been very helpful. During that time I was studying for my IFR rating. We'll today I passed it on my first attempt. What a relief! 1) Autopilot GPS/VOR KCMA 2) ILS KOXR 3) VOR/A KVNY 4) FLM hold on R-240 right hand turns 5) Examiner stated "my oral review was as good as an instructor" I worked very hard on this. It was a true challenge. I plan on flying practice approaches with an instructor once a month. I have taken the written IFR exam every week for a year (faatest.com software) and plan on continuing to do so. I got a 95 on the written. So to all those working on this rating...put in the time..never give up.and you'll make it. By the way, I spent almost $15,000. I bought a lot of stuff, DVD's, headsets, Cleared for Approach, etc...I had 65 hours of IFR training all in a C172S/G |
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Congratulations.
You haven't said how much of your training was in actual IMC, but if most of it was hood training, be prepared for a shock when you fly actual. Make your first foray into real clouds a day with no ice, and good ceilings and vis below the cloud deck. |
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PASSED IFR checkride today.
Hi Stick!
Congrats and stay current! Did 2 approches and 2 holds in an AST 300 and then did ILS 2 into HVN four times last month. Greg PP-ASEL-IA "The Airman" wrote in message ... Congrats! Ed ATP CFI-AIM DC10/A320/330 FE TBJ Wait a minute! No NDB approach? "STICKMONKE" wrote in message ... I have quietly read this newsgroup for the past year. It has been very helpful. During that time I was studying for my IFR rating. We'll today I passed it on my first attempt. What a relief! 1) Autopilot GPS/VOR KCMA 2) ILS KOXR 3) VOR/A KVNY 4) FLM hold on R-240 right hand turns 5) Examiner stated "my oral review was as good as an instructor" I worked very hard on this. It was a true challenge. I plan on flying practice approaches with an instructor once a month. I have taken the written IFR exam every week for a year (faatest.com software) and plan on continuing to do so. I got a 95 on the written. So to all those working on this rating...put in the time..never give up.and you'll make it. By the way, I spent almost $15,000. I bought a lot of stuff, DVD's, headsets, Cleared for Approach, etc...I had 65 hours of IFR training all in a C172S/G |
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