A new piloting journey

I've just taken the first small step towards obtaining my commercial
pilot certificate. Granted, it's a small step (ordered & received
written test prep book plus an '08 FAR/AIM)...but it's a step none the
less towards my transition from PP-ASEL to CP-ASEL.

All I need to do now is start studying for the written test and I'll
have accomplished my goal for '07. I figure I'll take the written test
in early '08 and start the flying portion in late winter or early spring
'08. There is that small matter of my CFII and whether he'll be located
in California or Oregon but that's ok. First thing first: study for the
written test, pass it and have it out of the way.

I do have two nice advantages that I plan to exploit. One: A nice
complex aircraft at my disposal. This is one of the reasons I bought
into the Arrow and after nearly three years of ownership and several
hundred hours flying it, things are extremely familiar and comfortable.
Two: One partner just recently received his CP-ASEL certificate so I
plan to use his knowledge to learn the maneuvers in our plane.

I'm hoping to post more about my experience progressing from PP-ASEL to
CP-ASEL. For the immediate future, I'm sure this will not be very
exciting since it quite likely may involve rants about written test
questions and such. :-) Blah...I promise it will be more exciting some
number of months down the road.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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