Housekeeping chores

On 4/2/04 10:55 AM, in article ,
"vincent p. norris" wrote:

Enroute and in between approaches, they say if you aren't doing something,
you've forgotten something.

Unless you're solid IMC, it might be a good idea to look out the
window now and then.

vince norris

Absolutely. That's one of the primary reasons I love to fly: the view. But
right now I'm winding up my IFR training and so far, there hasn't been a lot
of 'enroute' time to think about housekeeping. Just fly the missed and
immediately set up for the next approach.
Tomorrow we're scheduled for the long XC to Knoxville, TN, so I'll have a
bit of time to keep house, but no view since I'll be under the hood.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
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Good luck on the long XC. Hope for clouds. Half of mine was in and out
of the clouds, which required the hood. 1/4 was above the deck (great
view of a US Air Dash-8 breaking through the undercast, then holding at
5000' while we passed over). 1/4 of the trip was in solid IFR. Great
experience and easier IMHO than using the hood.

Wizard of Draws wrote:
On 4/2/04 10:55 AM, in article ,
"vincent p. norris" wrote:


Enroute and in between approaches, they say if you aren't doing something,
you've forgotten something.

Unless you're solid IMC, it might be a good idea to look out the
window now and then.

vince norris


Absolutely. That's one of the primary reasons I love to fly: the view. But
right now I'm winding up my IFR training and so far, there hasn't been a lot
of 'enroute' time to think about housekeeping. Just fly the missed and
immediately set up for the next approach.
Tomorrow we're scheduled for the long XC to Knoxville, TN, so I'll have a
bit of time to keep house, but no view since I'll be under the hood.


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On 4/3/04 9:05 AM, in article , "Dan
Truesdell" wrote:

Good luck on the long XC. Hope for clouds. Half of mine was in and out
of the clouds, which required the hood. 1/4 was above the deck (great
view of a US Air Dash-8 breaking through the undercast, then holding at
5000' while we passed over). 1/4 of the trip was in solid IFR. Great
experience and easier IMHO than using the hood.

No XC today, too much breeze. Trying to get this thing done is like
scheduling a checkride. This is try #3.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

In article ,
Wizard of Draws wrote:
Absolutely. That's one of the primary reasons I love to fly: the view. But
right now I'm winding up my IFR training and so far, there hasn't been a lot
of 'enroute' time to think about housekeeping.

I intentionally planned a few of our approach flights to include some
complicated enroute parts on the way. Even so I think enroute was the
weakest part of my training -- after reading IFR diaries from people in
the Bay Area my ATC experience seems pretty bland by comparison. I never
got any reroutes other than radar vectors.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

house keeping chores inflight?
I dont really do any thing, flip on the auto pilot and relax, follow along on
my map, cross check VOR's, 30 minutes out get anything ready I need to land,
if its going to me an instrument approach get everything out and review it,
pull up the proper frequencies, setup for the approach.


Wizard of Draws wrote:

Enroute and in between approaches, they say if you aren't doing something,
you've forgotten something.
I've come across a few checklists on the web that include a few items to
check enroute, and I'd like to get a feel for what you folks here feel are
your best enroute "housekeeping chores".
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com