Interesting Weather with XM

In article ,
Jack Allison wrote:

True, it does take commitment to keep instrument currency...but...heck,
that's just another excuse to go fly, right?

With the amount of time Jay and Mary fly, Jay could easily maintain currency.
It would be even easier if he did some of the currency from the right seat.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Hi Jay,
With the number of hours you've got, I suspect you'd be able to get your IR
pretty quickly. You won't need to spend much time learning how to control the
plane with finite precision... That's about the first 1/3 of the
cirriculum...

I did my IR during a slightly slow period in my business... I flew about
twice a week for about 3 months, including maxing out the simulator. I got
the rating with 40.5 hours of IR training (which includes, btw, the time
under the hood from the private). I think the simulator time was extremely
valuable, because a) there is absolutely no "seat of the pants" feedback so
it becomes really obvious very quickly when you are not doing your scan, and
b) the simulator controls are very sensitive, forcing you to really control
the "plane" in a very fine-tuned manner.

My guess is that you could easily get it done in a few months without too
much difficulty. And once you've got it, when you and Mary go on trips, just
throw the foggles on and you'll have no trouble staying current.

You'll be the talk of the hangar...

Oh wait, you already are!



"Jay Honeck" wrote in news:1155437071.376308.171920
@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

Mary is the person who will really determine whether or not Jay
gets his instrument rating. Unless Mary was pulling my leg, she
doesn't seem at all comfortable with the idea of being in clouds.

You're right -- Mary has ZERO interest in flying herself into the
clouds.

However, she would have no problem flying IFR with me. She just doesn't
want the responsibility at this phase of her life.

In most other ways, it WILL be up to Mary when I ultimately get the IR,
since she'll have to carry the load at the hotel for several months
while I hit the books again. I doubt that's going to happen any time
soon.

It's a shame we didn't wait five more months to buy the hotel, back in
'02, and this conversation would be a moot point. I'd simply be
another non-current instrument pilot, like most of the guys at my
airport... ;-)

But it's all good. As long as we can continue to have great times
whenever we *very* occasionally have to spend the night somewhere due
to bad weather, we'll be happy campers... Hell, Mary and I can have
fun anywhere -- even South Bend, Indiana!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article ,
Judah wrote:

I think the simulator time was extremely
valuable, because a) there is absolutely no "seat of the pants" feedback so
it becomes really obvious very quickly when you are not doing your scan, and
b) the simulator controls are very sensitive, forcing you to really control
the "plane" in a very fine-tuned manner.

The simulators value is in learning procedures without boring
unnecessary holes in ones pocketbook.

("Judah" wrote)
You'll be the talk of the hangar...

Oh wait, you already are!


With foggles on, Jay will now go to the fridge and select a beer.

http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/beer.php
Hey, he's feeling for the 16oz bottle...!


Montblack

With foggles on, Jay will now go to the fridge and select a beer.

http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/beer.php
Hey, he's feeling for the 16oz bottle...!

I think this should be a new tradition at the Wednesday Night Party,
starting next year -- everyone picks a beer from the cooler(s) with
foggles on, and drinks what they get.

Of course, the foggles are clear at the BOTTOM, so we'll have to mount
the cooler up high...sounds like a new design for PMC Ver. 3.0...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I did my IR during a slightly slow period in my business...

I keep hearing about this mythical "slow period" in business... How
come I've never found one?

When business slows down in the winter, we start ripping out carpet,
tearing down walls, and hanging wall paper. This year, we want to gut
the lobby and start all over, and maybe add a bar/night club. Next
year comes the restaurant.

"Slow period", pshaw. There will be plenty of time for that slow
stuff, in 50 years or so...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in news:1155518480.345968.64640
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

I did my IR during a slightly slow period in my business...

I keep hearing about this mythical "slow period" in business... How
come I've never found one?

It's not myth so much as legend. The problem is that it's very rare to have
slow periods and money at the same time.

When business slows down in the winter, we start ripping out carpet,
tearing down walls, and hanging wall paper. This year, we want to gut
the lobby and start all over, and maybe add a bar/night club. Next
year comes the restaurant.

Pay carpet people to do the installation...

Make a deal with the bar/restaurant next door so your guests get 10% off when
they show the room key.

Then get your IR.

"Slow period", pshaw. There will be plenty of time for that slow
stuff, in 50 years or so...

There's always time for remodeling. Get the IR... The payback is much bigger.

;-)

back at ya...

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
...sounds like a new design for PMC Ver. 3.0...


White ...with a red stripe. :-)


Montback-to-the-drawing-board

Jay, the IR is a ticket to learn, not a pass to go out and challenge
freezing rain and zero-zero conditions...
Do the 10 day PIC course... You two fly enough that with the IR ticket
in hand Mary can be the safety pilot whilst you blunder along with the
foggles on until the procedures and chatting up ATC seems like childs
play...
What takes time to learn and become comfortable with is the go/no-go
decision based on forecast conditions... With the new IR rating in
hand what you do is you set your minimums higher than the regs - and
gradually lower those minimums as you gain experience - that way you
can gracefully say NO because the forecast is lower than YOUR minimums,
when your gut tells you not to do it... If I were doing the IR rating
now, I would do the 10 day PIC...

denny

"Denny" wrote:

If I were doing the IR rating now, I would do the 10 day PIC...

Concur. With maybe a little prep time on attitude instrument flying before
the PIC instructor arrives (and the book work, of course), this is the way
to go for an experienced VFR pilot--especially one like Jay who is already
quite comfortable communicating with ATC.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM