Free Checkrides at Marfa, Texas

Yet another active Glider Flight Instructor returns to the tribe!
Matt Michael of Iowa reinstated his expired Flight Instructor Certificate last Saturday in my ASK-21.

Besides the verbal portion of the FAA Practical Test, we also soared to 12,000' msl (Marfa airport field elevation is almost 5,000' msl.) We also did 3 flights including (but not limited to) aerotow signals, boxing of the wake, slack rope recoveries, slips to accuracy landings with no airbrakes, all the stalls using Tom Knauff's "6 signs of the stall, in the order in which they occur" and much more. Of course Matt had to play instructor to me acting as a student (at the Commercial checkride level.) Lots of fun and now that our really strong season is here, I'm looking forward to some fun soaring by myself in my DG-1000.

Then again, it has two seats . . .