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BFR yesterday; first instrument approaches!
My BFR was due in June, so I figured I'd get it out of the way a little
early so I wouldn't have to possibly ground myself. I scheduled for Saturday, but the weather was looking marginal (I'm VFR only). Saturday morning rolled around, TAF called for IMC. So I called my instructor to get his thoughts. He asked me if I was instrument rated (no), I asked him if it was possible to incorporate some simulated IFR into the flight portion of the review. That's what we did. After some ground discussion and Q&A, we filed IFR from OSU (Ohio state University, Columbus OH), to CYO (Circleville OH), to TZR (Bolton) and back to OSU. Prior to this, the only instrument training I had was the hood time for the private, and an hour here and there for aircraft checkouts, unusual attitude etc. I have to tell you, I am quite excited about persuing my instrument rating now. It is one thing to read about it or watch a video on the topic, quite another to actually do it. Being vectored around for traffic, given clearance for the approach, etc. was a great experience and lots of fun. Wirh the weather as it is right now in Ohio, at 4000 feet it was absolutely the smoothest ride I can remember. So, I got to do some IFR approaches, Bill (the instructor) got to evaluate my flying skills and I got myself current for another 2 years. Worked out well. Mike |
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BFR yesterday; first instrument approaches!
Cautionary note: When you begin instrument training in earnest, don't go
right into approaches, no matter how much you enjoyed this experience. Your instructor should give you a solid basis in flight by instrument reference (maybe five hours of very boring stuff for him) so that when you do get into approaches you will have the muscle memory down cold and will be able to transition between level and climb, climb and level, etc etc without really thinking about it. Having said that, I always tried to end an hour of practicing "control solely by instrument reference" by shooting an approach. Sometimes I let the student do it under the hood, sometimes we did it VFR so that the student could relate needle position to the proximity of terrain and obstacles. Bob Gardner "Michael Ware" wrote in message . .. My BFR was due in June, so I figured I'd get it out of the way a little early so I wouldn't have to possibly ground myself. I scheduled for Saturday, but the weather was looking marginal (I'm VFR only). Saturday morning rolled around, TAF called for IMC. So I called my instructor to get his thoughts. He asked me if I was instrument rated (no), I asked him if it was possible to incorporate some simulated IFR into the flight portion of the review. That's what we did. After some ground discussion and Q&A, we filed IFR from OSU (Ohio state University, Columbus OH), to CYO (Circleville OH), to TZR (Bolton) and back to OSU. Prior to this, the only instrument training I had was the hood time for the private, and an hour here and there for aircraft checkouts, unusual attitude etc. I have to tell you, I am quite excited about persuing my instrument rating now. It is one thing to read about it or watch a video on the topic, quite another to actually do it. Being vectored around for traffic, given clearance for the approach, etc. was a great experience and lots of fun. Wirh the weather as it is right now in Ohio, at 4000 feet it was absolutely the smoothest ride I can remember. So, I got to do some IFR approaches, Bill (the instructor) got to evaluate my flying skills and I got myself current for another 2 years. Worked out well. Mike |
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BFR yesterday; first instrument approaches!
Congrats. on the BFR Mike...and for getting a taste of instrument
flying. As Bob said, you'll need to get some basic attitude instrument flying in before jumping into approaches. Still...that first taste of IMC is an eye opener, eh? Way different than flying under the hood. I had a chance for a couple hours of IMC time during my PPL training and was glad my CFI and I did so. In the last few months of my instrument training, we had a chance for much more IMC and it was all a great experience. Glad to hear that you're excited about the instrument rating. I found it to be a lot of work and my brain was mush after several flights but in the end, it's very much worth it. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane Arrow N2104T "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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BFR yesterday; first instrument approaches!
"Michael Ware" wrote: ... I am quite excited about persuing my instrument rating now. Go for it. Getting the rating was tough for me; it took a year, and at the end I was just about fed up with it. I was also a much more proficient pilot with both yoke-and-rudder and the ATC system. If you fly much for serious travel, I believe you will find the rating useful. At the very least, you will get better radar service when flying IFR. Beware, though: using the rating can get you killed if you do not maintain proficiency well beyond what is required by the FARs for currency. Everyone firmly resolves to do this, of course, but it is a tougher resolution to keep than it might seem. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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BFR yesterday; first instrument approaches!
On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:46:10 -0500, Dan Luke wrote:
Beware, though: using the rating can get you killed if you do not maintain proficiency well beyond what is required by the FARs for currency. Everyone firmly resolves to do this, of course, but it is a tougher resolution to keep than it might seem. Please heed Dan's advice above. See http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...998f4ba6960ee7 for why my experiences concur with Dan's advice. I had only gone 6 weeks without doing actual approaches and felt like I was out of shape and that was after flying 2.4 hours level flight in actual conditions. Allen |
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