3 hours 'til IFR checkride...

[Steven Barnes]

Little less than 3 hours to go...

Latest METAR/TAF.

KSPI 231754Z 15007KT 8SM FEW046 BKN060 29/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02890211
10294 20189 50001

KSPI 231728Z 231818 15008KT P6SM SCT030
** TEMPO 2124 P6SM BKN030CB **
** FM0000 17007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB **
FM0300 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
Hmmm.....
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PP-ASEL

[Roger Halstead]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:36:57 GMT, "Steven Barnes"
> wrote:

>Little less than 3 hours to go...

Time's up. Fill us in. Went well I hope.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>
>Latest METAR/TAF.
>
>KSPI 231754Z 15007KT 8SM FEW046 BKN060 29/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02890211
>10294 20189 50001
>
>KSPI 231728Z 231818 15008KT P6SM SCT030
>** TEMPO 2124 P6SM BKN030CB **
>** FM0000 17007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB **
> FM0300 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
>Hmmm.....

[Steven Barnes]

Whew. All done.
Got to the airport at 4pm to some pretty dark skies. Oral started around
4:45. Spent almost an hour just getting the 8710 right & verifying hours,
verifying plane was current, etc. Did a flight plan, went over charts,
procedures, lost-comm, etc. Looked at a couple weather charts, decoded
METARs, TAFs and Sigmets. Got a local briefing & decided weather was good
for a local flight. Things had lifted up to about 6,000 with a chance for
3SM & 035CB. We were sticking close.

Did a hold, steep-turns, unusual attitudes, timed turns, etc. Came back in
partial panel & did the VOR22 approach. Got my gyros back & did an ILS22.
Got setup for a LOC22 circle to 31 & had to mow through the localizer & spin
back around for traffic coming in. Interesting. Did my circle (really hard
holding that MDA. He didn't want me higher or lower. All done. 1.7 hobbs.

When we got back in, he told my CFII, "I'm not gonna pass him. He flies
better than me. I can't have that." Once my heart started beating again, we
filled out my new certificate. Very cool.

3.8 of actual & looking for more.....


"Roger Halstead" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:36:57 GMT, "Steven Barnes"
> > wrote:
>
> >Little less than 3 hours to go...
>
> Time's up. Fill us in. Went well I hope.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
>
> >
> >Latest METAR/TAF.
> >
> >KSPI 231754Z 15007KT 8SM FEW046 BKN060 29/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131
T02890211
> >10294 20189 50001
> >
> >KSPI 231728Z 231818 15008KT P6SM SCT030
> >** TEMPO 2124 P6SM BKN030CB **
> >** FM0000 17007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB **
> > FM0300 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
> >Hmmm.....
>

[Andrew Gideon]

Steven Barnes wrote:

> When we got back in, he told my CFII, "I'm not gonna pass him. He flies
> better than me. I can't have that." Once my heart started beating again,

He was just confirming that your medical was valid.

Congrats!

- Andrew