Thanks, Max. Yeah, it was a long flight, and I did not bring
anything to eat -- that was a mistake, for sure.

As others have said, I've chalked the whle thing up to a
learning experience, and am just moving forward. I've
been flying 2x/week since then, and we've been handling
most flights like an X/C, in the sense that I am taking
"ownership" of the whole flight, and my instructor doesn't
really say anything to me except if I really really need
it, and of course, as a debrief after the flight. It's
definitely been confidence building.

-- dave j


"Max T, CFI" wrote in message news:Zt1Sb.133220$Rc4.1044021@attbi_s54...
Don't question your worthiness. Just realize that the stakes
are a little higher when you fly IFR and it's important to stay
on top of your game.

The PAO - SAC - FAT route is one I've take IFR students on,
and 4+ hours is a lot of time under the hood. Did you bring along
water and some food? Both are important for long trips like that
particularly with the kind of workload you have when IFR.
Max T, MCFI


So. Anybody else have a bad flight that made them
question their instrument rating worthiness?

-- dave