BFR'd yet again...

Well, I lived through my biennial torture session yet again. One hour of
ground-grilling on Friday, followed by 1.2 hours of flight testing
yesterday.

We had a great time (my CFI on this flight was a good friend, which always
makes things easier) and I think I'm about as proficient as I've ever
been -- but I was impressed at how rusty I had become with hood work. Since
postponing my pursuit of the instrument rating I've fallen out of the habit
of practicing while under the hood, and it felt like it. Although my
instructor said I did fine, I've made a mental note to fly more often with
the foggles on...

The only unusual (for me, anyway) thing we did was 60-degree banked turns
while under the hood. I managed to hold altitude on a 360 degree turn, but
the relatively high Gs combined with the turbulent air made for a fairly
uncomfortable experience.

Still, it's always good to be stretched a bit -- it's easy to get complacent
droning along on cross-country flights all the time.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"