Dreaded IPC

"Dan Luke" wrote in
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Long story short, I'm now scheduled for an IPC next weekend. The funny
thing is that I find myself dreading it.

I have to take a checkride every 6 months whether I want to or not, and I
always dread it. I've never failed one, but my stomach always gets into a
knot. Maybe it comes from knowing that the guy in the other seat has your
job in his pocket. Whatever the reason, I never do as well on checkrides
as I know I can do when it's just me and the regular copilot in poor
weather.

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Regards,

Stan

I'm in the camp that believes people perform best when they are
enjoying themselves. When they are "into it". If flying with an
instructor makes me "dread" the flight, I just don't do it. Here is
one idea, take a "lesson", then take your IPC. Now when you fly your
IPC, you will be proficient, up to speed and it will be a piece of
cake.

I've always stayed current by meeting the six approaches, six months
thing. But come to think of it, one of those was an IPC. What I find,
to be truly proficient, I need to fly in the clouds every couple of
months. Under the hood just doesn't do it. It helps, but it's not the
same as actual. So my suggestion would be to get some actual.

I agree that actual is best, but I find that flying at night with a
hoodlam is about as close as actual as you can get if you are flying
into and out of an airport that is an area that is not too densely
populated.

Doug wrote:
I'm in the camp that believes people perform best when they are
enjoying themselves. When they are "into it". If flying with an
instructor makes me "dread" the flight, I just don't do it. Here is
one idea, take a "lesson", then take your IPC. Now when you fly your
IPC, you will be proficient, up to speed and it will be a piece of
cake.

I've always stayed current by meeting the six approaches, six months
thing. But come to think of it, one of those was an IPC. What I find,
to be truly proficient, I need to fly in the clouds every couple of
months. Under the hood just doesn't do it. It helps, but it's not the
same as actual. So my suggestion would be to get some actual.


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