Ron did it!!

Roger (K8RI) wrote:
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:24:07 -0400, Margy Natalie
wrote:


As of this morning Ron Natalie is an instrument rated pilot!! I guess
all those impromptu extra vacation days due to haze are over :-). This
is great!



My congratulations!

Now, when is the first solo IMC flight?



Margy

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
He almost never gets to fly solo :-). He rarely gets to fly both ways,
we usually split the trips unless one of us is sick. Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).

Margy

In article ,
Margy Natalie wrote:

Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).

You fly first leg - then he flies the return trip under the hood for practice.

evil grin

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
Margy Natalie wrote:

Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).

You fly first leg - then he flies the return trip under the hood for practice.

evil grin

Minus a DG and AI.....

In article ,
Emily wrote:

Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).

You fly first leg - then he flies the return trip under the hood for
practice.

evil grin

Minus a DG and AI.....

ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
Emily wrote:

Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).
You fly first leg - then he flies the return trip under the hood for
practice.

evil grin

Minus a DG and AI.....

ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

Well, of course. g

I think the first 50 hours after I got my instrument were spent flying
minus most of my instruments. I'd kill myself doing that now.

Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
Emily wrote:


Now I guess I
should fly all the time, in case it's IFR on the way back so he gets
that leg ... Nah, I don't think I can manage to make that even close to
believable :-).

You fly first leg - then he flies the return trip under the hood for
practice.

evil grin

Minus a DG and AI.....


ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

I bet George wouldn't like that (George is our autopilot).

Margy

In article ,
Margy Natalie wrote:

ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

I bet George wouldn't like that (George is our autopilot).

It's hardly useful practice to fly under the hood with the a/p on. sheesh.



:-)

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
Margy Natalie wrote:


ok, take away the GPS too. :-)


I bet George wouldn't like that (George is our autopilot).


It's hardly useful practice to fly under the hood with the a/p on. sheesh.



:-)

I know, I wasn't thinking of both at the same time.

Margy

"Bob Noel" wrote:


ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

I bet George wouldn't like that (George is our autopilot).

It's hardly useful practice to fly under the hood with the a/p on.
sheesh.

Ok, why?

I use the AP when flying IAPs for real; why shouldn't I practice with it?

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
Margy Natalie wrote:

ok, take away the GPS too. :-)

I bet George wouldn't like that (George is our autopilot).

It's hardly useful practice to fly under the hood with the a/p on. sheesh.



I thought the suggestion of doing my partial panel approach on the
checkride with the autopilot was cheating too, but the examiner
suggested it.