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Down to minimum today
It's been just about a year since I had gotten my IFR ticket, and have over 250
hours since, about 25 hours in actual. But, my personal minimums have been 1000 ft and 3 miles. Today (Knoxville, TN) we had perfect conditions to safely fly in the soup. (NO ICE) I got my instructor on board and we flew three approaches, NDB, GPS, ILS. During the NDB and GPS approaches we never saw the ground, but the additional 400 feet of the ILS approach, we completed the approach to a nice touch down. We broke out at about 300 feet above the ground. What an absolute excellent experience. Major difference? Having the instructor as a safety pilot eliminated any lack of confidence from entering into the flight. All three approaches, if you indulge me in a little boasting, where close to perfect. I know for a fact however, if I was flying these solo, my left leg would be shaking uncontrollably due to the addrenaline. But with a safety pilot (CFII) to my right, my confidence was high, and my flying, radio work, and navigation went really well. Anyway, I just had to post, this was such a wonderful training experience. Question, does that leg ever stop shaking? Mark |
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