Phase II

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck) 04/16/2019 at 23:36 • Filed to: None

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And so it begins.... My FAA check ride has been scheduled and I’ve started instrument training. What’s that? It’s flying the plane with only the instruments. When I’m done, I’ll be able to fly through inclement weather conditions where visibility is compromised.  Not that anyone wants to fly through bad weather, but having the training means that a pilot can fly out of an airport when visibility is bad. Once airborne, the pilot can climb above the clouds and proceed to the planned destination.

While in training, I get to wear a fancy hat that blocks my view of everything except the instruments. As before, I’ll spend a few weeks in ground school then I’ll start flying with an instructor it should be fun!

jminer > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/16/2019 at 23:53

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Good luck on your check ride!

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/17/2019 at 00:01

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You know who was the first to do that? None other than Jimmy Doolittle.

Doolittle made the first “blind flight” on September 24, 1929. He took off in the Guggenheim Fund’s Consolidated NY-2, flew a set course, and landed while under a fabric hood and unable to see outside the airplane. He relied entirely on a directional gyro, artificial horizon, sensitive altimeter, and radio navigation. ( Smithsonian )

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 04/17/2019 at 00:07

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That would terrify me.

MrDakka > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/17/2019 at 00:08

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Does the instrument training include how to properly tap all the dials so they all register good news?

WilliamsSW > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/17/2019 at 00:20

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  Good luck on the checkride!

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 04/17/2019 at 00:29

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With a bit of help from Sp erry and Ocker. :)

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/17/2019 at 07:34

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I told every student I’ve had that they need to get an instrument rating, or at least a few flights and practice. Once you have it, you don’t necessarily have to go out and fly hard IFR (and if you’re in a single engine piston plane , I really wouldn’t recommend it), but it’ll save your ass when you’re out flying and weather closes in unexpectedly.

Good on you for continuing your training. The instrument ticket is where you gain the ability to fly safely when the unexpected occurs. 

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 04/17/2019 at 07:43

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Just a bit!

TheRealBicycleBuck > MrDakka 04/17/2019 at 09:14

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Made me laugh!

TheRealBicycleBuck > jminer 04/17/2019 at 09:14

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Thanks!

TheRealBicycleBuck > WilliamsSW 04/17/2019 at 09:16

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Thanks! It’s several weeks away, so I have lots of time to worry and prepare. Several of my classmates from ground school are in the instrument course and they already passed their check ride with the same examiner. They’ve already started feeding me advice.