woohoo! Got my instrument rating.

[Yossarian]

now I am certified legal to fly small airplanes in clouds. doesn't sound like much does it? but I started the training for it over a year ago and have spend more than I'd care to admit 😉 I kicked ass on the oral part of the exam (insert joke here) and did just ok on the flight part, but still good enough to demonstrate to the examiner that I'm a safe pilot.

the examiner is a super cool guy... he flew hueys and cobras in vietnam and now captains a Gulfstream 5 for Toyota.

now to drink :beer: and play BF2.

 

[iamwiz82]

Congrats, thats a goal of mine in the future.

 

[skyking]

Congrats. I need to dust mine off this summer. Too much fair weather flying.

 

[m2kewl]

i've got an A/P - i can fix that small airplane you fly in clouds

safe pilot? i seen you fly, it's not pretty 😉

 

[Yossarian]

I wish you had been there to fix the turn coordinator that failed for real during the test. pissed me off, I told them about it 2 weeks ago. keep the dirt side down is all you need to know though.

 

[skyking]

mighty nice of them to continue the examination with a broken airplane. Most examiners I know would have bagged it right then and there, unless it was almost over.

 

[Yossarian]

yah he didn't seem to mind, we were just starting the first approach too.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I wish you had been there to fix the turn coordinator that failed for real during the test. pissed me off, I told them about it 2 weeks ago. keep the dirt side down is all you need to know though.

sure, i'll be sure to look at it on the next 100 hr inspection 😛

 

[aidanjm]

seems like a dangerous hobby :worried;

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I kicked ass on the oral part of the exam (insert joke here) and did just ok on the flight part, but still good enough to demonstrate to the examiner that I'm a safe pilot.

wow, somehow that doesn't fill me with confidence that i could one day be sharing airspace with you!!

 

[episodic]

I knew what it was before I cam it.

Frequent flier since Sublogic Flight Simulator (flight sim fans know how far back that goes)

 

[sixone]

Congrats!!

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I kicked ass on the oral part of the exam (insert joke here) and did just ok on the flight part, but still good enough to demonstrate to the examiner that I'm a safe pilot.

wow, somehow that doesn't fill me with confidence that i could one day be sharing airspace with you!!

He had to meet certain standards to pass.
When you practice it is normal to strive for perfection in every aspect, and achieve near perfection quite often. This happens often enough that a little error here or there, well within standards is viewed as a failure of some sort.
I've had my good flight tests and bad ones.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I kicked ass on the oral part of the exam (insert joke here) and did just ok on the flight part, but still good enough to demonstrate to the examiner that I'm a safe pilot.

wow, somehow that doesn't fill me with confidence that i could one day be sharing airspace with you!!

would you feel better if I told you a pilot only needs a 70% to pass the written exam? you have some C students flying around out there 😉