Cloud seeker since 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Instrument Rated!

June 18.  Instrument Checkride passed with no major hiccups.  The oral was not as punishing as some might make it sound, then again I have been studying like crazy even after the written was complete (iPad app with IR test prep comes in very handy here!).  The flight portion was a whirlwind of activity, ILS, GPS partial panel - missed to the published hold, Localizer BC circle to land.  It was hot, humid, and bumpy from thermals... but everything worked out great and my examiner was throwing out tasty nuggets of knowledge the whole time. 

Now its time to set my personal minimums, and start planning some trips!

5 comments:

Steve said...

Awesome... congrats!

chuck hxd said...

now start flying approachs and file inst flt plans. get used to the system. stay current, that's not easy

Julien said...

Congrats Michael! That's awesome.

Jim said...

Congrats!! My own instrument checkride was 7 years ago this week. Chuck hxd is right, staying current can be tough, keep at it.

Gary said...

CONGRATS!!

Now get that ticket wet!