Eighty two years after Jimmy Doolittle invents instrument flying, French pilots finally get access to a viable instrument rating of their own. A brief comparative look at the state of aviation in the Eurozone. Read more →
Month: June 2011
Trial By Type Rating
Right on the heels of my Simuflite experience comes an AOPA Pilot cover story from guy going after his Phenom 300 type rating at the same location. Read more →
A Fresh Coat of… Code
My credit card got hacked two weeks ago, and my web site gets hacked this week. Ugh. On the plus side, it inspired me to redesign the site so it doesn’t look quite so 2010. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 21
Twenty two days after arriving in Dallas, the Big Day is here! Did I squeak through… or go down in a blaze of glory? I give the answer, and some final thoughts about the Gulfstream IV PIC initial type rating course. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 20
The final push — day two of the dress rehearsal. We work on abormals and single engine approaches, and I discover something worse than failing: causing my sim partner to fail. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 19
As we get closer to the end of the program, the teaching stops and the testing begins today with the first half of a dress rehearsal for the checkride. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 18
The heat is on in the sim — it’s “hot weather” day, and we’ve got just the right instructor to help keep us cool. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 16-17
After the fiasco yesterday, things improve dramatically despite the rapid pace of approaches and malfunctions. We experience cold weather flying, and I made a key discovery from observing how my sim partner operates. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 15
They say the simulator can humble even the best of pilots. Now I know what they’re talking about. The schedule called for ‘abnormal procedures’ today, but sadly, the most abnormal thing about the whole day ended up being my flying. Read more →
G-IV Type Rating, Day 13-14
Day 13 is a repeat of the previous sim session, albeit with a new instructor and an observer. Day 14 was a day off, and an opportunity to get adjusted to a new, later schedule. Read more →