Tony Seton
06/05
"Four years ago, I earned my Instrument Rating as a private pilot. I had studied and trained over ten months, and after missing one piece of the first test, I passed the second time. So according to the FAA, I could fly in those bad weather conditions; I could fly using instruments alone. I haven’t been flying much during the past couple of years, but during that whole period there had never been an occasion for me to fly in bad weather. Last week I flew in IMC for the first time.
Nor, truth be told, was the weather actually bad when I went up with Jason, my flight instructor, who was flying with me to make sure that I did, in fact, know how to fly by instruments alone. Jason has been on this planet all of 21 years, but he is a natural instructor. He handled me easily and effectively, examining and informing with a smooth precision that filled in some important gaps in my awareness and added confidence to my ticket..." more... |