Bow’eth Down’eth in awe before me!
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Bow’eth Down’eth in awe before me!
Yes that’s right all my former fellow daytime VFR bimbler plebs out there in PPRUNE land, freshly minted Instrument Rated skygod (albeit a junior one) reporting for duty
.I look forward with gleeful anticipation to responding to thread questions from VFR PPLers similar to the ones I used to ask with the contempt and dismissive attitude that my new status affords. And yes before some smart arse points out that it has taken me 20 years to get the rating, that minor detail is of no relevance now that the temporary certificate adorns my logbook.
Right then, I’m off the smite those low ceilings and cumulus clouds that used to make my life ****. Now what was that little ditty again? Turn, Time Twist, , , ah bollox I’ve forgotten already
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freshly minted Instrument Rated skygod
(Edited to say- I speak from the UK perspective. In the US my appreciation is that folks want you to fly and fly safely and thus are keen that you expedite your IR accordingly).
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pb84,
Congratulations. Very well done. I had a Canadian IR (now lapsed), which I acquired in my mid-40s. Even though I had had previous instrument experience, including a PFIG in a UAS, I found it the most intellectually difficult exercise I had ever undertaken, including physics at university.
I did mine in a 172 and it was clear that the standards and expectations of both my instructor and examiner were exactly the same as if I had been doing it in a Boeing - "4200' please, not 4220'". My examiner was an ex-CF104 pilot and although he was slightly bored by the pedestrian performance, he was very keen to make sure I was able to meet the standards. One of his techniques was to engage me in conversation to see if I could still keep up with my situational awareness.
Congratulations. Very well done. I had a Canadian IR (now lapsed), which I acquired in my mid-40s. Even though I had had previous instrument experience, including a PFIG in a UAS, I found it the most intellectually difficult exercise I had ever undertaken, including physics at university.
I did mine in a 172 and it was clear that the standards and expectations of both my instructor and examiner were exactly the same as if I had been doing it in a Boeing - "4200' please, not 4220'". My examiner was an ex-CF104 pilot and although he was slightly bored by the pedestrian performance, he was very keen to make sure I was able to meet the standards. One of his techniques was to engage me in conversation to see if I could still keep up with my situational awareness.
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How many packets of Cheerios did you go through before you found your 'lightweight IR"?
Gutsy buggers those Yanks