Originally Posted by
tossbag
By the looks of all the training required to reach those competencies, I'm kinda wondering why you're bothering with NVFR when you could do PIR for the same price?
Now THAT, is a really good question! ..but the answer is that if I could get a PIR at the same price, I would have.
It's been a really great learning experience to enhance my VFR flying (in particular the design and operation of navaids older than me. Anyone here know what a "goniometer" is and what it's used for?!? I do!) ...but if I had the time over again a PIR would definitely be both easier to obtain and more useful in the end.
The grass is always greener.. (except at night)