Wed May 19, 2021 11:25 pm
#1848020
I don't often get the chance to start a post here so I thought I'd grab the opportunity whilst I can.
Yes, I got my SEP licence back in 1989, Night and MEP followed within a couple of years. But even now, once every two years I log the compulsory instructor hour in Year Two of each SEP validity.
There is no fixed content to that hour, though some instructors, fewer these days, try and push you into a mini skills test. Kick back against that unless you feel it would be of benefit.
As ever, a VFR only pilot, I chose to fly my aircraft under a hood, to build my confidence in my ability to fly myself out of trouble if needed.
The RV isn't an ideal IFR/IMC platform, a bit twitchy, not at its best boring straight line holes in clouds. But I successfully navigated Tibenham to the coast at Southwold, then executed a rather too aggressive 180 and navigated back home.
The instructor was moderately impressed when I warned him of glider traffic, left to right, 1300ft below whilst still under the hood. (Thank you Pilot Aware)
A few circuits at base to round off the hour working on wheeler landings were for me, money and time well spent.
I do so value my time with an instructor in the RH seat. You should too.
Rob P
Yes, I got my SEP licence back in 1989, Night and MEP followed within a couple of years. But even now, once every two years I log the compulsory instructor hour in Year Two of each SEP validity.
There is no fixed content to that hour, though some instructors, fewer these days, try and push you into a mini skills test. Kick back against that unless you feel it would be of benefit.
As ever, a VFR only pilot, I chose to fly my aircraft under a hood, to build my confidence in my ability to fly myself out of trouble if needed.
The RV isn't an ideal IFR/IMC platform, a bit twitchy, not at its best boring straight line holes in clouds. But I successfully navigated Tibenham to the coast at Southwold, then executed a rather too aggressive 180 and navigated back home.
The instructor was moderately impressed when I warned him of glider traffic, left to right, 1300ft below whilst still under the hood. (Thank you Pilot Aware)
A few circuits at base to round off the hour working on wheeler landings were for me, money and time well spent.
I do so value my time with an instructor in the RH seat. You should too.
Rob P
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready
in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
- George Orwell-
in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
- George Orwell-