Instrument Rated

Sorry this post is so late, traveling back home took 20 hours and I have been catching up on sleep for the past week. The last week of school was very hectic, trying to balance finals with getting the remainder of my flights in. But I am now an instrument rated pilot! The day of the checkride was beautiful, but with some winds that were not forecast. That, with a number of other factors including Wichita Approach denying 2 of our requested approaches threw a challenge into the mix. But at the end of the afternoon, I was all smiles with an instrument rating in hand. Well sort of, the actual card from the FAA will take a couple months to get to me.

Right before we left, I had the chance to take my father up. It was his first time flying with me, something that I have been looking forward to my whole life. It was a great experience enjoyed by all.

Now I have the summer ahead of me. This blog will most likely become quite silent until the beginning of September when I start on my commercial license. There is a chance I might be able to go flying this summer, but we'll have to see. But until then I will be flying Flight Simulator, staying sharp on my instrument scan and procedures. Until I write again, its been a great year! One down, one to go.

Proving Day

It has been a really busy week so far and will continue to be. I just wanted to update you readers to say "Yes! I'm still here!" This is the last week at Hesston College before I start the 20 hour drive back home. In that amount of time I will hopefully obtain an Instrument rating. Balancing studying for my written (which is tomorrow by the way, May 5 @ 8am) and my checkride among other exams has proven quite challenging. But hey, I chose this career as a pilot which will most definitely involve efficient time management. I might as well start learning the skills now! I still have a checkride date in the works, but hopefully that will be Saturday (May 8). I am nervous, but feel prepared. That is the way to go! Until next time readers, hopefully an instrument rated pilot will be writing the next post!