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New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 7:46 am
by joey4420
I passed my check ride last night, so it is official I am now a paper carrying(as we know the card takes a while) Sport Pilot. I made a couple minor mistakes, but all went well.

Including check ride I am at 35.8 hours and 88 landings. Not bad for really only flying once a week on Saturdays.

Now to go get my plane and start flying a lot more.

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 8:01 am
by Merlinspop
Congrats!!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:31 am
by RTK
Congratulations! Now don't let that paper get too flat by sitting in your logbook. Get out there, log more time and wrinkle that paper up. You'll get a nice, crisp card in the mail in about 45 days that will replace it. :)

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 10:45 am
by TimTaylor
Congratulations.

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 11:27 am
by rcpilot
Congratulations! Well done.

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:03 pm
by MrMorden
Fantastic, well done sir!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 4:29 pm
by Wm.Ince
Congratulations Joey!
March on!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 5:25 pm
by pjdavis
Great Job! Congrats!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:19 pm
by Half Fast
Congrats!

Well done, sir. Now go fly!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:47 am
by smutny
Congratulations!

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 5:33 pm
by pjdavis
I am getting ready for my check ride - what were the minor mistakes that you made?

PJ

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:04 pm
by joey4420
The oral I did very well on, had to look up one question... What instruments are required in the aircraft.

Flying, turns around a point I couldn't tell the downwind for the point because I didn't look at the smoke 4 mile away to see which way it was blowing.

My first landing I didn't stay on the centerline very well due to the crosswind. (I was paying more attention to the fact that both G3's in the skycatcher went red X so I was nervous and wasn't paying attention.

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:57 pm
by TimTaylor
I guess he pulled the circuit breaker on the Garmins.

Re: New Sport Pilot

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:09 pm
by joey4420
No they were intermittent most of the flight, then turning on to the 45 for downwind, they went X, it was just one more thing to add a wee pressure. I did okay considering. Once I landed, I reset the avionics switch and they both started working again. So I made 3 more landings and all was good.