Pilots License
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:20 am
Well after everything that has gone on in my flying I have finally completed everything and am a licensed pilot. It only took three different instructors to get the job done.
My original CFI quit because of airport politics, and it took two years to find another in our area that knew anything about a tailwheel plane. Sad isn't it. after only 4 times with my new CFI I had completed all requirements and was ready for my checkride. The day before my test the weather turned stormy and stayed that way for about 2 weeks. However now we couldn't find the new guy. Seems he took a charter job and was in the Bahamas.
So after three more months we found the third CFI. He signed me off to fly to him about 38 Nautical. After three flights from Centerville TN to Lawrencburg TN He said I was ready and he would schedule my checkride. I had just walked into the door that afternoon and my CFI was on the phone with Chuck. I was to have a bag ready and be in Lawrencburg by 7:30 am, we were going to fly to West Memphis for my Checkride.
The checkride went off without a hitch and not only did I get my sport pilot ticket but got all my sign offs for airspace as well, as my sign off for spin awareness training. I think the DPE was inthralled with the old bird cause once the maneuvers were done he said my plane and played for about 20 minutes.
So needless to say it took me 4 years to get it but I am enjoying it.
On the 18th of this month I took off from our home field and flew approx. 93 nautical to a friends grass strip down by the river in Alabama. Its a really nice little 1000 foot strip amongst the cornfields. camped out there with chuck for the weekend, (he drove the car with camping gear by the way) and took off with a passenger to fly home on Sunday. It was great.
My original CFI quit because of airport politics, and it took two years to find another in our area that knew anything about a tailwheel plane. Sad isn't it. after only 4 times with my new CFI I had completed all requirements and was ready for my checkride. The day before my test the weather turned stormy and stayed that way for about 2 weeks. However now we couldn't find the new guy. Seems he took a charter job and was in the Bahamas.
So after three more months we found the third CFI. He signed me off to fly to him about 38 Nautical. After three flights from Centerville TN to Lawrencburg TN He said I was ready and he would schedule my checkride. I had just walked into the door that afternoon and my CFI was on the phone with Chuck. I was to have a bag ready and be in Lawrencburg by 7:30 am, we were going to fly to West Memphis for my Checkride.
The checkride went off without a hitch and not only did I get my sport pilot ticket but got all my sign offs for airspace as well, as my sign off for spin awareness training. I think the DPE was inthralled with the old bird cause once the maneuvers were done he said my plane and played for about 20 minutes.
So needless to say it took me 4 years to get it but I am enjoying it.
On the 18th of this month I took off from our home field and flew approx. 93 nautical to a friends grass strip down by the river in Alabama. Its a really nice little 1000 foot strip amongst the cornfields. camped out there with chuck for the weekend, (he drove the car with camping gear by the way) and took off with a passenger to fly home on Sunday. It was great.
