Stage I Commercial

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So another round of good 'ol test taking. I studied quite a bit and still ended up missing 3 questions. I missed stupid questions due to the wording but none the less, I should have ended up with a 100%. I brought down the class average. I was last today. Not a good feeling. There was me with a 94%, 96%, 98%, and two 100%. I need to catch up get it in gear or something.

We have another graduation to attend to today at Main Campus. Should be fun meeting some execs. from various airlines!

Miami....

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Miami was great but Adelle and I got over it really quick. It was just great hanging out again walking everywhere and just starring into each other for ever. Where did the time go eh?

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PSP Web Browsing

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So here it is! I'm actually posting from my Sony PSP. The madness has begun! I have to admit that this feature is better than any of today's games. I can't wait for Madden '06. I have to get it on PSP though because I don't have a PS2 here in Florida. More time to learn more on my own about football! Maybe I'll get to even know my team better. (and for those who don't know me, I like the Chargers.)

This is hell week...

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I'm studying like crazy for my Instrument Oral Exam as well as the EOC (End of Course Checkride). Today's flight as well as last night's helped me out quite a bit in making sure that I was ready for the actual rate ride. So far so good and I have within PTS. I want to make things perfect but we'll see how it goes on Wednesday. I have a Pre-Oral tomorrow w/ our instructor and I hope that I am adequate enough to show her what I know. I hope also to learn new pointers before I go in on Wednesday.

CAPT is getting crazy with all the news happening around the facility. More or less, we are getting students left and right with a new July class of 6-8 students. I saw 4 today and I think the others are joining in tomorrow. I'm happy to see my school doing well. It means that we are on the right track. So, basically if you are interested in the program, I would apply now and start as soon as possible. Rumor has it that a waitlist is starting to form for various start dates!

Sidenote: This could be my last week in single engine training.

Alternator Failure

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Manoj decided to space out his three approaches with 48 NM in between where as I thought that I might as well make the GPS transition into the ILS right away. So my flight plan was as follows: Depart Flagler 11 turn West bound and call up Daytona for the GPS 8 into KOMN followed by the ILS 7L into KDAB then hold over OMN VOR followed by the VOR-A into X47. Everything was going well up until the following chaos. I was established on the ILS 7L (DA = 255) and when I was maintaining GS and Locailzer, somewhere around 400 MSL, the Check Instructor had not called out Airport Environment insight and he ended up pulling the Alternator CB on me. Of course, I flew to 255 and executed missed, pulled out the QRH, called Tower to go missed and went back to Daytona Approach to get my holding instructions. As all this was happening, Daytona didn't ask to call when I was ready to copy the instructions, but instead just gave them to me right away. I determined that I had to execute a Tear Drop Entry and I got that just fine. I got the Alternator back somewhere on my climb out from the MAP. After a few laps in the hold (more like 2 laps) I asked Daytona for the approach into x47. So far everything was good. I noticed that again, the check instructor pulled another CB (the flaps) and then when I was getting vectors for the VOR-A the DG and Attitude Indicator went out. So flying with the compass was great, but the AI was all over the place. I didn't have a post-it to help cover the brown on top and finally when I was 1 DME from the FAF, I lowered the flaps and nothing came down. I decsended to the MDA (560), went visual and executed a no flap landing approach at 100 knots. It was a great landing but I did glide about 50% down the 5000" Runway. I had fun, and I didn't get the instruments that I lost while on the approach back until I was taxiing back into the ramp.

All in all, I learned a lot and now I'm officially gearing up for my EOC (End of Course) Checkride and Oral. I can't say that I'm that ready and prepared for it, but I'll be doing a lot of studying.

Tailwheels and 90 degree turns

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I had my first tail wheel experience today. I now want to get my rating in it too. Should be fun. Flying stick was great. I fly stick today, but the old fashioned long stick was awesome! I flew a 1982 Decathalon Bellanca (2990D). I only flew back seat and tried to execute a 90 degree turn, but was uncoordinated. I couldn't see the turn back indicator at all but I didn't lose that much alt.

In only 7 hours, I will be conducting my Stage II Instrument Proficiency Test, which is one of the hardest in the program. I will be exectuing 3 approaches total and a hold. More specfically, a GPS Approach into KOMN, followed by the GPS 9L into KSFB, Followed by a hold at OMN and then the VOR-A into X47. I should make it alright but we'll see. Look for an update entry at 1800 EDT. If I do pass, I have the final EOC (End of Course) Checkride this coming Friday or sometime the following week.