NinerBikes
Well Known Member
Ground school lessons on XC today... a bit overwhelming, all the minute calculations. Fuel consumption, climb out fuel consumption, ground speed made good while climbing out, wind directions, headings where you're blown off course, dead reckoning... I've seriously been ruined by SkyVector for all my flight planning.
Mentally... all those terms and boxes... I think I'm going to fail this with the DPE. Computers and software are wonderful, along with glass EFIS in E-LSA lightening the work load. Guess you need to know how to do it when the computer goes on the fritz.
The actual XC in the Rv-12, with the map screen covered by a Post It, using just the rosette was rather easy, at this point.
I really enjoy how this plane flies. Yes, I had a big smile today, after a long day in and out of the plane, landings at 5 airports, with 3 of them all time new airports to me.
Mentally... all those terms and boxes... I think I'm going to fail this with the DPE. Computers and software are wonderful, along with glass EFIS in E-LSA lightening the work load. Guess you need to know how to do it when the computer goes on the fritz.
The actual XC in the Rv-12, with the map screen covered by a Post It, using just the rosette was rather easy, at this point.
I really enjoy how this plane flies. Yes, I had a big smile today, after a long day in and out of the plane, landings at 5 airports, with 3 of them all time new airports to me.