frankh
Well Known Member
AKA...I need a nap!
As many of you know I got my IFR ticket just under two months ago.
Since that time the sun has come out and there has been very little in the way of real weather.
I had resolved myself to do 3 Instrument approaches a month with my safety pilot buddy thinking this would keep me current.
Well today, Mr IMC came came back with 1800ft ceilings and proper IFR up about 6k.
Time to grab the buddy again and go do a few.
Now Imust point out that even thought the ceiling was quite high the conditions were pretty hideous, lashing with rain and a whole bunch of chop to suit.
Add to that the fact that every one and their dog was practicing approaches (not often you hear our local controllers getting flustered) and I began to get anxious before I even took off.
I must say this was not the best flying I had ever done, I purosely made it harder by hand flying everything but it felt like I lost a whole bunch of skill in just two months.
We had one helicopter declare minimum fuel and the controller asking me to get a move on as I was holding up 4 other aircraft...Good job there we no spam cans flying is all I can say!
Bottom line, real IMC is just not the same as under the hood and I can easily see how pilots let their currency lapse, I mean its just NOT FUN!
But I will keep working at it...![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Frank 7a
As many of you know I got my IFR ticket just under two months ago.
Since that time the sun has come out and there has been very little in the way of real weather.
I had resolved myself to do 3 Instrument approaches a month with my safety pilot buddy thinking this would keep me current.
Well today, Mr IMC came came back with 1800ft ceilings and proper IFR up about 6k.
Time to grab the buddy again and go do a few.
Now Imust point out that even thought the ceiling was quite high the conditions were pretty hideous, lashing with rain and a whole bunch of chop to suit.
Add to that the fact that every one and their dog was practicing approaches (not often you hear our local controllers getting flustered) and I began to get anxious before I even took off.
I must say this was not the best flying I had ever done, I purosely made it harder by hand flying everything but it felt like I lost a whole bunch of skill in just two months.
We had one helicopter declare minimum fuel and the controller asking me to get a move on as I was holding up 4 other aircraft...Good job there we no spam cans flying is all I can say!
Bottom line, real IMC is just not the same as under the hood and I can easily see how pilots let their currency lapse, I mean its just NOT FUN!
But I will keep working at it...
Frank 7a