I flew a Piper Super Cub on snow skis today at Northwoods Aviation in Cadillac, Michigan. As if that wasn’t cool enough, my instructor was Rick Durden, author of the AvWeb column “The Pilot’s Lounge” and host of the CFIcast … Read More
Well, the big day finally arrived after waiting a little over two weeks for the weather and my schedule to cooperate. There were no surprises during my 1.4-hour flight because I was well-prepared. I had 12.7 hours of dual in … Read More
Weather was not at all cooperative for a multiengine checkride today, but I did manage to do the oral questioning part. As expected, we had a lengthy discussion about Vmc and single-engine performance along with systems, V-speeds, and all the … Read More
I flew with Mike again today for one last stage check type of flight. Out of the two hours I flew today, most was simulated instrument time with five instrument approaches. I did a GPS approach to Shawano, the VOR … Read More
Today I switched to flying with a different multiengine instructor, Mike, who can sign me off for my checkride. (I’ve been mainly flying with the examiner, and the other instructor I flew with left for the airlines.) I reviewed engine-out … Read More
Today I worked on the VFR multiengine maneuvers and single-engine work. It was finally warm enough outside to actually shut down one of the Seminole’s engines during my lesson. This time the “feather” part of the checklist was real and … Read More
I flew two lessons with students in the 172 on this windy, bumpy day before taking a lesson in the Seminole. Today I flew it 1.3 hours and almost all of that was simulated instrument flight. I did a hold … Read More
The weather deteriorated rapidly as I taxied out for today’s lesson in the Seminole. Woody had flown in VFR conditions just an hour earlier, and now the snow was coming down and visibility was dropping. While we were taxiing out, … Read More