Posts Tagged ‘Flight Test’

Canada’s Newest Pilot!

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Well sort of.  I hate to seem as if I have blogfaded and headed on to greener pastures.  It’s not true.  In fact I have been thinking a lot about the blog and just have been entirely wound up with the wedding and flying to get any writing done.   Well that is ok, because today, I effing PASSED!!  I took my flight test this morning and passed the test!  I still cannot believe the words.  Of course there is still a bit to do,  and I will get back to you all on that but I wanted to share this huge moment with you now.  

Stay tuned for the deep down version coming shortly……..

 

 

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Lesson 71: I Passed the PPL Flight Test!

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Aircraft: C172
Registration: C-GBRI
Dual Time: 0.0 Total: 49.7
Solo Time: 1.7 Total: 15.5

Mark the calendar!  It happened today.  I got my first real “PIC” flight with my first official passenger!  All I can say is wooo hoooooo!   

The weather was calm,  light winds, sky clear.  I had taken the entire week off as the wedding is coming up on Saturday.  I was in the middle of moving drinks to the caterer and setting up to have the tent arrive on site but all of this would have to wait for me to pass my test.  I drove to the airport knowing that this would be the make or break.  I wasn’t overly confident but Simon did make me feel good during our last flight and therefore what did I have to lose?  

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Lesson 70: A New Approach

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Aircraft: C172
Registration: C-GBRI
Dual Time: 1.3 Total: 49.7
Solo Time: 0.0 Total: 13.8 

Since last time, I have not gone flying.  There was bad weather, I had to re-write my PSTAR because my student permit expired and this preempted me from any solo flight and I also had a lot on my mind due to the wedding coming up on the 18th!   Mat had made a good suggestion that if we forget the Kingston Solo X/C and just get the flight test done, then the pressure will be off and I can go on honeymoon with little worry.  I like the way he thinks.  

I was scheduled to fly in QUO but was told by dispatch that there was a funny thing happened to her.  I guess after a maintenance issue the aircraft was returned to service.  An instructor and student were ready to fly and after starting the engine, turned on the avionics master.  They then smelled and saw smoke in the cockpit!  After shutting down and checking things over there was no fire, but the aircraft would need inspection before flying again.  Back into our favorite C172, BRI!  

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