Flying, Private Pilot, Intrument Rating
A few years ago, for some unknown reason, I decided I needed to be a pilot. I'm currently licensed as a Private Pilot, ASEL-IA (Airplane Single Engine Land, Instrument Airplane).
I took the Foothills College AVIA 51/52 Private Pilot ground school taught by Bill Dillon. This was an excellent, once a week course that I wouldn't mind repeating as a refresher from time to time.
My practical training was through the Palo Alto Flying Club for my Private license.
I used Professional Instrument Courses (PIC) intensive 10-day IFR course to complete my Instrument rating. If you can set aside the time (and money) an intensive course is the way to go, though I was burned out a bit at the end.
Almost each year since completing my private pilot license, I have been lucky enough to be able to attend the EAA AirVenture ("Oshkosh") fly-in. This is an amazing event, with hundreds of exhibitors, many thousands of airplanes, and hundreds of thousands of visitors. Flying a small plane from California to Wisconsin is a great way to experience the western US.
Hughes Racer and Airbus Super Transporter
The FAA has recently adopted a new set of SportPilot regulations which interest me very much.
Mt. St. Helens off the right wing
Books
These books have been very helpful in building my ongoing flying skills:
- Stick and Rudder, by Wolfgang Langewiesche
- Instrument Flying, by Richard L. Taylor
- Weather Flying, by Robert N. Buck
- Mountain Flying, by Sparky J. Imeson
- Instrument Flight Training Manual, by Peter Dogan. (This is the excellent text used for the PIC intensive IFR course.)
Category: flying Pages
- SportPilot
- Palo Alto Airport JCRC
- Flying, Private Pilot, Intrument Rating
- Two Flying Books: 'Solo' and 'Cannibal Queen'
- Autism and Headwinds
- Some new aviation web sites and hints of the future
- Book Reviews: Ernest K. Gann
- Separated at Birth?
- Looking for a 3rd Airplane Partner
Categories: categories flying
