In prepping for my CFI checkride, I decided to take a non-pilot friend flying and “teach” him to fly. So we drove up to the airport, pulled the Archer out of the hangar, preflighted, and climbed in. I sat right seat, which is the first time I’ve sat right seat without and instructor in the […]
Archives for May 2007
You Spin Me ‘Round…
To become a CFI, you must be trained in spin entry and recovery. The theory is that you should have some experience recovering from spins in case a student puts you into one during training. I suppose that makes sense, but that didn’t make me any happier about doing it. Generally, my fear of heights […]
Saratoga Checkout (Part 2)
I finished my checkout in the club’s Saratoga today. Today’s flight was all about flying the plane close to the maximum gross weight. I’ve had plenty of experience flying PA32-300s near max gross, but the club rules don’t account for that, so I had to do it all. So, we filled up the tanks, found […]