IR checkride story!

Guy,

thanks for the report - and congrats!!

That thing about the headsets should get him out of business real soon,
though, IMHO.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Andrew Gideon" <ag7337@tagonline.com> wrote in message
news:bg90pr$bmv$1@tea.int.tagonline.com...
> Guy Elden Jr. wrote:
> [...]
> > I was quite relieved when the oral was over, because even though I
> > presented myself as calm, I was definitely nervous inside. The examiner
> > said I'd done a very good job, as did one of the FAA guys in the
bleachers
> > behind me, so I was pretty well charged up for the ride itself! My basic
> > approach to the oral is to treat it like a grueling technical interview
> > (I'm a software developer).
>
> Damn. Are you me?

Uh, just a sec... <me goes to mirror> <me looks in mirror> ... nope, I'm
still me! :-)

> > As I completed one full trip around the pattern, the examiner handed me
an
> > approach chart for Somerset airport in NJ, and told me I'd been cleared
> > for the approach, radar services terminated. So I flew the whole
approach,
> > PT and all, and got it down to minimums as appropriate.
>
> I hope there wasn't anyone in the pattern. As I recall that airport, an
> approach would run you right through that.

The examiner was on the radio calling out our position for me. Before we
started with the test, he said he'd let me take care of all the radio calls
until he was satisfied I could handle them on my own. Then he would take
over and I'd concentrate on the rest of the approaches and maneuvers. For
that particular approach, we had already cancelled IFR, so the examiner was
acting as ATC, and I directed all of my "calls" to him directly.

--
Guy Elden Jr.

Andrew,

> I see. I'm a little surprised that he didn't want you to handle the radio.
> Pretending to be ATC, I understand. But part of your job is to handle the
> radio, after all.
>

Well, that headset thing makes all that more difficult than it should be.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

> That's another good reason to make these postings, people. Human memory
is
> a fleeting thing, but Deja News is forever. Oh, wait, I forgot...

You know about , right?

> I'm still quite curious: who was the DE? Was it that fellow (Green?) from
> Century? I found an earlier USENET posting which appears to indicate that
> you fly there, or at least flew there.

Yep, he's the one.

--
jr

Guy Elden Jr. wrote:

>> That's another good reason to make these postings, people. Human memory
> is
>> a fleeting thing, but Deja News is forever. Oh, wait, I forgot...
>
> You know about , right?

Dejagoogle? Yes. Sorry...I was making a joke.

>> I'm still quite curious: who was the DE? Was it that fellow (Green?)
>> from
>> Century? I found an earlier USENET posting which appears to indicate
>> that you fly there, or at least flew there.
>
> Yep, he's the one.

Interesting. Have you any idea why Century left MMU? I thought that MMU
was kicking out "small airplanes" (rather like what TEB's doing with their
recent fee changes), but I've since learned that there's a new "small
airplane" FBO/School opening at MMU.

Any thoughts about a MAPA meeting?

- Andrew