tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post392270431377957355..comments2024-03-18T12:59:19.984-04:00Comments on Photographic Logbook: Between Fire and Ice: An IFR Training UpdateChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-17516541303907374582013-05-10T16:35:44.549-04:002013-05-10T16:35:44.549-04:00My experience was that, once I got into the thick ...My experience was that, once I got into the thick of Instrument training, I didn't have the excess attention to sneak any peeks outside. That's why the experience in the cloud was such a revelation - that even though I was not consciously processing and acting on any peripheral clues, I was obviously using them nonetheless. At the risk of sounding like Spock, "fascinating".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-41754211822514972892013-05-10T16:32:06.735-04:002013-05-10T16:32:06.735-04:00Actually, Steve, not only have I knocked the rust ...Actually, Steve, not only have I knocked the rust off, but I have progressed to the point where most of it has really clicked and I just need to refine things. I am definitely on a more comfortable slope of the learning curve.<br /><br />I Googled Francis Hood and got the Facebook profile of Francis Hood. Looking further, I found what you actually bought. That certainly looks like it would do the trick. I went with a Sporty's product that is something of a Foggles knockoff. It looks exactly like the safety glasses I use in my lab with side shields and all, only fogged in except for coin sized clear areas adjacent to the nose. They're better than what I had,still fit over my glasses, and can be pushed up onto my forehead for when I want to land or easily removed altogether while still wearing a headset. Two thumbs up.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-22190463739958505292013-05-10T12:29:36.578-04:002013-05-10T12:29:36.578-04:00I think you've sufficiently knocked the rust o...I think you've sufficiently knocked the rust off at this point.<br /><br />Which hood did you end up ordering? I bought myself a Francis hood when I ordered all my IR books earlier this year. I've found myself cheating with other hoods doing simulated work with CFIs in the past. Supposedly the Francis is harder than the real thing - which'll undoubtedly suck at first, but I'd still rather learn as best as I can.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-18640354393343893702013-05-02T16:53:17.800-04:002013-05-02T16:53:17.800-04:00Yeah, I think so. I feel as though I have turned ...Yeah, I think so. I feel as though I have turned a corner. I just need to keep the pressure on so that I don't backslide.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-86245691031520842962013-05-02T16:46:59.984-04:002013-05-02T16:46:59.984-04:00"I'm getting comfortable with the whole p..."I'm getting comfortable with the whole process and don't feel like I'm drinking from the firehose anymore."<br /><br />That's a good sign, things are slowing down, more of proactive than reactive. You know you're there when for the first time you're looking for something to do. ;) Everything else is repetition...the finish line is just ahead!<br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637264267903131611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-49947450030276823872013-05-01T22:38:17.646-04:002013-05-01T22:38:17.646-04:00Thanks, Gary. I'm about eight hours, one cros...Thanks, Gary. I'm about eight hours, one cross country, and a fair amount of skill shy of that checkride. Tonight, I logged 1.4 simulated. I did some things very well (flew one ILS beautifully, including the missed to a hold defined as the intersection of a radial and the localizer that I have always found to be tricky). I also did some things not so well. Most importantly though, I'm getting comfortable with the whole process and don't feel like I'm drinking from the firehose anymore.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-28763964961197836412013-05-01T20:22:54.471-04:002013-05-01T20:22:54.471-04:00I almost choked on popcorn as I read the lost vacu...I almost choked on popcorn as I read the lost vacuum reply, good stuff, still laughing. " I was sore, sweaty, exhausted and absolutely ecstatic" Oh how I remember those flights! I would come home and crash on the couch, Mary always asked what my instructor was doing to make me come home like that, I said torture honey pure torture.<br /><br />Sounds like you're getting close. Looking forward to reading that checkride report soon. Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637264267903131611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-76062643891032036592013-04-30T06:27:13.457-04:002013-04-30T06:27:13.457-04:00Thanks for the support, Geoff!Thanks for the support, Geoff!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-68044597940554515942013-04-30T00:07:13.909-04:002013-04-30T00:07:13.909-04:00Great job getting back in the saddle. The timer c...Great job getting back in the saddle. The timer continues to be an item frustration for me as well. I will say it is easier to remember in the "real world" since you have a lot more time to prepare for the arrival than during training hopping from one procedure to the next.<br /><br />Thanks for the great chuckle on your response to the vacuum failure. I like the way you think.<br /><br />Good luck!Geoff Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770451787423219919noreply@blogger.com