Bravo Zulu Aviation

For a long time now I have thought that immersion in a subject is the best way to learn it.  I have been making strides to integrate more aviation into my daily life, hoping maybe to learn by osmosis.  Unfortunately the schedule at home always tends to fill up no matter how hard I try to prioritize working towards that instrument ticket.  I finally made the decision to force the stars into alignment, and upon a recommendation, enrolled in a flight school. I write this post from the Albert Lea Inn, in Minnesota.  I have just finished my second full day of training at M N Aviation.  I haven’t yet been in an airplane, but have made great progress towards my goals.  My check ride is already scheduled for this Sunday, so that means I have some intensive studying and practice until then.  So far I’ve spent most of my time here doing ground instruction to assess my current knowledge and fill in gaps, with about 5 hours in the simulator.  The simulator is an evil concoction that takes away all of the joys of flight, and magnifies all of the pesky details.  Once mastering the skills in the simulator,  flying an airplane is easy.  Tomorrow morning will start out with my written test, which I plan to ace.  Then we’ll check the weather (pray for IMC conditions) and do a round-robin 250NM+ tour of the local area including 4 approaches along the way.So, I’ll try to keep up with the blog during these fast-paced weeks, but my Commercial and Multi check rides are tentatively scheduled for July 7th;  which means I’ll have only a few spare moments. Back to the books for me…

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