How serious of a pilot are you?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:02 pm
Years ago I use to jump around the map to wherever I wanted to fly from. New York one day, LA the next, Chicago tomorrow.
Well a long time ago my philosophy changed for the better I think. I now fly point to point to point. It makes it much more realistic.
For instance, for the past few years I have given my plane a purpose; I'm a big NASCAR fan so I follow it around the country, and boy do they jump around with no rhyme or reason. But it gives a reason to jump in the cockpit and go to the next track. Sometimes it's an easy run, Daytona to Atlanta. Other times not so much, like Phoenix to Richmond. Those long trips take me and my Cessna a few legs to get to the final destination but that's how I get my kicks and my logbook entries are sequential. I read on here the other day about the Sun-n-Fun fly-in in Florida but couldn't participate. I am in California for now. I came out here for the race in Fontana last month and decided to sign up for PE's two-week trial. I have since become a paying subscriber and now watch the races on the television instead of in the stands at the track!
My question to all those out there that have done the CAT ratings. After completing the Cat-6 at Mojave, for instance, did you load up at San Bernardino to start the Cat-7 or did you make an intermediate flight to get there for real, practicing your newly founded delta airspace departure and arrival communication skills? As for me, I'm sitting at KSBD with another hour in the books getting there.
Well a long time ago my philosophy changed for the better I think. I now fly point to point to point. It makes it much more realistic.
For instance, for the past few years I have given my plane a purpose; I'm a big NASCAR fan so I follow it around the country, and boy do they jump around with no rhyme or reason. But it gives a reason to jump in the cockpit and go to the next track. Sometimes it's an easy run, Daytona to Atlanta. Other times not so much, like Phoenix to Richmond. Those long trips take me and my Cessna a few legs to get to the final destination but that's how I get my kicks and my logbook entries are sequential. I read on here the other day about the Sun-n-Fun fly-in in Florida but couldn't participate. I am in California for now. I came out here for the race in Fontana last month and decided to sign up for PE's two-week trial. I have since become a paying subscriber and now watch the races on the television instead of in the stands at the track!
My question to all those out there that have done the CAT ratings. After completing the Cat-6 at Mojave, for instance, did you load up at San Bernardino to start the Cat-7 or did you make an intermediate flight to get there for real, practicing your newly founded delta airspace departure and arrival communication skills? As for me, I'm sitting at KSBD with another hour in the books getting there.