GravityHater
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I am having a hell of a job nailing the ATP (135) standards. I am 44, have flown since I was 18 - almost all light singles and now have 1900hrs. I did fine on Private, Commercial and OK on instrument (I have 75 sim or actual). and MEL, glider ratings.
I have been up with various instructors for 15 hours and am not progressing as well as I like on the instrument approaches. The rest (airwork, emerg proc, unusual attitudes) is all OK. It seems like I just haven't nailed the IAPs yet. I forget some small detail like turning the ADF radio volume up or can't keep the needles within 1 dot, or
get a bit confused about what will fix a heading deviation
while on an NDB, or how to interpret a VOR needle for a crossing radial. This is my weak area.
(to hear someone say this is normal would help!)
What I think is that:
-I will commit to checklist those things I cannot remember
-I will concentrate more on nailing the needles
-I will practice practice practice until it is second nature and more automatic.
Any ideas or suggestions would help. This is no 'fluff' certificate!
I have been up with various instructors for 15 hours and am not progressing as well as I like on the instrument approaches. The rest (airwork, emerg proc, unusual attitudes) is all OK. It seems like I just haven't nailed the IAPs yet. I forget some small detail like turning the ADF radio volume up or can't keep the needles within 1 dot, or
get a bit confused about what will fix a heading deviation
while on an NDB, or how to interpret a VOR needle for a crossing radial. This is my weak area.
(to hear someone say this is normal would help!)
What I think is that:
-I will commit to checklist those things I cannot remember
-I will concentrate more on nailing the needles
-I will practice practice practice until it is second nature and more automatic.
Any ideas or suggestions would help. This is no 'fluff' certificate!