VW Pilot
MMM...PIGEON CASSEROLE
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Ok I'm currently due for my PPL check ride but here's the coolaid.....On 6/14/2007 I recieved all endorsments and with signoff from my instructor for my check ride....A week from the date posted above, I had the check ride scheduled in a Warrior. But I ran short on some finances and in addition to that, the warrior I schedueled the check ride with got it's death certificate....someone took it up and the engine made some ugly noises and they discovered shavings in the oil.....the school didn't want to fix the plane so they permenantly grounded that plane and is currently selling parts off if it......So I searched the bay area for another warrior and found one....(Not many here) Well before they let me rent the plane, I must be checked for proficiency...Normal..So They asked me what is my training status...I said All I have left is the check ride....They said well for insurance reasons I should just can't check you in the warrior....they want to give me a refresher before I rent it. All I want it for is to practice....I already have been signed off..They want to re-sign me off for the check-ride.....I feel I don't need to be re-signed.....what they were telling me doesn't make sense. So they want to refresh me on some things, milk me for 3hrs, then say on you csn use the plane to practice....So I said well it wouldn't hurt to go up to see if I need improvement. So I did 1.4hrs which included pwr on/off stalls, steep turns, hood work, unusual attidutes with instrument recoveries s-turns, circles around points and check list use....afterwards he told me what to improve on and..... These were the things that I wanted to practice. All I wanted was an aircraft check out to practice.....Now he wants to schedule a x-country to see how I would do...Basically he did everything an examiner might test me on and told me what to improve....extra knowledge wouldn't hurt or a refresher....this I knew but another resign????? I think I'm getting milked...tomorrow I might cancel the x-country and comeup with something else....so between these dates 6/14/2007-7/29/2007 the new instructor recommended another sign off...??????? Any input welcome..thanks.
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