Earl Williams
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- Mar 17, 2002
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Greetings fellow aviators!
Although I've done my PPL and IR Part 141, I've decided to switch to Part 61 for the Commercial to allow for some flexibility in scheduling airplanes at different FBO's. Coming from Part 141, where everything is so structured in the syllabus, I was curious if what I'm doing is common. Basically, since I only have around 120 hours, I'm just going out and flying a bunch of XC's in order to build up towards the 250. My CFI said that we'll probably start working on maneuvers at around the 200 hour mark, and then shortly thereafter transition into the complex (which I'll do my checkride in).
I suppose I'm just used to the PPL and IR training whereby each lesson has specific maneuvers to work on, and you kind of "check off" specific objectives after each flight. Versus the Commerical so far which has been essentially just going out and flying. Is it common for the beginning part of the Commercial rating to be like this?...just going out and building time, hour after hour? (which has been VERY fun, I must say!!) For those CFI's, or those who've done the Commercial, was this about the way you've done it?
Thanks for the responses, and fly safe!
-Earl
Although I've done my PPL and IR Part 141, I've decided to switch to Part 61 for the Commercial to allow for some flexibility in scheduling airplanes at different FBO's. Coming from Part 141, where everything is so structured in the syllabus, I was curious if what I'm doing is common. Basically, since I only have around 120 hours, I'm just going out and flying a bunch of XC's in order to build up towards the 250. My CFI said that we'll probably start working on maneuvers at around the 200 hour mark, and then shortly thereafter transition into the complex (which I'll do my checkride in).
I suppose I'm just used to the PPL and IR training whereby each lesson has specific maneuvers to work on, and you kind of "check off" specific objectives after each flight. Versus the Commerical so far which has been essentially just going out and flying. Is it common for the beginning part of the Commercial rating to be like this?...just going out and building time, hour after hour? (which has been VERY fun, I must say!!) For those CFI's, or those who've done the Commercial, was this about the way you've done it?
Thanks for the responses, and fly safe!
-Earl