2 more years...

I awoke to dark grey and wet. So that would make it Auckland Anniversary Day then ;)

However, by late morning, the steady drizzle had all but disappeared, the cloud base had started to increase and even small patches of blue were occassionally sneaking through the light white/grey cloud cover.

I headed out to the club after lunch ready for my booking with CFI Rob. My last BFR (actually my PPL flight test) was 03 February 2008. Meaning my Biennial Flight Review (BFR) was due on 03 February 2010. I had been hoping to avoid having to do one, by (successfully) completing a CPL flight test before that date. Unfortunately, we all know how that turned out. :( And having a 'current' PPL is a requirement for a CPL Flight Test.

So today was BFR with Rob day... including of course, some Max Rate Turns (which aren't even in the PPL syllabus ;)

Thankfully, this was not as stressful as it can be for some PPL Pilots. Mainly because almost every training flight I have done in the last 2 or 3 months has been close to a complete run through the CPL Training Syllabus which has somewhat stricter limits on flight maneuvers (eg. +/- 50' instead of +/- 100') and has a few more of them to boot. Also, one thing that Rob likes to stress is to ensure that the 'basic' maneuvers like medium, steep and compass turns are not 'overlooked' and practised regularly as they can (and have) bitten people on CPL flight tests!

After the flight, filling in the paper-work, I dutifully calculated my hours since the last 'BFR'. 160.2 hours in 2 years. Not too shabby for a "self-funded" operation...

And a memorable way to bring up 250 hours Total Time :D


This Flight: 1.0 Dual
Total Hours: 250.2 (127.2/98.7 Day, 8.6/15.7 Night, 11.0 IFR)