Tuning up
I spent some time with my CFI, Andy, today under the hood. Usually when I work with Andy I’m trying to log a couple approaches or holds to stay current, but today was just down and dirty IFR proficiency work. Most of the day was not only under the hood, but partial panel under the hood. That is flying the plane not only without being able to look out the window, but with a subset of the instruments as well. We did some holding, some unusual attitudes and an approach. We even got to bump through some turbulence as we did it, which was even better training.
There’s always stuff to work on, but basically things went well. I can still fly partial panel, even if it’s been a while since I’ve had to deal with all the weird things a compass does when you’re turning. Overall a fun day, and it’s always fun to fly with Andy.