Jim,
I have my dual time already accomplished.
I have my ground school already accomplished.
What is needed is an CFI to go through the SP maneuvers with me and sign me off to
visit a DPE for the oral and checkride.
unfortunately, most seem to think that having steering controls in the back seat is a
big deal. Maybe so for a new student, but not needed with me.
Richard,
The point of the checkride is to determine whether or not dual controls are needed or not. Yes, you are correct, most seem to think dual controls are a nice thing. You would probably find this hard to believe, but I have actually had to intervene during a checkride to keep an aircraft from being damaged. I'm sure if you had asked the student before the ride if dual controls are needed, he would have said no. I like your confidence, but unfortunately my life experience tells me that dual controls are a really good idea. And no, I take no one's word for their abilities. I let them show me.
Now, if both would be willing to do the air time in my trike (setup to handle my
weight, but does not have dual controls) Then the SP license would soon be mine.
Good luck with that.
BTW:
regarding the willingness to fly with not enough fuel....
one of the axioms of flight is there is nothing more useless than runway behind you or
air above you and you never have too much fuel unless the aircraft is on fire.
I think you have misunderstood this aviation saying. First of all, I never said or implied that anyone should fly with not enough fuel. I said the pilot should fly with an appropriate amount of fuel. I even gave examples of you and I flying my helicopter, which is a much more weight sensitive machine than anything else I've ever flown. Flying within the performance charts is very critical. If you put in too much fuel and are too heavy to clear the trees or the power lines, and the aircraft ends up on fire in the ensuing crash, then you have too much fuel. Saying you can never have too much fuel demonstrates a serious lack of flight planning awareness and I would say you aren't quite as ready for your checkride as you seem to think. There's more to flying than simply being able to take off and land. Most flying is done with the brain, not the hands, and most pilot deaths or bent equipment incidents are caused by judgment errors, not simple stick and rudder skills.
Jim
R. Williams
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