5/29/2008After 6 months and 17 days, the day came: I earned my multi-commercial pilot certificate!
The FAA examiner was really nice, I was expecting someone to be screaming at me the whole flight... The checkride oral was pretty fast, only 1 hour, really basic questions, we didn't really get deep into any subject, and for some reason the examiner was satisfied, and we went to fly.
After a meticulous preflight, we took off from 7L to the north practice area. After leaving Charlie Airspace, I squawked VFR, changed frequencies and climbed to 4500 ft. I started to head to my first previously planned checkpoint on my route to Savannah, and then he diverted me to Palatka airport, about 30 miles northwest from were we were. After the inflight calculations of magnetic heading, time and distance to Palatka, the examiner told me forget about Palatka and we started doing all the commercial maneuvers. Then he cut my left engine, I feathered it completely and after flying a couple headings we restarted it, did a Vmc demonstration, and emergency descent to Flagler were I did some various types of take offs and landings. Finally we headed back to Daytona, when he cut my engine again, and I landed single engine back home.... That's it now there's still a lot of work to do.................... single add-on, instructor.... looks like forever!
Hope to post here more often, and keep you guys updated.
Have an awesome weekend!
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3 comments:
Congratulations!
I enjoyed very much reading about your experience. what now? altp? work?
Indeed congratulations dude.
You're, actually, already there! :)
now im starting single-engine add-on to my commercial license, while simultaneously doing flight instructor ground school. Hopefully after the add on I will start my CFII then start working at school... long way =)
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