Old Dawg Learns New Tricks (Part 11 of 12)

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THE PAPER EQUIVILENT  OF A PROSTATE EXAM

Well gang Phase III is complete and this old dawg has survived to fight another day. 

Our phase III exam covered, Aircraft Performance, Weight and Balance, Navigation, Flight Physiology and Cross Country Planning.  Brother it was a bear.  I was joking last night that I actually felt an aneurism happen while I took the test. But after all is said and done, I’m still hanging on to an “A”.  Yeah me.

Kids if you are not fans of math, then this aspect of flying  ain’t your cup of tea.  We used everything in our toolbox to figure out the computations and calculations on the exam.  I thank God my wife got me an electronic E6B Flight calculator to accompany the metal Whizz-Wheel (metal slide rule) flight computer I also have.  It made my life a little easier.    

We started the 50 question test around 7:20 and I left the room around 9:00.  Honestly, I was just happy to pass.  We all owe a debt of thanks to our instructor’s generosity for throwing out a couple questions that really threw most of us.  Eric I owe you a cold one!

Next up for me and my fellow intrepid aviators is the practice test for our much dreaded FAA written exam.  This is the one that says whether we fly or not.  That’s coming up next week. 

 Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Until next time I wish you clear skies and straight and level flying. 

-Rik Out