Hey!! It was easy..almost too easy, I kinda feel ripped off! jk
The oral lasted about an hour..which consisted of maybe 30 minutes of questions, 30 minutes of story telling, and then he said "ok..I'm confident you know this stuff. You always come prepared, let's go get this done."..as for the flight, all the maneuvers went fairly well..I almost let my altitude get away from me in the
steep turn, but I corrected for it and told him what I did wrong..the only other detail was that my
lazy eights were a little flat, but they were well within the practical test standards. I'm just picky..so I told him it probably would've been better if I had pulled up a bit more in the first turn.
Now..when it came time for landings, the left lens in my glasses FELL OUT right after I made the radio call to tell tower I was heading their way..no kidding. So, because I don't have a "Must wear corrective lenses" limitation on my medical, I did all of my landings and take offs without them. The traffic pattern was pretty much packed full so I had to do a series of go arounds, right 360s, and extended legs to get enough spacing for a
power off 180..when I finally had the opportunity to do it, I landed maybe 100 feet past my point..the FAA allows up to 200 feet, so that marked the passing of my commercial check ride.
Oh..and the airplane I used was a Cessna 172 RG (retractable gear). They're pretty much dogs but you're required to demonstrate the ability to fly a complex aircraft, so I had to take it. Up next is my multi engine..I have about 10 hours of training left in one before I can take that check ride. Should go by pretty quickly! If the weather holds up and my schedule continues to work out the way it has, I'm thinking I'll have my multi in no more than a month.
Thanks again guys!
