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Diary of an IFR Ticket
Joe Campbell © 1993-2004
This is an account of how I earned my instrument rating by flying
52 hours in 18 days spread over three weeks in 1993.
The vitals:
Age: 49 (as of date of checkride)
E-mail:
Total time: 350 hrs, all SEL
Instructor: Charles Harris, (415) 269-2520
E-mail:
Aircraft: Grumman Tiger (AA5/R)
Home base: HWD (Hayward, CA)
ATC Environment: SFO Class B, Oakland, San Jose,
Monterey Class C.
Prolog Mountebank or messiah?
Day 1 Lesson One
Day 2 Holds
Day 3 Silent, on a Peak in Darien
Day 4 The First Day I Died
Day 5 Attitude Problems
Day 6 Party Hats All Around
Day 7 Gunslingers in the Sky
Day 8 "Knock, Knock"
Day 9 Quo Vadis?
Day 10 The Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Day 11 If Thine Eye Offends Thee...
Day 12 Dogpatch Traffic...
Day 13 A Bump in the Road
Day 14 Keepin' Sharp
Day 15 Polishing
Day 16 Scooting Around the Sky
Day 17 Stage Check
Day 18 Check Ride
Epilog Ticket's wet!
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