Sunday, November 19, 2006
IF or Flying in the Soup
This week will be a long one. I have to work on Saturday, man life sucks.
I tell ya theres nothing worse than coming in on your day off, wearing your issued PJs, flying Multi-Million dollar aircraft. Atleast my Coffee is free.
I plan on being like Dante, of Clerks Fame; "Im not even supposed to be here today!" Whenever I screw up, which is a lot. Learning how to fly high performance aircraft is harder than it looks.
Flying in the soup, is the art of flying straight and level. Sounds easy but its not. Next week I have 5 Instrument Flights (IF) before I get to fly Clearhood again. the grass is always greener on the other side, When I fly Clearhood I want to fly IF and visa versa.
One of my Fellow Cobras said this "Man, Clearhood sucks I hate Clearhood, IF isn't any better, I wish we could just go flying." Everyone here loves to fly, its flying by the numbers is what can get to you.
Currently watching the Grey Cup, but Im mostly thinking about Christmas, can't wait to see you guys again. Have fun in Edmonton, I will lounge here in Moose Jaw, try not to be jealous.
I tell ya theres nothing worse than coming in on your day off, wearing your issued PJs, flying Multi-Million dollar aircraft. Atleast my Coffee is free.
I plan on being like Dante, of Clerks Fame; "Im not even supposed to be here today!" Whenever I screw up, which is a lot. Learning how to fly high performance aircraft is harder than it looks.
Flying in the soup, is the art of flying straight and level. Sounds easy but its not. Next week I have 5 Instrument Flights (IF) before I get to fly Clearhood again. the grass is always greener on the other side, When I fly Clearhood I want to fly IF and visa versa.
One of my Fellow Cobras said this "Man, Clearhood sucks I hate Clearhood, IF isn't any better, I wish we could just go flying." Everyone here loves to fly, its flying by the numbers is what can get to you.
Currently watching the Grey Cup, but Im mostly thinking about Christmas, can't wait to see you guys again. Have fun in Edmonton, I will lounge here in Moose Jaw, try not to be jealous.
# posted by Ty @ 5:46 PM 
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Don't be jealous! If you were here, you wouldn't get to fly things! You'll be home soon... plus Moosejaw isn't so bad, you can always go to the spa and get a massage... no dirty massages though, I'm not cool with that!
Have we explained the difference b/t IF and clearhood? B/c if we did I totally missed it. Can't wait to see you around xmas dear! Good luck and godspeed.
Well... I can try to explain this one a little, although Jay would do much better (if he ever blogged!) IF = instrument flight... which means lots of thinking and Jay sits in the back seat and has to fly by instruments more than sight. It's mostly doing "soft" turns and maintaining straight and level, no crazy acrobatic stuff. Clear Hood, on the other hand, means Jay is in the front and is flying more by sight. More acrobatics and stuff, more circuits and "unusual attitudes" which means his instructor puts him on a crazy turn and then he has to get back to straight and level. I think that's about all I know....
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