johneeb wrote:Ryan Smith wrote:Looks okay in pictures, I guess. If you fly up to W88, I can give you a better assessment.
Classy looking interior!
Ryan have you taken your private check? If so congrats, if not you must be close.
Looking at mid-April. Passed my written with a 90 last week, I have a long solo XC left to do and 3 hour prep.
I was hoping to take my checkride in N2256D, but the woman that owns the airplane is also giving me my checkride and doesn't think she can adequately test me since the airplane doesn't have a nav installed, only a GPS/comm. I am not going to be able to fly my instructor's Maule due to insurance, the 172XP I've been flying has developed an issue in the #2 nav/comm and in the audio panel, so it looks like I'm going to finish out my flying and checkride in the rental Archer out at the airport.
I'm going to try to finish out my XC requirements for my instrument rating, and hope to have my written for that out of the way by the end of the year. I flew a VOR-A approach, instructor told me to go missed on short final, and flew the holding pattern for a couple of circuits the other day during my hood work and I really enjoyed it. If I can have my instrument rating in-hand by January or February, I'll get my commercial, and then my multi add-on and see if I can't get some flying work.
I'm mostly looking forward to being able to give my wife a ride in the 170 after my checkride. I've also told my dad that he's my second passenger since his medical has long since run out. I'm hoping that will kindle some interest and that he'll perhaps be interested in partnering with me in the 170 when it becomes available for sale.
Apologies, or compliments (imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery, right?) to Bigrenna for the stealing his design! I think it turned out great! Only glitch, which was easily fixed, was 3 inch foam was initially installed in the seat bottom which put my head about an inch from the headliner and my line of sight at the wing root! It was replaced with 2 inch foam and I'm looking out the side windows again without having to bend over. Now I want to paint the flap handle, window frames and doors to match!
