Grounded.
As suspected, my FAA checkride was canceled this morning due to weather. However, the weather is nicer today than it has been the last three. I think the decision to cancel was made a little too hastily on the part of the examiner. Here's why: The examiner, my instructor, and I all called for the forecast this morning at 6am. There was a warning out that conditions permitted IFR (instrument flight rules... I only fly using visual flight rules now, VFR) only but that was set to expire at 7am. It wasn't even IFR conditions at six. Now, when I look out the window and see the sun shining, I get a little annoyed. I wasn't even scheduled to fly until 11:30 this morning, when conditions would have improved even more over what they are now. There are some clouds hovering around and near the mountains, but from what I can see from my house, and that's a lot, the conditions would have been fine, and the weather outlook provided by the Flight Service station proved that, too.
So, I get to prolong the agony one more day, with my checkride rescheduled for tomorrow. The delay isn't without some sense of relief though as I get one more day to prep for the whole thing... that I am thankful for.
Happy Valentine's Day! I must say I picked out a really funny Valentine's Day card for Beth. Our favorite cards to buy are Fresh Ink by Hallmark. They aren't sappy and boring like most cards, but fun, simple and lively. There's always a card for the occasion, with just the right amount of thought and humor when needed. The card I got for Beth had two cartoon dogs on the front with the phrase "Dog Romance" at the bottom. The dogs had a bubble over their heads with the following: Boy dog to girl dog, "I want to lick you with the determination and intensity with which I lick myself." Girl dog back to boy dog, "Wow. Those are strong words." Inside, "Love you." I laughed out loud in the store. My mom said it was the perfect card for the two of us. Beth licked, um, liked it a lot.
UPDATE: As I sit here writing this my instructor called and said, "I see blue sky!" I replied, "Yeah, I know. I saw it this morning when we were talking." He had me call for another weather forecast and sure enough, the conditions seemed ok to fly, although it was forecasted for some scattered clouds a thousand feet above the airport starting in the next hour through 3pm. We decided to leave it as rescheduled and do the whole thing tomorrow. I am going to fly with my instructor later today, weather permitting, to go over the suspected route of flight my examiner is going to take me on so I can become more familiar with it and more comfortable.
As suspected, my FAA checkride was canceled this morning due to weather. However, the weather is nicer today than it has been the last three. I think the decision to cancel was made a little too hastily on the part of the examiner. Here's why: The examiner, my instructor, and I all called for the forecast this morning at 6am. There was a warning out that conditions permitted IFR (instrument flight rules... I only fly using visual flight rules now, VFR) only but that was set to expire at 7am. It wasn't even IFR conditions at six. Now, when I look out the window and see the sun shining, I get a little annoyed. I wasn't even scheduled to fly until 11:30 this morning, when conditions would have improved even more over what they are now. There are some clouds hovering around and near the mountains, but from what I can see from my house, and that's a lot, the conditions would have been fine, and the weather outlook provided by the Flight Service station proved that, too.
So, I get to prolong the agony one more day, with my checkride rescheduled for tomorrow. The delay isn't without some sense of relief though as I get one more day to prep for the whole thing... that I am thankful for.
Happy Valentine's Day! I must say I picked out a really funny Valentine's Day card for Beth. Our favorite cards to buy are Fresh Ink by Hallmark. They aren't sappy and boring like most cards, but fun, simple and lively. There's always a card for the occasion, with just the right amount of thought and humor when needed. The card I got for Beth had two cartoon dogs on the front with the phrase "Dog Romance" at the bottom. The dogs had a bubble over their heads with the following: Boy dog to girl dog, "I want to lick you with the determination and intensity with which I lick myself." Girl dog back to boy dog, "Wow. Those are strong words." Inside, "Love you." I laughed out loud in the store. My mom said it was the perfect card for the two of us. Beth licked, um, liked it a lot.
UPDATE: As I sit here writing this my instructor called and said, "I see blue sky!" I replied, "Yeah, I know. I saw it this morning when we were talking." He had me call for another weather forecast and sure enough, the conditions seemed ok to fly, although it was forecasted for some scattered clouds a thousand feet above the airport starting in the next hour through 3pm. We decided to leave it as rescheduled and do the whole thing tomorrow. I am going to fly with my instructor later today, weather permitting, to go over the suspected route of flight my examiner is going to take me on so I can become more familiar with it and more comfortable.
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